Cass
12444 Powerscourt Drive Suite 550, St. Louis, MO, 63131, United States
Overview
Cass Information Systems, Inc. (Cass) is a financial holding company. The Company is a provider of payment and information processing services to manufacturing, distribution and retail enterprises across the United States. The Company provides transportation invoice rating, payment, audit, accounting and transportation information to a range of companies. The Company operates in two segments: Information Services and Banking Services. The Information Services segment provides transportation, utility, telecommunication and invoice processing and payment services to corporations. The Banking Services segment provides banking services primarily to privately held businesses and churches. In January 2011, Cass opened an office in Breda, Netherlands, to support the Company’s multinational information processing clients. On January 6, 2012, the Company acquired the assets of Waste Reduction Consultants, Inc., provider of environmental expense management services.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 4
Sector focus
- Information Services
Investment portfolio
- Springpod
Led · Series A · Apr 2021
Springpod is a London-based provider of free virtual work-based learning experiences for students. It offers free online work-based learning experiences that allow students to demonstrate their potential and connect with best-fitting employers and universities. The company partners with universities and employers and its network includes more than 100 partners, including Airbus, Amazon, Siemens, Meta, JLL, and Barclays. Over 700,000 students have benefited from its programs. Led by CEO Sam Hyams, Springpod received a £1.9M investment from American Student Assistance and plans to use the funds to expand operations across the USA. The company intends to broaden its U.S. business reach while continuing to provide free access to work-based learning through its partner network. Springpod is an online student recruitment platform that enables employers and education providers to target, inform and engage students as they plan their futures. The platform offers virtual tasters of university courses and online work experience, producing high-quality, experiential content for young people. Springpod says it has supported over 400,000 students to date and works with around one-third of UK universities. Its client list includes employers such as Airbus, Siemens, Vodafone, Fujitsu and the NHS. Founder and CEO Sam Hyams said the company aims to scale its impact from the 400,000 young people supported to millions. The company recently secured outside capital to fund that growth. Springpod is a specialist careers platform that helps young people explore the world of work and university through virtual work experience programs, virtual events, and digital student engagement solutions. Founded in 2018 by Sam Hyams and Oliver Fisher and based in London and Liverpool, the platform connects employers, universities and organisations with students. More than 150,000 young people have used Springpod to engage with employers and universities. The company raised £2.25M in a Series A round to support growth. Springpod intends to use the funds to launch its platform in new international territories. It offers tools for employers and education providers to run virtual programmes and events to help students make informed decisions about their futures.