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Best FinTech Companies in Houston, United States

The 199 best FinTech companies in Houston, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Beyond Finance.

199companies tracked
$2.7Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
53have 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 × HOUSTON

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
1Mcombined LinkedIn audience
75%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best FinTech companies in Houston

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFoundedFounderTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Beyond Finance
Provider of debt settlement services
80Customers top 21%Growth top 25%Funding top 26%Market top 37%
All 7 signals ▾
Customerstop 21%
Growthtop 25%
Fundingtop 26%
Markettop 37%
Producttop 47%
Techbottom 47%
Globalbottom 32%
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.76★ across 8,936 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +64% in 6 mo
Growth: Headcount 100 → 384 (+284%) across vintages · App-install growth +43% YoY
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100
$1.2B33 mo ago3842004—Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceRuby+23—2 awards
2HighRadius 🦄
Provider of AI-powered platform for automating finance processes and improving outcomes
$484M62 mo ago3,5002006Sashi Narahari
Founder & CEO
SkilljarApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+3273 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
1 partnership · 1 award
3Above Lending
Provider of a platform brokering and originating unsecured consumer installment loans
37Funding top 25%Growth top 45%Tech top 49%Market bottom 34%
All 5 signals ▾
Fundingtop 25%
Growthtop 45%
Techtop 49%
Marketbottom 34%
Globalbottom 32%
Funding: Raised $420M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100
$420M31 mo ago44
44 → 104 (+136%)
2019—RubyTailwind CSSRuby on Rails+15——
4TXSE
Texas stock exchange
48Funding top 13%Growth top 35%Moat top 48%Talent bottom 49%
All 7 signals ▾
Fundingtop 13%
Growthtop 35%
Moattop 48%
Talentbottom 49%
Techbottom 47%
Marketbottom 36%
Globalbottom 29%
Funding: Raised $133M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$133M11 mo ago—2023James Lee
Founder and CEO
WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+18——
5P97
Cloud-based and while-label wallets for multiple sectors
53Moat top 22%Product top 26%Funding top 32%Innovation top 34%
All 10 signals ▾
Moattop 22%
Producttop 26%
Fundingtop 32%
Innovationtop 34%
Growthtop 45%
Techbottom 49%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 45%
Marketbottom 43%
Newsbottom 21%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$85M25 mo ago1212012Donald Frieden
President & CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+26——
6OTC Global Holdings
Largest independent OTC commodity brokerage, offering end-to-end trading solutions
$55M42 mo ago1832007—WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+25——
7RepeatMD
Provider of suite of patient engagement solutions for healthcare providers
$44M30 mo ago1092020Adam Lamprecht-Morphew
Creative Director
StoryblokNode.jsRadix UI+28——
8Hello Alice
Online networking platform for businesses to launch and grow
$43M26 mo ago592015Elizabeth Gore
Co-Founder
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25——
9Fair Fintech
Digital bank for individuals
$32M64 mo ago302020————
10GoCo.io
Cloud-based platform for HRMS suite
$30M43 mo ago452015Michael Gugel
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
SentryNode.jsGoogle Maps+29——
11Ontop
Provider of payroll software and HR compliance solutions for global teams
$26M56 mo ago52020Julian Gomez
Co-Founder & CEO
Webflow EcommerceWebflowSentry+28——
12SolArc
Project management experts ensuring contract compliance and cost savings
$25M271 mo ago1191995Brad Anderson
CEO
———
13Noventis
API-linked payment gateway for bill and invoice payments
$18M111 mo ago2011998——2 patents
Cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment pharmaceutical compositions and methods
—
14Iownit
Blockchain-based deal discovery platform
$16M23 mo ago332017Hamid Gayibov
Co-Founder
——2 partnerships
15Molecule
SaaS-based platform for commodity trading
27Moat top 37%News top 41%Talent top 41%Funding top 43%
All 10 signals ▾
Moattop 37%
Newstop 41%
Talenttop 41%
Fundingtop 43%
Patentstop 44%
Producttop 49%
Techbottom 47%
Innovationbottom 45%
Globalbottom 40%
Marketbottom 29%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 14 patents
News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 10 tracked, 6 types) · +100% YoY
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100
