Petal

formerly Petal Card

Making credit history.

Petal was founded in 2016, is headquartered in New York, United States, lists 51–200 employees, and has $273.0M in recorded funding across 5 rounds.

Headquarters
New York, New York
Employees
51–200
Founded
2016
Business Model
B2C
Total Funding
$273.0M
Last Round
$35.0M Venture RoundMay 2023
Rounds
5

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About

Petal offers Visa credit cards designed for people with limited or no credit history, using bank account cash flow data to assess creditworthiness rather than traditional credit scores. Founded in New York City in 2016, Petal aimed to make credit accessible and transparent. It was acquired by Empower Finance in 2024.

Summary

Petal is a Fintech company based in New York, United States, founded in 2016. It lists 51–200 employees. It has raised $273.0M in total across 5 rounds, most recently a $35.0M Venture Round in May 2023. Investors include Valar Ventures, Victory Park Capital and Tarsadia Capital.

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Funding History

Debt FinancingDebt FinancingAug 2023
$200.0M

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Funding: Series A through Venture Round. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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