Synctera
Synctera provides APIs and infrastructure for companies to launch fintech and embedded banking products like debit cards, bank accounts, and credit lines. The San Francisco-based company has raised $94M and employs 103 people.
The growth story
Synctera grew from 122 to 103 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $94M along the way, most recently a Series A in March 2025.
About
Synctera sells a technical platform that lets businesses add banking features to their products. Its APIs handle card issuance, account creation, credit lines, and money transfers, targeting both fintech startups and established companies looking to embed financial services.
The company raised $94M in a Series A round in March 2025. Its 103-person team includes 22 engineers, making engineering its largest function.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Synctera's largest department with 22 staff. The company has a median employee tenure of 2 years, suggesting moderate turnover.
The Synctera org chart
Peter Hazlehurst (Co-Founder and CEO) leads 39 mapped leaders with 3 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 27 (+4% YoY), Operations 21 (+40% YoY), Business Development 9 (+50% YoY), Finance 7 (-12% YoY), Information Technology 7 (-12% YoY), Entrepreneurship 6 (-14% YoY).
Talent flow
Synctera recruits heavily from financial institutions, with Wise, Citi, and CIBC being top sources. Alumni often move to payments firms like Visa, Stripe, and Adyen, or consulting firms like McKinsey.
Most common previous employers of Synctera staff: Wise (5), Citi (4), CIBC (3), Intuit (3), PayPal (3), ATB Financial (3). Former Synctera employees most often moved to Visa (5), McKinsey & Company (5), Ingo Payments (3), Virgil Quantitative Research (3), Stripe (2), Adyen (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Synctera mafia
Five Synctera alumni have founded companies, including Landjourney (16 staff) and Access Point Studios (3 staff).
5Jeremie Bedard, was Board Observer until 2023Holly Weckler, was Developer Innovation Lead until 2021Ravi Singhvi, was VP of Product Management, Banking as a Service until 2023Vincent Stefani, was Director, Customer Success & Operations until 2022David Iga-Musisi, was Finance Planning Analysis Manager until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 32% direct, 7% search, 50% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Synctera: Leadership (42), Microsoft Office (31), Management (31), Project Management (28), Customer Service (27), Microsoft Excel (26), Analytical Skills (22), Strategy (22).
Where the team actually sits
Synctera people are concentrated in Ontario, Canada (11), California, United States (10), United States (6), San Francisco Bay Area (4).
Search footprint
Synctera attracts about 615 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $12K a month if bought through ads. It gained 244 ranking keywords and lost 192 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.20 / 5
Frequently asked
Synctera has 103 employees as of September 2026.
Synctera has raised $94M in total, most recently a Series A round in March 2025.
Synctera was founded in 2020 by Peter Hazlehurst.
Peter Hazlehurst (Co-Founder and CEO) sits at the top of Synctera's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Synctera staff are Wise (5 people), Citi (4 people), CIBC (3 people).
Former Synctera employees most often move to Visa (5), McKinsey & Company (5), Ingo Payments (3).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at Synctera, including Landjourney, Access Point Studios, Elevanta Partners.
Synctera attracts about 615 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $12K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Synctera staff are Leadership, Microsoft Office, Management, Project Management, Customer Service.
Synctera staff are concentrated in Ontario, Canada (11), California, United States (10), United States (6).
Synctera has about 27 people in Engineering, up 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Synctera has about 21 people in Operations, up 40% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 79 current and 201 former Synctera profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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