startups · payments · updated Oct 5, 2026
trending payments startups, ranked by investor follow signal
frontrun tracks 613 payments companies and watches which ones the follow graphs of 2,900+ venture investors converge on. these are the payments companies with the most new tracked follows in the last 90 days - most of them before any announced round. counts are public; which investors are behind them is in the product.
| # | company | what they do | followers | first flagged | tracked follows (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crumbs @crumbsfamily | Earn up to 5% back in stock tokens. Live on Robinhood Chain. | 12,932 | Sep 8, 2026 | +86 |
| 2 | Flop Labs @flop_labs | Building the currency for the agentic economy. | 41 | Aug 18, 2026 | +74 |
| 3 | Liquid Compute @liquidcompute | Liquid Compute (Formerly known as Pluto) is the financial layer for AI compute. Reference indices, a derivatives exchange, built to operate as a CFTC-regulated | 1,064 | Aug 14, 2026 | +38 |
| 4 | Paid @usepaid | Direct token fees to X users through X Money. Pair any pump fun token to a handle to start sending them fiat. | 20,765 | Sep 16, 2026 | +35 |
| 5 | Open Standard @openstandard | We re building open stablecoin infrastructure for businesses to move money globally. | 29,614 | Jun 29, 2026 | +31 |
| 6 | Machine.fun @machinedotfun | Build the prototype. We'll help you ship it. A @codecopenflow @peaq product. | 3,572 | Jul 21, 2026 | +28 |
| 7 | Jeeves @jeeves_inc | The stablecoin-native banking platform for companies with a global footprint. Cards, payables, receivables and spend, all in one place. | 3,014 | Mar 18, 2026 | +26 |
| 8 | Natural @naturalpay | Natural powers agentic payments | 4,261 | Feb 11, 2026 | +26 |
| 9 | Credible @crediblefin | T+0 settlement on global collection and payouts. Backed by @colosseum Payment stats: https://t.co/SVSFlMc8NE | 101,106 | Jan 25, 2026 | +24 |
| 10 | Atum @atumhq | The open payments network for global money movement. | 807 | Sep 21, 2026 | +23 |
every payments company we track a page for
148 companies, alphabetical.
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