San Francisco based credit card for startups raised $150m in a Series C extension led by DST Global and Lone Pine Capital.
“I’m glad this round came together, but if it hadn’t, we would’ve been fine,” he said. “The capital is so we can play offensive while everyone else plays defensive.” Its clients have always had a high risk for failure, since they are startups after all, so Brex built a model that accounts for this. “Us lowering credit limits has been happening since the existence of Brex,” Dubugras said. “It’s not something that is new to COVID.”
https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/19/brex-brings-on-150m-in-new-cash-in-case-of-an-extended-recession/