Greenlight
Atlanta, US · Founded 2014 · 22 known investors
Greenlight offers a debit card and mobile app for children that enables parents to set spending limits, automate chores and allowance management, and monitor transactions in real-time. The platform serves families seeking financial literacy tools and parental oversight for their children's spending.
Also known as Greenlight Financial Technology
Founders & leadership
Greenlight was founded in 2014 by Tim Sheehan.

Investors · 22
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$260M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2020–2021
- $260MSeries DApr 2021 · 2 sources
Andreessen Horowitz (lead), BOND, Canapi Ventures, Fin VC, Goodwater Capital, LionTree Partners, Owl Ventures, TTV Capital, Wellington Management, Wells Fargo Strategic Capital
Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Greenlight operates a family-oriented financial and safety application built around a debit card for children and teenagers. Parents or guardians control the account, setting spending limits, receiving real-time transaction notifications, and approving activity, while children use their own card and app view. The product spans four areas: family finance (spending controls, savings, investing, allowance and chores), family safety (real-time location sharing with place alerts for children, pets and seniors), family protection (fraud, identity and scam protection), and family organization through a Family Hub that syncs calendars, lists, chores and photos.
On the finance side, the service pays kids a stated savings rate of up to 6% and lets them research and place trades starting at $1, subject to parental approval. Allowance can be automated on a recurring schedule, and chores can be linked to earnings. The company reports 6.5 million family members, more than $75 million invested with parent approval, and more than $700 million saved by kids and teens toward goals, alongside a 4.8-star App Store rating from over 440,000 reviews.
Business model
Consumer subscription: families pay a recurring fee for access to the debit card and the app's finance, safety, protection and organization features.
Monthly subscription plans starting at $5.99 per month covering an entire family, including up to five children.
Traction
The company states 6.5 million family members, more than $75 million invested with parent approval, more than $700 million saved by kids and teens toward goals, and a 4.8-star App Store rating from over 440,000 reviews.
▸Full profile — technology, go-to-market
Technology
Mobile application paired with a debit card, offering parental spending controls and limits, real-time transaction notifications, automated allowance and chore tracking, custodial investing with parental trade approval, real-time location sharing with place alerts, and fraud, identity and scam protection.
Go-to-market
Direct-to-consumer sign-up through the company's website and mobile apps, with a satisfaction-based offer promoted on the homepage.
Parents and guardians of children and teenagers who want to manage and oversee their children's spending, saving and investing, and to track family location and safety.
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 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 · 3
by search overlapCompanies competing with Greenlight for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
In the news
Final investment announcement for the Greenlight Electricity Centre | CHAT News Todaychatnewstoday.ca · Jul 2026▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- Greenlightgreenlight.com · web
1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Greenlight do?
- Greenlight provides a debit card and family app combining kids' money management, safety, and organization tools.
- Who founded Greenlight?
- Greenlight was founded by Tim Sheehan in 2014.
- Who are Greenlight's investors?
- Greenlight's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Canapi Ventures, Curql Collective, LLC, Ethos VC, Evolution VC Partners, Fin Capital, G Squared, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and 14 more.
- How much funding has Greenlight raised?
- Greenlight has disclosed $260M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is Greenlight headquartered?
- Greenlight is headquartered in Atlanta, US.




