Ramp
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Ramp (ramp.com) is a US fintech company offering corporate cards, expense management, and bill-pay software, backed heavily by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund and valued in the tens of billions of dollars. In 2026 Ramp expanded into stablecoin-based payments, adding USDT and USDC support across several networks including Solana, which is the likely context for a company representative appearing on a stablecoin-focused panel at a Solana conference. Reporting by ProPublica raised questions about Ramp's unusually close early access to federal officials while competing for a government payments contract; this is an allegation of improper access, not a finding of wrongdoing by any named individual or by Ramp itself, and no agency or court has substantiated misconduct.
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Timeline(5 events)
August 2021
Ramp's valuation more than doubled to approximately $3.9 billion following a funding round led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund.
Fintech.global2025
ProPublica reported that senior GSA officials met with Ramp executives multiple times before a federal SmartPay contract opportunity was publicly opened, prompting a congressional inquiry from Rep. Gerald Connolly.
ProPublicaJune 2025
Ramp raised $200 million at a reported $16 billion valuation in a round led by Founders Fund.
NBC/CNBCApril 2026
Ramp rolled out zero-fee USDT-to-dollar conversions across its product suite, with settlement on Ethereum, Solana, and Plasma.
The Block2026
Ramp opened stablecoin accounts (USDC/USDT, seven supported networks including Solana) to its full base of 70,000-plus business customers.
Solana CompassDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 decision). 0 of 10 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
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generated: 11/6/2026, 4:29:00 AM
last updated: 11/6/2026, 4:29:01 AM
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