On Stompstart by 15 September 2019 · Palo Alto · United States
Checkbook.
A startup that replaced paper checks with emailed digital checks, and grew into a venture-backed payments platform still running in 2026.
Finance
Timeline
- On record
TechCrunch covered Checkbook's service for emailing digital checks that recipients deposit online or print, naming founder PJ Gupta, a former chief architect of Visa's network, and seed backers including Boost VC and Tim Draper.
On record · Announced - On record
Checkbook announced it had reached two million digital check users (release datelined Sunnyvale, California).
On record · Announced - Directory page saved
The Wayback Machine saved a directory page showing this listing.
- Funding
Checkbook's press page lists a $10 million Series A led by MassMutual Ventures, with IA Capital, JPMorgan Chase and Cross River Digital Ventures.
Funding · Announced - On record
Checkbook's press page lists the appointment of Pia Thompson and Aditya Raikar as co-CEOs.
On record · Announced - Site checked
The product's site was live.
- Listed on Stompstart
“No more paper just send a Digital Check!”
As listed on Stompstart
“No more paper just send a Digital Check!”
Simply enter the receiver’s name, email and check amount and press Send! It's really that simple. Check recipients are able to deposit the check directly online or request a printed check. Join the payment revolution now. It's easy, fast, reliable, secure and hassle free!
- Topics
- Accounting
- Model
- SaaS
- Location
- Palo Alto · United States
In our words: Only a directory excerpt of the listing survives. It described Checkbook, then in public beta, as a way to send a digital check by entering the receiver's name, email and amount; recipients could deposit it online or ask for a printed check. The listing placed it in Palo Alto.
Details
- Website
- checkbook.io ↗
Publication record
- Release
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