Ofek Lavian, Founder of Forage

About Ofek Lavian

Ofek Lavian is the co-founder and CEO of Forage, a payments startup focused on helping merchants accept EBT/SNAP payments online. Forage is a USDA-approved third-party payment processor and PIN provider that authenticates and processes EBT transactions. Lavian has described the company as mission-driven payments infrastructure for government benefits.

Ofek Lavian at a glance

• Company: Forage
• Total raised: $62M
• Latest round: Series B
• Investors: Mouro Capital, Nyca Partners, PayPal Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Intuit Ventures, NextLadder Ventures
• Location: San Francisco, California

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