Lithic
San Francisco, US · 203 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors
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Lithic provides a modular card issuing and processing platform that enables companies to build and manage payment programs. The platform serves financial services companies and fintech firms seeking developer-friendly infrastructure with direct network connectivity and fast deployment.
Founders & leadership
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Bo JianginCo-founder and CEO
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David NicholsinCo-founder and CDOFounder of Lithic, where he leads design. Lithic provides a modular card issuing and processing platform that lets companies build and manage payment programs.
Investors · 8
Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M
Commerce VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M
Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M
StripesNew York
Teamworthy VenturesNew York
Rainfall Venturesreported · 2 sourcesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M
Tusk Venture PartnersreportedNew York · $750K – $2M
Walkabout Ventures LlcreportedSanta Barbara · $50K – $500K
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries COct 2025
Bessemer Venture Partners, Commerce Ventures, Index Ventures
Source ↗ - Undisclosed amountSeries CAug 2021Source ↗
- Undisclosed amountSeries CJul 2021Source ↗
- Undisclosed amountSeries BMay 2021
Bessemer Venture Partners (lead), Index Ventures, Rainfall Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Walkabout Ventures
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Lithic went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 10
by search overlap
Stripe195 shared keywordsStripe provides financial infrastructure for businesses to accept payments, offer financial services, and implement custom revenue models across international markets in 135+ currencies.
Checkout186 shared keywordsCheckout.com offers Flow, a hosted payment page that businesses can deploy with a low-code, one-time integration to accept payments online. The page can be customized to match a site's branding for a consistent checkout experience.
moelis160 shared keywordsMastercard operates a global payments network that processes transactions between cardholders, merchants, financial institutions, and other participants, while also offering additional payment products and services subject to extensive regulatory oversight across multiple jurisdictions.
Primer119 shared keywordsPrimer offers a payments platform that unifies transaction data and provides tools for finance and payments teams to monitor, optimize, and scale their payment operations across regions. It serves ecommerce and merchant businesses managing global payments, with features like fallbacks, fraud defense, and an AI companion.
Capital One113 shared keywordsCapital One is a financial services company that offers credit cards, checking and savings accounts, auto financing, and business banking products to consumers and small businesses. The company provides digital banking tools, rewards programs, and credit monitoring services.
Bill.com Holdings, Inc.112 shared keywordsBILL is a unified financial operations platform that automates accounts payable, receivables, and spend management for businesses. The platform processes over $345 billion in annual payment volume and serves nearly 500,000 customers across the US and 130+ countries.
Treasury Prime103 shared keywordsTreasury Prime provides embedded banking technology through APIs that enable fintechs to embed banking services in their applications. The platform allows banks to expand into new markets while helping fintechs manage money transfers and regulatory risk.
Cross River Bank97 shared keywordsCross River is a bank that combines traditional banking safety and compliance expertise with technology innovation to provide end-to-end financial solutions for partner companies.
Experian97 shared keywordsExperian offers consumers tools to access their credit report and FICO Score, build credit, and manage money, including credit card matching, bill and subscription negotiation, car insurance comparison, and a digital checking account with debit card. It serves individual U.S. consumers through its app and financial products.
Visa® Spend Clarity for Enterprise94 shared keywordsVisa operates a global payments network enabling digital and card-based transactions for consumers and businesses across multiple sectors and geographies.
Companies competing with Lithic for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Lithic do?
- Lithic provides a modular card issuing and processing platform that enables companies to build and manage payment programs. The platform serves financial services companies and fintech firms seeking developer-friendly infrastructure with direct network connectivity and fast deployment.
- Who founded Lithic?
- Lithic was founded by Bo Jiang, David Nichols.
- Who are Lithic's investors?
- Lithic's investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, Commerce Ventures, Index Ventures, Stripes, Teamworthy Ventures, Rainfall Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Walkabout Ventures Llc.
- Where is Lithic headquartered?
- Lithic is headquartered in San Francisco, US.