Origin is the first comprehensive money management platform for the modern workforce. We’re an integrated solution that helps your entire company manage compensation, benefits, and personal finances in a single place – side by side with financial professionals.
Our team is led by repeat founders and is backed by leading VC firms like Founders Fund, Felicis and General Catalyst. We’re growing quickly and are looking for passionate people to join our global remote team.
Our team is led by repeat founders and is backed by leading VC firms like Founders Fund, Felicis and General Catalyst. We’re growing quickly and are looking for passionate people to join our global remote team.
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $56M
Valuation: $400M
Founded date: 2018
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | PeopleTech... | peopletech... |
| - | Operator C... | operatorco... |
| - | Felicis Ve... | felicis.co... |
| 18.07.2021 | General Ca... | generalcat... |
| - | Northstar | northstar.... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 30.08.2021 | Series B | $56M | - |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 23.12.2025 | Most goals fail, says financial psychologist—4 steps to actually achieve yours | If you find yourself setting goals — particularly financial ones — and failing to achieve them, you’re not alone. Among Americans who made resolutions in 2024, 70% abandoned their goal altogether, per a survey from the Harris Poll on behalf... |
| 07.08.2025 | Tips to help manage your buy now, pay later loans | Focus on needs vs. wants Buy now, pay later plans divide purchases in monthly installments, typically in four payments. These loans are marketed as having low or no interest. Klarna, Afterpay, PayPal and Affirm are among the most popular bu... |
| 05.11.2023 | Why last week felt like 2021 in fintech | Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. If you want to receive The Interchange directly in your inbox every Sunday, head here to sign up! Last week, we chronicled some big roun... |
| 12.04.2023 | The University of Twente-owned New Origin raises €6M from PhotonDelta to build photonic chips foundry | Enschede-based New Origin, a photonic chips foundry, announced on Wednesday that it has raised €6M in a fresh round of funding from PhotonDelta, a Dutch-based accelerator for the integrated photonics industry. The funding is part of a contr... |
| 07.09.2021 | Digital health news, funding roundup in the prior week; September 6 | Whoop raised $200M and acquired PUSH; Cityblock landed $400M; Eight Sleep secured $86M Push: Push is a personalized digital fitness and health coach. Whoop acquired PUSH for an undisclosed amount. Whoop makes a wearable that monitors sleep ... |
| 06.09.2021 | Financial wellness platform Origin raises $56m funding at $400m valuation | Employee financial wellness platform Origin has raised $56 million in Series B funding, taking the firm’s valuation up to $400 million. Origin CEO and co-founder Matt Watson The funding round was led by Dick Costolo and Adam Bain’s 01A, Gen... |
| 30.08.2021 | The second coming of health trackers | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. Paid Content Why today's marketers need strong collaboration tools From Optimizely If you’ll allo... |
| 30.08.2021 | The second coming of health trackers | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. Paid Content How the pandemic changed this flavor company for the better From Kikkoman If you’ll ... |
| 30.08.2021 | Origin Raises $56M in Series B Funding; Valued at $400M | Origin, a San Francisco, CA-based comprehensive employee financial wellness platform, raised $56m in Series B funding. The round, which brought the valuation of the company to $400m, was led by Dick Costolo and Adam Bain’s 01A, General Cata... |
| 16.08.2021 | How Employers Can Support The Financial Wellness Of Their Employees | Matt is the CEO & co-founder of Origin, where he is working to solve employees’ number one source of stress: money. |
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