Plaid
Plaid is a Payment Operations company founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, United States. It has raised $1.3B in total funding, most recently a Growth in 2026 at a $8B valuation.
Financial data network connecting 12,000+ financial institutions to apps like Venmo, SoFi, and Betterment via APIs that power account linking, transaction data, and income verification. $8B valuation (Feb 2026 tender offer). Aborted Visa acquisition. Expanding into identity, income verification, and open finance. 1,000+ employees.
Plaid is the connective tissue between traditional bank accounts and modern payment apps—its network is essential infrastructure for any payment flow that touches a bank account.
plaid.com ↗·Payment Operations·
United States·private 
