FirstClose
Financial Software & Embedded Finance · Mortgage Lending & Brokers
$22.7Mtotal raised · 2 rounds on record
3open roles
$4.7Mlatest round · Venture round · Sep 2025 · 13 mo ago
57team · US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · +14% in a year
Overview
FirstClose is an American fintech company providing software that automates home equity and mortgage lending for banks, credit unions and lenders. Founded in 2019, its products include an order management system and the FirstClose One gateway. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States.
Key facts
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 3 open roles at FirstClose. FirstClose is headquartered in Austin, United States. It was founded in 2019. It has raised $22.7M in 2 funding rounds. The latest round is Venture - Series Unknown of $4.7M, announced in 2025.
- Open roles
- 3Its careers board, read on Nov 13, 2026
- Headquarters
- Austin, United StatesAlion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Founded
- 2019Alion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Employees
- 50+Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Total raised
- $22.7MSum of 2 equity rounds Alion knows
- Latest round
- Venture - Series Unknown · $4.7M · Sep 25, 2025SEC Form D filing · sec.gov
Official records
Funding and backers
Total raised
$22.7M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$4.7M
Venture round · Sep 2025 · 13 mo ago
Team
57
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · +14% in a year
Hiring now
3
open roles
The money's age
Due for its next round
13 months since the last round · hiring slowed
Momentum
15/100
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 17
Launched FirstClose introduces Lender Portal to manage home equity borrower leads in one workspace · rockymounttelegram.com
Mar 12
Launched FirstClose Unveils XpressEquity with Enhanced Encompass Integration to Deliver an End-to-End Home Equity Platform Powered by Intelligent Automation · streetinsider.com
Sep 25, 2025
Raised a round Venture round $4.7M · SEC Form D
Mar 3, 2025
New executive FirstClose Names Mortgage Technology Sales Leader, John Aslanian, Chief Revenue Officer · YahooFinance
Oct 22, 2024
Launched FirstClose Introduces Real-time Debt Consolidation Feature to FirstClose Equity · PRNewswire
May 6, 2022
Raised a round Venture round $18M · SEC Form D
Sep 23, 2020
Partnership FirstClose Integrates with Simplifile and CSC to Offer e-Recording · businesswire.com
2019
Founded
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Sep 2025 | $4.7M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | May 2022 | $18M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | FirstClose, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Tedd SmithExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Tim SmithExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Jobs
$75k – $90k per year · In office · Full-Time · 1+ year exp · Austin
Jira
Agile
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$130k
Typical range
$90k – $150k
Open positions
3
2
Jobs
Junior
50%
Staff
50%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $90k | $90k |
| Staff | 1 | $130k | $130k |
Highest paying role
Controller
$150k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
38/100
Slowing
Open positions
3
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~7 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
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.
Product
50% ▲
Finance
50% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added SLI/SLO/SLA to stack
Oct 2026
Added Jira to stack
Oct 2026
Added Agile to stack
Oct 2026
People
Tedd Smith
Executive Officer, Director
Tim Smith
Executive Officer, Director
Stuart Barden
Director
Matt Andersen
Director
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News
FirstClose launches Lender Portal for home equity leads
FirstClose launched Lender Portal, unifying lead intake, soft pull eligibility checks and engagement tracking for XpressEquity lenders.
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FirstClose Unveils XpressEquity with Enhanced Encompass Integration to Deliver an End-to-End Home Equity Platform Powered by Intelligent Automation
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FirstClose Caps Transformational 2025 With Faster Closings, Platform Expansion and Strong Market Momentum
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 16, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- FirstClose, a leading fintech provider of data and workflow solutions for mortgage and home equity lenders nationwide, today announced 2025 results showing faster closings and measurable efficiency gai
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FirstClose celebrates 25 years of mortgage and home equity innovation
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 5, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- FirstClose, a leading fintech provider of data and workflow solutions for mortgage and home equity lenders nationwide, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month. This marks a quarter-century of inn
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FirstClose Names Mortgage Technology Sales Leader, John Aslanian, Chief Revenue Officer
FirstClose, Inc., a leading fintech provider of data and workflow solutions for mortgage and home equity lenders nationwide, today announced that industry veteran John Aslanian has joined the company as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).
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FirstClose Introduces Real-time Debt Consolidation Feature to FirstClose Equity
/PRNewswire/ -- FirstClose, Inc., a leading fintech provider of data and workflow solutions for mortgage and home equity lenders nationwide, today introduced...
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Austin
Austin
United States
HQ
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1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $90k Avg Salary
hires for Product
13785 Research Blvd #125, Austin, TX 78750
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