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LiquidTrust Raises $4 Million, Introduces Micro Escrow Feature
A FinTech building new payment solutions for small businesses has raised a fresh round of funding.
About the Round and LiquidTrust’s New Feature:
LiquidTrust has announced that it’s raised $4 million. The seed round was led by Anthemis Female Innovators Lab Fund, Resolute Ventures, and Motivate Ventures. This funding comes as the company completed the WMNfintech accelerator program from BMO and 1871.
Along with news of the funding, LiquidTrust also unveiled its latest feature: Micro Escrow Pay. According to the company, this is the first instant escrow payment solution built specifically for small and midsize businesses. With this feature, business owners, vendors, and customers can complete transactions without such issues as fraud or nonpayment. Micro Escrow Pay will be offered directly to business owners as well as through LiquidTrust’s banking partners. Plus, the feature has a pending patent.
These developments continue a winning year for the Los Angeles-based LiquidTrust. Previously, the startup won the Women in Payments Unicorn Challenge Award at the 2025 USA Symposium (sponsored by PNC). As mentioned, the company was also selected for the WMNfintech accelerator.
What They’re Saying:
In a statement, LiquidTrust founder and CEO Saujin Yi highlighted the need for the company’s product, saying, “SMBs are the backbone of the global economy, driving $14 trillion in B2B payments annually. Yet two-thirds of this volume remains unprotected because existing solutions—like letters of credit or traditional escrow—are too costly or complex for small businesses. We’ve built a streamlined, bank-enabled solution that reduces payment risk at the source.”
Commenting directly on the new feature launch, Yi added, “With Micro Escrow Pay, SMBs no longer have to choose between trust and growth… Trust risk isn’t just a financial problem—it’s a growth killer. By making escrow as smooth as credit card payments, we empower SMBs to expand their supplier and customer networks globally and reduce fear of nonpayment or fraud.”
My Thoughts:
Although escrow payments has been used by large corporations, it’s interesting to see LiquidTrust expanding the concept and making them accessible to SMBs. That said, I find the “patent pending” mention to be intriguing as I’m not exactly sure how this platform could be so groundbreaking as to be patentable — but what do I know?
In any case, it looks as though 2025 is set to be a big year for LiquidTrust following the completion of their accelerator program and now this seed round. So, while we might not see a Series A by year’s end, I would definitely watch out for one come 2026.
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