Basic Capital
Financial Software & Embedded Finance · Personal Finance Apps & Education
5open roles
$205kmedian advertised pay
$25Mlatest round · Series A · Aug 2025 · 14 mo ago
4backers · BoxGroup, Forerunner Ventures
Overview
Basic Capital is a fintech company building products, platforms and a credit marketplace for a new retirement system, with the aim of increasing the rate at which Americans save for retirement. Its team includes leaders from Goldman Sachs, Uber, Block and Robinhood and hires capital markets, go-to-market and software engineering staff. The company is headquartered in New York, United States.
How Basic Capital hires
Truth index
D 49/100
Ghost roles
85%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%
Basic Capital scores D on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 13 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 85% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Funding and backers
Total raised
$25M
1 round on record
Latest round
$25M
Series A · Aug 2025 · 14 mo ago
Team
201-500
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
13
+1 posted in 30 days
Backers
4
BoxGroup, Forerunner Ventures
The money's age
Due for its next round
14 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
18/100
hiring for its size, in the news
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Sep 15
Partnership Basic Capital Partners with Check to Bring Embedded 401(k) to Workforce SaaS Platforms · businesswire.com
Aug 18, 2025
Raised a round Series A $25M
2021
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 0.44%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Hacker News stories
1
best: 1 points
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | Aug 2025 | $25M | — | axios.com |
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
BoxGroup 
Forerunner Ventures 
Inspired Capital 
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$205k
Typical range
$75k – $275k
Open positions
10
6
Jobs
Junior
66.7%
Middle
16.7%
Architect
16.7%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 4 | $183k | $80k – $210k |
| Middle | 1 | $210k | $210k |
| Architect | 1 | $200k | $200k |
Highest paying role
Software Engineer - Core Financial Platform
$275k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Basic Capital
By role, level and city, against the market · 10 jobs with pay
Visa sponsorship
3
H-1B filings in 12 months
$168k
Median offered salary
12
Open roles in United States
Who they sponsor
Financial and investment analysts
1
Software developers
1
Sales managers
1
In the register as Basic Capital Group Inc., New York, NY
Other sponsors in the same field
SavvyMoney 
Intuit 
Synechron 
Fiserv
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US Department of Labor · latest filing Apr 16, 2026 · Visa details by country
Growth
Hiring Momentum
49/100
Stable
Open positions
13
1 opened / 3 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
112 days
faster than 10% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~6 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Support
33% ▼
Marketing
33% ▲
Sales
33% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added Microsoft Excel to stack
Oct 2026
Financials
Total raised
$25M
Latest round
Series A
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | 2025 | $25M | Details |
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Basic Capital over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
36
Postings analysed
7
Stack modernity
75/100
Languages
Python
Kotlin
C++
Java
Databases
Amazon Redshift
Google BigQuery
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Cloud & platforms
AWS
Azure
GCP
AWS Lambda
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VanEck Crypto ETFs Enter 401(k) Plans Through Basic Capital
The partnership marks one of the first direct integrations of crypto-focused ETFs into workplace retirement plans.
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Basic Capital: $25 Million Series A Raised For 401(k) Platform
Basic Capital, a 401(k) platform, recently raised $25 million in a Series A funding round. This funding was led by Forerunner and Lux Capital, with contributions from SV Angel, Box Group, and notable investors like Henry Kravis. New investors include HOF
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Basic Capital: $25 Million Series A Raised For Helping Workers Achieve Retirement Goals
Basic Capital, a 401(k) platform that helps workers achieve retirement goals, has closed a $25 million Series A funding round led by Forerunner and Lux Capital. Existing investors SV Angel, Box Group, and financial leader Henry Kravis participated, along
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Basic Capital Closes $25 Million Series A Funding Round Led by Forerunner and Lux Capital
NEW YORK, August 18, 2025--Basic Capital, a 401(k) platform that offers an innovative financing option to help workers achieve their retirement goals, announced the successful closing of its $25 million Series A funding round led by Forerunner and Lux Cap
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
New York
New York
United States
HQ
Company
12 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 17% engineering 200-500 est. staff $210k Avg Salary
hires for Sales, Backend, Finance
Basic Capital, 52 Walker Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10013 | 888-460-4901