Husk
“Can a European pre-seed startup carve out a niche in spend management for startups against incumbents like Pleo, Qonto, and Brex by being radically simpler and more startup-native?”
HQEurope
Total raised€1M
Latest roundPre-seed, 2025
IndustryHorizontal SaaS / Spend Management
The story
Husk is an early-stage European startup building a spend management and corporate card platform targeted at startups. Founded by entrepreneurs who experienced firsthand the limitations of traditional banks for fast-growing companies, Husk offers Mastercard-branded virtual and physical corporate charge cards with up to 30-day repayment terms, transaction insights, and cash flow management. The product is built on top of Stripe Issuing under Stripe's Irish EMI license, positioning Husk as a Brex/Pleo competitor for European startups.
Product timeline
2025
Closed €1M pre-seed funding round led by Techstars to expand startup financial platform across Europe· funding
The stack
Banking / BaaS
Card issuing
Lending
Corporate charge cards (up to 30-day repayment)10-20X higher spending limits without personal guarantees
Accounting gap: significant