Inc. Names Middesk To Its 2025 Best Workplaces List
Business identity company honored for building a culture of ownership, innovation, and impact
SAN FRANCISCO, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Middesk, the business identity platform trusted by hundreds of financial institutions, announced today that it has been named to Inc.'s 2025 Best Workplaces list, recognizing companies with exceptional cultures that drive innovation and performance.
This year's list, featured on Inc.com, reflects a comprehensive measurement and evaluation of American companies that stand out amongst others in creating exceptional workplaces and company cultures.
"We believe the best companies are built by teams that think like owners," said Kyle Mack, Middesk's co-founder and CEO. "At Middesk, that mindset drives how we hire, how we work, and how we grow. This recognition reflects the ambition, talent, and hustle that our team brings to solving hard problems, together."
The award selection process, conducted by Quantum Workplace, included a rigorous employee survey assessing management effectiveness, workplace perks, professional development opportunities, and overall company culture. Company benefits were also independently audited to determine overall scores and rankings.
"Inc.'s Best Workplaces program celebrates the exceptional organizations whose workplace cultures address their employees' welfare and needs in meaningful ways," says Bonny Ghosh, editorial director at Inc. "As companies expand and adapt to changing economic forces, maintaining such a culture is no small feat. Yet these honorees have not only achieved it—they continue to elevate the employee experience through thoughtful benefits, engagement, and a deep commitment to their teams." To view the full list of winners, visit Inc.com.
Middesk provides the critical data and infrastructure financial institutions and B2B platforms need to verify, onboard, and grow their business customer base. Its identity solutions are trusted by two of the nation's three largest banks, hundreds of regional banks and credit unions, and leading tech companies and marketplaces. Backed by $77 million from top-tier investors including Sequoia Capital, Accel, Insight Partners, and Canapi Ventures, Middesk has rapidly scaled its impact across the financial services industry since the company's inception in 2019.
The Inc. Best Workplaces award comes on the heels of other awards given to Middesk including Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Company award, Tearsheet's award for Best Data Product for Lenders, and Fintech Breakthrough's 2025 Business Innovation.
For more information about Middesk and its innovative business identity solutions, visit www.middesk.com.
About MiddeskMiddesk is a leading business identity platform modernizing business verification, risk evaluation, and compliance. Its fast and frictionless identity-as-a-service APIs address KYB, credit assessment, and tax registration services, updated in days rather than months. More than 500 customers in the fintech, banking, lending, marketplace, insurance, and payroll sectors trust Middesk to help them safely verify, underwrite, and grow their businesses with names that include Plaid, Bluevine, Rippling, and Novo. Middesk has been recognized as a top U.S. fintech by Forbes as one of its Fintech 50. For more information, visit middesk.com.
About Inc.Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of its community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating the future of business. Inc. is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow leading business publication Fast Company. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
Media Contact:Liang Zhao,Vansary for Middesk,LZ@vansary.com505-720-6933
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