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Best FinTech Companies in Baltimore, United States

The 45 best FinTech companies in Baltimore, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Facet.

45companies tracked
$280.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
12have raised
Sector wealth & growth · validated company filings
$180Mmedian revenue
+8%median YoY growth
$89.0Bcombined revenue pool
130companies reporting

Biggest earners American Express Co ($10.5B, +9% YoY), Mastercard Inc ($8.3B, +13% YoY), Flex Ltd. ($6.6B, +4% YoY), Fiserv Inc ($5.0B, +10% YoY)

FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FINTECH × BALTIMORE

Our analysis of 243 FinTech companies

$56.0b in tracked funding; 98% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

243companies analysed
98%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
45unicorns
2018median founding year
67kcombined LinkedIn audience
73%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best FinTech companies in Baltimore

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Facet
Online video streaming platform
$210M22 mo agoLate StageCfp Brent Weiss Chfc
Co-Founder & Head of Financial Wellness
1991WordPressMySQLPHP+31434 patents
Voice‑controlled medical communication and diagnostic devices with digital gifting and NFT integration
3 job openings
2Blispay
A mobile based credit product
$30M111 mo agoAcquired—2014———
3Allovue
Budgeting & management software for schools
$14M87 mo agoAcquired—2013———
4Cerebro Capital
Online marketplace for business loans
$12M14 mo agoSeries AMatthew Bjonerud
Founder & CEO
2017WordPressMySQLPHP+29——
5Clean.io
Proactive real-time anti-malvertising Solution
$8M72 mo agoAcquiredJay Crystal
Co-Founder
2017—13 patents
Detecting and blocking malicious ad creatives and client-side injection code in ad tech platforms
—
6Door
Portfolio management solutions for wealth managers
$3M12 mo agoSeedRoland Meerdter
Co-Founder & Board Director
2016———
7Pinkaloo
White-label giving accounts provider
$2M81 mo agoAcquired—2016———
8GiveCorps
Online donation platform
$822K159 mo agoAcqui-HiredJamie McDonald
Founder
2011———
9Kermit PPI
Automated, evidence-based solutions bringing transparency and financial control to PPI spend
$525K125 mo agoAcquired—2011———
10TradeRiver USA
Trade finance platform bridging cash flow gaps and accelerating client growth
$500K103 mo agoSeed—2010———
11Artemis Vision
NFT-based social platform for photo and video sharing
$265K54 mo agoFunding RaisedDean Kim
Founder
2021———
12UpSurge Baltimore
Sector agnostic accelerators and incubators
$250K54 mo agoFunding RaisedMadeleine Stokes
Chief Operating Officer
2021———

Top 12 FinTech companies in Baltimore

#1
Late Stage · Baltimore, Maryland · founded 1991 · 267 employees
$210Mraised
▾

Facet is an online platform where users can stream content uploaded by other creators. It enables users to stream travel advice videos.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 30k LinkedIn followers — 45.4% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 5 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +5 · hiring: Trading Operations Specialist, Senior Financial Planner
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2024Unattributed$10M
  • Oct 2024Venture Debt$25M
  • Jul 2024Unattributed$28.2M
  • Jun 2022Unattributed$507.8K
Founders & team
Cfp Brent Weiss ChfcCo-Founder & Head of Financial WellnessPatrick McKennaCo-Founder
Investors
Multiplier Capital, Warburg Pincus, Accelerator Ventures, Slow Ventures, State48 Ventures, Natural Bridge Fund
Tech stack
AmplitudeApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-Js
#2
Series A · Baltimore, Maryland · founded 2017 · 3 employees
$12.3Mraised
▾

