# Firecrawl builds faster with Brex banking and cards See how the growing startup Firecrawl uses Brex banking, cards, and rewards to scale faster worldwide. **URL Source:** https://www.brex.com/resources/customer/firecrawl --- ![Firecrawl hero](https://brand.brex.com/transform/07a1c8e0-e396-4604-b379-b80c00c10ab6/Firecrawl-hero) # Firecrawl builds faster with Brex banking and cards. ![Firecrawl](https://brand.brex.com/transform/d1ff815f-3f57-4915-92e0-939c3429193f/Firecrawl) ### About Firecrawl Transforming the internet into clean, structured data for AI applications [Firecrawl](https://www.firecrawl.dev/) is a web data infrastructure platform that converts websites into clean, structured data optimized for AI applications through a simple API. The platform combines web search, scraping, and AI-powered parsing into a unified solution, focusing on the core developer priorities of reliability, speed, and ease of use. Backed by Y Combinator, Firecrawl is [hiring](https://www.firecrawl.dev/careers) for its rapidly growing global team across the US, Brazil, Europe and beyond. ### Challenges A growing global team needed a financial stack that could keep up To support their pace of growth and innovation, Firecrawl needed a financial partner that could scale with them, remove friction from global spending, and give them the same speed and flexibility they aim to deliver to their own customers. Before Y Combinator, Firecrawl banked with Novo. While workable at the earliest stage, it quickly became clear that Novo couldn’t keep up with the demands of a growing startup. There were no team permissions, limited ability to manage spend, and onboarding new employees was slow and cumbersome. “We needed something that could actually support a startup as it scaled,” says Eric Ciarla, Co-founder of Firecrawl. “Instead, we were spending time worrying about whether our bank could keep up.” The limitations weren’t just administrative, they risked slowing down the team’s productivity at a critical moment, distracting them from focusing on building product and scaling the company. ### Solution Founder-focused banking, cards, and rewards built to scale with startups When Firecrawl joined YC, Brex was the clear choice for [corporate cards](https://www.brex.com/product/credit-card) and [banking](https://www.brex.com/product/business-account). Setup was fast and easy, and the experience was designed specifically for founders. “Brex really understood YC companies more than any other bank,” Eric explains. “They had great deals, founder events, and rewards that actually mattered to us. And getting the Brex metal card felt like a milestone.” With Brex, Firecrawl now runs its finances with the tools they need to scale confidently: - **Cards with global reach**: Firecrawl instantly issues Brex cards with custom limits to employees. This lets new hires start working right away without waiting on reimbursements or approvals, which is critical for a global team. “Brex makes it effortless to onboard new employees with instant cards, so our team can focus on building," said Eric. - **Bill pay and vendor management**: Most of Firecrawl’s operational and T&E spend flows through Brex cards, but [Brex bill pay](https://www.brex.com/product/bill-pay) makes it easy to pay invoiced expenses that can’t be paid by card, keeping all spending in one place. - **Rewards that fuel growth**: Firecrawl earns [Brex Rewards](https://www.brex.com/product/rewards) on all their key startup expenses like software, travel, and marketing, quickly adding up to over $100,000 in value. And they take advantage of the flexible redemption options like miles, travel, billboards, cash back, statement credit, and more, to help build their business without burning cash. “Brex makes it effortless to onboard new employees with instant cards, so our team can focus on building.” — Eric Ciarla, Co-founder, Firecrawl ### Impact Faster onboarding, smarter spend management, and more focus on growth Brex has made it easy for Firecrawl to manage money across its distributed, fast-growing team. The biggest win has been the ability to instantly provision cards to new employees. “Onboarding is usually such a hassle, but Brex makes it easy,” says Eric. “It means our team can buy the tools and software they need immediately and stay focused on building.” With Brex simplifying the financial stack, Firecrawl can focus on building, hiring, and scaling. And as an AI-forward startup, they see a natural alignment with Brex’s innovative platform and vision for the future. “We need to move fast as we build not just a data collection company, but an AI agent hiring hub that redefines the future of work. Brex’s AI-first financial stack helps us stay focused on pushing our vision forward,” says Eric. _Ready to see how Brex can simplify your financial stack? [Sign up for Brex ](https://www.brex.com/signup)today and discover how our integrated cards and banking can eliminate the hassles of finance, extend your runway, and help you operate faster._ ## Related Articles ### [See how Pilot grows faster with the Brex card’s built-in expense software.](https://www.brex.com/resources/customer/pilot) See how Pilot provides bookkeeping, tax prep, CFO services, and financial operations to 1000+ startups ranging from pre-seed through Series C. ### [📋 Office of the CFO IDC Report](https://www.brex.com/resources/cfo-playbook-for-finance-transformation) Here’s the playbook leading CFOs wished they had before beginning their finance transformation journey. ### [📋 AI Budget IDC Report](https://www.brex.com/resources/cfos-future-proofing-ai-budget) Learn how real CFOs are planning and budgeting for AI to future-proof their finance function — and their business. ### [Treet case study](https://www.brex.com/resources/customer/treet) Treet, an early-stage startup, saves hours a month with a Brex business account, corporate cards, and expense software. ### [WindBorne Systems case study](https://www.brex.com/resources/customer/windborne-systems) See how WindBorne Systems uses Brex to power Atlas, a global network of weather balloons, all while saving 200 hours a year on expense reports. ### [How we built an AI oncall engineer at Brex](https://www.brex.com/journal/how-we-built-an-ai-oncall-engineer) We encoded our oncall playbook into an agent. 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