When was Emburse founded?

Emburse was founded in 2002 and raised its 1st funding round 12 years after it was founded.

Where is Emburse located?

Emburse is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Emburse have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Emburse is 907.

Is Emburse a funded company?

Emburse is a funded company, having raised a total of $7.5M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Feb 18, 2014.

When was the latest funding round of Emburse?

Emburse's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Dec 17, 2018, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is Online Travel. In United States, the Online Travel sector has seen $202M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Emburse rank among its competitors?

Emburse ranks 7th amongst 369 active competitors, of which 67 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Ramp, which secured $312M in Nov, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Emburse?

Emburse's top competitors include Brex, Ramp and Pleo. Among them, Ramp secured the most recent funding round in November, 2025.

Emburse - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Emburse is an acquired company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2002 by Ted Power, Omar Qari and Josh Halickman. It operates as a Provider of travel, expense, payment, invoice, and automation management solutions. Emburse has raised $7.5M in funding. The company has 369 active competitors, including 67 funded and 69 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Brex, Ramp and Pleo.

Company Details

Provider of travel, expense, payment, invoice, and automation management solutions. The company offers a platform delivering real-time visibility across spend channels. It provides pre-submission intelligence with categorization, VAT reconciliation, and multi-currency support. The platform covers expense, travel, invoice, AP automation, cards, and payments. It also offers AI-powered compliance to guide employees and help prevent errors.

Website: www.emburse.com/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2002

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$7.5M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Dec 17, 2018, $*****

Investors

Salesforce Ventures & 28 more

Ranked

7^th among 369 active competitors

Employee Count

907 as on Apr 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

TRIPBAM & 2 more

Similar Companies

Brex & 518 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Certify (Jul 29, 2019)

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Emburse got acquired by Certify on Jul 29, 2019.

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Emburse has raised a total funding of $7.5M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 18, 2014. Emburse has 22 institutional investors and 7 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Emburse:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Dec 17, 2018	9249858	Series A	6103922	1995411	1820132	7746957
2015	8661	Seed	5788	7913	7927	3160
Oct 29, 2014	9375572	Seed	9608554	3651437	5000639	Homebrew

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The founders of Emburse are Ted Power, Omar Qari and Josh Halickman.

Here are the details of Emburse's key team members:

Ted Power: Co-Founder of Emburse and founder of 2 other companies, Bend and Abacus.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Omar Qari: Co-Founder of Emburse and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Josh Halickman: Co-Founder, CTO of Emburse and founder of 1 other company.

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Emburse's employee count trend

Emburse has 907 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Emburse's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Emburse include Brex, Ramp and Pleo. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Emburse, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Brex 2017, Draper (United States), Acquired	Provider of financial software platform, cards, banking, expense, and accounting	$1.2B	DST Global, Greenoaks & 63 others	85/100
2nd	Ramp 2019, New York City (United States), Series E	Provider of a platform for spend management, corporate cards, and payables	$2.44B	Founders Fund, Coatue & 62 others	85/100
3rd	Pleo 2015, Copenhagen (Denmark), Series C	Provider of spend management platform with virtual and physical card options	$434M	Kinnevik, Bain Capital Ventures & 15 others	80/100
4th	Navan 2015, Palo Alto (United States), Public	Provider of a platform for business travel and expense management	$1.58B	Andreessen Horowitz, Greenoaks & 22 others	80/100
5th	Spendesk 2016, Paris (France), Series C	Provider of software for managing corporate spending and invoice processing	$304M	Index Ventures, Tiger Global Management & 22 others	76/100
6th	Fyle 2016, Newark (United States), Acquired	Provider of expense management software automating receipt tracking and reconciliation	$15.4M	Pravega Ventures, Tiger Global Management ... & 24 others	76/100
7th	Emburse 2002, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Provider of travel, expense, payment, invoice, and automation management solutions	$7.5M	Salesforce Ventures, IA Capital Group & 27 others	76/100
8th	Concur 1988, Bellevue (United States), Acquired	Provider of travel, expense, and invoice management solutions for businesses	-	IVP, American Express & 7 others	75/100
9th	Marqeta 2010, Oakland (United States), Public	Provider of a platform for modern card issuing and payment solutions	$528M	Coatue, Greylock Partners & 62 others	75/100
10th	Expensify 2008, San Francisco (United States), Public	Provider of expense management software, corporate cards, and travel booking	$27.8M	OpenView, Barracuda & 11 others	74/100

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Emburse has acquired 3 companies including TRIPBAM, Data Visualization Intelligence and Roadmap. Emburse has not made any investments as of now.

Here is the list of its acquisitions:

Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jul 19, 2023	Acquisition	TRIPBAM	2013	Dallas (United States)
Mar 17, 2021	Acquisition	Data Visualization Intelligence	2016	Virginia Beach (United States)
Mar 16, 2021	Acquisition	Roadmap	2015	Delft (Netherlands)