Future Unicorn🦄 #171: Fidel
Transaction APIs
The Quild Future Unicorn highlights one future of work early-stage startup with statistically significant signals of becoming a unicorn.
Fidel is a global financial infrastructure platform that enables developers to build programmable experiences when a transaction occurs on any payment card. Its tools transform how merchants and users interact by powering real-time, event-driven engagements, best-in-class rewards programs, and processes from reimbursements to expense management.
Founders: Dev (CEO), Andrew (CTO)
Signals:
Repeat founder
Dev founded Pointr, a colleague (not college) networking app
Venture-backed experience
Dev was a business manager at Badoo for a few years
Fast team growth
Grew 1.8x YoY to 139 employees
Top university alumni
Dev graduated from Queen Mary University of London
Midas list investors
Bain Capital Ventures led series B
QED Ventures co-led series A