# Joseph Elias Phillips

> Joseph Elias Phillips, also known as Jo Phillips, is the co-founder and co-CEO of Payabli. Previously a sales leader at Seamless and the original head of sales at ServiceTitan, he co-founded Payabli with William Corbera in 2020 to help software platforms embed, operate and monetize payments. His public accounts emphasize his grandfather’s entrepreneurial example, mentorship, resourceful hiring and trust within a remote team.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Payabli
- **Organizations:** Payabli, ServiceTitan, Seamless, Grubhub
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Clark University, Master of Business Administration, University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Payabli in 2020., Helped develop ServiceTitan’s payments strategy., Co-led Payabli through its $28 million Series B announcement in June 2025.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked in his grandfather’s jewelry business in Southern California.
- **—** — Helped scale national sales at Seamless through the Grubhub merger and subsequent IPO.
- **—** — Became the original head of sales at ServiceTitan and helped establish its payments strategy with William Corbera.
- **2020** — Co-founded Payabli with William Corbera; first code was written in December.
- **2022** — TTV Capital made its first investment in Payabli in May.
- **2024** — Payabli announced a $20 million Series A led by QED Investors.
- **2025** — Payabli announced a $28 million Series B led by Fika Ventures and QED Investors.
- **2026** — Payabli announced its Huntington Bank collaboration and ranked No. 43 on the Inc. 5000.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Payabli in 2020.
- Helped develop ServiceTitan’s payments strategy.
- Co-led Payabli through its $28 million Series B announcement in June 2025.
- Payabli was included in the 2026 Forbes Fintech 50.
- Payabli ranked No. 43 on the 2026 Inc. 5000, following No. 141 in 2025 and No. 223 in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Appeared with Will Corbera on PAYMENTS FM to discuss operating payments businesses for software platforms.
- **2026-08** — Payabli ranked No. 43 on the Inc. 5000; Phillips discussed his mentors in an Inc. feature.
- **2026-07** — Payabli announced the Amigo AI agent suite and additional automated payment operations capabilities.
- **2026-06** — Discussed remote-company culture in an Inc. workplace feature.
- **2026-02** — Payabli announced an embedded payments collaboration with Huntington Bank and was named to the Forbes Fintech 50.

## Links

- Website: https://www.payabli.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelias621

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Last updated: 2026-10-27