Online marketplace for business loans. It offers a platform that enables businesses to obtain multiple loan products including working capital loans, asset-backed loans, equipment financing, invoice financing, and more. Borrowers must add the required details and request the loans. The request is matched with a network of lenders including banks, non-banks, and mezzanine lenders. A secure data room is also provided to interact with the lenders. It also offers a bid process and a side-by-side comparison of various offers.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 5.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Series A—
  • Apr 2025Series A$5M
  • Jan 2025Series A$938.8K
  • Dec 2023Series A$1.6M
Founders & team
Matthew BjonerudFounder & CEO
Investors
Ulu Ventures, Grotech Ventures, Inner Loop Capital, Sterling Partners, Point Field Partners, TEDCO
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotCore-JsElementorFacebook Pixel
#3
Seed · Baltimore, Maryland · founded 2016 · 44 employees
$3Mraised
▾

Door offers portfolio management solutions for asset managers and research analyst. It features data management, due diligence information on investment products and client management solutions. Also, provides client management, communication channels, and access to reports to assist users.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 8.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Seed$600K
  • Apr 2023Seed$465.1K
  • Sep 2022Seed$1.1M
  • Aug 2021Seed$2.5M
Founders & team
Roland MeerdterCo-Founder & Board Director
Investors
William Currie Group, Nova
#4
Acquired · Baltimore, Maryland · founded 2014 · 36 employees
$29.6Mraised
▾

Blispay is a stealth mode mobile payments startup. Gregory Lisiewski, CEO & President has previously held senior positions at PayPal, Bill Me Later and MBNA. It offers purchase finance for online purchases.

Funding rounds
  • May 2017Series A$12M
  • Jan 2017Seed$3.6M
  • Mar 2016Seed$12.8M
  • Dec 2014Seed$1.2M
Investors
FirstMark, Accomplice, New Enterprise Associates, Camden Partners, F-Prime Capital, TriplePoint Capital
#5
Acquired · Baltimore, Maryland · founded 2013 · 33 employees
$13.6Mraised
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Allovue provides financial budgeting and management software for schools. It helps in expense analytics, financial planning, tracking expenses, reporting, and more. It also allows schools to view finances alongside education performance indicators like test scores and attendance. It provides valuable insights into decision making about financial considerations by keeping student performance as the main target.

Funding rounds
  • May 2019Series A$4M
  • Jan 2019Series A—
  • Apr 2018Series A$2M
  • Feb 2018Series A$500K
Investors
Baltimore Angels, TEDCO, Macquarie, Rethink Capital Partners, Kapor Capital, AccelerateBaltimore
Tech stack
Hubspot Cms HubHubspotJqueryCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle Font ApiFont Awesome
#6
Acquired · Baltimore, Maryland · founded 2017 · 28 employees
$7.5Mraised
▾

Clean.io offers a proactive real-time anti-malvertising solution for protecting publishers and platforms. It prevents malicious advertising in real-time on real-time traffic. Its features include page-level protection, customizable dashboards, source tracking, cross-screen protection, revenue impact, monetization KPIs, and out-of-the-box reporting.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2020Series A$5M
  • May 2019Seed$2.5M
Founders & team
Jay CrystalCo-Founder
Investors
Real Ventures, Grit Capital Partners, MathCapital, Tribeca Venture Partners, Inner Loop Capital, Inspirium
#7
Acquired · Baltimore, Maryland · founded 2016 · 10 employees
$2.1Mraised
▾

Pinkaloo provides white-label giving/donation account solutions to employers, financial institutions and foundations. The platform offers a customized white-label platform or the solution can be integrated with existing third-party systems. For foundations, it enables them to offer a branded mobile app for the account holders to manage their donations, formulate digital marketing strategies etc. It enables employers to promote charities and projects and the employees can support them.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2019Seed$1.6M
  • 2018Seed$550K
Investors
Squadra Ventures, TEDCO, Baltimore Angels, C5 Accelerate, MassChallenge
Tech stack
Squarespace CommerceSquarespacePingdom RumJqueryGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Hosted Libraries
#8
Funding Raised · Baltimore, Maryland · founded 2021
$265Kraised
▾

NFT-based social platform for photo and video sharing. The platform provides a marketplace for musicians, artists, and creators to buy, sell, mint, and collect NFTs. It also allows creators to donate NFTs to charity partnerships.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2022ICO$265K
Founders & team
Dean KimFounderDanny NunezCEO & Founder
Investors
Chaos Ventures
#9
Funding Raised · Baltimore, Maryland · founded 2021
$250Kraised
▾

