Swift Financial - About the company
Swift Financial is an acquired company based in Wilmington (United States), founded in 2004. It operates as a Working capital financing provider to small businesses. Swift Financial has raised $116M in funding from investors like Sutter Hill Ventures, First Round Capital and Village Ventures. The company has 81 active competitors, including 11 funded and 8 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Taulia, Kabbage and C2FO.
Company Details
Swift Financial provides financial services to small businesses across the country in the form of merchant cash advances, loans, and lines of credit. The firm was acquired by Paypal in Aug'17, with the deal expected to close by year end. Through the acquisition, Paypal will be able to offer longer term loans of up to $500,000 as well as target firms that are not -long-term clients.
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Founded Year
2004
Location
Wilmington, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$116M in 9 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
9th among 81 active competitors
Employee Count
222 as on Dec 31, 2016
Exit Details
Acquired by PayPal (Oct 30, 2017)
Legal entities associated with Swift Financial
Swift Financial is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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Swift Financial, LLC CIN: 204791216 , United States, Active | Mar 13, 2006 | - | 222 (As on Dec 31, 2016) | - |
Swift Financial's acquisition details
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Swift Financial's funding and investors
Swift Financial has raised a total funding of $116M over 9 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 23, 2007. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on Mar 29, 2016 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Swift Financial has 7 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Swift Financial:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Mar 29, 2016 | 2652266 | Series D | 1806916 | 4881920 | 1899927 | 8631191 |
Jan 24, 2014 | 8334653 | Series C | 3637609 | 1161601 | 5825330 | 1303051 |
Dec 31, 2012 | 6856726 | Series C | 3235799 | 9971596 | 3833291 |
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Swift Financial's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileSwift Financial's employee count trend
Swift Financial has 222 employees as of Dec 16. The total employee count is 64.0% more than what it was in Dec 15. Here is Swift Financial's employee count trend over the years:
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Swift Financial's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Swift Financial include Taulia, Kabbage and C2FO. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Swift Financial, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Taulia 2009, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | AI-based electronic invoicing and supply chain management solution for businesses | $220M | 73/100 | |
2nd | Kabbage 2009, Atlanta (United States), Acquired | Online lending platform for business loans | $321M | 64/100 | |
3rd | C2FO 2008, Leawood (United States), Acquired | Provider of cash flow optimization and dynamic discounting solutions for businesses and vendors | $568M | 58/100 | |
4th | Fora Financial 2008, New York City (United States), Series A | Small business funding solutions: loans, revenue advances, lines of credit | - | 58/100 | |
5th | PrimeRevenue 2003, Atlanta (United States), Series C | Provider of supply chain finance solutions optimizing cash flow for buyers and suppliers | $104M | 57/100 | |
6th | Sancus 2005, Reading (United Kingdom), Public | P2B business financing platform | $5.33M | 53/100 | |
7th | Forward Financing 2012, Boston (United States), Funding Raised | Revenue-based financing for small businesses, providing accessible and flexible capital | - | - | 53/100 |
8th | BFS Capital 2000, Coral Springs (United States), Series A | Direct lender for working capital loans and merchant cash advances. | $28M | 49/100 | |
9th | Swift Financial 2004, Wilmington (United States), Acquired | Working capital financing provider to small businesses | $116M | 48/100 | |
10th | Raistone New York City (United States), Seed | Provider of embedded working capital finance solutions for businesses | $15.5K | 42/100 |
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Swift Financial's Investments and acquisitions
Swift Financial has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Swift Financial
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News related to Swift Financial
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PayPal Buys AI-Based Fraud Prevention Company For $120 Millionradarzero.com•Jun 22, 2018•PayPal, Swift Capital, Swift Financial
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PayPal will fully integrate Swift Financial 'over the next year' after loan provider acquisition closes | VentureBeatVentureBeat•Sep 20, 2017•PayPal, Swift Financial
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PayPal to acquire Swift Financial to bolster small business lending mmotimes.com•Aug 09, 2017•Swift Financial, PayPal, Swift, Swift Capital and 1 other
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