“Can a vertical SaaS platform for health/fitness/nonprofit facilities become the AI-first payments and operations OS for wellness organizations?”
Daxko began as a member-management SaaS for YMCAs and nonprofit community centers, expanded via roll-ups (Club Automation, CSI Spectrum, Motionsoft, Zen Planner, SugarWOD, Fitness Force, Exercise.com) into a broader health-and-fitness operating platform, and layered in integrated payments (Daxko Payment Services / Daxko Payments) as a monetization engine. In 2025 the company pivoted to an AI-first strategy, embedding GPT-class models into its scheduling, billing, and engagement workflows.
Daxko processes payments through Daxko Payment Services (self-operated), Adyen, Chase Paymentech, TSYS, Elavon, Global Payments, First Data (Buypass), Paya and 1 other. Disclosed money-movement rails: ACH.
Daxko uses Daxko Trusted Screening (in-house) for KYC and identity verification.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 3 layers in Daxko's stack: Payments / PSP (Daxko Payment Services (self-operated), Adyen, Chase Paymentech, TSYS and 5 others); Money movement (ACH); KYC (Daxko Trusted Screening (in-house)).
Daxko is founded in 1998 and headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Daxko has raised $8.2M (disclosed); PE-backed in total (latest round: PE Growth).
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