<p><strong>Headquarters: </strong>650 California St., San Francisco, CA 94108<br />
<strong>CEO</strong>: Max Levchin<br />
<strong>Employees: </strong>1,342<br />
<strong>Stock Symbol</strong>: AFRM<br />
<strong>Website</strong>: <a href="https://www.affirm.com/">www.affirm.com</a><br />
<a href="https://www.affirm.com/careers"><strong>Careers</strong></a></p>
<p>Affirm operates a buy now, pay later service that helps retailers boost sales by letting customers pay in installments. Some of the world&#8217;s top retailers are using Affirm to ignite purchases including Amazon, Walmart and e-commerce platform Shopify. Peloton &#8212; maker of pricey fitness equipment &#8212; is also a major Affirm customer.</p>
<p>Customers who use Affirm will pay 0 to 30% in interest rates on purchases depending on credit score. Affirm says it doesn&#8217;t charge late fees or any other fees. Affirm earns a commission from retailers that use its service.</p>
<p>The company was founded in 2012 by CEO Max Levchin. He is a software engineer who was also one of the founders of PayPal. Levchin also started a social network called Slide that was purchased by Google for $182 million in 2010.</p>
<p>Affirm had raised over $1.3 billion in venture capital since launch and went public on January 13, 2021 at $49.00 per share.</p>
<p>Affirm says it is now a remote-first company and has offices in Chicago, New York City, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Toronto.</p>
<p><strong>Employee Benefits</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Health benefits</li>
<li>Mental health programs</li>
<li>18 weeks parental leave with 4 weeks of return-to-work transition program, at full base pay.</li>
<li>Access tech, food, lifestyle, and family planning spending wallets for expenses.</li>
<li>24 paid days off</li>
<li>Employee resource groups and community groups</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Updated August 28, 2021</strong></p>