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Lithic

Card issuer processing APIs to launch debit, credit and prepaid card programs

Pace
5:20/kmSteady2.25
Distance
Distance 10K.
Open ops roles
4
Last week
#439
Move
▼ 68
Peak
#439
Weeks in the 100
0
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Rank and score over time
Board rank
#429#465#501#439Oct 18#491Oct 25
Pace score
02462.3Oct 182.3Oct 25

One point per Sunday re-rank, tracking since Oct 18. The lines fill in week by week.

Lithic runs in the Steady lane (5:20/km): 141 of 196. Further right = more momentum. No competitors on the board yet, so it runs alone.
Total raised
$110M (as of Jul 2021)see rounds ↓
Founded
2014
HQ
New York, NY

Leadership

The problem

Launching a card program on decades-old mainframe processors is slow, rigid and hard to control

What they do

Card issuer processing APIs to launch debit, credit and prepaid card programs

Traction 100+ fintech clients; expects ~$30B card purchase volume in 2026 (Nilson)

Hiring trend

Open roles
11
Ops roles
4
Headcount
~190-200

Headcount -4.7% YoY (~189, Revelio Mar 2026); 11 open roles vs 16-20 postings in 2025-26

Hiring in

  • New York
  • San Francisco
  • Remote

Funding

Last round
$60M
Stage
Series C
Date
Jul 2021

Led by Stripes (Series C); Bessemer led Series B

Distance

10K · edge: hard to leave

A credible modern processor with real lock-in, but a distant follower to Marqeta and up against Stripe Issuing, Galileo and Highnote, with no new capital since 2021 and a slightly shrinking team.

Sources: Nilson Report: 100+ fintechs, ~$30B purchase volume expected 2026 ↗ · Revelio Labs: headcount 189, -4.7% YoY (Mar 2026) ↗ · Sacra: $115.4M raised, last round Series C Jul 2021 ↗

Last checked Oct 25, 2026

Funding historyTotal raised $110M (as of Jul 2021)

  1. Jul 2021Series C$60Mat $800M (reported)Led by Stripes bloomberg.com ↗
  2. May 2021Series B$43Mfintechfutures.com ↗

Profile facts checked Oct 19, 2026. Every fact links to its public source.

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