Step (@step) — Twitter Score 23 out of 1000

Step is a youth-focused fintech platform that was acquired by Beast Industries in February 2026 and continues to operate as part of that organization. Step's Twitter Score is 23 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #42,690 (top 10%) among 483,652 tracked accounts.

Step was co-founded by CJ MacDonald and Alexey Kalinichenko as a banking and investing app built around the financial needs of younger users, offering features such as no monthly or hidden fees, peer-to-peer money transfers, credit building, stock investing, and cryptocurrency buying and selling. The platform supports accounts for users under 18 through parent- or guardian-controlled access, and added cryptocurrency investing in October 2022. Step has grown to over 7 million accounts.

Step raised successive funding rounds across several years, beginning with a $3.8 million seed round backed by Crosslink Capital, Collaborative Fund, and Sesame Ventures in January 2019. A $22.5 million Series A led by Stripe followed in June 2019, a $50 million Series B led by Coatue closed in December 2020, and a $100 million Series C led by General Catalyst was announced in April 2021. In October 2022, Step also secured $300 million in debt financing led by TriplePoint Capital and Evolve Bank & Trust, which also serves as its banking-services partner. Additional backers include Dreamers VC, WndrCo, Mantis VC, and Franklin Templeton. Step operates its payment network in partnership with Visa and handles stock investments through DriveWealth, LLC.

Step has 18,912 followers as of August 2026 on X and has published 2,381 posts since joining in 2018. Step has been mentioned by 52 accounts, with 82 total mentions.

Who follows Step on X?

The accounts that follow Step include 90 founders, 28 angel investors, 48 influencers and 4 VCs, among them Anthony Pompliano, MrBeast, Ignas, Lily Liu, Cuy Sheffield and Vinny Lingham.