December 2024
How Brex is doing, 10 months into founder mode.
Brex co-founder and CEO reflects on 2024's growth acceleration and enterprise momentum, looking ahead to 2025.
Pedro Franceschi
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7 min read
7 min read
October 2024
Empowering accounting firms to improve efficiency and client satisfaction
We’ve enhanced our accounting partnership program to help firms automate client workflows and help them do more with less.
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6 min read
6 min read
September 2024
Unlocking global payments for the B2B software ecosystem with Brex Embedded
We're extending our global payments infrastructure and enabling B2B software vendors to embed Brex virtual cards into their products to unlock revenue with zero overhead. Here's why.
Karandeep Anand
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5 min read
5 min read
July 2024
The Cost of Cost Savings
Get CFO advice on striking the right balance between governing growth and accelerating it, and between controlling spending and empowering teams.
Ben Gammell
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4 min read
4 min read
July 2024
The great reset: Post-SVB banking for startups
Today’s founders have a new set of banking rules – learn their 5 criteria and how Brex built a modern account that meets them all.
Richie Wu
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10 min read
10 min read
June 2024
Evolving Brex's Co-CEO model
Our co-founder Henrique Dubugras reflects on the history and evolution of Brex's Co-CEO model and the best model going forward.
Henrique Dubugras
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5 min read
5 min read
April 2024
Unpacking Brex’s securitization strategy
Our CFO shares his thoughts on what securitizations are, why we do them, and what should be top of mind for companies developing a securitization strategy.
Ben Gammell
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5 min read
5 min read
March 2024
Building Brex 3.0, March 2024
Our co-founder and co-CEO shared his thoughts last week on building Brex 3.0.
Pedro Franceschi
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7 min read
7 min read
March 2024
Reaffirming Brex's commitment to customers one year after the SVB crisis
As we reflect on the collapse of SVB a year later, we want to use the opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to our customers.
Camilla Matias Morais
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2 min read
2 min read
February 2024
How Brex helps companies get IPO ready
Brex's AI-powered spend platform helps you get IPO ready by improving forecasting accuracy and compliance and reducing manual work.
Ben Gammell
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5 min read
5 min read
November 2023
Planning advice — The lifecycle of SaaS spend
Bundle? Unbundle? Rebundle? Here’s some practical advice for deciding on how to plan and optimize your company’s SaaS spend.
Michael Tannenbaum
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5 min read
5 min read
October 2023
Budgeting best practices from a CFO's SaaS spend review
Budgeting SaaS vendor spend per employee isn’t perfect. Consider these approaches for your next planning cycle.
Michael Tannenbaum
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4 min read
4 min read
September 2023
CFOs need an AI strategy
Seven key considerations for CFOs looking to drive immediate impact with AI while continuing to build enduring businesses.
Michael Tannenbaum
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6 min read
6 min read
August 2023
Brex's Second Act
Brex recently partnered with The Generalist to tell our story in a way that had not been done before.
Jason Mok
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3 min read
3 min read
August 2023
The employee-centric way to manage procurement spend
The secret to improving compliance around bill pay and purchase card spend? A process that works for finance and employees alike.
Milo Spirig
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8 min read
8 min read
July 2023
Why I left Concur to lead go-to-market at Brex
It's not just customers who leave Concur for Brex. Our CRO shares why he left Concur to lead GTM at Brex.
Doug Adamic
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7 min read
7 min read
June 2023
People matter most — insights from a startups insider
A Q&A with Jason Mok on startups, community, and his plans for Brex
Jason Mok
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7 min read
7 min read
June 2023
A redesigned Brex mobile experience for the everywhere workforce
Here's how we reimagined our mobile app so you can efficiently manage your spend on the go
Dave Johannes
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5 min read
5 min read
May 2023
Building a global financial strategy
Michael Tannenbaum, Brex CFO and COO, provides a recap of "The New Financial Playbook" in partnership with The Information and discusses how Brex can help you build a global financial strategy.
Michael Tannenbaum
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6 min read
6 min read
May 2023
Building the world’s first truly borderless spend management experience
A truly global spend platform didn’t exist until we built one. Here’s how we were able to do it, and why it’s so valuable for modern organizations.
Erica Dorfman
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9 min read
9 min read
May 2023
How Brex is supporting First Republic Bank customers
Brex is here to support First Republic Bank customers through this challenging time.
Pedro and Henrique
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3 min read
3 min read
March 2023
Redefining travel for the modern company
Managing T&E spend with one card, one app, and one integrated platform has been out of reach for many companies. Until now.
Vineet Taneja
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6 min read
6 min read
March 2023
Answering common questions about the Brex business account
Erik Zhou, Chief Accounting Officer, breaks down how the Brex business account is different from a bank account.
