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MIAMI, October 23, 2025 — CB Insights today named Crowded, a Miami-based fintech platform for nonprofit financial management, to its eighth annual Fintech 100, showcasing the 100 most promising private fintech companies in the world.
“This year’s Fintech 100 showcases a new generation of companies turning AI, automation, and digital assets into the backbone of financial infrastructure,” said Laura Kennedy, Principal Analyst at CB Insights. “This year’s winners are building the infrastructure that will shape the future of financial services.”
The list features early- and mid-stage startups driving the evolution of fintech. Utilizing the CB Insights platform, the 100 winners were selected based on several factors, including CB Insights’ datasets on deal activity, industry partnerships, investor strength, and hiring momentum, among other criteria.
Crowded’s award comes during a challenging period for nonprofits with federal funding cuts and a government shutdown making 2025 the industry’s most challenging year since COVID-19, which has fueled demand for automating nonprofit financial operations. Earlier this year, the company announced its Series A, led by Flashpoint, an international tech investment firm with c. $500 million AUM that invested in c.90 global tech companies originating from Europe and Israel, which brought Crowded’s total funding to $13.5 million. This has further surged adoption of its platform, with hundreds of institutional clients now using the Platform to manage org-wide finances including a growing number of councils of Girl Scouts of the USA.
“We founded Crowded to provide nonprofits with a modern financial infrastructure they can trust, and being recognized in the Fintech 100 is a testament to our team’s innovation and dedication,” said Daniel Grunstein, co-founder and CEO of Crowded. “Our mission has always been to align our platform with the values of nonprofits — improving efficiency and transparency so organizations can focus on their impact.”
“We’re thrilled to see Crowded honored among the world’s top fintech innovators,” said Noam Wolf, Partner at Flashpoint. “Their platform is transforming how nonprofits manage finances, helping organizations simplify complex processes, stay compliant, and focus on their mission. Crowded is building the future of nonprofit financial management, and we’re excited to support their continued growth.”
About CB Insights
CB Insights is an AI-powered market intelligence platform (an “AI super analyst”) that delivers instant insights to help companies bet on the right markets, track competitors, and source the next deals so they can stay ahead of the curve. Our AI agents translate millions of signals into the exact outputs teams need to move first – defensible, sourced, and board-ready.
About Crowded
Crowded’s mission is to make finance efficient, compliant, and transparent for the two million nonprofits in the US. Crowded replaces fragmented banking, payment, and record-keeping systems with an integrated suite that streamlines payments,, spending, bookkeeping, and tax filing empowering nonprofit CFOs and their teams with real-time visibility, insights and control over funds. For more information about Crowded, visit www.crowdedfinance.com/
