Forage
YC S21 ↗San Francisco, US · Founded 2020 · 66 employees · 14 known investors
Forage builds payment infrastructure that connects merchants, shoppers, and the U.S. government to enable acceptance of SNAP EBT and EBT Cash payments. The platform serves retailers of all sizes seeking to accept government assistance benefits and serve low-income customers.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S21)
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Victor E. FimbresinFounder
Investors · 14
Activant CapitalNew York · $100K – $50M
Equal Opportunity VenturesCambridge · $2M
f7 VenturesTiburon · $10K – $5M
Mouro CapitalLondon · $15M
Mucker CapitalVenice · $250K – $750K
Necessary VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $2M
PROOFArlington
Sprint VcBangalore · $300
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Banana CapitalreportedSeattle · $1 – $250K
FJ LabsreportedNew York · $250K – $2M
Long Journey VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $1M
Nyca PartnersreportedNew York · $1M – $10M
PayPal VenturesreportedSan Jose · $1M – $10M
In the news
- Forage Raises $40 Million Series B To Scale EBT Payments Infrastructure And Consumer Savings Apppulse2.com · 2026
- Forage targets one million families with $40m funding roundfintech.global · 2026
- Forage Raises $40M in Series B Fundingfinsmes.com · 2026
- Forage raises additional $40M to help low-income families save on groceriesprnewswire.com · 2026
- Forage Raises $22M in Series A Fundingfinsmes.com · 2022
- Forage Raises $22M From Nyca Partners, PayPal Ventures, and Instacart Founder to Make Online Grocery Accessible to America’s 42 Million SNAP Recipientsglobenewswire.com · 2022
