
Spade is the only transaction data enrichment solution backed by real data. We leverage our vast first-party data network to bring instant clarity and context to every purchase and payment—with precisely matched merchant, category, and geolocation details that empower you to build the next generation of financial technology.

Spade is the only transaction data enrichment solution backed by real data. We leverage our vast first-party data network to bring instant clarity and context to every purchase and payment—with precisely matched merchant, category, and geolocation details that empower you to build the next generation of financial technology.
What they do: Real-time transaction enrichment and merchant intelligence API for banks, card issuers and fintechs
Founded / HQ: Founded by Oban MacTavish, Tess Bloch and Cooper Hart; New York-based
Customers / partners: Named partners include Stripe, Bilt, Mercury, Ramp, Unit
Funding: Total reported funding $22,350,000 (USD); Seed led by a16z, Series A led by Flourish Ventures
Employees: Approximately 30
Transaction data enrichment; merchant intelligence for financial services
Financial Services
5,000,000 USD
Seed round participation also included Y Combinator, Gradient Ventures and Dash Fund plus angel investors
10,000,000 USD
Participating investors included Andreessen Horowitz, Gradient Ventures, Y Combinator, Dash Fund and Everywhere Ventures
“Backed by prominent fintech and venture investors including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Flourish Ventures”
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What is Spade? Financial institutions process billions of transactions every day across cards, ACH, wires, and third party aggregators. But most of that data is difficult to use. Descriptions are inconsistent, merchant names don’t match, and categories vary by payment type.
Spade’s API takes these raw, messy transactions, and in <50 ms, returns clean, structured records linked to verified businesses in our proprietary database. Customers including Stripe, FIS, Bilt, Corpay, and Mercury use Spade to authorize more transactions, personalize experiences, power rewards programs, and more. We lead the market in terms of merchant coverage, speed of enrichment, and data accuracy, and enrich hundreds of billions of dollars in transaction volume every month.
Spade is a fast growing, Series A company backed by industry experts and top tier investors (including a16z, Flourish Ventures, Y-Combinator, and Gradient Ventures). We’re a lean and execution oriented hybrid team, passionate about building exceptional products for our growing customer base. We care deeply about diversity of opinion, background, and experience. We value empathy, curiosity, and passion, and strive to create an environment where individuals have autonomy and the ability to take ownership over their work.
What will you do?
What experience, skills, and qualifications are necessary?
This position is remote friendly (with an option to come to an office if in the NYC area), but only open to applicants based in the United States and Canada.
Must-have:
5+ years of experience building and scaling backend Python-based systems in fast-paced environments
Proven expertise in at least two of the following areas: infrastructure, data pipelines, and API development
Experience building systems from scratch, making trade-offs, and executing autonomously in early-stage environments
Product mindset and strong problem solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and focus on delivering customer value
Collaborative working style, fostering a culture of mentorship, shared success, and continuous improvement
Nice-to-have:
Proficiency in Django and SQL
Familiarity with data science and analytics tools such as Pyspark, Databricks and Delta Lake, and Hex
Experience with cloud infrastructure and tools like AWS CDK
Experience with transaction, merchant, and/or location data
Experience and/or interest in fintech and/or data products
Why join Spade?
Benefits Include
Diversity & Inclusion At Spade Spade is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a culture that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. We believe that having people with different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives not only helps us build the best products for our customers, but also helps us be the best version of ourselves.
As part of our commitment to health and safety, Spade requires employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as permitted under applicable law.
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