Lili in the press
Banking App Lili Raises $55 Million To Help Freelancers Tackle Expenses, Access Credit
In the last year Lili has seen over 1500% revenue growth, and has reached 200,000 customers—most of them women, and most of them workers in the United States’ intersecting freelance and gig economies.
Lili, a neobank aimed at freelancers, raises $55M as it passes 200K users
Today the company already provides users with a single account that can be used both for personal and business expenses. Down the line it will also be expanding into invoicing, payment management and credit (e.g. loans or cash advances) for its customers.
‘We’re building a new category’: Banking solutions for freelancers could become a hit
With Covid erasing job openings, 2020 saw an uptick in freelancers and gig grabbers. Having launched in January 2020, Lili is still pretty young. But its growth is there — it recently passed 200,000 users. Last week, it raised $55 million in a Series B funding round.
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Freelancer banking startup Lili raises $15M
It’s only been a few months since Lili announced its $10 million seed round, and it’s already raised more funding — namely, a $15 million Series A. “Our current investors were so tremendously impressed by the product-market fit and the growth” that they were willing to fund almost all of the new round, said CEO Lilac Bar David.
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Lili, a New York-based banking app for freelancers, raised $15 million. Group 11 led, and was joined by from Foundation Capital, AltaIR Capital, Primary Venture Partners, Torch Capital, and Zeev Ventures.
Lili’s CEO and Co-Founder, Lilac Bar David named one of the 100 most powerful female founders of 2020
Lili Creates All-in-One Banking App Designed Exclusively for Freelancers (VIDEO)
As part of helping the unique challenges that freelancers face, the company offers both a bank account and a broader suite of financial tracking tools. Lilac Bar David, Founder and CEO of Lili, explains how her company is catering in ways other mobile banking companies are not.
Lili raises $10 million for its freelancer banking app
The account comes with a Visa business debit card and is unencumbered by account fees, overdraft fees, foreign transaction fees or minimum balance requirements.The startup estimates that it can save freelancers up to 60 hours and $1,700 per year.
Why Banks Must Gear Up For A Growing Freelancer Base.
Lili aims to focus on freelancers specifically with its financial services that include account and tax services. In a recent interview with PYMNTS, CEO Lilac Bar David explained that the unique financial challenges of freelancers warrant a service provider specific to this customer base.
Lili announced it has raised seed funding round to empower modern workers with the financial tools and services they need to balance work and life.
There are nearly 60 million freelancers in the U.S., making up 35% of the American workforce. Lili is the only company that combines banking services with real-time expense tracking, tax tools and financial insights, so freelancers can stay in control of their finances
Lili, a startup building banking products to meet the needs of freelance workers, is announcing that it has raised seed funding.
Group 11 led the round, which included contributions from Foundation Capital, AltaIR Capital, Primary Venture Partners and Torch Capital.
Lili, a startup building banking products to meet the needs of freelance workers, is announcing that it has raised seed funding.
“No traditional banking solutions are really designed to solve the problems faced by freelancers — whether they’re designers, programmers, fitness instructors, chefs or beauty professionals. She described Lili as the first “all-in-one” solution, offering both a bank account and a broader suite of financial tracking tools”.