Crew
Lehi, US · Founded 2023 · 14 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
Crew is a financial technology company offering a high-yield checking account with built-in budgeting tools that let users allocate money into "pockets," automate savings, split paychecks, and set up parental-controlled accounts for kids. It serves individuals and families in the US, with banking services provided by partner Bangor Savings Bank.
Also known as Crew Finance · Crew Finance, Inc.
Founders & leadership
Crew was founded in 2023 by Steve Domino.
Investors · 5
Also in the syndicate · 1
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$3.8M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2024–2025
- $3.8Mseed roundNov 2025 · 3 sources
Capital Eleven (lead), Kickstart Fund (lead)
Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Crew (Crew Finance, Inc.) is a Lehi, Utah–based financial technology company that combines checking, savings and budgeting into a single consumer mobile app. Crew is not a bank; banking services are provided by Bangor Savings Bank, Member FDIC, and the Crew Mastercard debit card is issued by Bangor Savings Bank. Deposits are FDIC insured up to $250,000 for individual accounts and $500,000 for joint accounts.
The core of the product is a set of "pockets" — unlimited sub-balances that a user divides deposits into to mirror a budget. Rather than categorizing spending after the fact, Crew places budgeting controls before and during card authorization, so transactions can be declined and money can be reserved for scheduled bills. Features include paycheck automation that splits deposits into pockets by percentage or fixed amount, a debit card that can switch which pocket it spends from, virtual cards with per-bill monthly limits, Bill Reserve, transaction rules, and an Autopilot function that sets aside money based on pay dates, bill due dates and goals. All funds earn the same high-yield rate whether allocated to saving or spending pockets, and there is no subscription, account fee or minimum balance.
Crew also supports household use: partners and children can be added to an account, with allowances, parental-controlled debit cards and approval requirements for purchases above a set amount. The app is distributed nationwide via the App Store and Google Play.
Founding story
Crew was founded by former product leaders at Divvy, a business charge card company. Co-founders Gentry Davies (CEO) and Steve Domino (Head of Engineering) were leaders at Divvy, where the company scaled from $10 million to over $400 million in revenue before its $2.5 billion acquisition by Bill.com; the founding team cites that experience with risk, compliance, scale and bank partnerships as the basis for building Crew.
Business model
Consumer deposit account distributed directly through a mobile app, with banking and card issuance provided by a partner bank (Bangor Savings Bank). There is no subscription, account-opening or minimum-balance fee; a limited set of transactional fees apply, including $20 for wire transfers on balances under $50,000, a $3.95 charge for cash deposits beyond the first 12 per year, and no ATM fees with reimbursement of the first 20 provider ATM fees per year.
Crew states that it earns money from deposits held at its partner bank and from interchange fees paid by merchants when customers use their card, rather than from subscriptions.
Traction
At the time of its November 2025 seed announcement, Crew reported doubling both daily active users and debit card transaction volume in the prior month. As of 05/20/26 the company reported a 4.9 App Store rating, a 4.8 Google Play rating and 99% of app reviews at four or five stars. The company's site describes thousands of users.
Latest developments
In November 2025 Crew closed a $3.8 million seed round co-led by Capital Eleven and Kickstart Fund and was advertising a 3.2% APY checking account with a promotional 0.5% APY boost for new sign-ups. Later company materials list a 2.95% APY on all deposits as of 05/20/26.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
Crew positions itself against three separate product categories it says consumers otherwise stitch together — a bank account, a credit card and a budgeting app — arguing that budgeting apps only report on money after it is spent. Its blog compares the product with Goodbudget, Rocket Money, Monarch and Greenlight, and addresses users seeking alternatives after Monzo's withdrawal from the U.S.
Budgeting controls that operate before and during transaction authorization rather than after settlement; high-yield interest applied to all funds regardless of which pocket they sit in; no subscription, account fees or minimum balance; and household features that let partners and children share one account structure.
Technology
The product embeds budgeting logic in the card authorization flow, allowing transactions to be approved or declined against pocket balances in real time, plus virtual card issuance with per-card limits, automated paycheck splitting, bill reserves and rules-based transfers. Crew describes using industry-standard authentication and risk management practices, with deposits held at Bangor Savings Bank.
Go-to-market
Direct-to-consumer app distribution via the App Store and Google Play, supported by a self-serve online signup that the company says takes about five minutes, a demo mode in the app, content marketing through the company blog (budgeting guides, teen-finance guides and comparisons with competing apps), and promotional offers such as a sign-up code granting a 0.5% APY boost for three months.
U.S. consumers who want to budget actively, including couples managing shared finances and families teaching children money management through allowances and parental-controlled debit cards. Crew initially launched a family-focused banking experience and later expanded to a broader consumer audience.
Geography
Headquartered in Lehi, Utah, with the app available nationwide across the United States via the App Store and Google Play.
History
Crew announced $2.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Kickstart Seed Fund alongside the launch of its family-focused banking experience, which offered child accounts, automated allowances and shared budgets. Over the following year it broadened to a general consumer audience with unlimited pockets, paycheck automation and virtual cards with spending limits. On November 5, 2025 the company announced the close of a $3.8 million seed round co-led by Capital Eleven and Kickstart Fund, with Kickstart returning from the pre-seed.
Risks & controversies
The advertised APY is variable and has moved down from 3.2% at the November 2025 announcement to 2.95% in later company materials. Crew is not a bank and depends on its partner bank, Bangor Savings Bank, for deposits, FDIC coverage and card issuance; pass-through FDIC insurance is subject to conditions. The company's own materials reference the volatility of the neobank space.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 2
by search overlapCompanies competing with Crew for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 5
launches, deals, and filingsCrew Finance, Inc. announced the closing of a $3.8 million seed round co-led by Capital Eleven and Kickstart Fund, to accelerate growth of its proactive budgeting and high-yield banking platform. Kickstart, which led the earlier pre-seed, returned for the raise.
$3.8M source ↗
Crew's checking accounts and Mastercard debit card are provided through Bangor Savings Bank, Member FDIC, a 170-year-old FDIC-insured institution; the Crew Mastercard Debit Card is issued by Bangor Savings Bank.
Over the year preceding the seed announcement, Crew expanded beyond family banking to a broader consumer audience, adding unlimited "pockets" for dividing funds, paycheck automation, and virtual cards with spending limits.
Crew announced $2.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Kickstart Seed Fund together with the launch of its family-focused banking experience, which let parents create child accounts, automate allowances, and manage shared budgets.
$2.5M source ↗
Crew launched a family banking product allowing parents to create child accounts, automate allowances, and manage money across shared budgets.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
A "disaster waiting to happen"? Industry officials worry about Crew Dragon availability. - Ars Technicaarstechnica.com · Jul 2026▸Research sources · 8
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- Crewtrycrew.com · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Crew do?
- Crew is a Utah fintech offering a high-yield checking account with budgeting built into the authorization flow.
- Who founded Crew?
- Crew was founded by Steve Domino in 2023.
- Who are Crew's investors?
- Crew's investors include Copper Sky Capital, Kickstart, Capital Eleven, Signal Peak Ventures.
- How much funding has Crew raised?
- Crew has disclosed $3.8M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is Crew headquartered?
- Crew is headquartered in Lehi, US.


