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Jun 2024The company pivoted/rebranded from Bloom to Elevate after Sudan’s civil war and political instability made the original market untenable; it then broadened beyond Sudan to other emerging markets.
SourceUS based USD accounts for non-US residents
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Elevate (formerly Bloom) is a YC W22 fintech that gives non-US residents—especially freelancers, remote workers, and other earners in emerging markets—U.S.-based USD accounts to receive, hold, and send money with compliant banking rails, low FX/transfer fees, and card access.
Primary product
Global USD accounts / U.S.-based banking for non-US freelancers and remote workers
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Dover, Delaware, United States
Team size
11-50
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-industry
Fintech / cross-border payments / digital banking
Offices
Dover, Delaware, United States
Newark, Delaware, United States
San Francisco, CA, United States
Business model
B2C fintech
cross-border payments
transaction fees
FX spread
net interest income
card interchange
Funding
Stage
Seed / early growth
Total raised
$17.4M
Latest round
Debt Financing · Jun 2024
Latest amount
$5M
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder
Co-Founder & CTO
CCO & Strategic Advisor
Head of Customer Support
Founding UI Engineer
Founders
Co-Founder & Board Member
Work & culture
Mission-driven and remote-friendly, with emphasis on transparency, high ownership, collaboration, and serving freelancers and remote workers in emerging markets.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public roles show a contract Content Lead at $750-$1,000, YC jobs listing Head of Growth roles around $25K-$100K, and a Compliance Officer (BSA/AML) role at $100K-$150K; the company also describes its rewards as competitive and bonus-oriented.
Benefits
remote-friendly options
flexible work style
growth opportunities
collaborative team
competitive rewards
Product & market
Pricing
Free monthly account maintenance and registration; outbound transfers typically use market FX plus a flat $1.50 fee, with fees shown before confirmation.
Differentiators
- —FDIC-insured USD accounts for non-US residents
- —real U.S. banking rails through sponsor banks
- —flat $1.50 outbound transfer fee
- —transparent market FX pricing
- —integrations with major freelancing and payroll platforms
- —built for emerging markets
- —free virtual Mastercard debit card
- —P2P Elev@Tag payments
- —24/7 support for some markets
Technology
React
jQuery
Plaid
Mastercard
ACH
Fedwire
FedNow
AES-256 encryption
SSL/TLS 1.2
2FA
OTP
Framer CMS
Customers
freelancers
remote workers
digital nomads
founders
non-US residents in emerging markets
users paid via Upwork
users paid via Fiverr
users paid via Deel
users paid via Remote
users paid via Toptal
Competitors
Payoneer
Wise
PayPal
Remitly
traditional banks
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
approximately $1.5M/year (third-party estimate)
Estimated monthly visits
134.2K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Signals & risks
Latest news
Elevate Pay blog · Jul 2026
Elevate Pay and NayaPay documented a workflow for Pakistani freelancers to obtain a 9186 PRC on eligible USD salary transfers for tax and registration purposes.
Elevate Pay blog · Jul 2026
Elevate Pay introduced Elev@Tag, a P2P identity feature designed to make finding and paying other users easier and more secure.
Elevate Pay blog · Apr 2026
Elevate Pay launched in the Philippines, emphasizing USD accounts for freelancers and remote workers and highlighting demand from Filipino earners.
ProPakistani · Mar 2026
NayaPay and Elevate Pay announced fee-free USD transfers into NayaPay wallets for Pakistani users, aimed at freelancers and remote workers receiving dollars from abroad.
TechCrunch · Jun 2024
TechCrunch covered Elevate’s rebrand from Bloom, its expansion beyond Sudan, and its $5M equity-debt pre-Series A financing led by Negma Group.