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Best FinTech Companies in Pittsburgh, United States

The 59 best FinTech companies in Pittsburgh, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Dynamics.

59companies tracked
$329.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
24have 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 × PITTSBURGH

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
141kcombined LinkedIn audience
59%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best FinTech companies in Pittsburgh

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFounderTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Dynamics
Innovator in flexible electronics, payment cards, IoT, and digital technologies
$111M139 mo agoSeries C31—Microsoft ASP.NETBootstrapCloudflare+9704 patents
Patents concentrated in health & consumer products
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2Stronghold Digital Mining
Crypto mining solutions using renewable sources of energy
$105M30 mo agoAcquired115Gregory Beard
CEO
———
3Pineapple Payments
Payment technology solutions provider enabling secure, scalable, and omni-channel commerce
$36M106 mo agoAcquired36—Windows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NETAmazon ALB+6——
4Idelic
Offers AI & SaaS-based fleet management software
$31M63 mo agoAcquired58
58 → 45 (-22%)
Hayden Cardiff
Founder & CIO
———
5Babel Health
Software for government-sponsored health plans
$8M86 mo agoSeries A28————
6Koop
Provider of AI-powered platform for compliance, risk management, and insurance
$7M32 mo agoSeed5Sergey Litvinenko
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+268 patents
Integrated aircraft cabin air heating systems for temperature control
2 partnerships
7Grant Street
Cloud-based solutions for government tax collection, e-payments, and auctions
$6M325 mo agoSeries A372
372 → 482 (+30%)
—WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+19—1 launch · 2 partnerships
8Medallion Analytics
Analytics software for loans and mortgage documentation
$6M149 mo agoAcqui-Hired1Joel Davidson
CEO & Chairman
———
9GlobalBased Technologies
Online platform focused on research new data and predictive analytics for trading
$5M114 mo agoSeries A51————
10Handl Health
Employer benefits quoting software for healthcare price transparency
$4M6 mo agoSeries A10Karthik Palaniappan
Co-Founder & CTO
——1 job opening
11Meter Feeder
App-based platform offering parking payments solutions
$3M50 mo agoSeed12—WebflowCloudflare TurnstileHSTS+148 patents
Automated vehicle parking management and enforcement technologies
—
12RociFi
Online crypto-based consumer lending platform
$3M33 mo agoSeed11————
13Trained
Provider of AI platform automating mortgage loan manufacturing and processing
$2M10 mo agoSeed16Mark Cunningham
Co-Founder | CEO
WebflowAmazon Web Servicescore-js+182 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
—
14BlockSpan
Blockchain-based NFT API platform
$1M37 mo agoSeed5————
15Compliance Assurance
Regulatory compliance solutions for the insurance Industry
$1M183 mo agoAcqui-Hired11Jerry Shafran
Founder & Ex-CEO
—2 patents
Network compliance monitoring and assurance for telecom infrastructure
—
16Small Change
Crowdfunding platform for real estate projects
$300K107 mo agoSeed3Eve Picker
Founder & CEO
WordPress Block EditorBeaver BuilderWordPress+34——
17InvestEdge
Provider of a platform for trade supervision and account monitoring
$300K114 mo agoAcquired35
35 → 44 (+26%)
Roland Collins
Co-Founder
—4 patents
Real-time investment management software with network datafeeds and incremental database updates
—
18NuMoola
Financial literacy platform for children
$256K46 mo agoFunding Raised14Eric Redline
Co-Founder / Board Member / Advisor
———
19Confluence Analytics
Data analytics platform for ESG funds and stocks
$125K59 mo agoSeed6————
20Troutwood
App-based platform financial planning and investment education
$100K4 mo agoSeed—Gene Natali
Co-Founder & CEO
Animate.cssBootstrapGSAP+3522 patents
Financial investment simulation software and interactive geographic visualization platforms
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Top 12 FinTech companies in Pittsburgh

#1
Series A · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2021 · 10 employees
$4Mraised
▾

Employer benefits quoting software for healthcare price transparency. Calculates the true cost of care for enterprises across the healthcare industry, and helps health plans comply with legislation, and digitizes the process of shopping, booking, and paying for care.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 4.6% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: implementation manager, product manager
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Series A$14.2M
  • Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$1.9M
  • Apr 2024Seed$2.5M
  • Nov 2023Seed$1.4M
Founders & team
Karthik PalaniappanCo-Founder & CTOAishwaria ShahCo-Founder & COOAhmed MarmoushCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Techstars, Mucker, Everywhere, Tau Ventures, Riverfront Ventures, Boutique Venture Partners
#2
Seed · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2021 · 16 employees
$1.6Mraised
▾

