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Pomelo

Pomelo

Private
San Francisco, CaliforniaFinTechhttp://pomelo.co

Last Round

Series C

Jan 20, 2026

Total Funding Raised

$315M

Momentum

Top 50%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Pomelo is a fintech company that offers a money transfer application enabling users to send money to family members abroad without fees while building their credit through a secured credit line and convenient fund deposit options.

Sector

FinTech

Verticals

Digital Payments, Digital Banking, Compliance & Risk, API Management

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Payment Processing Fee, Usage-Based SaaS

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

card issuingcard processingfinancial infrastructurebanking-as-a-serviceBaaSpayment APIknow your customerKYCBIN sponsorshipfintech infrastructurecross-border paymentsembedded financeAPI-first platformtransaction processingLatAm fintech

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Pomelo Comps

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Pomelo comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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Pomelo Funding Rounds

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Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series CJan 20, 2026
Series CJan 20, 2026
Series AApr 22, 2024
DebtApr 22, 2024
Series BJan 17, 2024
Series A Extension
Aug 18, 2022

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Eric Velasquez Frenkiel

Founder And CEO

Founding Team

Kevin Choi

Chief Technology Officer

Executive Team

Louis Yang

CFO

Executive Team

Pomelo Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Pomelo investors
InvestorRounds
Andreessen HorowitzSeed
S32Series B, Series C
AdditionSeed
Latitud VenturesSeries A Extension, Seed
SciFi VenturesSeries A, Series A Extension, Seed
Clocktower VenturesSeries A, Series A Extension
Gilgamesh VenturesSeries A

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  • Jan 21, 2026

    Zepz is acquiring Pomelo to expand into credit, cards, and financial tools.

  • Feb 6, 2025

    New offering enables US customers to build credit while supporting loved ones overseas.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Employee Range24
Year Founded2019
Last FundingJan 20, 2026

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