Sector agnostic accelerators and incubators. It focuses its investment across multiple industry.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 7.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2022Grant (prize money)$250K
Founders & team
Madeleine StokesChief Operating OfficerEileen ORourkeBoard MemberMyra NortonBoard Member
Investors
Capital One
#10
Acqui-Hired · Baltimore, Maryland · founded 2011 · 11 employees
$822Kraised
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GiveCorps' mission was to nurture an online community where people find their passion for giving, local non-profits find their corps supporters, and local merchants reward donors for giving. Highlighting compelling local projects, it sought to raise more than $5 million a year in each city by inspiring at least 500 local citizens daily to give $25 to improve the quality of life in their city. In 2014, it was acquired Network for Good, a company with a similar mission statement.

Funding rounds
  • May 2013Angel$822K
Founders & team
Jamie McDonaldFounder
Investors
Abell Foundation
#11
Seed · Baltimore, Maryland · founded 2010 · 3 employees
$500Kraised
▾

Trade finance platform bridging cash flow gaps and accelerating client growth. They redefine trade finance by connecting the trading world on one platform. They offer end-to-end trade finance solutions tailored to client needs, accelerating growth by bridging the revenue cycle. Their platform provides revolving credit access, unlocking working capital within the supply chain to improve cash flow. They support business growth initiatives with trade finance solutions, fostering improved supplier relationships and risk management. They provide insights through industry reports and updates via email subscriptions. Their services are designed to connect the trading world, offering a comprehensive trade finance program. They are a B2B company offering a SaaS platform.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2018Seed$500K
  • Dec 2017Conventional Debt$1.4M
#12
Acquired · Baltimore, Maryland · founded 2011 · 33 employees
$525Kraised
▾

Automated, evidence-based solutions bringing transparency and financial control to PPI spend. This is a SaaS analytics platform that provides clarity and actionable insights into physician preference item (PPI) spend. It empowers supply chain managers, surgeons, and executives with real-time data on implantable medical device transactions, delivering visibility to help hospitals save millions. The cloud-based platform digitizes vendor bill sheets, improving efficiency and accuracy. It offers instant compliance audits to ensure vendor agreements are followed. Analytics rapidly identify trends and savings opportunities, bringing immediate ROI. The software solution unites stakeholders with an easily accessible analytics platform, capturing data at the point of use and enabling collaboration. It supports the transition to ICD-10 and adding to joint registries.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2016Seed$525K
Investors
Dreamit, Empactful Capital
Tech stack
Hubspot Cms HubEnvoyHubspotSlickJsdelivrJquery

Funding & investor landscape

$280.6Mtotal disclosed funding
12companies funded
40disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
TEDCO3 rounds
Baltimore Angels2 rounds
Inner Loop Capital2 rounds
Abell Foundation1 rounds
AccelerateBaltimore1 rounds
Accelerator Ventures1 rounds
Accomplice1 rounds
AperiamVentures1 rounds
Bonsal Capital1 rounds
C5 Accelerate1 rounds

Notable founders

Cfp Brent Weiss Chfc
Co-Founder & Head of Financial Wellness · Facet
Patrick McKenna
Co-Founder · Facet
Matthew Bjonerud
Founder & CEO · Cerebro Capital
Roland Meerdter
Co-Founder & Board Director · Door
Jay Crystal
Co-Founder · Clean.io
Dean Kim
Founder · Artemis Vision
Danny Nunez
CEO & Founder · Artemis Vision
Madeleine Stokes
Chief Operating Officer · UpSurge Baltimore
Eileen ORourke
Board Member · UpSurge Baltimore
Jamie McDonald
Founder · GiveCorps
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,947,148 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of FinTech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