Provider of AI platform automating mortgage loan manufacturing and processing. The platform integrates into existing loan origination systems, streamlining workflows and reducing manual tasks. It offers features such as data extraction, document processing, and validation. The AI platform aims to lower costs and increase efficiency in the mortgage loan lifecycle.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Seed—
  • Jan 2023Seed$1M
  • Nov 2022Seed$600K
Founders & team
Mark CunninghamCo-Founder | CEOJonathan FreedCEO
Investors
TMC Emerging Technology Fund, Innovation Works
#3
Acquired · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2021 · 115 employees
$105Mraised
▾

Crypto mining solutions using renewable sources of energy. Its power-generation facilities convert coal refuse into power that is used to mine Bitcoin. It also offers environmentally beneficial power generation facilities.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2023Post IPO$15.4M
  • Apr 2023Post IPO$10M
  • Sep 2022Post IPO—
  • May 2022Post IPO$33.8M
Founders & team
Gregory BeardCEO
Investors
MG Capital Group, Centrecourt Asset Management
#4
Seed · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2017
$100Kraised
▾

App-based platform financial planning and investment education. They also provide financial calculators, decision-making tools, behavioral analysis, event modeling, debt ranking, and budget forecasting. It is focused on young users. It also provides an interactive stock market map with customizable metrics, filtered by sector, index, performance history, and individual companies.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Seed$2.9M
  • Oct 2024Seed$100K
Founders & team
Gene NataliCo-Founder & CEOJeff DavidekCo-Founder
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssBootstrapCdnjs
#5
Seed · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2017 · 5 employees
$7Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-powered platform for compliance, risk management, and insurance. The platform offers tools for managing regulatory requirements, third-party risks, and security questionnaires. It provides features such as continuous monitoring, policy templates, and audit support. The platform helps businesses meet compliance requirements for various standards.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 4.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 4 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. NVS Strategic Solutions) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2023Seed—
  • Jul 2023Seed$4.5M
  • Aug 2021Seed$2.5M
Founders & team
Sergey LitvinenkoCo-Founder & CEOZak GazizovCTOJim DuanCo-Founder
Investors
Hyundai Motor Company, Kia, Fusion Fund, Ubiquity Ventures, Bee Partners, WestWave Capital
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#6
Series C · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2007 · 31 employees
$110.7Mraised
▾

Innovator in flexible electronics, payment cards, IoT, and digital technologies. The company pioneers edge-to-edge flexible electronics, creating award-winning battery-powered interactive payment cards and ultra-compact cellular IoT modems. It is a leader in digital technologies, offering QR payment platforms and digital asset management systems. The company focuses on providing unique custom payment solutions, customizable loyalty solutions, and UV-C sterilization products. They empower consumers with choice, control, and convenience through innovative card technology. The company holds numerous patents in electronics and payments, driving innovation in the interactive payment card market.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2014Series C$70M
  • Jun 2011Series B$35M
  • Sep 2009Series A$5.7M
Investors
Adams Capital Management, Mastercard, Bain Capital Ventures, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Trinity Capital Investment, Braintrust
Tech stack
BootstrapCdnjsCloudflareFont AwesomeGodaddyGoogle Font Api
#7
Acquired · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2016 · 58 employees
$31.3Mraised
▾

Offers AI & SaaS-based fleet management software. It specializes in creating enterprise software solutions that meet the safety, compliance, and risk management needs of truck fleets. Offers Safety Suite, which allows safety managers and their teams to automate compliance processes, integrate all of their systems, and gain valuable insight and analytics on their drivers, terminals, and overall operations. Also provides an AI-based safety assistant which helps companies reduce accidents, retain drivers, and lower costs through predictive analytics.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 4.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2021Series B$20M
  • Sep 2019Series A$8M
  • Oct 2018Seed$2M
  • Oct 2017Seed$1.3M
Founders & team
Hayden CardiffFounder & CIO
Investors
Highland Capital Partners, AXA Venture Partners, Origin Ventures, SaaS Ventures, TDF Ventures, Birchmere Ventures
#8
Seed · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2021 · 11 employees
$2.7Mraised
▾

Online crypto-based consumer lending platform. It is a multi-chain under-collateralized DeFi lending protocol. The platform's credit scoring system (CRS) analyses borrowers’ historical behaviour across multiple chains, generating a non-fungible credit score (NFCS).

