Seed
Winter 2015 · Acquired
Mobile banking for small business.
Location: San Francisco, US
Team size: 11
About
Founders
Brian MerrittFounder/CEO
I build banks. I'm currently the CTO of Bankwell ($BWFG). Previously I was the cofounder and CEO of Seed w15 (exited to Cross River Bank) and VP Engineering at Simple (exited to BBVA).
Ryan HildebrandFounder
Seed, W15 (exited to Cross River Bank). I’m a serial entrepreneur and operator who has spent a large part of my career at the intersection of technology and banking. I've managed accounting for banks, built fintechs, and now I'm a FinTech banker. I was part of the early team that built Simple (the first consumer fintech bank) and led the process of its sale to BBVA. I then built the first business fintech bank called Seed which we sold to Cross River Bank and became its Head of Fintech Banki