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Melissa Smith and the question that followed her off the farm
A Maine childhood taught Melissa Smith to ask “Why not?” At WEX, that question has carried her through an IPO, a long climb to CEO, and a new chapter of shareholder scrutiny.
The Truck That Learned to Pay for Its Own Fuel
Two fleet operators got tired of discovering fuel-card fraud after the money was gone. Their answer was to make a truck, a driver and a pump agree before a gallon could flow.
The Truck Never Waits for Monday. Why Should Its Money?
AtoB began with a bus app and found its business at the fuel pump. Its bet is that a fleet card should know where the truck is, what it needs, and when its driver needs to be paid.
The Fifteen-Minute Risk Officer
Anurag Puranik spent a decade learning how banks measure risk. At Coast, he has spent the next chapter making that judgment move at startup speed - while AI makes deception cheaper by the day.
Coast
Coast is a New York-based fintech building modern payments and expense-management software for businesses that run vehicle fleets and field teams. Its Visa-backed fuel and fleet card pairs hardware-grade spend controls with software that auto-codes receipts, matches transactions to GPS and tank data, and kills the monthly expense report. Founded in 2020 by Bread co-founder Daniel Simon, Coast has raised nearly $100M in equity plus significant debt capital, and serves thousands of fleets across construction, HVAC, landscaping, transportation and other field-heavy trades.