Gravystack Raises USD5.2M in Seed Funding GravystackAZ-based provider a gamified financial app for families, AZ-based, raised seed funding of USD5.2M.

The round was led by Altrus Capital with participation from Chad Willardson, Mark Timm, Gino Wickman, Jim Kwik, Kate Wells, Loral Langemeier, and David Meltzer. The company used the funds to recruit key executives, including Chief Banking Officer Gary Arnold, who led the creation of Amazon Pay and the PayPal Commerce Platform; and Chief Product Officer John Fowler, who built several multimillion-dollar companies from ideation to exit. Co-founded by serial entrepreneurs Scott Donnell and Travis Adams, GravyStack is a gamified family finance app that helps kids learn how to be smart with their money. GravyStack launches in mid-2022. The app combines gamification and banking to incentivize kids and teens to learn how to manage money and earn it. There are several levels of skill-building, real-world challenges that GravyStack offers. Parents can supervise their kids’ account activity and set flexible controls, making GravyStack a fintech solution for the whole family. The app provides 100+ life skills, mindsets and strategies, including grit.