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The profile
Co-founder of Homebase; signatory of the March 24, 2020 fintech letter.
Identity and role
Rushi Patel co-founded Homebase and serves as its chief operating officer; a January 2024 release added the chief revenue officer title. He signed the March 24, 2020 letter to Congress as a Homebase representative (signatories register). Homebase makes scheduling, time-tracking, payroll and team-management software for small businesses with hourly workers. Houston-based per regional coverage (podcast page capture is a stub; cited).
Biography
The January 2024 Homebase release confirms the CRO title alongside COO, and the Homebase blog lists his posts. No congressional testimony or bylined policy writing under his name was located.
The March 24, 2020 letter and pandemic relief
Patel signed the coalition letter, which asked Treasury to direct "upwards of $500 billion" to small businesses through non-bank lenders and stated, "We seek no gain from this crisis." Homebase originated no loans. Its pandemic contribution was its data: the letter quotes Homebase's real-time figure — "Hourly workers worked 59% fewer hours last Saturday" (archived letter text) — and the St. Louis Fed used the dataset as a real-time labor-market read.
Where they are now (2025–2026)
Patel remains a Homebase co-founder and executive. Homebase raised a $60 million Series D led by L Catterton in April 2024 , and its January 2024 release said the product served more than 100,000 small businesses; later footprint figures are cited to interviews and LinkedIn; we do not have copies.
Sources held in this archive
Original source documents and archived captures
- Rushi Patel of Homebase Houston Innovators Podcast / InnovationMap, May 2024
- Rushi Patel author page Homebase blog
- OnDeck letter to Congress Mar 24, 2020 (archived text)
- Homebase leadership expansion release Patel adds CRO title; Homebase scale metrics
- Homebase raises $60M Series D PR Newswire, Apr 3, 2024
- Reading the Labor Market in Real Time St. Louis Fed On the Economy, June 9, 2020
Sources
- Rushi Patel of Homebase (Houston Innovators Podcast / InnovationMap, May 2024): Rushi Patel of Homebase Houston Innovators Podcast / InnovationMap, May 2024 (original: houston.innovationmap.com · stored capture)
- Rushi Patel author page (Homebase blog): Rushi Patel author page Homebase blog (original: joinhomebase.com · stored capture)
- Homebase leadership expansion release (Patel adds CRO title; Homebase scale metrics): Homebase Continues Leadership Expansion Appointing Philip Moon As Chie 3aa12c9164a2111d (original: prnewswire.com · stored capture)
- Homebase raises $60M Series D (PR Newswire, Apr 3, 2024): Homebase raises $60M Series D PR Newswire, Apr 3, 2024 (original: prnewswire.com · stored capture)
- Reading the Labor Market in Real Time (St. Louis Fed On the Economy, June 9, 2020): Reading the Labor Market in Real Time St. Louis Fed On the Economy, June 9, 2020 (original: stlouisfed.org · stored capture)
- OnDeck letter to Congress (Mar 24, 2020): OnDeck letter to Congress Mar. 24, 2020 (original: ondeck.com) our copy of the letter
- LinkedIn, Rushi Patel profile (self-reported): LinkedIn, Rushi Patel profile (self-reported) (original: linkedin.com · stored capture)