Prior Finance
San Francisco, US · Founded 2009 · Delaware corporation · 13 known investors
Working capital management platform offering payables, receivables and inventory solutions with supply chain financing, operating as SAP Taulia.
Also known as SAP Taulia · Taulia
Founders & leadership
Prior Finance was founded in 2009 by Bertram Meyer, Philip Stehlik, Betram Meyer, and Marcus Ament.
Board
Investors · 13
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$144.5M disclosed across 5 of 6 rounds · 2014–2020
▶$58.5MraisedJul 2020 · 16 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Brian MatthewsDirector
- Bertram MeyerDirector
- Cedric BruExecutive Officer, Director
- Nathan MedlockDirector
- Leo ApothekerDirector
- Noel FentonDirector
- Rene HoExecutive Officer
- Josh HannahDirector
- Offering amount
- $71.6M
- Amount sold
- $58.5M
- Minimum investment
- $1
- First sale
- Jul 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$20MraisedSep 2017 · 36 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Noel FentonDirector
- Markus AmentExecutive Officer, Director
- Cedric BruExecutive Officer, Director
- Leo ApotheherDirector
- Brian MatthewsDirector
- Manu GuptaDirector
- Bertram MeyerExecutive Officer, Director
- Josh HannahDirector
- Offering amount
- $33.3M
- Amount sold
- $20M
- Sales commissions
- $510.3K
- Placement agents
- FTP Securities LLC
- First sale
- Sep 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$38.5MraisedDec 2015 · 23 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Markus AmentExecutive Officer, Director
- Manu GuptaDirector
- Stuart BagshawDirector
- Cedric BruExecutive Officer, Director
- Bertram MeyerExecutive Officer, Director
- Noel FentonDirector
- Josh HannahDirector
- John VarugheseExecutive Officer
- Brian MatthewsDirector
- Offering amount
- $75M
- Amount sold
- $38.5M
- Sales commissions
- $1.5M
- Placement agents
- FT Partners Securities LLC
- First sale
- Dec 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$21.5MraisedAug 2014 · 19 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Manu GuptaDirector
- Stuart BagshawDirector
- Bertram MeyerExecutive Officer, Director
- Cedric BruExecutive Officer, Director
- Noel FentonDirector
- Jonathan LowenharExecutive Officer, Director
- Josh HannahDirector
- Philip StehlikExecutive Officer, Director
- Marcus AmentExecutive Officer
- Brian MatthewsDirector
- Offering amount
- $33.1M
- Amount sold
- $21.5M
- Sales commissions
- $702.6K
- Placement agents
- Steve McLaughlin
- First sale
- Jul 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$250KofferedAug 2014 · 2 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Marcus AmentExecutive Officer
- Brian MatthewsDirector
- Jonathan LowenharExecutive Officer, Director
- Stuart BagshawDirector
- Bertram MeyerExecutive Officer, Director
- Manu GuptaDirector
- Cedric BruExecutive Officer, Director
- Philip StehlikExecutive Officer, Director
- Josh HannahDirector
- Noel FentonDirector
- Offering amount
- $250K
- First sale
- Jul 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$6MraisedFeb 2014 · 8 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Jonathan LowenharExecutive Officer, Director
- Josh HannahDirector
- Manu GuptaDirector
- Martin QuenselPromoter
- Noel FentonDirector
- Stuart BagshawDirector
- Philip StehlikDirector
- Betram MeyerExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Marcus AmentExecutive Officer, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $7M
- Amount sold
- $6M
- First sale
- Jan 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2009
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026The company, operating publicly under the SAP Taulia brand at taulia.com, provides working capital management software aimed at treasury and procurement functions. Its platform lets corporate buyers and their suppliers manage payables, receivables and inventory from a single connection point, with the stated goal of unlocking liquidity in the interval between invoice issuance and payment. Customers are given liquidity visibility alongside access to a range of third-party and internal funding options.
The platform is positioned as an end-to-end solution supporting migration to cloud ERP, with integrations into SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA that the company says shorten implementation timelines from months to weeks. Supply chain finance offerings are marketed as a way for suppliers to obtain lower-cost liquidity while supporting environmental, social and governance improvements across a portion of the supplier base. The company also publishes research aimed at procurement and finance leaders, including a survey of 600 senior procurement decision-makers on AI adoption, a supplier survey covering early payment trends, and materials on digital payments for CFOs.
Business model
The company licenses a working capital management platform to large corporate buyers and connects them with their trading partners, while channeling funding from capital providers into early payment and supply chain finance programs. It reports $500bn of trade accessible for financing and $40bn funded in 2024.
Traction
The company reports $500bn of trade accessible for financing, $40bn funded during 2024, and an average of 48.7 days by which suppliers are paid early.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market
Market position
Marketed as a provider of working capital and supply chain finance solutions used by large corporations and their trading partners, operating under the SAP Taulia name.
Technology
The platform combines payables, receivables and inventory management in a single connection point and offers pre-built integration with SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA, which the company states enables operational readiness and funding within weeks rather than months. The company also positions AI as a component of procurement and supply chain workflows.
Go-to-market
Direct enterprise sales through a contact-sales motion, supported by published research reports, customer success stories and presence at industry events such as EuroFinance in Barcelona (September 16-18, 2026).
Large enterprises and their supplier networks, with buying decisions centered on treasury and procurement leaders; published customer material includes retail and tourism cooperative REWE Group.
Compiled by commissioned research from 5 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 · 10
by search overlap
Companies competing with Prior Finance for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structure▸Research sources · 5
primary sources listed
- Prior Financetaulia.com · web
5 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Prior Finance do?
- Working capital management platform offering payables, receivables and inventory solutions with supply chain financing, operating as SAP Taulia.
- Who founded Prior Finance?
- Prior Finance was founded by Bertram Meyer, Philip Stehlik, Betram Meyer, Marcus Ament in 2009.
- Who are Prior Finance's investors?
- Prior Finance's investors include Activant Capital, Blue Lion Global, Cohen Circle, Dag Ventures, Harmonic Growth Partners, Propel Venture Partners, Prosperity7 Ventures, QuestMark Partners and 5 more.
- How much funding has Prior Finance raised?
- Prior Finance has disclosed $144.5M raised across 5 of its 6 known rounds.
- Where is Prior Finance headquartered?
- Prior Finance is headquartered in San Francisco, US.