Erik Zhou
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2 min read
2 min read
March 2023
How Brex is supporting SVB customers and the broader startup community
Brex is working around the clock to support SVB customers and the broader startup community through this challenging time.
Pedro Franceschi
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3 min read
3 min read
January 2023
Reimagining spend management to drive customer value
Brex CRO and industry veteran Doug Adamic shares 3 lessons for customer-centric innovation.
Doug Adamic
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6 min read
6 min read
November 2022
Bringing mental health resources to founders
Today I’m excited to announce Catharsis, a new program designed to support startup founders’ mental health.
Pedro Franceschi
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4 min read
4 min read
October 2022
Build category-defining products by putting people first
Hear from CPO Karandeep Anand about how his work at Microsoft, Meta, and Brex have led him to build a category-defining solution that puts people first.
Karandeep Anand
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7 min read
7 min read
April 2022
Brex acquires Pry
Today, we have exciting news to share: Brex has acquired Pry Financial!
Pedro Franceschi
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2 min read
2 min read
February 2022
Launching Multiple Cash Accounts on Brex Cash (and Mobile)
Today, we’re announcing support for multiple accounts within Brex Cash. We’re excited to help early stage founders with the financial visibility and control they need from wherever they work.
Pedro Franceschi
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2 min read
2 min read
February 2022
My journey with mental health
Last May, I shared my journey with mental health with the Brex team. This week, I re-sent this message to the company to remind our team of the importance of this topic.
Pedro Franceschi
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6 min read
6 min read
January 2022
Welcoming Karan and our Series D-2 Round
Today, we have two exciting announcements to share. First, we are really excited to welcome Karandeep Anand to Brex as our Chief Product Officer.
Pedro Franceschi
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2 min read
2 min read
December 2021
What I learned about people that scale
As Brex prepares for 2022, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it takes for people to scale at fast-growing companies. I shared this essay with our team this week. I hope you find it useful as well!
Pedro Franceschi
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9 min read
9 min read
November 2021
Gratitude and happiness
Gratitude is something many of us reflect on this time of year, and I shared my perspective with our team today. For me, gratitude has been a learned behavior.
Pedro Franceschi
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5 min read
5 min read
October 2021
Building the Brex API
We’re excited to launch the Brex API this week! Now customers can programmatically read their data, issue cards, invite users, send payments and much more.
Pratik Tandel
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6 min read
6 min read
August 2021
Launching Brex Venture Debt
We have an exciting update to share: our latest product, Brex Venture Debt, is launching today.
Henrique Dubugras
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3 min read
3 min read
April 2021
Brex Premium, our Series D, and the future of Brex as all-in-one finance
We’re thrilled to announce Brex Premium: a software layer on top of Brex Card and Brex Cash that brings expense management, bill pay, and (soon) reimbursements all in a single product.
Pedro Franceschi
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4 min read
4 min read
April 2021
‘Ship. Iterate. Repeat.’ A tactical guide for engineering leads
This guide hopes to assist your team with launching products quickly and effectively.
Prabhav Jain
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24 min read
24 min read
March 2021
Happy International Women's Day
I wanted to celebrate the amazing achievements of women across company and take a moment to share a story about a woman who has shaped my life. Thank you, Mom.
Pedro Franceschi
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5 min read
5 min read
January 2021
Why I believe in growth mindset
This is a memo I shared with our team last year about the importance that a growth mindset had in my life — also becoming a Brex value at the end of 2020.
Pedro Franceschi
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10 min read
10 min read
October 2020
Applying a scientific process to scaling
There is no single “right” way to build your company. There are some universal truths (e.g. people really do matter!), but most processes, tactics, and org structures are unique to each company...
Zach Abrams
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7 min read
7 min read
October 2020
Rebranding Brex
We’re incredibly excited to reveal Brex’s new brand today!
Pedro Franceschi
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7 min read
7 min read
September 2020
How we run our board meetings to benefit the board and Brex
As Brex began hosting regular board of director meetings, we struggled to find resources that would help us manage them efficiently. Since...
Michael Tannenbaum
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9 min read
9 min read
September 2020
How we served our customers and managed performance through COVID-19
Candid reflections on the challenges we’ve faced navigating the COVID-19 crisis, and some important lessons learned.
Erica Dorfman
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9 min read
9 min read
September 2020
Increasing the quality of our decisions
Earlier this year, Brex transitioned to a written decision-making culture. I wrote this memo to our team on why this transition was important...
Pedro Franceschi
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10 min read
10 min read
September 2020
Why we started this blog, and what we’re hoping it achieves
Since we started Brex in 2017, there were many things we wish we knew. We haven’t found many books on scaling from 50 to 400 people in a year, defining...
Pedro Franceschi
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2 min read
2 min read