Fintech API company co-founded by William Hockey and Zach Perret in 2013 that became the default plumbing between US bank accounts and consumer apps like Venmo, Robinhood, and Coinbase. Agreed to be acquired by Visa in 2020 for $5.3B in what would have been one of the largest fintech exits ever — see Visa-Plaid deal — before the DOJ blocked the deal on antitrust grounds in 2021. Remains an independent unicorn under Perret's leadership; Hockey left to start Column.
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