Collective - About the company
Collective is a series C company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2018 by Uğur Kaner, Bugra Akcay and Jerome FitzGibbons. It operates as a Cloud-based back-office platform for self-employed and businesses. Collective has raised $150M in funding from investors like General Catalyst, QED Investors and Expa. The company has 180 active competitors, including 28 funded and 14 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Wave, Accountable and FreshBooks.
Company Details
Cloud-based back-office platform for self-employed and businesses. It features solutions for accounting, tax estimates, payroll processing, tax savings, income tax returns, and more. It also offers business management solutions.
- Website
- collective.com
- Social
- Registered Address
- sanframcisco,California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2018
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$150M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
3rd among 180 active competitors
Employee Count
327 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Legal entities associated with Collective
Collective is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Collective Hub Inc CIN: 6754647 , United States, Active | Feb 22, 2018 | - | 61 (As on Dec 31, 2021) | - |
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Collective's funding and investors
Collective has raised a total funding of $150M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 29, 2020. Collective has 18 institutional investors and 19 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Collective:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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May 29, 2025 | 3677494 | Series C | 7192514 | 1195763 | 9748501 | 5125588 |
Jul 11, 2023 | 7021557 | Series B | 4966391 | 3679939 | 5206554 | 8265814 |
May 12, 2021 | 4366690 | Series A | 3195095 | 2419088 |
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Collective's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Collective's key team members:
- Uğur Kaner: Former Co-Founder and CPO of Collective and founder of 2 other companies, Kuneri and Reflow. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 2 email addresses
- Bugra Akcay: Co-Founder of Collective. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Jerome FitzGibbons: Co-Founder of Collective.
- Joe Apprendi: CEO of Collective.
Collective's Board of Directors
Collective's board has 5 active members. Uğur Kaner, Bugra Akcay, Niko Bonatsos, Jeff Barlam and Bugra Han Akcay are independent board members.Here is the list of Collective's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
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Independent board member | - | Current | 5y 3m | |
cnsedzg | Independent board member | - | Current | 2y 9m |
hhshymz | Independent board member | - | Current | 1y 4m |
jdrdxtl | Independent board member | - | Current | 2y 7m |
ftmkjuz | Independent board member | - | Current | 7y 8m |
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Collective's employee count trend
Collective has 327 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Collective's employee count trend over the years:
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Collective's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Collective include Wave, Accountable and FreshBooks. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Collective, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Web-based accounting software for businesses | $82.4M | 74/100 | ||
2nd |  Accountable 2017, Brussels (Belgium), Series A | App-based accounting management solutions for freelancers | $12.9M | 70/100 | |
3rd |  Collective 2018, San Francisco (United States), Series C | Cloud-based back-office platform for self-employed and businesses | $150M | 64/100 | |
4th |  FreshBooks 2003, Toronto (Canada), Series E | Provider of accounting software for invoicing, billing, payments, and payroll | $154M | 61/100 | |
5th | Cloud-based accounting software for freelancers | $98.9M | 60/100 | ||
6th | Mobile-based application for taxation | $7.7M | 55/100 | ||
7th |  And Co 2016, New York City (United States), Acquired | Cloud-based invoicing solutions for businesses | $5.3M | 52/100 | |
8th |  Tofu 2022, Redwood City (United States), Unfunded | App-based diversified accounting solutions for self-employed | - | - | 52/100 |
9th | Invoice Simple 2014, Vancouver (Canada), Acquired | Online invoicing software | - | - | 49/100 |
10th | Cloud-based invoicing solution for small businesses | $1.6M | 48/100 |
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Collective's Investments and acquisitions
Collective has not made any investments yet. Collective has made 4 acquisitions.Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Apr 22, 2026 | Acquisition | 2025 | San Francisco (United States) | |
Jul 06, 2011 | Acquisition | 2004 | Mountain View (United States) | |
Mar 29, 2011 | Acquisition | 2006 | London (United Kingdom) |
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Reports related to Collective
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News related to Collective
Filter this listMedia has covered Collective for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year.
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Artificial Intelligence Finance News Collective Acquires Open LedgerGlobal Fintech Series•Apr 22, 2026•OpenLedger, Collective
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Collective Raises $50M to Become First AI-Powered FinanceFinancial IT•Jul 12, 2023•Collective, Gradient Ventures, Innovius Capital, General Catalyst and 1 other
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Collective, a financial management platform for freelancers, raises $50MTechCrunch+•Jul 11, 2023•Collective, Gradient Ventures, Innovius Capital, The General Partnership and 7 others
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Collective Raises $20M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•May 12, 2021•Collective, General Catalyst, Sound Ventures
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Collective pub and restaurant sales grow 1.7% in February – Coffer Peach Business Tracker revealsLunch Business Awards•Mar 15, 2017•Collective
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