Invest in Teal
The New Stripe for the Gig Economy
Highlights
Featured Investor
Managing Partner at VITALIZE, a VC fund + angel group investing in WorkTech software. Founder at heart, previously starting 2 HR tech companies. Kauffman Fellows Class 23 & member of the OnDeck, Recast, and Oper8r networks.
gale.vc“VITALIZE is investing in Teal because it’s solving a major pain point for the growing creator economy—inconsistent payments, tax headaches, and outdated financial tools that weren’t built for independent workers. Plus, they closed a huge customer quite fast! Teal streamlines invoicing, multi-party payments, and tax compliance through an all-in-one digital wallet, giving creators better control over their finances. With CollabPay, it also makes revenue sharing between brands and creators seam...”
Our Team
Why Now, Why Teal?
Creators are the New Businesses – Over 200M+ independent creators have to chase their paycheck
Payments are still slow and outdated—Stripe and PayPal were built for e-commerce, not creators.
Current sales pipeline consists of 15+ agencies, 90,000+ creators, and $100M+ in transactions—and just getting started!
- Creators don't know when they're getting paid
- Brands don't know when a campaign is complete
- Agencies are stuck in the middle untangling finance with systems not fit for the task
Teal eliminates payment delays and reliance on outdated systems
Teal is the first ever system to enable INSTANT payouts for creators and agencies. To sweeten the deal, Teal takes care of revenue splits with automation and centralizes the entire payment process.
The creator economy is now worth over $104 billion and will double by 2027
Generating income through transaction fees on all payments processed and a SaaS fee for agencies and platforms that use its embedded finance API. This model ensures sustainable, scalable revenue growth.
What Teal can do that others fail to facilitate
It starts with the web and mobile launch. By Q2, the focus shifts to scaling customers and building a white-labeled API, onboarding first 10K users and servicing the first $10M in volume. In Q3, the company scales revenue, team, and operations, reaching 30K users and $20M+ in volume. By Q4, it plans to expand into LATAM, SEA, and Nigeria, driving international growth.
Our first customer guarantees $20M in transaction volume and 10,000 users within 12 months
3 months after founding, we have $100M in transactions in sales pipeline.
Specifically built for the creators, agencies, and platforms driving the creator economy.
Exit Strategy
Sell to Stripe, PayPal, or Patreon for creator monetization, align with CAA or WME for direct creator deployment, target Upwork or Fiverr to enhance freelancer payments, or exit via private equity like KKR for broader growth.
The founding team are industry veterans with deep expertise in fintech, the creator economy, and payments.
The platform is backed by a powerhouse lineup of mega creators, serving as brand ambassadors with a combined reach of over 300 million followers, driving massive influence and visibility.
Use of Funds:
- 70% Product development (AI implementation and engineering)
- 30% Team expansion (marketing, sales and user growth)