Nav Funding, Investors & Competitors

Nav has raised $104M across 5 funding rounds, most recently a $5M Series A in July 2025.

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Last Nav funding round

$5M

Series A · Jul 2025

Cumulative funding Nav raised

$104M

across 5 funding rounds

Key investors in Nav

  • Kleiner Perkins
  • Point72 Ventures
  • Kickstart
  • CSC Upshot
  • Goldman Sachs Growth Equity
  • CE Innovation Capital
  • Tencent
  • Crosslink Capital

Nav Overview

About Nav

Draper-headquartered Nav is a financial technology company that delivers business credit monitoring, financing matchmaking, and credit-building insights for small businesses. The platform connects with bank accounts, QuickBooks, and credit bureaus from Experian and Dun & Bradstreet to analyze financial data and recommend credit cards, loans, lines of credit, and other funding products. Nav provides real-time alerts for credit report changes, identity theft protection, and educational resources on business finance. Founded in 2012, the company processes millions of credit inquiries annually to simplify access to capital for entrepreneurs nationwide.


Founded

2012

HQ

United StatesSalt Lake City, UT

Website

nav.com

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Subscription

Nav Funding History

Nav has raised a total of $104M across 5 funding rounds.

Nav's first fundraising round was a $800K seed round in November 2013. The most recent completed round was a $5M Series A in July 2025.

Nav funding rounds

Nav funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedDeal Summary
Jul 2025Series ANBH bank (lead)$5M-
Feb 2019Series CGoldman Sachs Growth Equity (lead); Starwood VC; Point72 Ventures; Expanding Capital; Aries Capital Partners; Experian Ventures; CE Innovation Capital$45M-
May 2017Series BExperian (lead); CSC Upshot; Point72 Ventures; Kickstart; Kleiner Perkins; Fenway Summer Ventures; Tencent; Goldman Sachs Growth Equity; CE Innovation Capital; ZenStone Venture Capital; Crosslink Capital; Clocktower Technology Ventures$38MNav is a Draper, Utah-based credit information marketplace for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), often compared to Credit Karma but tailored for SMBs seeking additional credit. The company raised a $37.7 million Series B round in 2017, matching the investor list including Experian as lead, Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, Kleiner Perkins, and others. Prior to that, Nav secured an $8.4 million Series A in 2015 led by Kleiner Perkins. Following the 2017 round, Nav raised a $44.9 million Series C in 2019 co-led by Experian Ventures, Goldman, and Point72 Ventures.
Nov 2015Series AKleiner Perkins (lead); CSC Upshot; Element Ventures; Tim Graczewski; Swati Mylavarapu; Album VC; Matt Rogers$16M-
Nov 2013SeedKickstart$800K-

Who has invested in Nav?

22 investors have backed Nav across its funding rounds, including Kleiner Perkins, Point72 Ventures, Kickstart, CSC Upshot, Goldman Sachs Growth Equity and CE Innovation Capital.

Lead investors include NBH bank, Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, Experian and Kleiner Perkins.


Nav Investors

Investors in Nav by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
CSC UpshotUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2ParticipantNov 2015
Point72 VenturesUnited StatesNew York City, NY2ParticipantMay 2017
KickstartUnited StatesSalt Lake City, UT2ParticipantNov 2013
Kleiner PerkinsUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2LeadNov 2015
Goldman Sachs Growth EquityUnited StatesNew York City, NY2LeadMay 2017
CE Innovation CapitalSingaporeSingapore2ParticipantMay 2017
Starwood VCUnited StatesAspen, CO1ParticipantFeb 2019
Expanding CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantFeb 2019
NBH bankUnited StatesDenver, CO1LeadJul 2025
Element VenturesUnited StatesProvo, UT1ParticipantNov 2015
Fenway Summer VenturesUnited StatesWashington, DC1ParticipantMay 2017
Tim GraczewskiUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantNov 2015
TencentChinaShenzhen1ParticipantMay 2017

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Acquisitions by Nav

Nav has acquired 3 companies to date.

