Founder of a listed tool
Zach Perret
Co-founder and CEO, named behind the Plaid listing on Anchor Terminal.
What Zach builds
Plaid B · Bank data & open banking
Bank data aggregation platform covering the US, Canada, the UK and parts of Europe.
Co-founder and CEO, researched 26 October 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- William Hockey Co-founder, Plaid
Backed by
Altimeter Capital Silver Lake Ribbit Capital New Enterprise Associates Franklin Templeton Fidelity Investments BlackRock
Questions
Who is Zach Perret?
Zach Perret co-founded Plaid, a data network that connects people's financial accounts to fintech apps, with William Hockey and is its CEO. The pair first tried to build consumer budgeting and bookkeeping software, then moved to a unified banking API after struggling to connect bank accounts.
What does Plaid make?
Anchor Terminal lists Plaid from Plaid. Bank data aggregation platform covering the US, Canada, the UK and parts of Europe.
Who has invested in Plaid?
The sources our research read name Altimeter Capital, Silver Lake, Ribbit Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Franklin Templeton, Fidelity Investments and BlackRock.
How are Zach's tools graded?
Plaid is graded B, 69.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.
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