The Bumble and Roc Nation-backed bill payment platform developer secured series A cash that pushed its overall funding to about $30m.

Promise, a US-based payment technology provider backed by dating app developer Bumble, has raised more than $20m in a series A round co-led by venture capital firms Kapor Capital and XYZ Venture Capital.

The round also featured Bronze, First Round Capital, Y Combinator and undisclosed others, and the company said it has now raised $30m altogether.

Co-founded by Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins and Diana Frappier in 2017, Promise has developed an online platform that helps users navigate government payments like utilities, child support and parking…

James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.