Taylor Monks, Founder of BasicBlock

About Taylor Monks

Taylor Monks is the Co-Founder and CEO of BasicBlock, a financial technology company founded in 2018. He launched BasicBlock initially as a freight factoring app and later expanded it into a comprehensive payment platform. Monks grew the company to close a $78 million funding round in early 2022.

Taylor Monks at a glance

• Company: BasicBlock
• Total raised: $78M
• Latest round: Series A
• Investors: Emergent Ventures, Invest Nebraska, LAUNCH FUND, Rise of The Rest Revolution Seed Fund, SaaS Ventures, Jason Calacanis
• Location: Lincoln, United States

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