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Certify

Portland, US · 5 known investors

certify.com

Certify, now rebranded as Emburse Professional, provides configurable travel, invoice, and expense management software with automated expense reporting and spend controls. It targets small to mid-size organizations and their finance teams seeking policy compliance and data visibility into T&E spending.

Also known as Certify Inc. · Emburse Certify · Emburse Professional

Founders & leadership

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Stephen JohnsonManager
RN
Robert NeveuManager and President
WB
William BenedictManager
JB
John BaileyManager
AN
Alan NeveuManager and Chief Technology Officer

Investors · 5

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$40.3M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2013–2025

$325KraisedJan 2014 · 2 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Stephen JohnsonDirector
  • Robert NeveuExecutive Officer, Director
  • William BenedictDirector
  • John BaileyDirector
  • Alan NeveuExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$6M
Amount sold
$325K
Minimum investment
$5K
First sale
Dec 2013
Incorporated
Limited Liability Company, Maine
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Certify provides configurable travel, invoice and expense management software, now offered under the Emburse Professional brand. The product set spans three areas: expense, which targets policy compliance, faster expense reimbursement and data visibility into travel and entertainment (T&E) spending; invoice, which combines expense and invoice handling in one place with automation intended to increase control over cash flow; and travel, which allows corporate trips to be booked within company policy from any device while enforcing expense policy compliance.

The platform emphasizes automated expense reporting to reduce manual data entry and manual expense tracking, with real-time insight into expense report submissions. Feature areas highlighted by the company include automated data capture, expense analytics and categorization, integration with existing accounting systems, multi-currency and multi-language support for international operations, mobile receipt capture, and automated approval routing. The company states that Emburse Professional is ISO 27001, SOC 1 and/or SOC 2, and PCI compliance certified.

Business model

Business-to-business software for finance teams, offered in three flexible implementation packages, with prospects entering through demo requests.

Latest developments

Emburse Certify was rebranded to Emburse Professional, consolidating the product under the Emburse brand, with Certify customers migrated to the Emburse Professional login. Emburse announced recognition by CNBC on its list of the World's Top FinTech Companies for 2026.

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market

Market position

Positioned within Emburse's expense management portfolio as the offering aimed at small to mid-size organizations; Emburse was recognized by CNBC as one of the World's Top FinTech Companies for 2026.

Technology

Travel, invoice and expense management software with automated expense capture and data entry, expense categorization and analytics, accounting system integrations, multi-currency and multi-language support, a mobile application for receipt upload, and automated approval workflow routing. The company states it holds ISO 27001, SOC 1 and/or SOC 2, and PCI compliance certifications.

Go-to-market

Inbound demo requests and self-service sign-in on certify.com, with existing Certify users directed to the Emburse Professional platform; the broader Emburse brand is used to position the product suite.

Small to mid-size organizations and their finance teams managing employee travel, expense and invoice spending.

Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Product packages offeredJan 20253 packages
Security and compliance certificationsJan 2025ISO 27001, SOC 1 and/or SOC 2, and PCI Compliance certified

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Timeline · 2

launches, deals, and filings
Jan 2026
Recognized by CNBC as one of the World's Top FinTech Companies for 2026

Emburse announced recognition by CNBC on its list of the World's Top FinTech Companies for 2026.

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Jan 2025
Certify rebranded as Emburse Professional

Emburse Certify was rebranded to Emburse Professional to unify Emburse's suite of expense management solutions under the Emburse brand; the certify.com site directs existing Certify users to log in to Emburse Professional.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

In the news

Research sources · 8

primary sources listed

8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Certify do?
Certify, now Emburse Professional, sells configurable travel, invoice and expense management software to small and mid-size organizations.
Who are Certify's investors?
Certify's investors include CEI Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, TRANSFORMATION CAPITAL, General Catalyst, Upfront Ventures.
How much funding has Certify raised?
Certify has disclosed $40.3M raised across 2 rounds.
Where is Certify headquartered?
Certify is headquartered in Portland, US.