Last acquisition by Nav was on July 17th 2023. Nav acquired Tillful for undisclosed valuation.


Latest Acquisitions by Nav

Tillful
Nuula
Fundastic
Description
Tillful is a San Francisco-based SMB fintech offering alternative credit scoring and lending products using AI models trained on 500 million data points. Launched in 2017 as part of Flowcast, it provides business credit cards, lines of credit up to $250,000, and cash advances to 100,000 underserved borrowers. Tillful partners with ING Ventures and serves e-commerce merchants on Shopify and Amazon, approving 70% more applications than traditional banks.
Nuula is a Toronto-based fintech platform connecting small businesses to accounting software like QuickBooks, bank accounts, and ecommerce tools such as Shopify. It forecasts cash flow, tracks credit scores from Equifax, monitors sales trends, and alerts on financial issues, serving Canadian SMEs since 2019.
Fundastic is a financial planning platform designed for small businesses. It offers tools for budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management through an intuitive online interface. The service supports entrepreneurs in tracking expenses, projecting revenues, and maintaining fiscal health without complex software.
HQ CountryUnited StatesCanadaUnited States
HQ City
San Francisco, CA
Toronto
San Francisco, CA
Deal Date17 Jul 202326 Jan 202321 Oct 2015
Valuationundisclosedundisclosedundisclosed
EV/Revenue
EV/EBITDA

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Nav Competitors

Nav competitors include listed companies like Verisk Analytics and Fair Isaac, and private ones like Transmit Security, Thought Machine, Quantexa and Feedzai.

Public and private companies comparable to Nav
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
Verisk AnalyticsUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$3.1B$1.7B$23B8.5x
Fair IsaacUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$2B$951M$21B10.4x
Transmit SecurityUnited StatesBoston, MAPrivate$100M-$2.7B27.4x
Thought MachineUnited KingdomLondonPrivate$63M-$2.7B42.9x
QuantexaUnited KingdomLondonPrivate$100M-$2.6B26.0x
FeedzaiPortugalCoimbraPrivate--$2B-

Nav Public Comps

Nav is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Palantir, ServiceNow, S&P Global, Datadog, Moody's, RELX, Strategy, Constellation Software, Fiserv and Verisk Analytics.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Palantir$4.5B$1.5B92.6x58.1x285.0x97.4x
ServiceNow$13B$2.6B11.1x9.6x57.2x25.0x
S&P Global$15B$7.7B8.9x9.1x17.6x17.3x
Datadog$3.4B($588K)23.6x19.4x(137813.0x)77.6x
Moody's$7.7B$3.8B11.2x10.6x22.5x20.1x
RELX$13B$4.9B5.5x5.3x14.4x13.2x
Strategy$477M($5.4B)149.4x144.4x(13.1x)(12.3x)
Constellation Software$12B$2.5B4.0x3.5x18.5x12.9x

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Common questions about Nav

When was Nav founded?Nav was founded in 2012.
Where is Nav headquartered?Nav is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
Is Nav publicly listed?No, Nav is a private, VC-backed company.
How much funding has Nav raised?Nav has raised $104M across 5 funding rounds.
What was Nav's last funding round?Nav's last funding round was a $5M Series A in July 2025, led by NBH bank.
Who are Nav's investors?Nav's investors include CSC Upshot, Point72 Ventures, Kickstart, Kleiner Perkins, Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, CE Innovation Capital, Starwood VC, Expanding Capital, NBH bank, Element Ventures and 12 others.
Which companies are comparable to Nav?Companies comparable to Nav include Verisk Analytics, Fair Isaac, Transmit Security, Thought Machine, Quantexa and Feedzai.
How many companies has Nav acquired?Nav has acquired 3 companies, including Tillful, Nuula and Fundastic.

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