Fintech · New York, United States
Glide
Glide offers an embedded fintech platform that helps legacy institutions like community banks and credit unions modernize experiences; in 2023, it pivoted from a digital bank and crypto app to infrastructure services, drawing on talent from Stripe, Google, and Amazon.
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- Location
- New York, United States
- Team size
- 11-50
- Founded 2021
- Total raised
- $15M
- Series A · last round May '25
About Glide
Glide reimagines the banking experience for the modern world. It offers an embedded fintech platform that enables legacy financial institutions, such as community banks and credit unions, to pioneer new digital experiences for their customers. Founded in 2021 by Gautam Ajjarapu, Vishnu Chakroborty, and Sameer Kapur—who met at the University of Illinois—Glide began as a digital bank and crypto app, then pivoted in 2023 to provide financial infrastructure services that help credit unions modernize. The company’s market focus is on legacy financial institutions, including community banks and credit unions, and its team comprises engineers and growth professionals with experience at Stripe, Google, and Amazon.
Funding
$15Mtotal raised
- May 2025 · Series A$15M
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