Expensify
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Company type | Public |
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Nasdaq: EXFY | |
ISIN | US30219Q1067 |
Industry | Expense management software |
Founded | 2008 |
Founder | David Barrett |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
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Number of employees | 138 (December 2022) |
Subsidiaries | Expensify Ventures |
Website | expensify |
Footnotes / references [2] |
Expensify, Inc. is a software company that develops an expense management system for personal and business use. Expensify also offers a business credit card called the Expensify Card.[3]
History
[edit]Expensify was founded in 2008 by current CEO David Barrett.[4] Barrett, a native of Saginaw, Michigan, and a graduate of the University of Michigan, began programming at the age of six.[4] He was involved in numerous tech companies prior to Expensify, including Red Swoosh, for which he developed the file transfer technology. Red Swoosh was later purchased by Akamai Technologies.[5] Barrett has said he founded Expensify because of his "hatred" of expense reports--the company's slogan is "Expense reports that don't suck!"
The company has completed several rounds of venture capital funding, raising $1 million in 2009,[6] $5.7 million in 2010,[6] $3.5 million in 2014,[7] and $17 million in 2015.[8]
Expensify has offices in Portland, Oregon; San Francisco; London, U.K.; Melbourne, Australia; and Ironwood, Michigan, an office opened in a nod to Barrett's Michigan roots.[9] The company, which expanded its operation in Michigan in 2014, partnered with Gogebic Community College to offer scholarships to students in the area.[4] In July 2015, CEO David Barrett addressed United States Congress on behalf of the app industry, speaking to a House, Health, and Technology subcommittee.[10]
In November 2017, the company faced allegations that it had exposed some customers' personal information to contractors manually entering receipts through Amazon's Mechanical Turk service.[11] Expensify acknowledged that a bug allowed fewer than 200 receipts to be visible to certain company contractors using Mechanical Turk to test a new feature under development. The company halted the test.[12]
The company went public on 11 November 2021 under the ticker EXFY.[13] The company's stock has gone down more than 95% since its IPO. [14]
Products
[edit]Expensify has developed a reporting expense mobile and web application available in the Apple and Android marketplaces.[5][15] The app tracks and files expenses such as fuel, travel, and meals; once users photograph receipts, artificial intelligence identifies the merchant, date and amount of the transaction, then automatically categorizes and saves the expense.[15][16] It also allows users to create receipts from online purchases that can be submitted for reimbursement.[17][18]
Expensify allows users to download expense reports based on user transactions.[19] It also integrates with other financial applications and can also automatically import expenses incurred with partner companies.[20]
Billing Practices and Complaints
[edit]Expensify currently has dozens of unanswered complaints with [21] the BBB related to deceptive billing practices and difficult to cancel contracts.
Expensify Ventures
[edit]Expensify launched a venture capital arm, Expensify Ventures, as part of a $17 million round of funding the company received in early 2015. Expensify Ventures makes strategic investments in early-stage travel, payments, and finance start-ups.[8]
Political activism
[edit]On 22 October 2020, in a highly controversial letter, CEO David Barrett emailed all Expensify customers and non-customers on Expensify's marketing list worldwide, urging them to vote for U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden.[22][23][24][25]
Awards and recognition
[edit]- Tabby Award, 2018[26]
- Readers Choice Award-Expense & Travel Management Solutions, CPA Practice Advisor, 2018[27]
- Forbes Cloud 100, 2016[28]
- World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies, Fast Company, 2015[29]
- Tabby Award, 2015[30]
- Top 10 Free Mobile Sales App, Inc. Magazine, 2014[31]
Competitors
[edit]- ExpenseOnDemand
- Coupa
- Expedia Group's Corporate Travel
- Navan
- Snowfall
References
[edit]- ^ https://we.are.expensify.com/investors/faq
- ^ "Expensify Inc. 2022 Annual Report Form (10-K)". EDGAR. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. March 8, 2022.
- ^ Arrowsmith, Ranica. "Expensify debuts corporate card with perks from Stripe, Bill.com and more". accountingtoday.com. Accounting Today. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ a b c Jarvi, Ryan (20 August 2014). "Financial tech company looks to increase local presence". Your Daily Globe. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b Saitto, Serena (11 December 2014). "Expense-Reporting Startup Finds Big Growth by Focusing on Small Companies". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b Matthew Lynley (9 September 2010). "Expensify raises $5.7M for more expense reports "that don't suck"". Reuters.
- ^ Lawler, Ryan (30 September 2014). "With $3.5 Million In New Funding, Expensify Targets Concur Customers". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b Chernova, Yuliya (July 27, 2015). "Expensify Launches Venture Arm With Part of $17M New Round". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ "Where We Work". Expensify. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Rubbelke, Nathan (23 July 2015). "Let's not screw it up app industry tells Congress". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Who is reading your Expensify receipts? | The Big Tech Question". The Big Tech Question. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Ong, Thuy (28 November 2017). "Expensify says receipts found on Amazon Turk were from testing a new feature". The Verge. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Rogoway, Mike (10 November 2021). "Expensify's $263 million IPO breaks Oregon tech's 17-year drought". The Oregonian.
- ^ "Expense management platform Expensify valued at $3.87 billion in strong market debut (Oct. 10)". 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b Duke, Bradley (26 May 2015). "Best apps for business: Expensify". Startups. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ Sophy, Joshua (23 February 2015). "Expensify SmartScan Makes Paper Receipts History". Small Biz Trends. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ Ravenscraft, Eric (10 November 2014). "Expensify Makes Receipts From Your Online Purchases". LifeHacker. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ Barrett, David (9 June 2017). "CEO Fridays: #Preaccounting: The job we all hate, but must do". Expensify. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Matthews, Kayla (22 December 2014). "5 resources Gen Y uses to win at business". The Business Journals. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "All Integrations". Expensify. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/san-francisco/profile/project-management-software/expensify-1116-914488/complaints?page=3
- ^ Carson, Biz (22 October 2020). "Expensify's CEO emailed users to encourage them to 'vote for Biden'". Protocol. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Expensify's Political Email to 10 Million Customers Is a Classic Example of the Principal-Agent Problem". Yahoo News. 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Expensify CEO Emails 10 Million Customers Urging Them to Vote for Biden". Bloomberg.com. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ Cutter, Chip (2020-10-23). "Expensify CEO Urges Customers to Vote Against Trump". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "2018 mobile business app awards announced - Tabby Awards honors 18 iPad, iPhone and Android apps" (Press release). PRWeb. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ O'Bannon, Isaac (20 February 2018). "2018 Readers' Choice Awards". CPA Practice Advisor. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "The Cloud 100". Forbes. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2015 in Money". Fast Company. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "The 56 best tablet apps: The Tabby Awards announces 2015 Winners and Users' Choice". Venture Beat. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ James, Geoffrey (20 August 2014). "Top 10 Free Mobile Sales Apps". Inc. Magazine. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Expensify Ventures official website
- Business data for Expensify Inc.: