Esusu - About the company
Esusu is a series C company based in New York City (United States), founded in 2018 by Wemimo Abbey and Samir Goel. It operates as an Online platform offering credit-building solutions through rent payment reporting. Esusu has raised $200M in funding from investors like Acumen, Sinai Ventures and Global Good Fund, with a current valuation of $1.2B. The company has 109 active competitors, including 15 funded and 14 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Boom Pay, Flex and Pinata.
Sectors and market segments that Esusu operate in
Esusu serves in the FinTech, Real Estate and Construction Tech market segments.The primary business model of Esusu are:Company Details
Online platform offering credit-building solutions through rent payment reporting. It captures rental payment data and reports it to credit bureaus to boost credit scores. This helps the tenants to build and establish their credit scores and also helps property owners to attract new tenants. It also reports property management analytics and more.
- Website
- esusurent.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@esusu.org
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2018
Location
New York City, United States
Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$200M in 11 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$1.2B as on Dec 11, 2025
Ranked
1st among 109 active competitors
Employee Count
159 as on Mar 31, 2026
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Esusu's funding and investors
Esusu has raised a total funding of $200M over 11 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 18, 2018. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Dec 11, 2025 for $50M. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Esusu has 35 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Esusu:
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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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Dec 11, 2025 | $50M | Series C | $1.2B | - | ||
Jan 27, 2022 | $130M | Series B | $1B | - | ||
Jul 16, 2021 | $10.6M | Series A | - | - |
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Esusu's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Esusu are Wemimo Abbey and Samir Goel.
Here are the details of Esusu's key team members:
- Wemimo Abbey: Co-Founder of Esusu and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 4 startups.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Samir Goel: Co-Founder of Esusu and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups.Contact Info: 1 email address
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Esusu's employee count trend
Esusu has 159 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Esusu's employee count trend over the years:
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Esusu's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Esusu include Boom Pay, Flex and Pinata. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Esusu, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  Esusu 2018, New York City (United States), Series C | Online platform offering credit-building solutions through rent payment reporting | $200M | 77/100 | |
2nd | Boom Pay 2020, New York City (United States), Series A | Online platform for rental payments and credit building | $20.3M | 71/100 | |
3rd | Flex 1999, New York City (United States), Seed | Rental payment solutions | - | 66/100 | |
4th |  Pinata 2019, New York City (United States), Series A | Provider of a platform that reports rent payments to credit bureaus | $27.6M | 57/100 | |
5th | ClickPay 2009, Oradell (United States), Acquired | Electronic billing and payment solutions for the multi-housing industry | $4.3M | 56/100 | |
6th | PayLease 2003, San Diego (United States), Acquired | Provides payment solutions to property management industry. | - | 55/100 | |
7th | RentPayment 1999, Walnut Creek (United States), Acquired | Rental management platform to collect rent. | - | 50/100 | |
8th |  Circa 2019, Westport (United States), Acquired | Online rental payment management software for tenants, owners, and rental managers | $2.09M | 50/100 | |
9th |  Cushion AI 2016, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Bill payment and credit builder solutions for consumers | $22.5M | 50/100 | |
10th |  ManageGo 2008, Brooklyn (United States), Funding Raised | Provider of property management software designed to streamline various workflows | - | 44/100 |
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Esusu's Investments and acquisitions
Esusu has made 1 investment in Mansa and acquired Celeri.Reports related to Esusu
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News related to Esusu
Filter this listMedia has covered Esusu for a total of 8 events in the last 1 year, 5 of them have been about partnerships and 1 about company updates.
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Esusu: Cofounders' Journey to $1.2B Company with Serena Williams' BackingDnyuz•Apr 12, 2026•SoftBank Vision Fund, Esusu, Serena Ventures, Pepeto
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Affirm Shares Insights on Managing Rental Payments; Teams Up with EsusuCrowdfund Insider•Mar 04, 2026•Esusu, Affirm, H&R Block
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Renters use 'rent now, pay later' services to manage monthly paymentsWral•Feb 04, 2026•Esusu, Affirm
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Esusu, platform for renters to build credit scores, valued at $1.2 billion in new funding roundCNBC•Dec 11, 2025•Esusu, Zillow, Bell Partners, BH and 9 others
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Zillow Partners with Esusu to Launch CreditClimb for Renters to Build CreditCrowdfund Insider•Nov 22, 2025•Zillow Group, Esusu
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Welcome Tech Secures $7.5M to Expand AI Platform for Immigrant WorkforceTechStartups.com•Aug 27, 2025•Welcome Technologies, Mubadala, TTV Capital, Next Legacy and 7 others
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Esusu and NRHC Partnership Unlocks $23 Billion in Credit Access for RentersGlobeNewswire•Jul 28, 2025•Esusu, National Human Rights CommissionÊ(Nhrc)
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OneUnited Bank & Esusu Partner to Empower Renters, Improve Credit, and Facilitate HomeownershipBusinessnewsthisweek•Apr 17, 2025•OneUnited Bank, Esusu
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