Coast
Founded 2020 · 181 employees on LinkedIn · 11 known investors
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Coast is a financial technology company that offers a Visa commercial card for fuel and business expense payments, aimed at businesses operating vehicle fleets. Its card provides fuel spend controls, expense visibility, per-gallon rebates, and cashback, with card issuance by Celtic Bank and bill pay services through Grasshopper Bank.
Founders & leadership
Coast was founded in 2020 by Daniel Simon.

Investors · 11
How we know: Accel's portfolio page · prnewswire.com · Not right? Tell us
How we know: Avid Ventures's portfolio page · prnewswire.com · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us
How we know: Better Tomorrow Ventures's portfolio page · prnewswire.com · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries AFeb 2022
Accel (lead), Insight Partners (lead), Avid Ventures, Better Tomorrow Ventures, BoxGroup
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Founder mafia
3 people who came through Coast went on to found or lead other companies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Coast do?
- Coast is a financial technology company that offers a Visa commercial card for fuel and business expense payments, aimed at businesses operating vehicle fleets. Its card provides fuel spend controls, expense visibility, per-gallon rebates, and cashback, with card issuance by Celtic Bank and bill pay services through Grasshopper Bank.
- Who founded Coast?
- Coast was founded by Daniel Simon in 2020.
- Who are Coast's investors?
- Coast's investors include Accel, Avid Ventures, Better Tomorrow Ventures, BoxGroup, Colle Capital Partners, Foundation Capital, ICONIQ, SciFi VC and 3 more.












