“The Secret Weapon Behind Deck’s Rapid $12M Funding—Is This the Next Big Revolution in Data Access?” – West Island Blog
Summary
Deck, a Montreal-based startup describing itself as the Plaid for the rest of the internet, has secured $12 million in Series A funding, just nine months after raising its initial seed investment. Through browser-based automation, Decks technology helps users extract structured and usable data from any online service employing login credentials and session-based security.Deck likens its ambition to that of Plaid, expanding the concept from banking data to encompass the vast majority of web servicesincluding government systems, payroll platforms, utilities portals, and e-commerce backendswhich lack open APIs. Deck achieves this by leveraging AI-driven agents that automate login, navigation, and data extraction processes, simulating human user behavior but at higher speed, scale, and reliability. These processes automatically generate reusable scripts that significantly streamline ongoing use without further AI intervention.The founding team brings extensive experience in fintech infrastructure. Currently employing around 30 staff members, Deck intends to build out its team and scale operations further.Jeremy Jonker, co-founder and managing partner of Infinity Ventures, has joined Decks board and believes the company is poised to reshape user-permissioned data access, similar to open bankings revolutionary impact on financial services.Deck offers developers modular reusable solutions with unprecedented flexibility and reliability, extending well beyond utility sectors, Jonker noted.