Slope
YC S21San Francisco, US · Founded 2021 · Delaware corporation · 16 employees · 9 known investors
Slope provides a B2B payments platform that enables businesses to accept payments and offer financing, with a focus on digitizing the order-to-cash process for online commerce. The company uses generative AI to modernize traditionally manual B2B payment workflows.
Also known as AirDesk
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningPaymentsFraud DetectionUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S21)
Slope was founded in 2021 by Lawrence Lin Murata and Alice Deng.
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Lawrence Lin Muratain𝕏Co-Founder & CEOLawrence Lin Murata co-founded Newton Technologies, which was acquired by Nauto, and subsequently led AI Platforms & Data Science at Nauto, an autonomous driving company. He holds a degree from Stanford and previously led a social impact technology organization.30 Under 30 2023
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Alice Dengin𝕏Co-founder & Chief Product OfficerShe previously co-founded Glisten AI, an e-commerce software company using computer vision and natural language processing, and worked as a product manager at Dropbox. She studied at UC Berkeley, where she was involved with Blueprint, a technology nonprofit organization.30 Under 30 2023
Investors · 9
Across Capital PartnersMiami
Fjor FoundersLos Angeles
Notable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Basis Set VenturesreportedMenlo Park · $1M – $3M
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)reportedMenlo Park · $200K – $40M
Rainfall VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $1M
Union Square Ventures (USV)reportedNew York City · $1M – $8M
Also in the syndicate · 1
YCombinator
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$103.3M disclosed across 4 rounds · 2021–2024
- $65MraisedJul 2024 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
- $30MraisedSep 2023 · 2 sources
Union Square Ventures (lead), YCombinator
Source ↗
▶$430KraisedDec 2021 · 10 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$430KraisedDec 2021 · 10 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Lawrence Lin MurataExecutive Officer, Director
- Alice DengExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $800K
- Amount sold
- $430K
- First sale
- Nov 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2021
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$7.9MraisedSep 2021 · 36 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$7.9MraisedSep 2021 · 36 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Alice DengDirector
- Lawrence Lin MurataExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $7.9M
- Amount sold
- $7.9M
- First sale
- Sep 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2021
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Competitors · 6
by search overlap
Klarna21 shared keywordsKlarna is a mobile banking and payments platform that offers flexible payment options, shopping features, and financial management tools to millions of users globally through partnerships with thousands of merchants.
Industries13 shared keywordsJ.P. Morgan is a global financial services firm serving corporations and individuals in more than 100 countries, offering investment research, tools, data, analytics, and advisory services. It supports institutional investors, asset and fund managers, hedge funds, broker dealers, and equity issuers with liquidity, fixed income strategies, and equity compensation solutions.
Plaid13 shared keywordsPlaid provides financial infrastructure and APIs that enable developers to build financial technology products and services. The platform serves fintech companies, developers, and financial institutions by offering consumer-facing applications and backend tools for financial data connectivity.
Preczn12 shared keywordsPreczn is a payments infrastructure platform built for Vertical SaaS companies, letting them own their payment stack, migrate merchant and card data, and manage multiple processors from a single control layer. It aims to reduce processor lock-in, lower operating costs, and speed merchant onboarding and revenue growth.
Slope Software12 shared keywordsSLOPE is a cloud-native financial projection platform designed for financial services organizations and the actuarial community. It provides tools for risk modeling and financial analysis to support decision-making.
Sezzle11 shared keywords
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Slope do?
- Slope provides a B2B payments platform that enables businesses to accept payments and offer financing, with a focus on digitizing the order-to-cash process for online commerce. The company uses generative AI to modernize traditionally manual B2B payment workflows.
- Who founded Slope?
- Slope was founded by Lawrence Lin Murata, Alice Deng in 2021.
- Who are Slope's investors?
- Slope's investors include Across Capital Partners, Fjor Founders, Notable Capital, Y Combinator, Basis Set Ventures, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Rainfall Ventures, Union Square Ventures (USV).
- How much funding has Slope raised?
- Slope has disclosed $103.3M raised across 4 rounds.
- Where is Slope headquartered?
- Slope is headquartered in San Francisco, US.