“Can a corporate-travel SaaS company become the default all-in-one travel + spend operating system for global enterprises by embedding cards, payments, and reimbursements?”
Founded 2015 as TripActions, a corporate travel booking platform. Expanded into embedded finance in 2019 via Stripe Issuing to launch Navan Expense — a corporate card + expense management product. Rebranded to Navan in 2022 to reflect its evolution into an all-in-one travel + spend platform. Went public on Nasdaq in October 2025 using a novel SEC shutdown-period filing path.
Navan processes payments through Stripe Connect.
Navan's cards are issued through Stripe Issuing.
Navan's lending and capital products are provided by Goldman Sachs Bank USA (warehouse facility) and Silicon Valley Bank (asset-backed facility).
Navan integrates with NetSuite, QuickBooks, Sage and Xero.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 4 layers in Navan's stack: Payments / PSP (Stripe Connect); Card issuing (Stripe Issuing); Lending (Goldman Sachs Bank USA (warehouse facility), Silicon Valley Bank (asset-backed facility) and Navan Expense corporate card receivables financing); Accounting (NetSuite, QuickBooks, Sage and Xero).
Navan was founded by Ariel Cohen and Ilan Twig and is founded in 2015, headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA.
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