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Catch: Benefits platform simplifying access to health insurance, retirement, and tax withholding for freelancers and self-employed.
Based in New York, NY, Catch provides health insurance, retirement savings plans, and tax withholding services directly to freelancers, contractors, and self-employed workers. The platform simplifies benefits administration through tools like a robo-advisor for individual retirement accounts and FDIC-insured accounts for tax withholding, generating revenue through insurance broker fees, a one basis point fee on retirement assets, and interest on held funds. Operating with a team of 18 employees, the company targets a domestic market of over 60 million independent workers. Catch has established strategic partnerships with organizations such as Freelancers Union, Collective, and Healthcare.gov to facilitate access to Affordable Care Act-compliant health plans and premium subsidies. The enterprise is backed by Y Combinator, having raised a significant seed funding round to support its initial market expansion. Catch was founded in 2017 by Andrew Ambrosino and Kristen Anderson.
Catch has raised $69.0M across 4 funding rounds.
Key people at Catch.
Catch was founded in 2017 by Whitney Larow (Founder) and Kristen Anderson (Founder) and Nico Perdomo (Founder) and Andrew Ambrosino (Founder) and Vijay Singh (Founder) and Denia Ebersole (Founder).
Catch has raised $69.0M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Catch is a fintech platform designed to provide independent workers—freelancers, contractors, and solopreneurs—with personalized benefits such as health, dental, and vision insurance, automated tax withholding, and retirement savings plans. It addresses the challenge that self-employed individuals face in accessing employer-like benefits by offering a seamless, customizable platform that tracks income from multiple sources, automates tax payments, and helps users save for retirement and manage insurance enrollment[1][3][4][5].
Founded in 2017, Catch was created by Kristen Anderson and co-founders who recognized the gap in benefits for the growing freelance workforce. The idea emerged from personal experience and the broader trend of increasing independent work, especially accelerated by the pandemic and the Great Resignation. Early traction came from helping freelancers manage volatile income and prepare for tax obligations, as well as enabling access to tax credits for health insurance under government programs like the American Rescue Plan[3][6].
Catch rides the wave of the gig economy and the rise of independent work, which now includes over 60 million Americans. The timing is critical as traditional employer-sponsored benefits become less common and more workers seek autonomy but lack safety nets. Catch’s platform addresses market forces such as the fragmentation of income, the complexity of tax compliance for freelancers, and the need for portable, flexible benefits. By automating and simplifying these processes, Catch supports the future of entrepreneurship and the evolving workforce, influencing how benefits are delivered in a decentralized labor market[3][6][8].
Catch is positioned to grow by expanding partnerships with payroll and creator platforms, enabling these ecosystems to offer integrated benefits to their users. Future trends shaping Catch’s journey include continued growth in freelance and creator economies, increasing demand for portable and customizable benefits, and potential regulatory changes favoring independent worker protections. As Catch evolves, it may deepen its product suite and broaden its reach, further leveling the playing field for independent workers and redefining how benefits are accessed outside traditional employment[5][6].
In sum, Catch is transforming benefits for the self-employed by providing a modern, automated, and flexible platform that empowers independent workers to manage their financial health and security with the same ease as traditional employees.
Catch was founded in 2017 by Whitney Larow (Founder) and Kristen Anderson (Founder) and Nico Perdomo (Founder) and Andrew Ambrosino (Founder) and Vijay Singh (Founder) and Denia Ebersole (Founder).
Catch has raised $69.0M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Catch's investors include Crosslink Capital, Khosla Ventures, Kindred Ventures, Nyca Partners, Urban Innovation Fund, Benjamin Hutchinson, Bruno Faviero, Jacob Gibson, Leif Abraham, Louis Beryl, Neal Khosla, Petko Plachkov.
Key people at Catch.
Catch has raised $69.0M across 4 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $12.0M Series A in July 2021.