Promise

investment firm

About

PromisePay provides a modern payment processing platform built for utilities and government agencies.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series B
Last Funding Money Raised
$25M
Industries
Debt Collections,Financial Services,FinTech,Government,Mobile Payments
Founded date
Jan 1, 2017
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Promise Network Inc.
Also Known As
Promise Pay

Promise simplifies government debt and helps people pay their bills. We partner with utilities and government agencies to offer a variety of convenient and flexible payment options, including zero-interest installment plans and relief distribution. We use sophisticated outreach methods that make it easy for customers to sign up and manage their plans. Ultimately, our technology maximizes government revenue while helping customers pay off debt sooner and with fewer penalties.

Promise is a team of technology experts from companies like Palantir, Stripe, Uber and Google and leaders from the public sector. We are backed by a diverse group of venture capital firms like Kapor Capital, Y Combinator, First Round and RocNation.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
4
$48.12M
Promise has raised a total of $48.12M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Feb 24, 2022 from a Series B round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Feb 24, 2022 Series B $25M 8 The General Partnership Detail
Feb 18, 2021 Series A $20M 8 Kapor Capital
XYZ Venture Capital
Detail
Mar 19, 2018 Seed $3M 5 First Round Capital Detail
Jan 4, 2018 Pre-seed $120K 1 Y Combinator Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
2
0
Promise has made 2 investments. Their most recent investment was on Oct 20, 2021, when Animoca Brands raised $65M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Oct 20, 2021 Animoca Brands
Series Unknown $65M Apps
Oct 15, 2021 Ardana
Funding Round $6.56M Blockchain

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
8
Promise has 8 current employee profiles, including Board member Mitchell Kapor
Board member
Executive
Executive
Executive