$14M11 mo ago24
24 → 48 (+100%)
2012Sameer Soleja
Founder & CEO
Amazon ALBAmazon Web ServicesCloudflare+2114 patents
Pharmaceutical obesity/diabetes treatments and polymerizable‑liquid 3D‑printing material technologies
1 launch
16Lendflow
Provider of cloud-based lending solutions
53Growth top 35%Tech top 36%Funding top 38%Talent top 38%
All 10 signals ▾
Growthtop 35%
Techtop 36%
Fundingtop 38%
Talenttop 38%
Moattop 39%
Innovationtop 46%
Producttop 46%
Newsbottom 45%
Marketbottom 37%
Globalbottom 32%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 31 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$13M13 mo ago682019Matthew Watts
Co-Founder & CTO
WebflowSalesforceAmazon Web Services+16——
17Brassica
API infrastructure for private securities and alternative investments
$12M38 mo ago212021Youngr Lee
Founder & CEO
———
18LevelField
Provider of a platform uniting digital and traditional finance
22Funding top 36%Talent bottom 49%News bottom 42%Moat bottom 38%
All 6 signals ▾
Fundingtop 36%
Talentbottom 49%
Newsbottom 42%
Moatbottom 38%
Marketbottom 34%
Globalbottom 29%
Funding: Raised $10.3M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 8 yrs (0.8/yr)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100
$10M8 mo ago—2018Gene Grant Ii
Chief Executive Officer
———
19Propeller
Provider of insurance and surety bonds distribution platform
$6M41 mo ago92019Aaron Steffey
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+3241 patents
Design and manufacturing of insulated reusable beverage containers and frozen food molds.
1 job opening
20Fig Loans
Offers installment loans as a payday loan alternative
$5M78 mo ago102014—BootstrapAmazon ALBReact+14——
21TIKR
Financial database for public companies
$3M64 mo ago72003Sahil Khetpal
Co-Founder & CEO
SentryZendeskNode.js+19——
22Tabulate
Accounting, payroll, and analytics for restaurants and bars
$3M131 mo ago72014Albert Blanchard
Founder
——1 launch
23Panton
Provider of Image analysis-based industrial solution
$3M127 mo ago112013——17 patents
Computer vision for vehicle damage, safety inspection, and infrastructure anomaly detection
—
24AcctTwo Shared Services
Cloud-based accounting software provider
$3M90 mo ago892010————
25Now Insurance
Online insurance comparison platform for professionals & micro-businesses owners
$2M33 mo ago152015Philip Cabaud
CEO
WordPressRubyPHP+33——
26Commerciant
Wireless payment acceptance terminal.
$2M252 mo ago—2000Tim Davis
CEO
—2 patents
Industrial motion control systems and energy‑harvesting short‑range wireless interfaces.
—
27Tidal Finance
Decentralized insurance marketplace for smart contract hacks
$2M62 mo ago52020————
28EnergyFunders
Crowdfunding platform for oil and gas projects
$1M85 mo ago102013—Node.jsReactstyled-components+21——
29Composable
Provider of software development and consulting services
$1M39 mo ago—2023Jonathan Thomas
Co-Founder & CTO
———
30Next Gen CM
Domain registration, web hosting, and website builder services provider
$1M148 mo ago—2013Elliott Nunez
Founder
———
31Strongroom Solutions
Provider of cloud-based accounts payable software solutions for SMBs.
$1M154 mo ago112007Tyler Gill
Ex-CEO & Co-founder
———
32ZeusLending.com
Provider of financial services for international trade and acquisition financing
$1M95 mo ago312004Steven Kaufman
Founder & Chief Acceleration Officer
WordPressMySQLPHP+20——
33GroupRaise
Restaurant fundraising platform connecting nonprofits with restaurants for meal-based donations
$1M79 mo ago342010—RubyErlangFacebook Login+26——
34SK Global Software
Banking & treasury automation software for banks & financial institutions
$458K73 mo ago38
38 → 54 (+42%)
1995Rick Sandler
Co-founder
—56 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
—
35Gively
Registry platform transitioning to a new concept, support available
$250K179 mo ago—2011Chris Aram
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+14——
36Massventure
An equity based real-estate crowdfunding platform.
$212K137 mo ago52014Nathan Roach
Co-Founder & CEO
———
37SpenDebt
Automating debt payments through micro-transactions, empowering financial freedom
$150K44 mo ago22015Kiley Summers
Founder
———
38BillTrim
Bill negotiation service that lowers, monitors, and autopays your bills
$150K108 mo ago312016Anu Sura
Co-Founder & CTO
———
39Lyra
Platform offering crypto payment cards
$125K48 mo ago—2021Griffin Wheeler
Co-Founder
———
40NFT Access
NFT-based ticketing solutions for individuals and businesses
$125K48 mo ago52021Griffin Wheeler
Founder
———
41RaptorX
Online platform utilizing AI and graph analytics for detecting financial fraud and mitigating risks in…
$120K13 mo ago—2024Pratyusha Vemuri
Founder & CEO
SanityNode.jsRadix UI+17—1 job opening

