Tempo (Stripe) vs Ramp
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$500M Series A at $5B valuation led by Greenoaks and Thrive Capital in Mar 2026. Stripe and Paradigm-incubated payments blockchain; Visa, Fifth Third, OnePay as partners.
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Tempo is a payments-optimized blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, designed specifically for stablecoin-settled payments, card issuance, and global money movement. Rather than a general-purpose L1, Tempo targets the payments stack — fast finality, low fees, compliance primitives, and integration with traditional financial rails.
Corporate expense platform with $7.65B valuation; corporate cards plus AI spend intelligence that identifies waste and unused subscriptions competing with Brex and Concur for finance teams.
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Ramp is a corporate expense management and financial operations platform providing corporate cards, expense management, bill payments, vendor management, and financial reporting for businesses — combining a charge card with automated expense workflows, receipt matching, and AI-powered spend intelligence that helps companies reduce unnecessary spending. Founded in 2019 by Eric Glyman, Karim Atiyeh, and Gene Lee in New York City, Ramp has raised over $620 million at a $7.65 billion valuation and has grown rapidly to serve tens of thousands of businesses by positioning on saving customers money rather than maximizing card reward points.\n\nRamp's corporate card integrates directly with expense management — cardholders receive automatic receipt requests for transactions, merchant category controls prevent unauthorized purchases, and AI analyzes transactions to identify duplicate subscriptions, unused software licenses, and negotiation opportunities with vendors. The Ramp Intelligence feature flags cost-saving opportunities proactively — if the system identifies that a company is paying for multiple tools that overlap in functionality, it recommends consolidation. Bill Pay automates AP workflows with multi-level approval flows.\n\nIn 2025, Ramp competes with Brex (the direct competitor in the corporate card + expense category), Concur (SAP, legacy travel and expense), Expensify, and Divvy (acquired by Bill.com) for corporate spend management market share. The category has grown as finance teams seek unified platforms rather than separate corporate card, expense report, and AP systems. Ramp's unique positioning — "the card that saves you money" — differentiates it from rewards-focused competitors through its anti-waste intelligence layer. The 2025 strategy focuses on expanding into mid-market and enterprise (beyond startup/growth company focus), deepening procurement automation capabilities, and launching Ramp Plus features for larger finance teams needing advanced controls and reporting.
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