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Column Tax
Platform enabling mobile banks and Fintech companies to offer top tier tax features to their end users
About Column Tax
Column Tax is a cutting-edge startup that offers an innovative tax platform designed to be integrated into other applications. The company's primary service is an easy-to-use tax product that can be plugged into any app, particularly those that deal with a customer's financial life. This includes banks, platforms for independent contractors, and budgeting tools.
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The startup operates in the financial technology market, serving a wide range of clients from banking institutions to budgeting app developers. Their unique selling proposition lies in their ability to supercharge these apps with tax filing capabilities, thereby adding value to their clients' offerings and enhancing their bottom line.
Column Tax's business model is API-first, meaning it provides a set of protocols and tools for building software and applications. This approach allows for a swift integration process, with the promise of getting clients from zero to accepted tax returns within a week.
The company is the first to be authorized by the IRS to offer an API-first tax filing product. They guarantee maximum refunds and accuracy for their clients' customers, and also handle customer support, freeing up their clients' resources.
In terms of revenue generation, while it's not explicitly stated, it can be inferred that Column Tax likely operates on a subscription or usage-based pricing model, charging clients for access to their API and the tax filing services it enables.
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Funding history
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| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | May 2022 | $22M | $87M | Core Innovation Capital · Bain Capital Ventures · South Park Commons · Felicis Promotions | ↗ |
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Nov 2021 | $5.1M | $20M | Eric Wu · Core Innovation Capital · Adam Nash · South Park Commons | ↗ |
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Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Column Tax is 7.6K monthly website visits, down 52.5% over the last three months. Column Tax's team declined 70.7% over the past year.
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Investors
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Seed5 investors entered at this stage
Bain Capital Ventures
Eric Wu
Core Innovation Capital
Adam Nash
Michael Bloch
Series A5 investors entered at this stage
Operator Partners
Avichal
South Park Commons
Felicis Promotions
Not Boring Capital
Other known investors3 additional known investors
Annelies Gamble
Ed Robinson
Kevin Zhang
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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