# Forage

> Forage is a San Francisco payments company that makes it easy for retailers and online platforms to accept government benefits like SNAP EBT, WIC, and HSA/FSA. It is one of only a handful of third-party processors approved by the USDA to handle online EBT, pairing a unified merchant API with hands-on certification support. On the consumer side, its Forage app helps low-income families check their EBT balance, find discounts, and earn rewards. The technology runs at more than 100,000 stores across all 50 states, including Dollar General, Save A Lot, Gopuff, DoorDash, and Uber Eats.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Ofek Lavian (Co-Founder & CEO (former COO; previously payments lead at Instacart and Uber)), Justin Intal (Co-Founder (founding CEO)), Victor E. Fimbres (Co-Founder, Product & Engineering)
- **Team size:** ~64-66 employees
- **Products:** Forage Merchant API / SNAP EBT Payments, USDA-Approved Online EBT Processing (TPP), Forage Merchant Dashboard & Analytics, Forage App
- **Notable:** One of only a handful of USDA-approved third-party processors for online SNAP EBT, Live at 100,000+ store locations across all 50 states, Payment volume grew 13x year over year

## Products & services

- **Forage Merchant API / SNAP EBT Payments** — A unified API and payment processing stack that lets merchants and online platforms accept SNAP EBT (and WIC, HSA/FSA) online and in-store, with hands-on USDA certification support.
- **USDA-Approved Online EBT Processing (TPP)** — Third-party processor approval from the USDA to enable online SNAP EBT acceptance - one of only a few companies authorized to do so.
- **Forage Merchant Dashboard & Analytics** — Real-time analytics, reconciliation, and reporting tools for retailers accepting benefits, with reported 99.9% uptime.
- **Forage App** — Free consumer app that helps low-income families check their EBT balance, find grocery savings and discounts, and earn cash-back rewards on everyday purchases.

## Achievements

- One of only a handful of USDA-approved third-party processors for online SNAP EBT
- Live at 100,000+ store locations across all 50 states
- Payment volume grew 13x year over year
- Facilitated tens of millions of grocery orders paid with benefits
- Raised $75M total from PayPal Ventures, Nyca Partners, Mouro Capital and others
- Forage app surpassed 100,000 downloads shortly after launch
- Reported 15% EBT revenue lift and 11% larger basket sizes for retailers, at 99.9% uptime

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Raised a $40M Series B led by Mouro Capital, bringing total funding to $75M, to scale EBT payments infrastructure and the consumer savings app.
- **2025-12** — Launched the Forage app for EBT balance checks, savings, and rewards; passed 100,000 downloads.
- **2025-11** — Save A Lot and Forage launched SNAP EBT payments on Uber Eats.
- **2025-10** — Partnered with Adyen to enable SNAP EBT for Adyen's retail customers.

## Links

- Website: https://joinforage.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/forage-payments
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/joinforage
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/joinforage

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Last updated: 2026-07-12