Candidly

📍 New York City, United States🗓 Founded 2016👥 121 employees💰 Last funded Mar 2020
Financial Services🌐 getcandidly.com
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Candidly is on a mission to empower Americans to pay off debt while simultaneously building wealth. Since our founding in 2016, we’ve been defining what’s new, now, and next in financial wellness — with solutions ranging from comprehensive employee benefit offerings that help the modern workforce repay student debt, plan and pay for college, build emergency savings, and save for retirement, to sophisticated AI systems that enable financial and workplace services providers to deliver personalized guidance at scale. Through our partnerships with leading employers, workplace service providers, and financial institutions, Candidly is positioned to serve 1 in 2 U.S. workers. Candidly is backed by leading investors including Aflac, Equal Opportunity Ventures, Impact Engine, Rethink Impact, Salesforce Ventures, UBS, Unum, and Vulcan Capital. We’ve been recognized on a number of industry lists, including Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies (2024), Forbes Fintech 50 (2023), and honored as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer (2025), an Inc. Magazine Best in Business Award winner (2023), a Wealth Management Industry Award winner (2023) and four-time Fintech Breakthrough Award winner (2022 - 2025). Visit getcandidly.com to learn more.
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2016
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Investor geography1 country
United States
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Investor activity2018–2020 · investors recorded per year
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Frequently asked questions
Who invested in Candidly?
Candidly has 3 investors on record on gritt.io, including 1 early-stage backers, 2 mid-stage.
When did Candidly last raise funding?
The most recent investment in Candidly recorded on gritt.io was in March 2020.
When was Candidly founded?
Candidly was founded in 2016.
What industry is Candidly in?
Candidly operates in Financial Services. Find similar Financial Services investors on gritt.io.
Where is Candidly based?
Candidly is headquartered in New York City, United States.