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Cardless

Total raised$90.0M
StageSeries C
Hiring pace15 roles / 90d
Founded2019
Team size11-50
HQSan Francisco, California
IndustriesFinTechPaymentsSaaSB2BFinancial Services

About Cardless

Cardless empowers brands to launch a fully integrated credit card experience in weeks. Cardless is a startup operating in a highly regulated space. This combination positions Cardless as a nimble entrant focused on delivering integrated credit card capabilities within a regulated framework.

Open positions · 15

Company at a glance

Location
San Francisco, California
Websitecardless.com
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Culture & values

Cardless encourages curiosity and being the solution, emphasizing global thinking and cross-functional collaboration.

Cardless promotes asking thoughtful questions without judgment and proposing comprehensive solutions that address the full picture.

We put the customer at the center of every decision and consider how actions will impact the customer.

We move fast and build things, balancing speed and precision in a startup in a highly regulated space.

We pursue deliberate focus, methodical preparation, and disciplined execution; we build, learn, improve, and repeat.

We are a team that achieves more together than apart and take pride in each other's work.

We celebrate and seek out diversity of experience, thought, and background to accelerate growth.

We foster a supportive environment where colleagues' success is as important as one’s own.

We have an ownership mindset and empower employees to act like owners.

We are hungry, passionate, and inspired to achieve great things together.

Life at Cardless

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