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Deserve

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Offers fair credit products for young people and a cloud-based credit card platform for businesses

Palo Alto, United StatesFounded 2013Fintech
Valuation $500M–1B Last recorded · 2021
Headcount <100 Current team size
Total funding $100–500M Disclosed equity funding
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About Deserve

Deserve, accessible at deserve.com, is a fintech company that specializes in providing credit card solutions tailored for various market segments, including college students and businesses looking to offer co-branded credit cards. The company operates primarily in the financial services and technology market, focusing on digital-first, mobile-centric, and API-driven solutions.

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Deserve's primary offering is its "Credit Card as a Service" (CCaaS) platform. This turnkey solution allows businesses to quickly launch their own customized credit card programs. The platform is highly configurable, enabling partners to create co-branded cards that meet specific needs and branding requirements. For instance, a retail company could offer a store-branded credit card to its customers, leveraging Deserve's infrastructure.

For individual consumers, particularly college students, Deserve provides credit cards designed to help build credit history. These cards come with features like immediate digital wallet integration upon approval, allowing users to start using their cards within minutes. This is particularly beneficial for students who are new to credit and need a straightforward way to begin their credit journey.

Deserve's business model revolves around earning revenue through various channels. For consumer cards, the company makes money from interest charges on outstanding balances, annual fees, and interchange fees (a small percentage of each transaction paid by merchants). For its CCaaS platform, Deserve charges businesses for the use of its technology and services, which may include setup fees, monthly service fees, and a share of the interchange fees from transactions made with the co-branded cards.

In summary, Deserve is a forward-thinking fintech company that leverages technology to offer innovative credit solutions for both consumers and businesses. Its digital-first approach ensures quick and efficient service delivery, making it a competitive player in the financial services market.

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At a glance

Status
Acquired
Founded
2013
Headquarters
Palo Alto, United States
Employees
91
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
63.3/100
Industry
Fintech
Sub-industry
Mortgages & Lending, Banking
Sector
Fintech, Verification, Risk Management, API, Core AI, Credit Card, Consumer Lending, Embedded Finance, Embedded Lending, AI Applications, financial inclusion
Technology
Artificial Intelligence

Funding history

10 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
ACQUISITIONOther financing Apr 2025 $0 — Intuit ↗
DEBTDebt May 2022 $250M — Cross River Bank · Goldman Sachs · Waterfall Asset Management ↗
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Growth signals

Deserve website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Deserve is 9.9K monthly website visits, down 38.1% over the last three months. Deserve's team declined 2.2% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits9.9K 3-month web change-38.1% 1-year team growth-2.2%
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Investors

19 investors on the cap table

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Seed4 investors entered at this stage

  • Fenway Summer Ventures
  • Ashish Toshniwal
  • Aspect Ventures
  • SparkLabs Global Ventures

Series A2 investors entered at this stage

  • Accel
  • Pelion Venture Partners

Series B and later12 investors entered at this stage

Other known investors1 additional known investor

  • Intuit
Team profiled 7 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 1 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
3 countries with
team presence
🇮🇳 India44.4%
🇺🇸 United States44.4%
🇸🇬 Singapore2.2%
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Market sentiment

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