“Can a credit-building fintech meaningfully improve financial health for low-income Americans by combining savings and credit access in a single product?”
Founded in 2019 by fintech veterans with deep experience in lower-income consumer lending, SeedFi built credit-building and savings products for underserved Americans who lack adequate access to traditional financial services. The company differentiated through a 'Credit Builder Plan' tied to forced savings—helping customers build credit and savings simultaneously—and a 'Borrow & Grow Plan.' SeedFi relied on Cross River Bank as its banking and lending infrastructure partner. The company was acquired by Credit Karma, positioning SeedFi's products as a distribution channel within the much larger Credit Karma ecosystem.
Seedfi discloses Cross River as its banking provider, with Cross River Bank, N.A. as its sponsor bank, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Seedfi does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Cross River Bank, N.A..
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 3 layers in Seedfi's stack: Banking / BaaS (Cross River); Lending (Credit Builder Plan and Borrow & Grow Plan); Sponsor bank (Cross River Bank, N.A.).
Seedfi was founded by Eric Burton and is founded in 2019, headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Seedfi has raised $84M in total (latest round: Acquired by Credit Karma).
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