Balance News
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Balance Hires Former Marqeta Executive as VP of Customer Growth to Drive Financing and Ecommerce Payments for B2B Businesses
Balance, a leader in B2B payments and ecommerce, has hired fintech executive Kim Loftis as VP of Customer Growth. Loftis brings extensive experience in customer management and executive roles within the fintech industry. She will be responsible for driving growth opportunities for Balances customer base, which has grown by 10x since February 2021. Balance recently announced a $56M Series B fundraise to support merchants and marketplaces in scaling ecommerce payments. Loftis will work with marketplace and ecommerce merchants to drive the growth of Balances products and services. She will also focus on building customer partnerships and advocating for their needs within the company. Loftis is a member of Chief, a private network for women executive leaders.
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Balance, Mirakl Partner to Add B2B Payments
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B2B ecommerce payments co Balance raises $56m
Balance, an Israeli B2B marketplace and eCommerce payments company, has completed a $56 million Series B financing round. The funding was led by Forerunner and included support from Salesforce Ventures, Hubspot Ventures, Lyra Ventures, and Gramercy Ventures, as well as angel investors. With this funding, Balance plans to expand its global eCommerce platforms and help B2B merchants grow their digital revenue. Since its launch in February 2021, Balance has supported hundreds of B2B merchants and marketplaces, experiencing significant customer growth. The company aims to bring centuries-old industries, such as lumber, chemicals, steel, retail, and food, online through digitization. Balances CEO, Bar Geron, believes that the current shift towards B2B eCommerce and marketplaces payments presents a massive opportunity for growth.
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Fintech company Balance nets $25 million Series A from high-profile lineup
Israeli fintech company Balance has raised $25 million in its Series A funding round led by Ribbit Capital. Other investors include Avid Ventures, Stripe, Lightspeed, YC, Upwest, Scifi VC, and past and present senior employees at Plaid, Square, PayPal, Stripe, Brex, and Coinbase. Balance provides a payment platform for businesses, allowing them to accept various payment methods for e-commerce transactions. The companys customers include manufacturers, wholesalers, suppliers, and business markets from various industries. Balances solution aims to bridge the gap in online payments between businesses and offers features such as multiple payment methods, real-time net terms, immediate payouts, and automated vendor disbursement. The company is embedded in platforms like Magento, BigCommerce, Quickbooks, and will soon launch on Salesforce and Shopify.
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Israeli B2B payments co Balance raises $5.5m
Balance, an Israeli B2B self-serve digital checkout platform developer, has raised $5.5 million in a financing round from Stripe, Affirm, Max Levchin, Y-Combinator, and LightSpeed Ventures. The platform allows merchants, marketplaces, and SaaS companies to offer a wide range of payment methods and terms to their buyers and receive instant payments. Balance aims to transform the online payments experience for B2B companies by leveraging payments and risk-assessment technology. The funding will be used to accelerate product innovation and adoption of the Balance platform globally.
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