# Bolt

> Bolt is a San Francisco fintech building a one-click checkout network for online retailers. It connects merchants and shoppers through a single, cross-site identity, layering payments, fraud prevention, and AI-personalized flows on top. After a turbulent stretch following its 2022 peak, Bolt has been rebuilding through partnerships with Palantir, Klarna, Affirm, and Checkout.com, and a return of founder Ryan Breslow to the CEO seat.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Ryan Breslow (Co-founder & CEO), Eric Feldman (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** approx. 290 employees
- **Products:** Bolt Checkout, Checkout 2.0, Bolt Shopper Network, Bolt SuperApp, Bolt Ignite
- **Notable:** Raised nearly $1B in total funding, Hit $11B valuation at Series E in January 2022, Built a network of 80M+ shoppers across merchant sites

## Products & services

- **Bolt Checkout** — One-click checkout SaaS for direct-to-consumer brands and retailers, with built-in fraud protection and account creation.
- **Checkout 2.0** — AI-personalized checkout built with Palantir that adapts payment methods, fields, and flow to each shopper in real time.
- **Bolt Shopper Network** — A cross-merchant identity network used by 80M+ shoppers, letting them check out on any Bolt-powered store without a new account.
- **Bolt SuperApp** — Consumer app combining digital banking, crypto trading, peer-to-peer transfers, and rewards in a single platform.
- **Bolt Ignite** — Conversion and engagement tools that turn checkout traffic into repeat buyers for merchants.

## Achievements

- Raised nearly $1B in total funding
- Hit $11B valuation at Series E in January 2022
- Built a network of 80M+ shoppers across merchant sites
- Launched Checkout 2.0 with Palantir in 2025
- Signed Klarna and Affirm as embedded BNPL partners in 2025

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Ryan Breslow returns as CEO with unanimous board approval.
- **2025-06** — Bolt announces partnership with Klarna for embedded flexible payments.
- **2025-06** — Bolt and Palantir launch Checkout 2.0, an AI-personalized checkout.
- **2025-09** — Bolt launches SuperApp combining banking, crypto, and rewards.
- **2024-02** — Reported down round valuing the company near $300M.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bolt.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bolt-com
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Bolt
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BoltCheckout
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boltpay

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Last updated: 2026-05-29