Who founded Rainforest?

Rainforest was founded by Joshua Silver.

Who are Rainforest's investors?

Rainforest's investors include Accel, Ardent Venture, BoxGroup, Infinity Ventures, Matrix, Tech Square Ventures.

How much funding has Rainforest raised?

Rainforest has disclosed $29M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.

Rainforest

92 employees on LinkedIn · 6 known investors

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Rainforest provides payment processing infrastructure as a payment facilitator (payfac) service designed for vertical SaaS platforms to embed payments capabilities. The platform enables companies to process card, digital wallet, and ACH payments while handling compliance, fraud detection, and merchant onboarding.

Also known as Rainforest Pay · Rainforest Pay, Inc

Enterprise Software Fintech SaaS

Founders & leadership

Joshua Silver Founder and CEOHe previously co-founded Patientco, which was acquired by Waystar, has advised more than 50 software platforms on payments strategy, and is a Georgia Tech graduate and angel investor.

Investors · 6

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$29M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2024–2025

$29MSeries BSep 2025 · 4 sources
Infinity Ventures (lead), Matrix Partners (lead), Accel, Tech Square Ventures
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Key figures

latest reported

HeadcountAug 202692

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

Founder mafia

3 people who came through Rainforest went on to found or lead other companies.

Matt BrownBoard DirectorFounded Bonsai Jeremy JonkerInvestor and Board ObserverFounded Infinity Ventures Amit KumarInvestorFounded Betable

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In the news

Rainforest Raises $29M in Series B Fundingfinsmes.com · Sep 2025

Rainforest raises $29m Series B for embedded paymentsfintech.global · Sep 2025

▸Research sources · 8

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Frequently asked questions

What does Rainforest do?: Rainforest provides payment processing infrastructure as a payment facilitator (payfac) service designed for vertical SaaS platforms to embed payments capabilities. The platform enables companies to process card, digital wallet, and ACH payments while handling compliance, fraud detection, and merchant onboarding.
Who founded Rainforest?: Rainforest was founded by Joshua Silver.
Who are Rainforest's investors?: Rainforest's investors include Accel, Ardent Venture, BoxGroup, Infinity Ventures, Matrix, Tech Square Ventures.
How much funding has Rainforest raised?: Rainforest has disclosed $29M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.