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Preczn

Reno, US · Founded 2022 · 99 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors

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Preczn provides an operating system that lets Vertical SaaS platforms integrate, manage, and monetize embedded financial services across multiple providers. It targets software companies looking to own their payments, control their data, and generate revenue from embedded fintech.

Founders & leadership

Preczn was founded in 2022 by Jason Key and Malik Velani.

JKJason Key
Jason KeyinCTO/Co-founderCo-founder leading product and technology (often referred to as CTO). Previously CPO and CIO at Payrix (acquired by FIS) and earlier technology leadership at PayPal and other payments firms. Based in Reno, Nevada. Named as co-founder on Preczn’s company LinkedIn post.
MVMalik Velani
Malik VelaniinCEO/Co-founderCo-founder and CEO (Form D: President, CEO, and CFO/Treasurer). Previously VP of global business development at Spreedly and long-tenured PayPal leader across platform partnerships and retail solutions. Preczn’s own LinkedIn anniversary post names him and Jason Key as the co-founders. Form D also lists Blank GP Abhinav Tiwari as a director, not a founder.
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Curtis L MoSecretary

Board

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Conor StokesBoard director
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Abhinav TiwariBoard directorGeneral Partner at Blank Ventures
PBPatrick Berry
Patrick BerryinBoard directorPartner at Flyover Capital

Investors · 8

Also in the syndicate · 1

Nelnet Ventures

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$12.6M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2023

$5.8MraisedOct 2023 · 11 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Conor StokesDirector
  • Abhinav TiwariDirector
  • Patrick BerryDirector
  • Malik VelaniExecutive Officer, Director
  • Curtis L MoExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$6.8M
Amount sold
$5.8M
First sale
Sep 2023
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2021
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Preczn positions itself as a fintech operating system for vertical SaaS companies, giving them a control layer over the payments and fintech services they embed for their merchants. The platform is oriented around what the company calls payment sovereignty: owning the payment stack, retaining ownership of merchant and transaction data, and selecting fintech partners without being locked into a single processor.

The product covers three main areas. First, AI-driven fintech migration, intended to automate the transfer of merchant and card data between vendors without interrupting live revenue or operations. Second, pre-built integrations meant to shorten merchant onboarding and reduce launch delays. Third, a centralized operational layer for managing multiple processors, routing payment volume, and reporting across an entire merchant book from a single source of truth. Preczn also markets the ability to help platforms negotiate stronger processor terms by increasing their leverage, and to add fintech products and vendor strategies that generate incremental revenue without added operating spend. A customer testimonial on the company's site describes using Preczn to move to a PayFac-as-a-Service model with limited customer disruption.

Business model

Preczn sells software infrastructure to vertical SaaS platforms that embed payments, providing integrations, migration tooling and a multi-processor control layer that sits between the platform and its fintech vendors while preserving the platform's own brand, customer experience and business model.

Traction

The company's site cites customer-observed outcomes and platform benchmarks including a 32% increase in merchant utilization rate, roughly 35% lower operating expenses and 20% growth in portfolio value, and features a customer testimonial about a transition to a PayFac-as-a-Service model.

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market

Market position

Preczn addresses the embedded payments infrastructure segment, specifically the orchestration and processor-independence layer for vertical software platforms.

Preczn frames its differentiation around removing processor lock-in and giving the SaaS platform ownership of its payment stack and merchant data, alongside migration capability designed to switch vendors without revenue disruption.

Technology

The platform includes AI-driven migration tooling for moving merchant and card data between processors, ready-to-use fintech and processor integrations, payment routing, and a unified control and reporting layer spanning multiple vendors.

Go-to-market

Vertical SaaS companies that monetize payments for their merchant base, including those moving toward payment facilitator or PayFac-as-a-Service models.

Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Reported growth in portfolio valueJan 202520%
Reported increase in merchant utilization rateJan 202532%
Reported reduction in operating expensesJan 202535%

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

In the news

Research sources · 1

primary sources listed

1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Preczn do?
Preczn is a fintech operating system that lets vertical SaaS platforms own and control their payment stack.
Who founded Preczn?
Preczn was founded by Jason Key, Malik Velani in 2022.
Who are Preczn's investors?
Preczn's investors include Blank Ventures, Flyover Capital, Grand Ventures, Owl Capital, Rosecliff Ventures, Gilgamesh Ventures, Saas Ventures, L.L.C..
How much funding has Preczn raised?
Preczn has disclosed $12.6M raised across 2 rounds.
Where is Preczn headquartered?
Preczn is headquartered in Reno, US.