Jiko is a modern banking platform that makes it easy for any business to offer banking services to customers in a matter of months. Through easy integration with our independent, full stack technology solution, our partners and their customers can feel secure knowing their money is immediately spendable and invested in government-backed Treasury Bills.
Founded in 2016, Jiko believes in doing what’s right, simply and effectively. After four years spent acquiring a bank and building our technology-first platform, our API is now live and already enabling businesses to increase financial efficiency, deepen customer relationships, reach financially underserved populations, and contribute to a more stable financial system overall.
Founded in 2016, Jiko believes in doing what’s right, simply and effectively. After four years spent acquiring a bank and building our technology-first platform, our API is now live and already enabling businesses to increase financial efficiency, deepen customer relationships, reach financially underserved populations, and contribute to a more stable financial system overall.
Location: United States, California, San Francisco
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +1 833-333-5456
Total raised: $116.7M
Founded date: 2016
Investors 10
Funding Rounds 4
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 14.12.2024 | Series C | $29M | - |
| 12.10.2022 | Series B | $40M | - |
| 29.10.2020 | - | $40M | - |
| 24.10.2017 | Series A | $7.7M | - |
Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description |
| 14.12.2024 | Jiko: $29 Million (Series C) Raised To Provide Seamless Access To U.S. Treasury Bills | Jiko, a technology platform and bank that provides seamless access to U.S. Treasury bills, announced the completion of a $29 million Series C funding round led by existing investors Upfront Ventures, with the participation from Airbus Ventu... |
| 07.10.2022 | Jiko Raises $40M in Series B Funding | Jiko’s CEO and Co-Founder, Stephane Lintner, pictured above. (Source: Jiko) Jiko, an Oakland, CA-based financial network to store and move money, raised $40m in Series B funding. The round was led by Red River West, with support from Airbus... |
| 17.11.2021 | Jiko announces partnership to launch a banking app for the transgender community | Jiko, a fintech startup that uses customer deposits to purchase short-term treasury bills, announced its first banking-as-a-service (BaaS) client today. It will partner with Euphoria, a technology suite for the transgender community that he... |
| 11.02.2021 | Jiko Processes a $4.7M Debit Card Transaction, Generating $47,000 in Cash Back to Customer | |
| 29.10.2020 | Jiko raises $40 million to become a most unusual challenger bank | Make way for another challenger. Jiko, a Berkeley-based financial technology or “fintech” firm, has raised $40 million in venture capital funding in a bid to take on Wall Street’s retail arm. The cash injection, led by Upfront Ventures and ... |
| 25.10.2017 | Jiko Raises $7.7m in Series A Funding | Jiko, an Oakland, Calif.-based personal bank startup, raised $7.7m in Series A funding. The round was led by Upfront Ventures and Radicle Impact with participation from Social Capital, 500 Fintech, Digital Currency Group, Core Innovation, E... |
| 24.10.2017 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, October 24 | THREE THINGS Good morning, Term Sheet readers. Paid Content A.I. is the answer to protecting your enterprise in the cloud From ExtraHop UBER DRAMA: Saudi Arabia’s state-owned Public Investment Fund is expected to discuss its strategy at the... |
| 24.10.2017 | Jiko raises $7.7 million for debit card with cash back | A lot of startups have been raising money for credit cards and other financing businesses lately. Now Jiko has debit card technology that has convinced Upfront Ventures, Radical Impact, Social Capital and others to invest $7.7 million in a ... |
| - | Jiko | “A modern bank that replaces traditional deposits with US Treasury bills to unlock yield, safety, and scale.” |
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