Top 12 FinTech companies in Houston

#1
Series E · Houston, Texas · founded 2023
$133.3Mraised
▾

Texas stock exchange. It provides U.S. and global companies access to U.S. equity capital markets and provide provide a venue to trade and list public companies and the growing universe of exchange-traded products.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 13%
Growth
top 35%
Moat
top 48%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech
bottom 47%
Market
bottom 36%
Funding: Raised $133M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Series E (Jul 2025)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 22k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Series E$112.7M
  • Sep 2024Series D$28.8M
  • Mar 2024Series D$132.5M
Founders & team
James LeeFounder and CEO
Investors
J P Morgan, Charles & Potomac Capital, BlackRock, Charles Schwab, Citadel Securities, Goldman Sachs
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsGsap
#2
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2018
$10.3Mraised
▾

Provider of a platform uniting digital and traditional finance. This platform offers users two methods for buying and selling digital assets, integrating them seamlessly with traditional financial systems. The platform is designed to provide a user-friendly experience tailored to individual customer needs. Future product releases are planned.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 36%
Talent
bottom 49%
News
bottom 42%
Moat
bottom 38%
Market
bottom 34%
Global
bottom 29%
Funding: Raised $10.3M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 8 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series A (Sep 2025)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
News: 1 BI events in 12 mo (of 4 tracked, 2 types) · Top themes: Regulatory
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Series A$200K
  • Jul 2022Series A$2.9M
  • Feb 2022Series A$513.8K
  • Jan 2022Series A$8M
Founders & team
Gene Grant IiChief Executive Officer
Investors
Alumni Ventures, Entoro
#3
Series B · Houston, Texas · founded 2012 · 24 employees
$14.3Mraised
▾

Molecule provides a SaaS-based platform for commodity trading. It calculates position and risk for companies that trade commodity futures, forwards, options, and swaps. It supports electricity, natural gas, crude oil, NGLs, and many other commodities worldwide. Molecule downloads trades from exchanges, automatically brings in market data from Morningstar, and computes companies' daily or real-time analyses instantly.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 37%
News
top 41%
Talent
top 41%
Funding
top 43%
Patents
top 44%
Product
top 49%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 14 patents · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 10 tracked, 6 types) · +100% YoY · Top themes: Capital raise, M&A
Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 · 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Series B$11.9M
  • May 2021Series A$12M
  • Nov 2014Seed$1.1M
  • Dec 2013Seed$775K
Founders & team
Sameer SolejaFounder & CEO
Investors
Mercury Fund, Surge Ventures, Houston Angel Network, Sundance Growth
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesJqueryGoogle AnalyticsFont AwesomeHoefler&CoSectigo
#4
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2019 · 68 employees
$13Mraised
▾

Provider of cloud-based lending solutions. It offers a solution that enables lenders to provide customized lending options to the end customers. It features APIs for integrations, insights on performance, and proprietary decision engines.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%
Tech
top 36%
Funding
top 38%
Talent
top 38%
Moat
top 39%
Innovation
top 46%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 31 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $13.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (May 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Conventional Debt$15M
  • Oct 2021Series A$10.8M
  • Nov 2020Seed$750K
  • Seed$125K
Founders & team
Matthew WattsCo-Founder & CTOJon FryCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Underscore VC, Uncorrelated Ventures, 2048 Ventures, Y Combinator, Knoll Ventures, Navitas Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCookieyes
#5
Funding Raised · Houston, Texas · founded 2004 · 384 employees
$1.2Braised
▾

