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Thread

210 East Main Street, Rogersville, TN, 37857, United States

Overview

Founded in 2021, Thread has evolved from a traditional community bank into a nationwide, technology-centric platform that delivers embedded banking services directly within the products and workflows of partner brands, small businesses, and industry-specific software providers. Its core offering is a ‘digital branch’ model that lets customers access deposit and lending services where they already manage their finances. The company now oversees more than $2 billion in partner deposits and grew Embedded Deposits more than 3× between January 2024 and October 2025, equating to roughly 75% annualized growth. To support scale, Thread recently migrated to Finxact as its core banking system and adopted LoanPro to modernize lending operations. It also opened a new headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, in April. Across multiple raises, Thread has secured more than $100 million in Tier 1 capital to date. The new funding will be used to broaden its embedded banking offerings and serve as a model for other community banks pursuing tech-enabled expansion.

Total raised
$31M
Funding rounds
1
Latest round
Equity
Latest activity
Dec 2025

Industries

  • Banking
  • Finance
  • Financial Services
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Recent funding

  1. Equity

    Dec 2025

    $31M

Team

  • Chris Black

    CEO, President & Director

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  • Janelle Gamble, CRCM

    Senior Vice President Enterprise Risk Management

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  • Pamela Mulkey

    Compliance Analyst

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  • Mike Baum

    Product Lead

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