Aspire
YC W18Singapore, SG · Founded 2018 · 500 employees · Hiring · 7 known investors
Aspire provides corporate account and card solutions for businesses with complex operations, offering relationship management and an online platform for employee spending oversight.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W18)
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Andrea Baronchelliin𝕏Founder/CEOPreviously, he held multiple roles at Lazada—including head of growth, operations, and product across several markets—before the company's acquisition by Alibaba Group.
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Giovanni Casinelliin𝕏Co-Founder & PresidentGiovanni Casinelli is co-founder and president of Aspire, a finance software platform for businesses.
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Giacomo FicariinCo-Founder (former Co-CEO)Lazada/Rocket Internet and Groupon veteran listed by Crunchbase and Preqin as a founder; later left after a personal exit and joined other ventures.
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Joel LeonginCo-Founder & Chief Strategy OfficerSingapore-born co-founder; earlier CMO and country head for Singapore, now CSO.
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SG Andrea BaronchelliFounder/CEO
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Stefano PellegrinoinCo-Founder (former Vietnam country head)Founding-team country head for Vietnam; left in 2023 to found climate-tech company Aquila.
Investors · 7
Competitors · 10
by search overlap
Wise6862 shared keywordsWise is a financial platform offering international money transfers, multi-currency accounts, and debit cards with low fees and competitive exchange rates, serving millions of users globally.
Ramp3745 shared keywordsRamp offers a finance platform that combines corporate cards, expense management, and AI-driven automation for receipt capture, transaction coding, and reimbursements. It serves finance teams and businesses looking to consolidate spending tools and automate accounting workflows.
Bill.com Holdings, Inc.3317 shared keywordsBILL is a unified financial operations platform that automates accounts payable, receivables, and spend management for businesses. The platform processes over $345 billion in annual payment volume and serves nearly 500,000 customers across the US and 130+ countries.
Remitly3111 shared keywordsRemitly is an international money transfer service that enables customers to send money across borders to multiple countries.
Stripe2676 shared keywordsStripe provides financial infrastructure for businesses to accept payments, offer financial services, and implement custom revenue models across international markets in 135+ currencies.
GoCardless2661 shared keywordsGoCardless provides bank payment collection and open banking data access services. The platform enables businesses to collect domestic and international payments via bank accounts and securely access customer bank account data across 2,300+ banks in the UK and Europe.
Intuit®2630 shared keywordsIntuit develops financial software products—including TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp—for consumers and small businesses to manage taxes, credit, accounting, and marketing. It serves approximately 100 million customers worldwide.
Tipalti2249 shared keywordsTipalti offers an AI-powered finance automation platform that handles global accounts payable, payments, procurement, expenses, and treasury operations for businesses. It supports cross-border payments to over 200 countries in 120 currencies and integrates with ERPs, accounting systems, and other business tools, serving industries such as adtech, e-commerce, gaming, healthcare, and software.
Chase2240 shared keywordsA wealth management and investing service (J.P. Morgan Wealth Management via Chase) offering self-directed brokerage accounts with commission-free online trades as well as one-on-one advisor services, financial planning tools, and retirement accounts. It serves individual retail investors ranging from beginners to experienced investors in the United States.
Fresh Books2062 shared keywordsFreshBooks is a cloud-based accounting and invoicing platform designed for small service-based businesses. The software helps business owners manage invoicing, accounting, and financial connections with customers.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Aspire do?
- Aspire provides corporate account and card solutions for businesses with complex operations, offering relationship management and an online platform for employee spending oversight.
- Who founded Aspire?
- Aspire was founded by Andrea Baronchelli, Giovanni Casinelli, Giacomo Ficari, Joel Leong, SG Andrea Baronchelli, Stefano Pellegrino in 2018.
- Who are Aspire's investors?
- Aspire's investors include Beacon VC, Crane Venture Partners, Hummingbird Ventures, PICUS CAPITAL, VentureSouq, Y Combinator, AFG Partners.
- Where is Aspire headquartered?
- Aspire is headquartered in Singapore, SG.