“Can a fintech lender to consumer brands become their full financial OS — combining working capital, banking, and buy-now-pay-later supply chain tools — before the brands themselves run out of money?”
Founded in 2019 as Gourmet Growth, Ampla pivoted quickly to become a fintech lender targeting consumer brands and e-commerce businesses that lacked the credit history required by traditional banks. It differentiated itself by underwriting omnichannel revenue streams and offering actual lines of credit (with disclosed APRs) rather than merchant cash advances. Around 2022, Ampla expanded beyond lending into business banking — deposits, a Visa debit card, and high-yield accounts powered by Blue Ridge Bank N.A. — aiming to be a full financial OS for startup consumer brands. After struggling amid a consumer brand downturn (reporting in The Information noted the company was seeking buyers and cutting credit lines), Ampla was acquired by FundThrough in April 2025, folding its technology and $2B+ origination track record into FundThrough's invoice factoring platform.
Ampla discloses Blue Ridge Bank N.A. (in-house sponsor bank) as its banking provider, with Blue Ridge Bank, N.A. as its sponsor bank, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Ampla does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Blue Ridge Bank, N.A..
Ampla's cards are issued through Blue Ridge Bank N.A..
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 4 layers in Ampla's stack: Banking / BaaS (Blue Ridge Bank N.A. (in-house sponsor bank)); Card issuing (Blue Ridge Bank N.A.); Lending (Line of credit (working capital), Inventory financing, Ampla Pay Later (extended payment terms / invoice financing) and Revenue-based financing); Sponsor bank (Blue Ridge Bank, N.A.).
Ampla was founded by Anthony Santomo, Jim Cummings and Jie Zhou and is founded in 2019, headquartered in New York, NY, USA.
Ampla has raised $50M equity + $330M+ debt in total (latest round: Acquired by FundThrough, April 2025).
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