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Nova Credit

Cash-flow underwriting, income verification and cross-border credit reports for lenders and landlords

Pace
5:20/kmSteady2.0
Distance
Distance 10K.
Open ops roles
1
Last week
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Move
New
Peak
#508
Weeks in the 100
0
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Rank and score over time
Board rank
#498#508#518#508Oct 25
Pace score
02462Oct 25

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Sprint 3:30/km
Race 4:05/km
Tempo 4:40/km
Steady 5:20/kmNova CreditPlaid
Warm-up 6:00/km
Cool-down 6:30/km
Nova Credit runs in the Steady lane, alongside 1 rival. Rivals on Well Run sit in their own pace lanes; further right = more momentum. Tap one to open its page.Also competes with: Experian, FICO, Mastercard Open Banking (Finicity), Prism Data
Revenue estimate
~$25M revenue (2024, doubled YoY)press report · as of Dec 2024 forbes.com ↗
Total raised
~$159Msee rounds ↓
Headcount
~103as of Mar 2026 reveliolabs.com ↗
Founded
2016
HQ
New York, NY

Leadership

The problem

Lenders and landlords can't fairly judge thin-file applicants and newcomers whose credit history the US bureaus don't show

What they do

Cash-flow underwriting, income verification and cross-border credit reports for lenders and landlords

Traction Revenue doubled in 2024 to ~$25M (est.); 7,000+ customers incl. Chase, PayPal, Yardi

Hiring trend

Open roles
8
Ops roles
1
Headcount
~103-128

Revelio ~103 staff (-4% YoY, down from 131 in Q2 2024); postings +84% in 2026

Hiring in

  • New York
  • Remote

Funding

Last round
$35M
Stage
Series D
Date
Oct 2025

Led by Socium Ventures (Cox Enterprises)

Distance

10K · edge: hard to leave

Unique cross-border Credit Passport and FCRA-compliant rails embedded in Yardi, Dealertrack, Chase and PayPal, but cash-flow underwriting is crowded with bigger players (Plaid, Experian, FICO, Mastercard) and it relies on aggregator rails that include a rival.

Sources: Forbes: Inside the turnaround of Nova Credit; cash-flow underwriting grows intensely competitive (Feb 2025) ↗ · Cox Automotive: Nova Credit embedded in Dealertrack as preferred partner (Sep 2026) ↗ · Fintech Takes: Plaid vs. FICO and the credit bureaus (Oct 2026) ↗

Watch-outs

Headcount contraction 2024-25: Revelio shows ~131 (Q2 2024) falling to ~92 (Q4 2025); Jun 2025 Glassdoor reviews cite frequent layoffs and constant reorgs.

Sources: Revelio Labs: Nova Credit headcount by quarter (2023-2026) ↗ · Glassdoor: Nova Credit reviews mentioning layoffs (Jun 2025) ↗

Last checked Oct 25, 2026

News timeline

  1. Sep 2026Cox Automotive embeds Income Navigator in Dealertrack as preferred partner coxautoinc.com ↗
  2. Sep 2026Block opens Cash App Score to lenders through Nova Credit novacredit.com ↗
  3. Jan 2026Seen Finance (Snap Finance affiliate) adopts Nova Credit Platform novacredit.com ↗
  4. Oct 2025Raises $35M Series D led by Socium Ventures (Cox Enterprises) businesswire.com ↗
  5. Sep 2025Chase and PayPal select Cash Atlas for cash-flow underwriting novacredit.com ↗
  6. Jun 2025Yardi embeds Cash Atlas in ScreeningWorks Pro (6M+ rental units) novacredit.com ↗

Funding historyTotal raised ~$159M

  1. Oct 2025Series D$35MLed by Socium Ventures novacredit.com ↗
  2. Oct 2023Series C$45Mat $200MLed by Canapi Ventures novacredit.com ↗
  3. Sep 2022Strategic$10MLed by HSBC stockanalysis.com ↗
  4. Feb 2020Series B$50MLed by Kleiner Perkins novacredit.com ↗
  5. May 2018Series A$16MLed by General Catalyst seedtable.com ↗
  6. Sep 2016Seed$3.3MLed by Index Ventures seedtable.com ↗
  7. Aug 2016Seed (Y Combinator)$120KLed by Y Combinator seedtable.com ↗

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

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