Chime Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2012

Year Founded

  • Status
  • IPO Registration

  • Employees
  • 1,940

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • IPO
  • (Announced)

  • Investors
  • 71

Chime General Information

Description

Developer of a financial platform designed to offer basic banking services which are helpful, easy, and free. The company's platform offers access to bank accounts with fee-free overdrafts, provides members the chance to receive early access to their paychecks, and helps them improve their credit, enabling users to seek greater control and flexibility over their finances.

Contact Information

Website
www.chime.com
Formerly Known As
1debit
Ownership Status
In IPO Registration
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 101 California Street
  • Suite 500
  • San Francisco, CA 94111
  • United States
+1 (844)
Primary Industry
Financial Software
Other Industries
Other Financial Services
Vertical(s)
SaaS, Mobile Commerce, FinTech, Mobile
Corporate Office
  • 101 California Street
  • Suite 500
  • San Francisco, CA 94111
  • United States
+1 (844)

Chime Timeline

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Chime Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
16. IPO 15-May-2024 Announced Generating Revenue
15. Later Stage VC 01-Jan-2024 Completed Generating Revenue
14. Secondary Transaction - Private 28-Jul-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
13. Secondary Transaction - Private 25-Mar-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
12. Later Stage VC (Series G) 10-Sep-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
11. Secondary Transaction - Private 09-Jul-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
10. Later Stage VC (Series F) 15-Oct-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
9. Later Stage VC (Series E) 01-Dec-2019 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Later Stage VC (Series D) 28-Feb-2019 $200M $307M Completed Generating Revenue
7. Secondary Transaction - Private 01-Feb-2019 $107M Completed Generating Revenue
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Chime Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized
Par Value Dividend Rate ($) Original
Issue Price
Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple
Conversion Price % Owned
Series G
Series F
Series E
Series D
Series C-1
Series C
Series B
Series A-2
Series A 22,879,812 $0.000100 $0.02 $0.27 $0.27 1x $0.27 6.38%
Seed 8,447,522 $0.000100 $0.01 $0.17 $0.17 1x $0.17 2.33%
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Chime Comparisons

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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of a financial platform designed to offer basic banking services which are helpful, easy, and free. The compan
Financial Software
San Francisco, CA
1,940 As of 2024

London, United Kingdom
 

New York, NY
 
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Chime Competitors (46)

One of Chime’s 46 competitors is Monzo, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in London, United Kingdom.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Monzo Venture Capital-Backed London, United Kingdom
Venmo Formerly VC-backed New York, NY
Wise (Financial Software) Formerly VC-backed London, United Kingdom
Revolut Venture Capital-Backed London, United Kingdom
UniRush Formerly PE-Backed West Chester, OH
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Chime Patents

Chime Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-12169506-B1 Utilizing asynchronous double-writes to migrate data between databases Active 01-Nov-2023
US-20250047711-A1 Digital security platform for elevating computing device security challenges for network events Pending 01-Aug-2023
US-20250037011-A1 Using a theme-classifying machine-learning model to generate theme classifications from unstructured text Pending 24-Jul-2023
US-20250029105-A1 Utilizing machine learning models to generate fraud predictions for card-not-present network transactions Pending 19-Jul-2023
US-20250028998-A1 Utilizing dynamic data sampling to implement machine learning models for projecting recurrence of periodic events Pending 17-Jul-2023 G06N20/00
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Chime Signals

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Chime Investors (71)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Stableton VC-Backed Company Minority
1435 Capital Venture Capital Minority
Ace Management Partners PE/Buyout Minority
Irving Investors Growth/Expansion Minority
Sax Capital PE/Buyout Minority
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Chime Investments & Acquisitions (4)

Chime’s most recent deal was a Seed Round with MoneyHash for . The deal was made on 21-Jan-2025.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
MoneyHash 21-Jan-2025 Seed Round Financial Software
Salt Labs (Human Capital Services) 26-Jun-2024 Merger/Acquisition Human Capital Services
Charlie (San Francisco) 16-Aug-2021 Merger/Acquisition Financial Software
Pinch (Mobile Banking) 14-Sep-2018 Merger/Acquisition Financial Software
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Chime FAQs

  • When was Chime founded?

    Chime was founded in 2012.

  • Where is Chime headquartered?

    Chime is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

  • What is the size of Chime?

    Chime has 1,940 total employees.

  • What industry is Chime in?

    Chime’s primary industry is Financial Software.

  • Is Chime a private or public company?

    Chime is a Private company.

  • What is Chime’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Chime is .

  • How much funding has Chime raised over time?

    Chime has raised $2.65B.

  • Who are Chime’s investors?

    Stableton, 1435 Capital, Ace Management Partners, Irving Investors, and Sax Capital are 5 of 71 investors who have invested in Chime.

  • Who are Chime’s competitors?

    Monzo, Venmo, Wise (Financial Software), Revolut, and UniRush are some of the 46 competitors of Chime.

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