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2023ICO$574.2K
  • Apr 2022Seed$2.7M
Investors
Arrington Capital, GoldenTree, LD Capital, Skynet Trading, Nexo, Signum Capital
#9
Acquired · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2016 · 36 employees
$36Mraised
▾

Payment technology solutions provider enabling secure, scalable, and omni-channel commerce. They provide payment processing and proprietary technology solutions. Their core product is a powerful payments platform distributed by resellers. They offer turnkey and custom solutions for omni-channel payments acceptance, integrating with third-party software and hardware. Their offerings include credit card and ACH payment processing with acquiring relationships. They focus on adding value to the payments experience through simple and secure solutions, making commerce easy and accessible in various markets. They enable partners to sell value-added payments solutions. They provide APIs and gateway technology for integrators. They are a B2B tech company in the payments industry.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2017Series A$35M
  • Mar 2017Seed$955K
Investors
PSG, PCG Capital, Woodland Management
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerCookie NoticeDraftpress HfcmGoogle Analytics
#10
Seed · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2018 · 5 employees
$1.4Mraised
▾

Blockchain-based NFT API platform. The business provides a blockchain-based NFT API platform for software developers. It compiles information from many chains and offers an API layer so that NFT developers can get token data in real-time.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2023Seed$1.4M
Investors
Innovation Works
#11
Seed · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2014 · 12 employees
$2.8Mraised
▾

App-based platform offering parking payments solutions. Meter Feeder focuses on leveraging the businesses around the parking by allowing parking validation and promotions. It also provides businesses and municipalities with valuable parking data to allow businesses to better understand where their customers are coming from and for municipalities to better plan and manage their parking situations.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2022Seed$2.6M
  • Jan 2018Conventional Debt$250K
  • Apr 2017Seed$100K
  • Mar 2016Seed$120K
Investors
Trucks Venture Capital, Precursor Ventures, Y Combinator, Ossian Capital, Quaker Capital Investments, Latimer Ventures
Tech stack
Browser-Update.OrgCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare TurnstileGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#12
Series A · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2015 · 28 employees
$7.5Mraised
▾

Babel Health is a health data management company building SaaS applications for payers that leverage our proprietary healthcare data specific ETL platform. Babel Health is a health data management company building SaaS applications for payers that leverage our proprietary healthcare data specific ETL platform. Babel’s inaugural product – launched in the fall of 2015 – is a CMS EDPS submission tool that helps health plans improve data quality to optimize revenue and ensure compliance. Our EDPS product incorporates an extraordinarily user-friendly platform that empowers both business and technical users. Babel’s team has deep expertise in healthcare data management, data transformation, and compliance and submission solutions. Babel Health is building out an innovative suite of risk adjustment and other healthcare software products to provide a range of health plan solutions for revenue maximization and compliance, while integrating data and processes for our customers, as well as offering flexible delivery models.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2019Series A$5M
  • Mar 2017Seed$1.5M
  • Seed$1M
Investors
NueCura Partners, Winter Street Ventures, Draper Triangle, Strategic Healthcare Investment Partners, Bilgola Capital, Magarac Venture Partners
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareGoogle Tag ManagerCookiebotGoogle Font ApiFont Awesome

Funding & investor landscape

$329.1Mtotal disclosed funding
21companies funded
55disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Innovation Works6 rounds
AlphaLab3 rounds
Bain Capital Ventures2 rounds
M252 rounds
Plug and Play Tech Center2 rounds
Sure Ventures2 rounds
3PR1 rounds
ACP Partners1 rounds
ACVC1 rounds
ARV1 rounds

Notable founders

Karthik Palaniappan
Co-Founder & CTO · Handl Health
Aishwaria Shah
Co-Founder & COO · Handl Health
Mark Cunningham
Co-Founder | CEO · Trained
Jonathan Freed
CEO · Trained
Gregory Beard
CEO · Stronghold Digital Mining
Gene Natali
Co-Founder & CEO · Troutwood
Jeff Davidek
Co-Founder · Troutwood
Sergey Litvinenko
Co-Founder & CEO · Koop
Zak Gazizov
CTO · Koop
Hayden Cardiff
Founder & CIO · Idelic
Joel Davidson
CEO & Chairman · Medallion Analytics
Eric Redline
Co-Founder / Board Member / Advisor · NuMoola
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 breakthrough research surged from 0% to 11% field-share, with 41 brand-new papers signaling rapid emerging 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 advancement papers exploded from 2 to 74, reflecting intensifying U.S. fintech equity research.
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 rose from 1 to 17, while big data and financial market risks newly entered the segment.
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 Pittsburgh, United States?
Radar tracks 59 indexable FinTech companies headquartered in Pittsburgh, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by FinTech companies in Pittsburgh, United States?
The FinTech companies in Pittsburgh, United States on this list have raised a combined $329.1M in disclosed equity funding across 21 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded FinTech company in Pittsburgh, United States?
Dynamics is the highest-funded FinTech company in Pittsburgh, United States, with $110.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many FinTech companies in Pittsburgh, United States are funded?
21 of the 59 FinTech companies in Pittsburgh, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many FinTech unicorns are there in Pittsburgh, United States?
None of the FinTech companies in Pittsburgh, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Pittsburgh, United States FinTech companies?
The most active investors in Pittsburgh, United States FinTech companies on this list include Innovation Works, AlphaLab, Bain Capital Ventures, M25, Plug and Play Tech Center.
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