Bud - About the company
Bud is a series B company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2015 by Edward Maslaveckas, George Dunning and Gabrielle Tang. It operates as a Developer of open banking API and financial data analysis for businesses. Bud has raised $103M in funding from investors like Goldman Sachs, Banco Sabadell and TDR Capital, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 273 active competitors, including 108 funded and 43 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like TrueLayer, Yodlee and Tink.
Company Details
Developer of open banking API and financial data analysis for businesses. It is an account-linked expense management platform that allows users to manage finances. Users can connect bank accounts and credit cards in one place and customize budgets by automatically categorizing expenses. It also provides access to various financial products such as pensions, insurance, currency exchange, investments, and more. Features open banking for accessing multiple bank account data via its proprietary aggregation technology.
- Website
- www.thisisbud.com/en-us
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@thisisbud.com
- Registered Address
- 25b 25b Vyner Street, London, England, E2 9DG
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
London, United Kingdom
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$103M in 5 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$***** as on Sep 15, 2017
Investors
Ranked
7th among 273 active competitors
Employee Count
304 as on May 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Legal entities associated with Bud
Bud is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bud Financial Limited CIN: 09651629 , Germany, Active | Jun 22, 2015 | - | 86 (As on Dec 31, 2021) |
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Bud's funding and investors
Bud has raised a total funding of $103M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 25, 2017. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Jan 31, 2023 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Bud has 15 institutional investors and 28 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Bud:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 31, 2023 | 6209376 | Series B | 9390186 | 8304843 | 1818199 | 2710078 |
Jun 07, 2022 | 2939564 | Series B | 7283726 | 1504327 | 7606462 | |
Nov 2018 | 2086818 | Series A | 4026754 | 6871197 |
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Bud's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Bud's key team members:
- Edward Maslaveckas: Co-Founder & CEO of Bud and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the board of 1 company.
- George Dunning: Co-Founder of Bud. They serve on the board of 1 company.
- Gabrielle Tang: Founder of Bud.
Bud's Board of Directors
Bud's board has 3 active members. Edward Maslaveckas, George Dunning and Andrew Maslaveckas are part of team.Here is the list of Bud's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | - | Current | 10y 9m | |
Team | - | Current | 8y 6m | |
Team | - | Current | 10y 11m |
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Bud's employee count trend
Bud has 304 employees as of May 26. Here is Bud's employee count trend over the years:
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Bud's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Bud include TrueLayer, Yodlee and Tink. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Bud, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | TrueLayer 2016, London (United Kingdom), Series E | Open banking platform enabling secure bank-to-bank payments and payouts | $322M | 78/100 | |
2nd | Yodlee 1999, Redwood City (United States), Acquired | Provider of cloud-based financial data aggregation and analytics | $84.3M | 74/100 | |
3rd | Provider of open banking platform offering payment services and data enrichment | $359M | 73/100 | ||
4th |  Mambu 2011, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series E | Provider of cloud banking platform delivering composable banking and financial experiences | $446M | 73/100 | |
5th | Provider of banking-as-a-service platform offering digital banking and payment solutions | $736M | 72/100 | ||
6th | Galileo 2000, Sandy (United States), Acquired | Provider of cloud-based platform for financial technology and digital banking | $85M | 72/100 | |
7th |  Bud 2015, London (United Kingdom), Series B | Developer of open banking API and financial data analysis for businesses | $103M | 71/100 | |
8th | Yapily 2017, London (United Kingdom), Series B | Provider of open banking platform facilitating payments and financial data access | $70.8M | 70/100 | |
9th | Plaid 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series E | Provider of a network for connecting financial accounts to applications | $1.32B | 69/100 | |
10th | MX 2010, Lehi (United States), Series C | Provider of data-driven analytics and open banking API for businesses | $610M | 69/100 |
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Bud's Latest cap tables and shareholding
Founders (largest shareholder) own 58.90%, Funds own 1.40%, Enterprises own 1.30% and Angels own 7.80%. The net worth of Bud's founders is INR 5.85M as of Sep 15, 2017.
Shareholders Name | Post Round Holding % | Net worth | Cumulative Investment | Realised Returns | Unrealised Returns | Return Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Founder | 58.90% | 5.85M | 7362779 | 2919472 | 6752293 | 9335138 |
2290319 | 4431718 | 6042345 | 5542374 | 3149062 | 2756068 | |
5540024 | 5415800 | 2694744 | 4823483 | 1328329 | 6103464 | |
Fund | 1.40% | 138K | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Enterprise | 1.30% | 125K | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Angel | 7.80% | 806K | 7913835 | 1589457 | 9967675 | 5535045 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | |
Other People | 13.60% | 1.34M | 5927727 | 8047854 | 1826739 | 3775383 |
Total | 83.00% | 82.6L | 5886152 | 2482316 | 1723024 | 1730841 |
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Bud's Investments and acquisitions
Bud has a total of 1 investment in RentalStep. Bud has not made any acquisitions as of now.Reports related to Bud
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News related to Bud
Filter this listMedia has covered Bud for a total of 8 events in the last 1 year, 6 of them have been about partnerships and 2 about company updates.
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First Fidelity Bank Launches Smarter Digital Banking With Bud FinancialGlobeNewswire•Feb 24, 2026•Bud, First Fidelity Bank
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Jack Henry Partners with Bud Financial for Enhanced Digital Banking Transaction ClarityCrowdfund Insider•Jan 30, 2026•Bud, Jack Henry
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Bud Financial Launches Model Context Protocol to Ground AI in Bank-Grade DataThe Fintech Times•Oct 07, 2025•Bud
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PortX Partners With Bud Financial to Accelerate Data Enrichment for Financial InstitutionsBusiness Wire•Sep 29, 2025•Bud, PortX
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Blackbullion Partners with Bud Financial for Enhanced Customer SegmentationFintech Finance•Jul 16, 2025•Blackbullion, Bud
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Nymbus and Bud Partner to Deliver AI-Powered PFM Services for BanksFinextra•Jul 08, 2025•Bud, Nymbus
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Fruition Adopts Bud Financial’s AI Transaction Search for Enhanced User ExperienceFintech Finance•Jun 30, 2025•Meetfruition, Bud
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XYB Partners With Bud Financial to Bring AI-Driven Intelligence to Financial InstitutionsFintech Finance•Jun 03, 2025•Xyb, Bud
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Bud Financial enhances AI capabilities with DataStax, NVIDIATechDay•Mar 19, 2025•Bud, Nvidia, DataStax
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Bud Financial Accelerates Financial Data Classification with DataStax and NVIDIASDxCentral•Mar 19, 2025•DataStax, Bud
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