Founded in 2020, Daylight is the first and only digital banking platform in the U.S. specifically designed for and by the LGBT+ community. Daylight’s card, app and digital services prepare members for the future faster by helping them to navigate the finance system, generate smarter habits and connect with a community working together to build the life they deserve without compromise. Daylight is backed by financial and payment industry icons Visa and Marqeta. The company was founded by LGBT+ entrepreneurs Rob Curtis and Billie Simmons.
Location: United States, California, West Hollywood
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $15M
Founded date: 2020
Investors 6
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Financial ... | finventure... |
| 02.04.2023 | Duro Ventu... | duro.vc |
| 07.07.2021 | Anthemis G... | anthemis.c... |
| - | Clocktower... | clocktower... |
| - | Restive | restive.co... |
| - | Digital Ho... | digitalhor... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 21.11.2022 | Series A | $15M | Mendoza Ve... |
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| 12.01.2023 | Trend spotter: Natasha’s fintech predictions for 2023 | New Year, new predictions. The ripples of the macroeconomic climate are being felt across the board,... | octopusven... |
| 05.01.2023 | Best online checking accounts of January 2023 Capital One 3... | JUMP TO Section Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / ne... | businessin... |
| 19.11.2022 | U.S.A-based Daylight raises USD 15 million in funding | New York, the U.S.A-based provider of a digital bank, focused on serving queer people, Daylight, rai... | vcbay.news... |
| 18.11.2022 | Daylight Raises $15M in Funding | Daylight, a New York-based provider of a digital bank focused on serving queer people, raised $15M i... | finsmes.co... |
| 18.11.2022 | Daylight, the LGBTQ+ neobank, raises cash to launch subscrip... | Just days after a bill that would codify same-sex marriage in the U.S. cleared a key hurdle in the S... | techcrunch... |
| 08.10.2022 | 8 ways LGBTQ+ Americans can build wealth starting now | Holly Falconer/Getty Images Insider's experts choose the best products and services to help make sm... | businessin... |
| 10.08.2022 | Daylight banking review: Mobile platform that supports the L... | Daylight is a fintech banking platform. Daylight banking; Insider JUMP TO Section Chevron icon It ... | businessin... |
| 29.06.2022 | Being LGBTQ+ in the US presents under-the-radar financial ch... | The LGBTQ+ community has specific needs that traditional banks often miss. Maskot/Getty Images Rede... | businessin... |
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