# 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 ### [📋 Using technology to make life easier for Controllers](https://www.brex.com/resources/using-technology-to-make-life-easier-for-controllers) Two accounting leaders explain how they lighten their load through people, processes and systems. ### [Using AI to close the books quickly and cleanly](https://www.brex.com/journal/using-ai-to-close-the-books-quickly-and-cleanly) Automate compliance and reconciliation to streamline your month, quarter, and year-end close. ### [Brex named a Leader in 2025 IDC MarketScape for AI-Enabled T&E Applications – Small Business, Midmarket and Enterprise ](https://www.brex.com/journal/leader-idc-ai-travel-and-expense) We're honored to be recognized as a Leader in the 2025 IDC MarketScape: AI-Enabled Travel and Expense Applications across all business segments. ### [What if 90% of your prompt is content you can't control?](https://www.brex.com/journal/articles/what-if-you-cant-control-your-prompt) Discover how Brex's audit agent handles messy, real-world context, and why good AI products give judgment a structure to operate inside, not a script to follow. ### [Cash flow forecasting without a finance degree](https://www.brex.com/journal/cash-flow-forecasting) Most startups don't run out of cash overnight, they lose visibility slowly. 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