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Slash

Vertical business banking for online entrepreneurs.
Slash is a San Francisco-based 'vertical banking' platform for online entrepreneurs, building dedicated banking products for niches like resellers, content creators, and ad arbitrage operators. Founded by two college dropouts, raised a $41M Series B in May 2025 at a $370M valuation led by Goodwater Capital, then a $100M Series C at a $1.4B valuation later in 2025 — achieving unicorn status.
Fintech 📍 San Francisco, CA Founded 2020
Current Valuation
$1.4B
as of 2025-Q4
UNICORN

QL Price

$1.4B
0% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Slash, published 2026-10-07 — in line with the last disclosed round of $1.4B (2026-09).
Confidence
low
Basis
round anchored
What backs this price
Last disclosed round $1.4B 2026-09 weight 0.93
How this price has held up
No round has priced for Slash 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 →
How to actually get exposure to Slash →
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IPO Outlookprivate

Is Slash going public?
No. Slash is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Slash's valuation in 2026?
Slash is valued at $1.4B as of 2025-Q4, set by its Series C ($100M, Nov 2025). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Slash filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Slash.
Who are Slash's investors?
Slash's investors include Goodwater Capital, NEA, Y Combinator, Menlo Ventures.
How much has Slash raised?
Slash has raised $160M in total, most recently a Series C of $100M in Nov 2025.
Is Slash publicly traded — can you buy Slash stock?
No. Slash 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 Slash on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
How to actually get exposure to Slash →
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
Victor Cardenas
Founded
2020
HQ
San Francisco, CA
Employees
50-100
Total Raised
$160M
Last Round
Series C — $100M (Nov 2025)
IPO Status
private

Fundraising Status

Series C · $100M · 11 mo ago
privateTotal raised $160M

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series C$100MNov 2025——

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
▶ Hiring steady
+6% vs 2026-08
Open roles
19
via ashby
Product-build share
42%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
balanced build + GTM — 42% builders vs 58% go-to-market/G&A — scaling both sides.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month18Aug '2619Sep '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionOther5Engineering4Sales & GTM2Legal & Policy2Research1Marketing1Product1Ops & People1Security1
■ product-building   ■ go-to-market / G&A
Applied AI EngineerSenior Infrastructure/Platform EngineerSoftware Engineer, GrowthSenior/Staff Software Engineer, ProductSoftware Engineer, StablecoinProduct Manager, Enterprise Finance
Counted from Slash's live job board as of 2026-09-16; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.

Founders & Key People

Victor CardenasKevin Bai

Investors

Goodwater Capital · NEA · Y Combinator · Menlo Ventures

Products

  • Business checking
  • Corporate cards
  • Cashback
  • Stablecoin payments (via Bridge)
  • Vertical sub-accounts

Competitors

Mercury · Ramp · Rho · Bluevine
FintechNeobankY Combinator
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q4. Refreshed quarterly.