Staircase is an API Platform for the US residential mortgage industry. We were founded by mortgage industry and technology experts with a mission of eliminating friction to technology adoption in the mortgage market to move the industry towards a lower cost, better borrower experience.
Our platform aggregates existing data and technology services into low-code, mortgage-focused API products. By bringing the best technology available to lenders’ fingertips, our platform enables faster, more cost efficient mortgage underwriting. We also support the innovation ecosystem by providing APIs that can be used to build mortgage-focused software and products faster, cheaper, and more securely than ever before.
We are a fully-remote, globally distributed team offering 100% remote flexibility to our employees. Founded in 2019, we are privately held and backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, RRE Ventures, Zigg Capital, along with other notable angel investors.
Our platform aggregates existing data and technology services into low-code, mortgage-focused API products. By bringing the best technology available to lenders’ fingertips, our platform enables faster, more cost efficient mortgage underwriting. We also support the innovation ecosystem by providing APIs that can be used to build mortgage-focused software and products faster, cheaper, and more securely than ever before.
We are a fully-remote, globally distributed team offering 100% remote flexibility to our employees. Founded in 2019, we are privately held and backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, RRE Ventures, Zigg Capital, along with other notable angel investors.
Location: United States, New York
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $18M
Founded date: 2019
Investors 7
| Date | Name | Website |
| 01.11.2023 | Avid Ventu... | avidventur... |
| - | RRE Ventur... | rre.com/ |
| 23.05.2023 | Metaprop | metaprop.v... |
| 27.01.2022 | Bessemer V... | bvp.com |
| - | Clocktower... | clocktower... |
| - | Metaprop | metaprop.c... |
| 19.08.2020 | Zigg Capit... | ziggcap.co... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 15.12.2021 | Series A | $18M | Bessemer V... |
Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description |
| 08.02.2024 | Staircase Launches ChatMTG, Delivering Homeowners Over 67% Lifetime Mortgage Savings | ChatMTG logo Providing homeowners revolutionary access to wholesale lending rates, ChatMTG cuts mortgage application process down to under 10 minutes NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Staircase, a leading mortgage technology comp... |
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| 11.04.2022 | Staircase debuts AWS blockchain-backed tech for mortgage | Mortgage tech startup Staircase this week launched a blockchain-backed digital infrastructure that it says enables lenders to safely store collected mortgage data while processing loans faster. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Staircase rol... |
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| 15.12.2021 | Staircase Raises $18M in Series A Funding | Staircase, a Philadelphia, CA-based company building integrated, digital infrastructure to accelerate tech-enabled mortgages, secured $18m in Series A funding. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Avid Vent... |
| 14.12.2021 | Staircase Raises $18M Series A Funding Led by Bessemer Venture Partners to Speed Adoption of Modern Technology across the Mortgage Industry | “Staircase empowers a range of legacy and next-generation mortgage companies to both improve speed and the holistic customer experience," said David Eisenberg, Founding Partner of Zigg Capital. "We expect that the company will gro... |
| 19.02.2021 | Avid Ventures Launches Its $68 Million Debut Venture Capital Fund | Avid Ventures is led by Founder and Managing Partner Addie Lerner and Founding Investor Tali ... [+] VogelsteinAVID VENTURES |
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