# Brex for Digital Agencies

> Brex for Digital Agencies is Brex’s agency-facing initiative, originally promoted through a planned 2019 agency directory. Today Brex serves marketing and advertising teams with corporate cards, client-level spending controls, expense automation and vendor payments. The underlying company, Brex, was founded in 2017 and acquired by Capital One in April 2026.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Pedro Franceschi (Brex co-founder and CEO), Henrique Dubugras (Brex co-founder; former co-CEO)
- **Products:** Brex corporate card, Expense management, Bill pay, Brex business account, Brex Travel
- **Notable:** Founded in 2017 by payments entrepreneurs Pedro Franceschi and Henrique Dubugras., Raised US$425 million in April 2021 and US$300 million in January 2022., Reports more than 35,000 companies using the platform.

## Products & services

- **Brex corporate card** — Physical and virtual business charge cards with spending limits and controls.
- **Expense management** — Policy enforcement, receipt matching, approvals and accounting automation.
- **Bill pay** — Invoice capture, approval routing and vendor payments.
- **Brex business account** — Checking through Column N.A.; Treasury and Vault services through Brex Treasury LLC.
- **Brex Travel** — Travel booking integrated with the spend platform.
- **Agency Directory initiative** — Agency-focused LinkedIn page advertised a directory planned for December 2019; this is a historical launch announcement, not evidence of a currently operating directory.

## Achievements

- Founded in 2017 by payments entrepreneurs Pedro Franceschi and Henrique Dubugras.
- Raised US$425 million in April 2021 and US$300 million in January 2022.
- Reports more than 35,000 companies using the platform.
- Capital One completed its acquisition on April 7, 2026, with Pedro Franceschi remaining CEO.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Brex and Capital One announced a transaction valued at US$5.15 billion.
- **2026-04** — Capital One completed its acquisition of Brex; Pedro Franceschi continued as CEO.
- **2026-10** — October Early Access introduced purchasing-card insights and threshold notifications, bulk iOS receipt sharing and additional MCP actions. Availability depends on opt-in settings.

## Links

- Website: https://www.brex.com/industry/marketing-advertising
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brex-digital-agencies
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/brexHQ/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQQB8ThG8aBLvp50R0OcscA/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brexhq/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrexHQ/

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Last updated: 2026-10-24