The first time I met Matan, Melio's co-founder and CEO, he told me that his mission was simple: he wanted to "help small business stay in business" by making B2B payments fast, simple and flexible. Coming from PayPal, Matan saw no reason why small businesses couldn't pay their bills as easily as consumers send money on Venmo - in just two clicks. He and his co-founders Ziv and Ilan have made this happen, with the company now processing multi-billion dollar payment volumes just over two years after launch.
Back in September, the company announced its $250 million Series D. As well as tripling the company's valuation to $4 billion since January 2021, the round came as the company grew its monthly processing volumes by 5,000% in 18 months. I sat down with Matan to discuss his tips for hyperscaling with teams across two continents, the importance of focus, why the team set up a bookkeeper in New York, and much more...