Rainforest
Rainforest is a payments infrastructure provider for software companies, enabling them to embed financial services without becoming payment facilitators. The company has raised $58M in funding and employs 94 people.
The growth story
Rainforest grew from 16 to 94 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $58M along the way, most recently a Series B in September 2025.
About
Rainforest provides Payments-as-a-Service to software platforms, allowing them to offer payment processing to their merchant customers without handling compliance or operational burdens themselves. This helps software companies increase revenue and retain customers by integrating payments directly into their platforms.
The company, founded in 2022, has raised $58M in funding, including a Series B round in 2025. With 94 employees, Rainforest is positioned to capitalize on the projected shift where 75% of global payments will flow through software platforms rather than traditional banks by 2030.
Founders and leadership
Rainforest's largest function is Engineering, with 17 employees. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and draws heavily from local talent pools, particularly Georgia Institute of Technology graduates.
The Rainforest org chart
Joshua Silver (Founder and CEO) leads 25 mapped leaders with 6 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 29 (+53% YoY), Operations 10 (+43% YoY), Finance 9 (-10% YoY), Business Development 6 (+20% YoY), Marketing 5 (0% YoY), Entrepreneurship 5 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Rainforest's workforce comes primarily from payment and fintech companies, with Patientco (now Waystar) being the top source of talent. Alumni have moved to payments-focused roles at companies like Payabli and PayPal. Georgia Institute of Technology is the dominant educational background, accounting for 16 employees.
Most common previous employers of Rainforest staff: Patientco, now part of Waystar (12), Waystar (7), Georgia Institute of Technology (4), Morgan Stanley (3), PowerPlan (3), Square (3). Former Rainforest employees most often moved to Payabli (3), PayPal (1), Bindery Books (1), Struck Studio (1), Francisco Partners (1), StarRez (1).
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 7% direct, 76% search, 9% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Rainforest: Leadership (24), Customer Service (23), Microsoft Office (20), Management (19), JavaScript (18), SQL (15), Project Management (14), Social Media (13).
Where the team actually sits
Rainforest people are concentrated in Georgia, United States (20), Atlanta Metropolitan Area (7), Texas, United States (5), New York, United States (3).
Search footprint
Rainforest attracts about 149 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $3K a month if bought through ads. It gained 121 ranking keywords and lost 103 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.90 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 5.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 5.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.50 / 5
Frequently asked
Rainforest has 94 employees as of September 2026.
Rainforest has raised $58M in total, most recently a Series B round in September 2025.
Rainforest was founded in 2022 by Joshua Silver.
Joshua Silver (Founder and CEO) sits at the top of Rainforest's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Rainforest staff are Patientco, now part of Waystar (12 people), Waystar (7 people), Georgia Institute of Technology (4 people).
Former Rainforest employees most often move to Payabli (3), PayPal (1), Bindery Books (1).
Rainforest attracts about 149 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $3K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Rainforest staff are Leadership, Customer Service, Microsoft Office, Management, JavaScript.
Rainforest staff are concentrated in Georgia, United States (20), Atlanta Metropolitan Area (7), Texas, United States (5).
Rainforest has about 29 people in Engineering, up 53% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Rainforest has about 10 people in Operations, up 43% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 56 current and 14 former Rainforest profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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