Bento offers the most complete B2B payments solution for small and mid-size businesses.
Bento’s financial operating platform enables businesses to issue physical and virtual payment credentials to people and systems without introducing risk while providing companies unprecedented control and visibility over their B2B expenses and company spend. Open APIs, and White Label partnerships extend these control and management benefits to automate payments well beyond expenses alone.
Our mission is to provide businesses with a powerful financial operating platform so they can further their vision, empower their employees and create value for their customers.
Bento’s financial operating platform enables businesses to issue physical and virtual payment credentials to people and systems without introducing risk while providing companies unprecedented control and visibility over their B2B expenses and company spend. Open APIs, and White Label partnerships extend these control and management benefits to automate payments well beyond expenses alone.
Our mission is to provide businesses with a powerful financial operating platform so they can further their vision, empower their employees and create value for their customers.
Location: United States, California, San Francisco
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $18.5M
Founded date: 2013
Investors 7
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Pivot Inve... | pivotinves... |
| - | LionBird | lionbird.c... |
| - | Plug and P... | plugandpla... |
| - | Anthemis G... | anthemis.c... |
| - | Moderne Ve... | moderneven... |
| - | Blumberg C... | blumbergca... |
| - | Comcast Ve... | comcastven... |
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 29.06.2018 | - | $9M | - |
| 09.06.2016 | - | $7M | - |
| 11.02.2015 | Seed | $2.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 21
| Date | Title | Description |
| 30.11.2021 | Solutions by Text Secures $35M Growth Investment Led by Edison Partners | Our opportunity to capture market share through existing and expanded platform capabilities is immense and we’ve assembled an exceptional team and board to turbo-charge this next chapter of growth. PRINCETON, N.J. and DALLAS (PRWEB) Novembe... |
| 20.10.2021 | Edison Partners Promotes Gregg Michaelson to General Partner, Jennifer Lee to Partner, and Joseph Giquinto to Chief Financial Officer | "Gregg, Jennifer and Joe have each played a significant role in the success of our strategy through their hard work, dedication, vision and leadership." PRINCETON, N.J. (PRWEB) October 20, 2021 Edison Partners, the growth equity i... |
| 16.08.2021 | U.S. Bank to bolster SMB suite with Bento buy in a challenge to neobanks | The news: U.S. Bank will acquire Bento Technologies, a fintech that offers small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) cash flow management solutions. The size of the deal is undisclosed, and it’s slated to wrap up in September. Bento’s produc... |
| 13.08.2021 | When will Reddit go public already? | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. Paid Content What is xP&A—and why does your company need it? From Workday This is u/Jessica M... |
| 13.08.2021 | When will Reddit go public already? | This is u/Jessica Mathews, Fortune finance writer, stepping in again for u/Lucinda. We’re talking about r/Reddit today, if you haven’t already figured that out from all the hashes. Reddit announced yesterday that it had raised $410 million ... |
| 12.08.2021 | Edison Partners Exits Small Business Digital Spend Management Leader Bento for Business | "Bento achieved something that not many, if any, in the SMB fintech space have, and that is capital-efficient growth." PRINCETON, N.J. (PRWEB) August 12, 2021 Edison Partners, the leading growth equity firm, announced today that i... |
| 04.01.2021 | Digital.com Names Best Expense Report Software Companies of 2021 | Seattle, WA (PRWEB) January 04, 2021 Digital.com, a leading independent review website for small business online tools, products, and services, has announced the best expense report software companies of 2021. The top solutions were selecte... |
| 03.07.2018 | Here’s the Chicago Tech Companies That Raised Money In June | This is our round up of Chicago tech and startup companies and organizations that received venture capital investments during the month of June. If we missed one, let us know at info@chicagoinno.com. To get funding updates in your inbox eac... |
| 29.06.2018 | Bento for Business raises $9m funding | In a round led by Edison Partners and featuring participation from current investor Comcast Ventures and new investor MissionOG, Bento for Business has raised $9 million in funding, reports David Penn at Finovate. The financial management s... |
| 28.06.2018 | Fintech Company Bento for Business Secures $9M in Funding | Bento for Business, a San Francisco, CA- and Chicago, IL-based provider of financial management solutions for small and midsize businesses, raised $9.0m in funding. The round was led by Edison Partners with participation from existing inves... |
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