# Stockpile

> Stockpile was a US financial technology company that paired stock gift cards and fractional shares with adult and custodial investing accounts. Founded in 2010, it later emphasized hands-on financial learning for families, membership subscriptions and debit-card tools. It wound down financial services in 2026, arranging account transitions to Public, Stash and Apex.

- **Founded:** 2010
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Avi Lele (Co-founder and founding CEO), Sanjeev (Sanj) Kulkarni (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Stock gift cards, Fractional-share brokerage, Stockpile-by-Text, Family membership, Family banking and minor debit cards
- **Notable:** Brought stock gift cards to selected US retail chains in 2015., Announced more than $45 million in cumulative funding by September 2017., Launched personalized animated stock gifting by text in December 2020.

## Products & services

- **Stock gift cards** — Historical physical and digital gift cards redeemable toward fractional stock ownership; the current website provides a gift-card refund request form.
- **Fractional-share brokerage** — Historical US individual and custodial accounts for dollar-based stock and ETF investing, with automated investing and educational resources; wound down in 2026.
- **Stockpile-by-Text** — Personalized animated stock e-gift cards shared by text or instant messaging.
- **Family membership** — Historical $4.95 monthly tier documented in 2024, including an adult account and up to five custodial accounts.
- **Family banking and minor debit cards** — Green Dot-powered family-banking offering unveiled October 2024, with minor debit cards and app rollout expected from January 2025. The advertised Family Plus tier was $7.95 monthly or $69.95 annually.
- **Crypto investing** — Historical crypto access supported by Bakkt; the 2026 transition notice described different handling for adult and custodial crypto holdings.
- **Stockpile Tuition Rewards** — October 2024 announcement of SAGE Scholars tuition-discount rewards for Family Plus members, subject to participating-college and program terms; not unrestricted cash or a universal college discount.

## Achievements

- Brought stock gift cards to selected US retail chains in 2015.
- Announced more than $45 million in cumulative funding by September 2017.
- Launched personalized animated stock gifting by text in December 2020.
- Acquired Investables technology, IP and talent, announced February 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Announced financial-services wind-down and April 17 account transitions to Public, Stash or Apex.
- **2026-07** — Stash updated its FAQ to confirm eligible Stockpile custodial accounts had transferred.
- **2026-10** — Website checked October 1 displays a gift-card refund request form rather than new-account investing onboarding.

## Links

- Website: https://www.stockpile.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stockpile-investments
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/stockpile
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/stockpile.inc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Stockpile-1616175365328161
- TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@stockpile.app

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Last updated: 2026-10-01