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Synapse Financial Technologies

FintechUSAClosed 2024

Total Raised

$50M

Peak Valuation

Undisclosed

Employees

157

Year Collapsed

2024

Business model

Banking-as-a-service infrastructure connecting fintech apps to FDIC-insured partner banks.

In brief

Operated as critical "banking-as-a-service" plumbing between dozens of fintech apps (including Yotta and Juno) and their partner banks. A breakdown in reconciliation between Synapse's internal ledgers and actual bank-held funds left a $65-96M shortfall, freezing over $265M for mo…

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Key facts

Founded
2014
Closed
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, USA
Industry
Fintech
Employees
157
Revenue
Undisclosed

Related failures

Often compared with: Unit, Treasury Prime.