What it sells
Truss is a banking and payments network for blue-collar trades.
Business model breakdown
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Contractor invoices client and collects ACH/card payment online, pays subs and vendors by ACH, issues crew cards, syncs books for bookkeepers; replaces paper checks.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Claims no monthly fees, free check service and free ACH payouts; revenue likely from card payments acceptance and card interchange.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Self-serve signup, builder referral program with rewards, endorsements by builder influencers (The Build Show), bookkeeper channel.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Summer 2021 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.