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Float (YC S21) — Supply chain finance for consumer brands

Float is Pipe for supply chain finance. We help fast-growing consumer brands unlock capital from their inventory.

Float is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2021 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Supply chain finance for consumer brands. The founder listed is Rob LaFave (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, August 28, 2021).

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Float

New accelerator entry · 2021-08-28 · the record

Summer 2021
batch
2
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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What the record says

BatchSummer 2021
Announced2021-08-28
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size2
IndustryFintech
Sub-industryFintech
SectorsFintech, B2B, E-commerce
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Fully Remote
BasedHonolulu, HI, USA; Remote
HiringNo
Sitehttps://float.xyz
Founded2021
Previously known asWelcome Capital

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Float is Pipe for supply chain finance. We help fast-growing consumer brands unlock capital from their inventory. We pay their supplier invoices up front and enable them to pay for their inventory after they’ve sold it.

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Last updated 2026-10-23
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