PYMNTS · Feb 2026
Summarized the funding round and stated the company would expand product capabilities and international reach.
Developer friendly drop in payouts infrastructure
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 16, 2026
Overview
Dots (usedots.com) is a San Francisco-based fintech building a multichannel payouts API for marketplaces and service-based businesses. Its platform lets companies pay contractors, sellers, and creators via multiple rails and payment methods, with onboarding, compliance, disbursements, and fraud controls handled through a single API.
Primary product
Multichannel payouts API / global payouts infrastructure platform
Founded
2021
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
10-20 employees
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-industry
Payments infrastructure / payout automation / fintech
Business model
B2B SaaS
API-based software
usage-based payments infrastructure
Funding
Stage
Series A
Total raised
$14.8M
Latest round
Series A · Feb 2026
Latest amount
$8.9M
Feb 2026 · DCM Ventures
Seed
Jul 2023 · Y Combinator
Pre Seed
Jun 2021 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Leadership
CEO & Co-Founder
CTO & Co-Founder
Joshua Wasserman
Director of Global Compliance
Michael Staib
Head of Customer Support
Work & culture
Publicly available evidence suggests a product- and ownership-driven culture, with emphasis on shipping quickly, fraud/compliance rigor, and hiring across engineering and growth. Dots also publicly references team rituals and a collaborative, fast-moving startup environment. No formal benefits page was surfaced in the available sources.
Compensation
No public compensation philosophy or salary bands were found on the company site. Job-board style signals indicate active hiring, including senior engineering roles, but no reliable pay data was surfaced.
Product & market
Pricing
Not publicly disclosed; appears to be API/software pricing for payouts infrastructure, likely enterprise/usage-based
Differentiators
- —Single API for payouts across multiple rails and payout methods
- —Self-serve onboarding and faster go-live
- —Compliance and onboarding embedded in the payout flow
- —Fraud detection / anti-fraud controls
- —Focus on developer and payee experience
- —Supports flexible payout methods such as Venmo, PayPal, ACH, and Zelle
Technology
Stripe
Stripe Connect
Python
React
GitHub
Calendly
PayPal
Slack
Notion
Zoom
Gmail
Linux
Google Ads
LinkedIn
Customers
Marketplaces
Service-based businesses
Creator platforms
UGC platforms
Newsletter networks
Talent communities
Competitors
Stripe Connect
Checkbook
Brex (adjacent finance ops tooling)
Other payouts infrastructure providers
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Not publicly disclosed; however, Business Wire reported 400% year-over-year revenue growth and over $150M in monthly payouts at the time of the Series A.
Estimated monthly visits
47.6K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Latest news
Fintech Global · Feb 2026
Industry coverage of the Series A and the company’s broader product expansion plans.
Business Wire · Feb 2026
Primary press release covering the round, product updates, $150M monthly payouts, and 400% YoY revenue growth claim.
CB Insights · Feb 2026
CB Insights summarizes Dots' funding stage, investors, profitability, and revenue-growth claims.
Dots blog · Feb 2026
Company announcement confirming the Series A, total funding above $14.8M, profitability in 2025, and continued hiring.
Jobs and careers at Dots 💸
1 job at Dots 💸
General Inquiries
On-site
NYC
2y ago
On-site
Full-time