When was Balanced founded?

Balanced was founded in 2010 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Balanced located?

Balanced is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Is Balanced a funded company?

Balanced is a funded company, having raised a total of $4.35M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Feb 08, 2011.

When was the latest funding round of Balanced?

Balanced's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on 2014, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Payments. In United States, the Payments sector has seen $7.7B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Balanced rank among its competitors?

Balanced ranks 61st amongst 287 active competitors, of which 33 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Silverflow, which secured $40M in Mar, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Balanced?

Balanced's top competitors include Monavate, FSS and Elavon. Among them, Silverflow secured the most recent funding round in March, 2026.

Balanced - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Balanced is a deadpooled company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2010 by Mahmoud Abdelkader, Jareau Wade and Matin Tamizi. It operates as an Online crowdfunding platform. Balanced has raised $4.35M in funding. The company has 287 active competitors, including 33 funded and 61 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Monavate, FSS and Elavon.

Company Details

Online crowdfunding platform. It provides a platform for integrated API that allows marketplaces to charge cards, escrow funds, deposit the next day via ACH direct, and collect their own marketplace fees. It provides a platform that is designed especially for peer-to-peer marketplace companies like CrowdTilt, Zaarly, and others.

Website: balancedpayments.com
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Founded Year

2010

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Deadpooled

Total Funding

$4.35M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, 2014, $*****

Investors

FundersClub & 9 more

Ranked

61^st among 287 active competitors

Similar Companies

Monavate & 379 more

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Balanced has raised a total funding of $4.35M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 08, 2011. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on 2014 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Balanced has 9 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Balanced:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
2014	3422	Seed	1158	3705	2740	7568
Apr 02, 2013	2852646	Seed	7007400	2489642	2670235	Andreessen Horowitz & 4 more
Feb 21, 2013	2314479	Seed	7277483	7626256	3499319	FundersClub

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The founders of Balanced are Mahmoud Abdelkader, Jareau Wade and Matin Tamizi.

Here are the details of Balanced's key team members:

Mahmoud Abdelkader: Co-Founder & CTO of Balanced and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Jareau Wade: Co-Founder of Balanced.
Matin Tamizi: Co-Founder & CEO of Balanced.

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Top competitors of Balanced include Monavate, FSS and Elavon. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Balanced, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Monavate 2019, Cambridge (United Kingdom), Acquired	Online payment and issuer processing solution for businesses	$6.89M	-	64/100
2nd	FSS 1991, Chennai (India), Series C	Developer of digital payment technology solutions and software platforms	$127M	Premji Invest, New Enterprise Associates & 7 others	64/100
3rd	Elavon 1991, Atlanta (United States), Acquired	Global payment processing solutions for businesses of all sizes and industries	-	-	63/100
4th	Paysera 2004, Vilnius (Lithuania), Series A	Banking channels and issuer processing solutions	$8.62M	-	62/100
5th	Heartland Payment Systems 1997, Princeton (United States), Acquired	Payment processing, POS and Gift Card services	$40M	LLR Partners, GCP Capital Partners	62/100
6th	CPI Card Group 1995, Littleton (United States), Public	Payment card and issuer processing solutions	-	Demtech, Parallel49 Equity & 1 others	61/100
7th	Enfuce 2016, Espoo (Finland), Series C	Provider of open banking API solutions	$74.2M	Vitruvian Partners, Maki & 6 others	61/100
8th	i2c 2001, Redwood City (United States), Unfunded	Provider of issuer processing, fraud risk management, and core banking services	-	-	61/100
9th	Silverflow 2019, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series B	Issuer processor providing payment processing solution for businesses	$76.4M	Picus Capital, Coatue & 7 others	60/100
10th	Conferma 2004, Cheadle (United Kingdom), Unfunded	Provider of virtual card and payment solutions for business transactions	-	-	60/100
61st	Balanced 2010, San Francisco (United States), Deadpooled	Online crowdfunding platform	$4.35M	FundersClub, Collab Fund & 8 others	37/100