How research on Fintech is moving in the United States

A read on the academic research around Fintech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 907 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201620212026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 23% → 38% across 2016–2026.
top research entities
  • Film Independent54
  • United States Department of Commerce26
  • Community Partners22
  • University of Virginia18
  • International Monetary Fund12
leading researchers
Crypto Education Research Lab · Kapil Dharika · Bibitayo Ebunlomo Abikoye · Adesola Oluwatosin Adelaja · Stanley Chidozie Umeorah · Pingale, Mandar Vijay · Hajwane, Shaeena Samir · Rogers, Anuoluwapo
▲ Breakthroughs97 · 11%
▲ 0%→11% share
0 median citations96% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→11% of field), led by Financial services.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Financial services42
  • Database transaction16
  • Payment15
  • Scalability12
  • Credit risk11
Newly emergingFinancial services 0→41 · Database transaction 0→15 · Payment 0→14
Landmark E.T.-RNN · 87 cites
◆ Advancements352 · 39%
▲ 28%→41% share
▲1.5× share momentum0 median citations95% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (28%→41% of field), led by Financial services.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Financial services7→190
  • Financial inclusion2→74
  • Payment2→50
  • Mobile payment3→29
  • Leverage (statistics)1→21
Newly emergingTransformative learning 0→37 · Database transaction 0→34 · Financial literacy 0→32
Landmark Fintech Adoption Drivers for Innovation for SMEs in Indonesia · 143 cites
▼ Concerns281 · 31%
▼ 56%→29% share
▼0.5× share momentum0 median citations83% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (56%→29% of field), led by Financial services.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Financial services9→149
  • Financial inclusion1→56
  • Payment2→27
  • Investment (military)1→19
  • Cryptocurrency1→17
Newly emergingFinancial market 0→22 · Big data 0→18 · Corporate governance 0→18
Landmark The FinTech Opportunity · 433 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where fintech is researched across United States

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

New York25 · +0.24
Hot · Financial servicesAdvancing · Credit riskOpportunity · Big dataConcern · Financial innovation
Seattle14 · +0.21
Hot · Financial servicesOpportunity · LoanConcern · Financial inclusion
Philadelphia13 · +0.19
Hot · Digital transformationAdvancing · Financial servicesOpportunity · Leverage (statistics)
Boston12 · +0.34
Hot · Financial servicesOpportunity · Key (lock)Concern · Financial innovation
Los Angeles8 · +0.42
Hot · Credit riskOpportunity · Financial services
Ann Arbor8 · +0.49
Hot · Financial servicesAdvancing · Financial inclusionOpportunity · Risk management
SF Bay Area5 · +0.42
Hot · Financial servicesOpportunity · Leverage (statistics)
Chicago5 · +0.08
Opportunity · Financial market
Atlanta5 · +0.36
Hot · Financial servicesOpportunity · Credit card
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing fintech patents in the United States

United States fintech patent filing is accelerating — 20 filings from 16 assignees (2016–2025), led by Mastercard International, Verifone, Financial Cloud Innovations; annual filings 1→7.

20 filings16 assigneespeak 7/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Mastercard International20
  • Verifone4
  • Financial Cloud Innovations2
  • Atombeam Technologies2
  • Salah ALI Khalil1
  • LNW Gaming1
  • Kassetty Nikhil1
  • DR Mariappan RAJA1

Common questions

How many FinTech companies are there in Baltimore, United States?
Radar tracks 45 indexable FinTech companies headquartered in Baltimore, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by FinTech companies in Baltimore, United States?
The FinTech companies in Baltimore, United States on this list have raised a combined $280.6M in disclosed equity funding across 12 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded FinTech company in Baltimore, United States?
Facet is the highest-funded FinTech company in Baltimore, United States, with $210M in disclosed equity funding.
How many FinTech companies in Baltimore, United States are funded?
12 of the 45 FinTech companies in Baltimore, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many FinTech unicorns are there in Baltimore, United States?
None of the FinTech companies in Baltimore, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Baltimore, United States FinTech companies?
The most active investors in Baltimore, United States FinTech companies on this list include TEDCO, Baltimore Angels, Inner Loop Capital, Abell Foundation, AccelerateBaltimore.
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