Jeeves
Unicorn · $2.1BYC S20Miami, US · Founded 2019 · Delaware corporation · 150 employees · 26 known investors
Jeeves provides flexible payment and expense management solutions for businesses, including prepaid cards, payment processing, and cross-border transaction services across multiple jurisdictions.
Also known as Jeeves Inc.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S20)
Jeeves was founded in 2019 by Dileep Thazhmon.

Board

Investors · 26
Also in the syndicate · 6
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$248.3M disclosed across 3 of 5 rounds · 2021–2025
▶$171.5MraisedMar 2022 · 32 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Angela StrangeDirector
- Offering amount
- $180M
- Amount sold
- $171.5M
- First sale
- Feb 2022
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$50.8MraisedSep 2021 · 73 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Angela StrangeDirector
- Sherwin GandhiExecutive Officer, Director
- Dilip ThazhmonExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $50.8M
- Amount sold
- $50.8M
- First sale
- Aug 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$26MraisedJun 2021 · 69 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Angela StrangeDirector
- Sherwin GandhiDirector
- Dilip ThazhmonExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $26M
- Amount sold
- $26M
- First sale
- Apr 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Valuation · disclosed
Disclosed eventsSource: SEC prospectus filings, and round valuations the company or its investors disclosed — follow each entry's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Jeeves operates an all-in-one financial platform for businesses, combining corporate cards (physical and virtual, issued on Mastercard or Visa depending on region), accounts payable and vendor payments, expense management, corporate credit and multi-currency accounts in a single dashboard. The company states it serves businesses in more than 20-30 markets, including Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, the United States, Canada, the UK and the European Union, and supports payments to 150+ countries in up to 40 currencies with integrations into accounting and ERP systems.
Product lines include Jeeves Pay, a global business payments solution launched to let customers finance and send local and cross-border invoice payments to vendors in over 140 countries with no setup or recurring fees; Instant Pay, a stablecoin-powered cross-border payment product marketed as settling in minutes versus 24-48 hours for SWIFT wires and at up to 80% lower FX cost; non-dilutive corporate credit; and AI-based spend insights and alerts. Jeeves is not a bank: it acts as a technology services provider and program administrator, relying on licensed partners including Airwallex US (with Evolve Bank & Trust for some US customers), Pathward N.A. for Visa prepaid cards, Peoples Trust Company for Canadian Mastercard cards, Stripe and Celtic Bank for Visa commercial credit cards, and Bridge for LATAM-to-USD stablecoin corridors.
At the time of its 2022 Series C, the company described itself as an all-in-one corporate card and expense management platform for global startups, with corporate cards accounting for about 45% of its business and additional lines in B2B payments, working capital loans and revenue-based financing (Jeeves Growth).
Founding story
Jeeves was founded on the premise that startups have had to rely on local, country-specific financial infrastructure, forcing a company with staff in, for example, Mexico and Colombia to use separate vendors for cards in each country and another for cross-border payments. Founder and CEO Dileep Thazhmon leads a team describing itself as entrepreneurs with prior experience starting and operating businesses, backed by investors and founders from Silicon Valley and Wall Street.
Business model
Jeeves sells a software platform bundled with regulated financial services delivered through third-party licensed banks and payment institutions. It offers corporate cards with credit terms, cross-border and local payments, corporate credit and expense management software to business customers, positioning itself as owner of the underlying infrastructure layer rather than a reseller plugged into a single local bank.
The company states its services may incur transactional, cross-border and/or financing fees, plus costs associated with its third-party service providers. Historically its revenue mix spanned corporate cards (about 45% of business as of March 2022), B2B payments, working capital loans and a revenue-based financing product called Jeeves Growth. Its cross-border payments product is marketed with no setup or recurring fees and FX-based pricing.
Traction
Jeeves crossed $1 billion in annualized gross transaction volume within a year of its March 2021 public launch, reporting roughly $1.3 billion annualized GTV in March 2022 with an expectation of $4 billion by year-end, more than 3,000 companies across 24 countries, revenue up 900% since the September 2021 Series B, and more revenue in the first two months of 2022 than in all of 2021. Company materials later cite 4,000+ and then 5,000+ customers, 150+ employees and coverage of 20-30 countries.
Latest developments
Jeeves markets Instant Pay, a stablecoin-powered cross-border payment product settling in minutes at up to 80% lower FX cost, alongside corporate credit and AI-driven spend insights. A December 2025 company post introduced Jeeves Pay, extending payments to vendors in 140+ countries for its customer base. Company pages cite 5,000+ enterprise customers, 150+ employees, 25+ countries supported and total funding figures of over $380 million (about page) and over $547 million (answers page).
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
Jeeves competes in the corporate card and expense management category, which TechCrunch describes as increasingly crowded and competitive, naming Ramp among peers raising large rounds in the same period. Jeeves differentiates on multi-country coverage, reaching a $2.1 billion valuation in March 2022 after quadrupling its valuation in roughly six months.
