Column
Nationally chartered US bank with a direct API. Used by Brex, Ramp, and Modern Treasury for embedded banking infrastructure.
- Location
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2021
- Category
- Fintech
- Funding
- VC-backed
- Team
- 51-200
Founders of Column
- William Hockey
- Annie Hockey
Frequently asked questions
What does Column do?
Nationally chartered US bank with a direct API. Used by Brex, Ramp, and Modern Treasury for embedded banking infrastructure.
Where is Column based?
Column is based in San Francisco, United States.
When was Column founded?
Column was founded in 2021.
How much has Column raised?
Column is vc-backed. Funding details have not been disclosed.
Who founded Column?
Column was founded by William Hockey, Annie Hockey.
How Column would pitch themselves
○ Auto-generated01Target customer
Consumers + businesses needing modern financial services + infrastructure — typically under-served by legacy banks + processors.
02Problem they solve
Nationally chartered US bank with a direct API. Used by Brex, Ramp, and Modern Treasury for embedded banking infrastructure. The category has historically been served by tools that miss the modern workflow this product is built around.
03Key differentiator
Column differentiates on the first developer-first bank — focusing on a specific edge in this category vs. broader incumbents. Founded by William Hockey + team.
04Go-to-market strategy
Combined sales + product-led growth approach typical for Fintech companies at this stage — direct sales for higher-ACV deals, self-serve for SMB adoption, and content + community for top-of-funnel.