Quild Mini🦄 #129: Finch

This is the Quild Minicorn, highlighting one future of work minicorn every weekday - early-stage startups with statistically significant signals of becoming a unicorn.

Finch is the API to access payroll and HR systems, integrating across providers enabling developers to access a previously closed system and are at the source of truth for employee data and money flow. Their API powers use cases across lending, insurance, benefits, FP&A, and HR applications.

Founders: Jeremy, Ansel

Signals:

1. Venture-backed experience

   1. Jeremy worked at Smartcar (backed by a16z, NEA, Energize)

2. Top company alumni

   1. Ansel worked at Kleiner Perkins and Bond for 3 years

3. Top university alumni

   1. Jeremy graduated from Duke

   2. Ansel graduated from NYU

4. Fast team growth

   1. Grew 4x YoY to 34 employees

   2. Hiring a lot!

5. Midas list investor

   1. Menlo Ventures led series A

   2. General Catalyst led seed

Till tomorrow, Kenn