The company positions itself as global from inception rather than single-market: customers can issue corporate cards in multiple countries, send payments to 150+ countries in 40+ currencies and hold multi-currency balances without separate banking relationships per market. Management argues that owning the full payment stack and infrastructure layer, rather than competing purely on credit, is the durable advantage; card and bank-transfer transaction records are consolidated in one dashboard.
Technology
Jeeves has built a proprietary banking-as-a-service infrastructure layer that sits across different banking entities in each country, onto which its customer-facing app plugs in, providing underwriting, local-currency credit and payment rails for spend across countries and currencies. It operates global smart payment routing infrastructure across North America, Latin America and Europe, supports repayment in multiple currencies to reduce FX fees, and uses stablecoin corridors (via Bridge) for certain LATAM-to-USD cross-border transactions. The platform also markets AI-driven predictive analysis and alerts.
Go-to-market
Self-serve online application and demo booking from the website, complemented by a sales team ("Chat with Sales"), an existing-customer upsell path (Jeeves Pay was rolled out to the existing customer base through the dashboard), and accounting/ERP integrations such as QuickBooks and Xero.
Businesses operating across multiple countries, including high-growth startups, e-commerce companies and SMEs, and larger enterprises; the company names H&M, Burger King, Nubank, Kavak, Rappi, Bitso and Belvo as customers. Its buyers are finance teams and CFOs managing multi-market spend.
Geography
Headquartered in Miami, Florida, with teams across four continents working primarily from five offices: São Paulo (Brazil), Bogotá (Colombia), Mexico City (Mexico), Miami (US) and Madrid (Spain). Coverage spans Latin America, North America, the UK and Europe, with payments reaching 150+ countries.
History
Company sources state Jeeves was founded in 2019 and headquartered in Miami; TechCrunch's 2022 article states it was founded in 2020. It participated in Y Combinator's summer 2020 batch, spent roughly its first 12 months building proprietary infrastructure, and launched publicly in March 2021. It emerged from stealth in June 2021 with $31 million in equity and $100 million in debt, raised a $57 million Series B in September 2021 at a $500 million valuation, and a $180 million Series C in March 2022 at a $2.1 billion valuation led by Tencent. It subsequently launched Jeeves Pay for global vendor payments and Instant Pay for stablecoin-based cross-border settlement.
Risks & controversies
Jeeves is not a bank and depends on third-party licensed banks and payment institutions (including Airwallex US, Evolve Bank & Trust, Pathward N.A., Peoples Trust Company, Stripe/Celtic Bank and Bridge) to deliver card, payment and stablecoin corridor services, and its offering varies by jurisdiction because it operates under many regulatory regimes. Publicly stated figures are inconsistent across the company's own pages — total funding is given as over $380 million on one page and over $547 million on another, customer counts range from 4,000+ to 5,000+, and country coverage is stated as 20+, 25+ and 30+ — and the founding year differs between company materials (2019) and press coverage (2020).
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.
Founder mafia
5 people who came through Jeeves went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 6
by search overlapCompanies competing with Jeeves for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 5
launches, deals, and filingsJeeves announced Jeeves Pay, a global business payments product allowing customers to finance and send local and cross-border invoice payments to vendors and suppliers in over 140 countries, with expense management and accounting integrations (QuickBooks, Xero). Made available to Jeeves' 4,000+ customers where permitted by local regulation.
Jeeves markets Instant Pay, a stablecoin-powered payment product settling international transfers in minutes rather than the 24-48 hours typical of SWIFT wires, at up to 80% lower FX cost; stablecoin corridors from LATAM to USD are provided by Bridge and third-party providers.
Series C led by Tencent with participation from GIC, Stanford University, Andreessen Horowitz, CRV, Silicon Valley Bank, FT Partners, Clocktower Ventures, Urban Innovation Fund, Haven Ventures, Gaingels, Spike Ventures, family offices of two FAANG founders, and Mastercard LAC president Carlo Enrico.
$180M source ↗
After roughly 12 months focused on building its proprietary infrastructure, Jeeves launched publicly in March 2021.
Jeeves took part in Y Combinator's summer 2020 cohort (S20).
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
Fintech startup Jeeves raises $57M, goes from YC to $500M valuation in one year – TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Sep 2021▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Jeevestryjeeves.com · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Jeeves do?
- Jeeves is a global financial platform offering corporate cards, cross-border payments and expense management to businesses.
- Who founded Jeeves?
- Jeeves was founded by Dileep Thazhmon in 2019.
- Who are Jeeves's investors?
- Jeeves's investors include 17Sigma, AltaIR Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Clocktower Ventures, CRV (Charles River Ventures), FoundersX, FoundersX Ventures, HAVEN VENTURES and 12 more.
- How much funding has Jeeves raised?
- Jeeves has disclosed $248.3M raised across 3 of its 5 known rounds.
- Where is Jeeves headquartered?
- Jeeves is headquartered in Miami, US.












