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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
$240.4M
Avg Funding
$9.6M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Payments

San Francisco
Modi'in
Atlanta
Frankfurt
Arlington
London

Recently Funded Companies

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San Francisco, United States

Rightfoot enables developers to quickly and easily add debt repayment to any application.

$15.0M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Modi'in, Israel

The Chargeback Platform that prevents, recovers and automates chargebacks with the power of AI.

$11.0M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Atlanta, United States

Rialtic operates an open marketplace enterprise platform designed to equip and assist payers to make accurate healthcare payments.

$36.7M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Direct Commerce is a paperless source-to-pay platform that delivers SaaS automation for B2B companies.

$2.5M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Frankfurt, Germany

Tamio eCom+ is a next-generation eCommerce platform that's all about peak performance and zero hassle.

$55K raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Arlington, United States

GoTab provides comprehensive solutions for retail and restaurant commerce.

$18.0M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Orbital the first an enterprise payments platform to combine traditional fiat rails with blockchain rails.

$6.4M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

B2B solution to enable instant and inexpensive cross-border money transfer for banks and other fintechs.

$500K raised
Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Rentroom is a platform for rental property management.

$1.1M raised
Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Seoul, South Korea

STEPPAY is a Korean subscription payment platform.

$3.7M raised
Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Jackson, United States

LIFEKEY is building wearable tech and software for the post-smartphone era -- with no batteries to charge and no electronics to manage.

$2.0M raised
Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Prilly, Switzerland

Award-winning tech platform that enables individuals and organizations to purchase healthcare vouchers for patients in Africa (and beyond)

$363K raised
Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Orlando, United States

FISK: Mobile Tipping is a mobile app that tips are split between a virtual card and an investment account.

$100K raised
Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Fanaverse is a debit card service that donates to charity after each spend.

$1.6M raised
Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

NEXTPLS is on a mission to build the global economic infrastructure for the future, to help people and businesses from around the world.

$50.0M raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Burlington, Canada

Tiptap is replacing cash and coin with the world's simplest way to accept touchless payments and donations.

$1.4M raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Panda Remit provides cross-border remittance services to overseas Chinese users.

$50.0M raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Kirkland, United States

CHEQ is a social payments platform that provides POS services, mobile orders, and peer to peer payments.

Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Zurich, Switzerland

Payments, Financial Services, Information Technology

$2.0M raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sofia, Bulgaria

IRIS Solutions EU licensed payment institution for account information and payment initiation services

$1.4M raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

NFT Social Commerce Platform

$1.1M raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Boom provides financial solutions to produce credit and rent payments.

$4.5M raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

MoCaFi is a developer of a personal financial platform that improves the financial behaviors of underbanked communities.

$23.5M raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

Onyx is a modern private bank for the new generation

$4.1M raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Holliston, United States

CoFi offers multiparty payment solutions for medical practices.

$3.5M raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

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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
$9.6M
Total Funding Tracked
$240.4M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Payments

1.New York
3 companies$29.1M
2.Singapore
3 companies$101.1M
3.San Francisco
2 companies$17.5M
4.London
2 companies$8.0M
5.Modi'in
1 companies$11.0M

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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