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Benepass

Can a single flexible benefits card platform become the default infrastructure for how employers fund and control employee benefit spending across pre-tax and post-tax programs globally?

Founded2019
HQNew York, New York, United States
FoundersJaclyn Chen (CEO), Kabir Soorya (CTO), Mark Fischer (COO)
Total raised$54.7M
Latest roundSeries B, January 2026
IndustryHorizontal SaaS / HR & Payroll
The story

Founded in 2019 as a Y Combinator company, Benepass reimagined employee benefits by consolidating pre-tax accounts (HSA, FSA, HRA, Commuter) and post-tax lifestyle spending accounts onto a single Visa card. The company built card-first fintech infrastructure — using Unit for BaaS — to enforce spending rules in real-time at the merchant level. After establishing a strong SMB customer base, the 2026 Series B positions Benepass to move upmarket into larger, more complex enterprise employers while managing growing healthcare cost pressures.

Last 12 months
2026-01
Product timeline
2019
Founded by Jaclyn Chen, Kabir Soorya, and Mark Fischer; Y Combinator alumni; launched as a flexible employee benefits platform with card-first technology.· pivot
2021
Launched physical and virtual Visa cards for pre-tax and lifestyle spending accounts, enabling employees to use a single card across all benefit categories.· card
2023
Expanded to global operations, supporting workforces in 6+ countries including Brazil, Canada, Greece, UK, and Philippines.· banking
2026
Raised $40M Series B led by Centana Growth Partners to accelerate expansion into larger enterprise employers and broaden pre- and post-tax benefit offerings.· acquisition
The stack
Banking / BaaS
Unit
Card issuing
Unit
Accounting gap: significant