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Flex (New York)

getflex.com
HQ: New York, New York, United States
500
Finance

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Aug 16, 2026

Overview

Flex is a New York-based financial technology company that helps renters split rent into smaller payments timed around their paychecks while paying property owners in full and on time. It also provides rent-payment infrastructure and integrations for property managers.

Primary product

Flex Rent: a membership and credit-line product that pays a renter’s full rent to the property and lets the renter repay in installments; Flex also offers bill-payment products and property-management integrations.

Founded

2019

Headquarters

New York, New York, United States

Team size

500–600

Work style

Hybrid

Industry

Financial services

Sub-industry

Fintech; rent payments; consumer credit; proptech

Offices

New York, New York
San Francisco Bay Area

Business model

B2C subscription and transaction fees
Credit-line and payment facilitation fees
B2B2C property-management software and payment infrastructure
Partnerships and integrations with property-management platforms

Funding

Stage

Growth-stage / late-stage private company

Total raised

$225.1M

Latest round

Series C · Feb 2022

Latest amount

$160M

Series C

Feb 2022 · Camber Creek

$160M

Series B

Apr 2021 · Camber Creek

$46.6M

Series A

Sep 2020 · Camber Creek

$12.7M

Seed

Nov 2019 · Camber Creek

$5.5M

Pre-seed

Jul 2019 · Ludlow Ventures

$300K

People & investors

Leadership

Shragie Lichtenstein

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

YeTong Shao

Co-Founder

Jeff Wang

Chief Technology Officer

Tom Holman

Chief Product Officer

Christina Edling

Chief Business Officer

Daniel Gordon

Chief Legal Officer

Kristine Dickson

Chief Financial Officer

Olivia Borsje

Chief Marketing Officer

Justin Chen

SVP, Data & AI

Chris Gorman

Chief People Officer

Investors

Camber Creek
Citibank
Coatue Management
Detroit Venture Partners
GMO VenturePartners
Hanaco Ventures
Ludlow Ventures
Matrix Partners
Renn Ventures
Stripes
Zeal Ventures

Work & culture

Public careers materials emphasize financial inclusion, renter financial wellness, ownership, cross-functional collaboration, flexible work, and mission-driven product development. Engineering postings emphasize scalable financial infrastructure, reliability, security, compliance, observability, and technical mentorship.

Work style

Hybrid

Compensation

Public evidence confirms benefits and open technical roles but does not provide reliable company-wide salary ranges or equity terms. Job postings indicate staff and senior engineering hiring across New York, San Francisco, and remote roles.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage from day one
Paid parental leave
401(k) retirement savings; company match announced as eligible from early 2026
Unlimited paid time off and holidays
Flex Cares employee giving and employee assistance fund
Free Flex subscription for employees
Grubhub meal credit
Hybrid work with remote flexibility and in-person collaboration

Product & market

Pricing

Flex Rent publicly discloses a recurring $5.99 monthly membership fee, a 0.5% processing fee on rent or bill payments, an additional 2.5% credit-card surcharge, and a split fee of up to 3% based on the amount borrowed. Terms depend on eligibility and product type. Pay-in-full users without a credit line may avoid the recurring membership fee but remain subject to processing fees.

Differentiators

  • —Pays the property the full rent amount up front while allowing renters to repay in installments
  • —Combines payment flexibility with positive rent-payment reporting intended to help build credit
  • —Deep integrations with major property-management systems and resident portals
  • —Two-sided value proposition: renter cash-flow flexibility and predictable, on-time collections for property managers
  • —Operates through FDIC-insured bank partners rather than presenting itself as a bank
  • —Direct distribution through property-management software partnerships

Technology

Java
Spring Boot
Gradle
JUnit
TypeScript
React
React Native
Python
GraphQL
AWS
Amazon EKS
Aurora RDS
ElastiCache
DynamoDB
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
AWS CDK
Snowflake
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Customers

Renters and households using Flex Rent
Property-management companies
Residents in properties managed through Yardi/RentCafe, RealPage, Entrata, AppFolio, MRI, RentManager, ResMan, and Aptexx integrations
More than 1,600 property-management companies were cited by Flex in 2024
More than 6 million rental units were cited by Flex in 2024

Competitors

Esusu
Bilt Rewards
Stake
Till
Zumper
Flex's broader competitive set includes rent-splitting, rent-reporting, rent-guarantee, and bill-payment providers

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

$10 million–$20 million annually; one Exa company profile estimated approximately $12.4 million, but private-company revenue is not independently reported

Estimated monthly visits

4.6M

Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026

Signals & risks

Other
Jun 2023

Mother Jones reported customer complaints involving late payments, confusion, and service issues. Flex said it had rebuilt its technology, automated almost all rental payments by March 2023, and was working to improve customer service.

Source
Other
Oct 2024

Flex announced a partnership with FairPlay focused on fairness, transparency, and compliance in algorithmic decisions, highlighting the regulatory and responsible-credit risk inherent in its business.

Source

Latest news

Flex partners with AppFolio to transform the rental payment experience

Flex / GlobeNewswire · Oct 2025

Flex and AppFolio announced an integration intended to place flexible rent payments directly inside tenant-portal workflows and property ledgers.

Flex joins the American Fintech Council

American Fintech Council / Flex announcement referenced in Exa search · Jul 2025

Flex joined the American Fintech Council, reinforcing its focus on fintech policy, housing security, and responsible financial products.

Flex partners with FairPlay to apply fairness-as-a-service solutions to algorithmic decisions

FairPlay / PR Newswire · Oct 2024

The partnership addressed fairness, transparency, and compliance in Flex’s algorithmic decisioning.

RealPage and Flex announce strategic partnership to revolutionize rent payments

Flex / Business Wire · Aug 2024

RealPage named Flex a preferred technology provider for flexible rent payments, expanding access through RealPage property-management workflows.

Flex and Yardi unveil seamless rent-payment integration in RentCafe

Flex · Jun 2024

Flex announced a RentCafe integration with Yardi, allowing residents to access payment flexibility within an established property-management environment.

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