Fintech-friendly commercial bank powering BaaS and Stripe-era infrastructure
Fintech📍 Kansas City, MOFounded 1928
Current Valuation
$1.5B
as of 2025-Q3
UNICORN
IPO Outlookprivate
Is Lead Bank going public?
No. Lead Bank is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Lead Bank's valuation in 2026?
Lead Bank is valued at $1.5B as of 2025-Q3, set by its Series B (Sep 2025). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Lead Bank filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Lead Bank.
Who are Lead Bank's investors?
Lead Bank's investors include Khosla Ventures, Coatue, Ribbit Capital, GIC, Goldman Sachs.
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.
Lead Bank is a state-chartered Kansas City commercial bank acquired in 2022 by fintech veteran Jackie Reses (former head of Square Capital) and rebuilt into a modern BaaS partner for fintech sponsors. The bank's deposits and revenue have grown rapidly as it took share from BaaS sponsors hit by consent orders, partnering with names like Stripe, Visa, and Branch. Sacra estimates $124M in adjusted revenue in 2025, up 65% from $75M in 2024, valuing the bank at roughly $1.47 billion in its September 2025 round.
Company Profile
CEO
Jackie Reses
Founded
1928
HQ
Kansas City, MO
Employees
~250
Est. Revenue
$124M (2025)
Growth
~65% YoY
IPO Status
private
Fundraising Status
Series B · 11 mo ago
private
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series B
—
Sep 2025
Khosla Ventures
—
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
● First snapshot
trend accrues with monthly sweeps
Open roles
16
via ashby
Product-build share
44%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
balanced build + GTM — 44% builders vs 56% go-to-market/G&A — scaling both sides.
Counted from Lead Bank's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
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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.