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Payments Startups

Updated August 2026

Companies in the payments sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,623 recently funded payments companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,623
Total Funding
$1.5B
Avg Funding
$60.1M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Cities for Payments

San Francisco
Escazú
Tallin
New York
Dallas
Brooklyn

Recently Funded Companies

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San Francisco, United States

Smart fuel card and expense management platform for commercial fleets of all sizes

$15.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Escazú, Costa Rica

Zunify is the payment network providing tech and regulatory toolboxes for anyone to quickly design, issue, and accept any payment product.

$1.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tallin, Estonia

Swapin is a fast, secure, EU-regulated award-winning payment solution connecting crypto and banks.

$2.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Noto develops business management software for lesson-based education and after-school programs.

$3.8M raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Dallas, United States

HighLevel is a marketing and advertising platform that captures message leads via voicemail, SMS, emails, FB messenger, and more.

Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

Tongo is an online financial services platform that provides commission workers with an easy way to access future commissions.

Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Coda leads in commerce solutions and out-of-app monetization, partnering with over 300 publishers in over 60 markets.

$690.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Stark Bank is a smart bank account that aids a technological advancement of a company.

Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

South San Francisco, United States

Stripe enables businesses to accept payments, manage billing, and embed financial services into digital platforms.

Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Blumenau, Brazil

ECSA provides a solution to convert reals to digital assets and perform carry trade operations on the blockchain.

$3.0M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Yep! is a financial application with payments, remittance, and banking features.

$1.5M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Flash focuses on food vouchers in Brazil creating an all in one instrument leveraging a MasterCard, a daily used App and an HR platform

$100.0M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Orlando, United States

Stax is an all-in-one subscription-based payment technology for growing businesses & SaaS platforms.

$245.0M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Glean unlocks the powerful data detailed in vendor invoices/receipts to surface relevant spend insights and drive spend accountability

$7.8M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Kolleno is a financial operations platform that brings together receivables, payables, payments and reconciliation - all in one place.

$5.2M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Enter gets doctors paid MORE than anyone from insurance and patients.

$5.7M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bogotá, Colombia

Latam Crypto-as-a-Service

$3.6M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Altro helps you build credit with everyday payments and subscriptions. Download the free Altro App and make every payment count.

$4.0M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Madrid, Spain

B2B marketplace for the Restaurants industry.

$214K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Montréal, Canada

Revaly's Payment Performance Management platform helps businesses maximize approvals, reduce involuntary churn, and protect earned revenue.

Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bogotá, Colombia

Yuno is a global payment orchestration platform built to simplify and optimize the way companies manage and scale their online payments

$25.0M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ual‡ is a fintech company that provides a digital banking application that allows users to manage their finances.

$195.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ualá is a fintech company that provides a digital banking application that allows users to manage their finances.

$195.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bogotá, Colombia

Tpaga is a fintech company that develops and operates a transactional app for financial services.

Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Chippit provides community-driven payment and checkout solutions that integrate social finance features into modern payment systems.

$79K raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Showing 601 to 625 of 1,623 companies

About the Payments Startup Ecosystem

The payments sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.

Funding Trends in Payments

Payments companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.

Growth Outlook

The payments sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.

Payments Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 1,623 payments companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$60.1M
Total Funding Tracked
$1.5B
Countries Represented
10

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Payments

1.San Francisco
5 companies$26.3M
2.Bogotá
3 companies$28.6M
3.New York
2 companies$11.6M
4.São Paulo
2 companies$100.0M
5.Buenos Aires
2 companies$390.0M

Related Industries

Companies in the payments sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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