Provider of debt settlement services

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
Customers
top 21%
Growth
top 25%
Funding
top 26%
Market
top 37%
Product
top 47%
Tech
bottom 47%
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.76★ across 8,936 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +64% in 6 mo
Growth: Headcount 100 → 384 (+284%) across vintages · App-install growth +43% YoY
Funding: Raised $1.2B across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Aug 2023)
Audience (LinkedIn): 112k LinkedIn followers — 10.9% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum -2 · hiring: Application Security Engineer, Human Resources Business Parnter
Activity (LinkedIn): 5 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2023Conventional Debt$635M
  • Oct 2022Conventional Debt$400M
  • Feb 2021Conventional Debt$110M
  • Apr 2019Conventional Debt$60M
Investors
Comvest Partners
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsDatadog
#6
Funding Raised · Houston, Texas · founded 2019 · 44 employees
$420Mraised
▾

Provider of a platform brokering and originating unsecured consumer installment loans. The platform facilitates personalized offers based on limited user information. Approval and loan terms are subject to credit determination and legal requirements. By applying, users consent to information sharing with lending partners and affiliates. Products and services may not be available everywhere. The platform may report account information to credit bureaus.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%
Growth
top 45%
Tech
top 49%
Market
bottom 34%
Global
bottom 32%
Funding: Raised $420M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Oct 2023)
Tech: 19 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Datadog, New Relic
Audience (LinkedIn): 14k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2023Conventional Debt$200M
  • May 2023Conventional Debt$95M
  • 2022Conventional Debt$75M
  • 2021Conventional Debt$50M
Investors
ATLAS SP Partners, Comvest Partners
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsContentsquareCore-JsDatadog
#7
Acquired · Houston, Texas · founded 2012 · 121 employees
$84.7Mraised
▾

Cloud-based and while-label wallets for multiple sectors. The platform facilitates payments via credit or debit cards, bank transfers, and more. It also enables mobile commerce, digital marketing, and consumer engagement for convenience retail, utilities, energy companies, hospitality, more.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 22%
Product
top 26%
Funding
top 32%
Innovation
top 34%
Growth
top 45%
Tech
bottom 49%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired
Funding: Raised $84.7M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 12 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Apr 2024)
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2024Conventional Debt$10M
  • Mar 2023Series C$40.7M
  • Jan 2022Venture Debt$40M
  • Aug 2021Conventional Debt$900K
Founders & team
Donald FriedenPresident & CEO
Investors
Portage, Accenture, Emerald Technology Ventures, Atapco.com, Corpay, Wells Fargo
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpNginxWp Engine
#8
Series B · Houston, Texas · founded 2017 · 33 employees
$16Mraised
▾

iownit provides blockchain-based deal discovery platform for private market investors. It enables users to review investment opportunities and select investment based on interest & risk. It offers multiple opportunities including equity, debt & funds. Also offers identity verification, portfolio management, and performance tracking solutions for investors, entrepreneurs & intermediaries.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 partnerships (incl. Corastone) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024Series B$11.5M
  • Jun 2019Series A$4.5M
Founders & team
Hamid GayibovCo-FounderRashad KurbanovCo-Founder & CEO
#9
Series C · Houston, Texas · founded 2015 · 59 employees
$43.4Mraised
▾

Online networking platform for businesses to launch and grow. It provides knowledge, funding, networks, and peer-to-peer connections with small business owners. It also provides financing options such as loans and credit cards for small businesses.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 17k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2024Series C—
  • May 2023Series B$15M
  • Jun 2021Series B$21M
  • Dec 2019Series A—
Founders & team
Elizabeth GoreCo-FounderCarolyn RodzCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Mastercard, QED Investors, Backstage Capital, Golden Seeds, How Women Invest, Harbert Management
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsEnvoyFullstory
#10
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2020 · 109 employees
$44.2Mraised
▾

