Funds-as-a-service platform Rainforest has raised $11.75 million in seed funding.
The spherical was led by Accel, and included a $3.25 million enterprise debt facility courtesy of Silicon Valley Financial institution (SVB).
Rainforest helps software program corporations embed monetary merchandise into their options.
In a spherical led by Accel, payments-as-a-service platform Rainforest has secured $11.75 million in seed funding. The spherical additionally featured participation from Infinity Ventures, BoxGroup, The Fintech Fund, Tech Sq. Ventures, and Ardent Enterprise Companions, in addition to strategic angel traders. The funding included $3.25 million in a enterprise debt facility courtesy of Silicon Valley Financial institution (SVB), making the full fairness raised within the spherical $8.5 million.
Rainforest founder and CEO Joshua Silver referenced his personal expertise as founding father of a healthcare software program firm and as a funds marketing consultant in explaining the “why” behind Rainforest. “I personally skilled the challenges and tradeoffs related to embedded funds,” Silver mentioned. “I recruited former colleagues and different all-star funds and SaaS veterans, and collectively we constructed Rainforest – the embedded funds platform we at all times needed however didn’t exist.”
Rainforest affords an embedded funds resolution that helps software program platforms monetize their cash flows. By constructing a platform particularly for software program platforms, Rainforest believes that it has an edge over most fee suppliers that construct options primarily for retailers. The corporate is ready to assist software program platforms take care of each the chance administration and compliance points that accompany funds, whereas enabling them to reap the benefits of the rising alternative to embed and monetize funds.
“Not each software program firm desires to turn into a full-fledged fintech,” Silver mentioned, “however practically all wish to embed monetary providers.”
Rainforest’s embedded elements allow corporations to construct fee rails to facilitate funds from suppliers reminiscent of Visa and Mastercard, in addition to same-day ACH and Plaid verification. Rainforest helps next-day payouts, and the corporate anticipates including same-day choices like RTP and push-to-card quickly. The corporate notes that its open ecosystem encourages integration with different fee networks, vertical-specific ledgers, and different monetary service suppliers. “It’s a sport changer,” Rainforest VP of Engineering Chris Church mentioned, “and I’m thrilled to see platforms’ response to it.” The corporate notes that it secured consumer commitments representing greater than $500 million in processing shortly after launch. Along with monetary providers, Rainforest acknowledges curiosity in its expertise from corporations in verticals starting from healthcare {and professional} providers to logistics and development.
Based in 2022, Rainforest is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The corporate consists of RoadSync, PayGround, and QuoteMachine amongst its purchasers.
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