Jose Bethancourt

Bethancourt grew up in Texas, in one of the poorest counties in America, before going to the University of Texas at Austin. While in college, he and his cofounders started working on an app to help consumers manage their student loan debt. They pivoted in 2022 to a service that helps other businesses see how much debt a consumer has (with the consumer's permission). Today Method has more than 80 customers, including notable fintechs like SoFi, Robinhood, Credit Karma, Upstart, Upgrade, Aven and Figure. It has raised $62 million in funding from investors including Emergence Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, most recently at a $250 million valuation.