Provider of a suite of patient engagement solutions for healthcare providers. The mobile app allows provides to educate patients, earn referrals, get feedback on treatments, and manage the retention of patients. The staff and patients can make conversation through the app for the services needed.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 25k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2023Conventional Debt$10M
  • Jun 2023Series A$40M
  • Jan 2023Seed$4.2M
Founders & team
Adam Lamprecht-MorphewCreative DirectorPhil SitterChief Executive Officer
Investors
Mercury Fund, Centana Growth Partners, PROOF, Full In Partners, SVB
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#11
Series C · Houston, Texas · founded 2006 · 3500 employees
$484Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-powered platform for automating finance processes and improving outcomes. The platform integrates agents that orchestrate processes across order-to-cash, close and reconciliation, consolidation and reporting, accounts payable, B2B payments, and treasury. The company’s platform enables adaptive decision-making, efficient problem-solving, and dynamic execution of tasks. It offers solutions for accounts receivable, accounts payable, treasury, and financial close.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 477k LinkedIn followers — 46.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. GE HealthCare) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2021Series C$300M
  • Dec 2019Series B$125M
  • Feb 2018Series A—
  • Sep 2017Series A$59M
Founders & team
Sashi NarahariFounder & CEOPrasanna BoniVP
Investors
PNC, Citi Ventures, Susquehanna Growth Equity, Iconiq Capital, Tiger Global Management, D1 Capital Partners
Tech stack
AkamaiAkamai MpulseAlgoliaAll In One SeoAmazon AlbAmazon Cloudfront
#12
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2024
$120.4Kraised
▾

Online platform utilizing AI and graph analytics for detecting financial fraud and mitigating risks in financial systems. It uses graph analytics to detect risks and prevent cyber threats, aiming to redefine financial resilience. Its platform combines interactive graphs and behavior metrics to assess cyber risks and protect businesses from transaction and identity fraud.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Junior operations Assistant
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Seed$271.5K
  • Oct 2024Seed$473K
  • May 2024Seed—
  • Feb 2024Seed$120.4K
Founders & team
Pratyusha VemuriFounder & CEO
Investors
Peak XV Partners, Eaglewings Ventures, PointOne Capital, SailThru Ventures, Culture Cap, Avinya Investment
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsHotjarHttp/3

Funding & investor landscape

$2.7Btotal disclosed funding
42companies funded
107disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Y Combinator4 rounds
Mercury Fund3 rounds
SVB3 rounds
Alumni Ventures2 rounds
Aquiline Capital Partners2 rounds
Capital Factory2 rounds
Comvest Partners2 rounds
Gener8tor2 rounds
Magma Partners2 rounds
MassChallenge2 rounds

Notable founders

James Lee
Founder and CEO · TXSE
Gene Grant Ii
Chief Executive Officer · LevelField
Sameer Soleja
Founder & CEO · Molecule
Matthew Watts
Co-Founder & CTO · Lendflow
Jon Fry
Co-Founder & CEO · Lendflow
Donald Frieden
President & CEO · P97
Hamid Gayibov
Co-Founder · Iownit
Rashad Kurbanov
Co-Founder & CEO · Iownit
Elizabeth Gore
Co-Founder · Hello Alice
Carolyn Rodz
Co-Founder & CEO · Hello Alice
Adam Lamprecht-Morphew
Creative Director · RepeatMD
Phil Sitter
Chief Executive Officer · RepeatMD
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
Financial services breakthroughs surged from 0% to 11% field-share, with 41 brand-new papers signaling rapid novel discovery.
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
Financial inclusion advancements intensified sharply — papers rose from 2 to 74, reflecting sustained US research momentum.
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
Concern-flagged cryptocurrency papers grew from 1 to 17, while Big data and Financial market risks newly emerged as watchpoints.
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 · Mobile payment
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 Houston, United States?
Radar tracks 199 indexable FinTech companies headquartered in Houston, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by FinTech companies in Houston, United States?
The FinTech companies in Houston, United States on this list have raised a combined $2.7B in disclosed equity funding across 42 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded FinTech company in Houston, United States?
Beyond Finance is the highest-funded FinTech company in Houston, United States, with $1.2B in disclosed equity funding.
How many FinTech companies in Houston, United States are funded?
42 of the 199 FinTech companies in Houston, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many FinTech unicorns are there in Houston, United States?
1 FinTech company in Houston, United States on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Houston, United States FinTech companies?
The most active investors in Houston, United States FinTech companies on this list include Y Combinator, Mercury Fund, SVB, Alumni Ventures, Aquiline Capital Partners.
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