Nationally chartered developer bank for financial infrastructure builders
Column is a nationally chartered U.S. bank built by Plaid co-founder William Hockey and his wife Annie, who purchased Northern California National Bank in 2021 and rebuilt its core infrastructure from scratch. Unlike sponsor-bank competitors that rely on third-party cores, Column owns the entire stack — charter, ledger, payment rails — and exposes them via developer APIs. Sacra estimates Column generated $153.1M in revenue in 2025, up 219% year-over-year, with reporting suggesting a valuation as high as $6 billion.
Fintech📍 San Francisco, CAFounded 2021
Current Valuation
$6.0B
as of 2025-Q3
UNICORN
QL Price
$6.0B
0% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Column, published 2026-10-07 — in line with the last disclosed round of $6.0B (2025-Q3).
Confidence
low
Basis
round anchored
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$6.0B
2025-Q3
weight 0.49
How this price has held up
No round has priced for Column since QuantLogix began publishing a price for it, so there is nothing to grade yet. The claim above is on the record from 2026-10-07 and will be graded against the next priced round. See the full accuracy record →
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IPO Outlookprivate
Is Column going public?
No. Column is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Column's valuation in 2026?
Column is valued at $6.0B as of 2025-Q3, set by its Secondary tender (Jun 2025). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Column filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Column.
Who are Column's investors?
Column's investors include William Hockey (founder-funded), Annie Hockey.
Is Column publicly traded — can you buy Column stock?
No. Column is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Column on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Company Profile
CEO
William Hockey
Founded
2021
HQ
San Francisco, CA
Employees
~80
Est. Revenue
$153.1M (2025)
Growth
~219% YoY
IPO Status
private
Fundraising Status
Secondary tender · 1y 4mo ago
private
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Secondary tender
—
Jun 2025
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Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▼ Hiring downtrend
-22% vs 2026-08
Open roles
18
via ashby
Product-build share
6%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
tightening
go-to-market push — Only 6% of open roles build product — hiring is concentrated in sales/marketing/ops (6 of 18 open roles are other).
Open roles trending down; no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
Product Manager, Platform ToolsI don't fit into any of these roles!GrowthPayment Operations (New Grad / Early Career)AML AnalystCustomer Risk Strategy
Counted from Column's live job board as of 2026-09-15; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Founders & Key People
William HockeyAnnie Hockey
Investors
William Hockey (founder-funded) · Annie Hockey
Products
ACH and wire APIs
Card issuing
Account creation APIs
Lending and BaaS rails
FedNow and RTP
Competitors
Cross River Bank · Evolve Bank & Trust · Stripe Treasury · Unit · Bond
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q3. Refreshed quarterly.