# Jeremy Almond

> Jeremy Almond is the Santa Cruz-based co-founder and CEO of Paystand, established in 2013. An engineer with experience at Digital Instruments and Veeco, he connects his interest in rebuilding financial systems to his family’s experience of the 2008 crisis. His work spans subscription-based business payments, finance automation, acquisitions in spend management and global payouts, and the reDeFined podcast.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Paystand
- **Organizations:** Paystand, Digital Instruments, Veeco, Sharkbait Labs, The reDeFined Podcast
- **Education:** BS in Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Master’s in Business, University of Massachusetts
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Paystand, a B2B payments and finance automation company., Led Paystand through its announced $50 million Series C in 2021., Oversaw the acquisitions of Yaydoo, Teampay, and Bitwage.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2013** — Worked as an engineer at Digital Instruments and later on architecture and enterprise systems at Veeco.
- **2013** — Co-founded Paystand.
- **2019** — Discussed Paystand’s subscription payments model and sustainable growth in a Finovate interview.
- **2021** — Paystand announced a $50 million Series C.
- **2022** — Paystand acquired Yaydoo, expanding its payables capabilities and Latin American presence.
- **2024** — Paystand acquired Teampay to expand spend management and its business network.
- **2025** — Paystand acquired Bitwage, a service it had previously used for international payments.
- **2026** — Paystand introduced USDb and Almond described the deployment of digital employees in finance.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Paystand, a B2B payments and finance automation company.
- Led Paystand through its announced $50 million Series C in 2021.
- Oversaw the acquisitions of Yaydoo, Teampay, and Bitwage.
- Paystand reports more than one million businesses on its network and more than $20 billion in payment volume as of 2026.
- Hosts The reDeFined Podcast.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published Labor Is Becoming Digital, explaining Paystand’s introduction of digital employees and his approach to documentation, ownership, and oversight.
- **2026-08** — The reDeFined video catalog featured his conversation with Rootstock co-founders Gabriel Kurman and Adrian Eidelman.
- **2026-04** — Paystand introduced USDb, a stablecoin designed for business payment workflows.
- **2025-11** — Announced Paystand’s acquisition of Bitwage.

## Links

- Website: http://www.jeremyalmond.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyalmond
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jeremyalmond

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Last updated: 2026-10-27