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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
$478.3M
Avg Funding
$20.8M
Global Reach
11
countries

Top Cities for Payments

Mill Valley
Miami
Buenos Aires
Berlin
Tauranga
Tokyo

Recently Funded Companies

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Mill Valley, United States

Basis Theory provides a programmable vault and API platform for tokenizing, routing, and securing sensitive data throughout its lifecycle.

$33.0M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

Calculum is a data-as-a-service company that uses analytics and AI system to support the optimization of financial supply chains.

$1.4M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Buenos Aires, Argentina

A community-driven social marketplace powered by AI to change the way people find out new gastronomic proposals.

$350K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Berlin, Germany

Flash helps brands create the mobile shopping for their customers in both the digital and the physicalworld.

$580K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tauranga, New Zealand

GoGenerosity is a payment platform that provides prepaid services to support local charities.

$915K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

WED is a software company that provides target user acquisition, data analysis, custom reports, and credit card payment services.

Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Tunic Pay is a startup that solves APP fraud with recipient verification and payment conditionality.

$5.0M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Manchester, United Kingdom

Collctiv is a Techstars portfolio company. The group payments platform makes it easy for groups of consumers to collect and spend money.

$20K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cupertino, United States

Tellus is a smart savings platform powered by real estate. With the Tellus Boost, savers can budget smarter, set goals and save faster.

$26.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Zug, Switzerland

Annanow is an IT company that provides services that connect online shops, couriers, in-store picking, and payment services to customers.

$5.1M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lewes, United States

Deferred payments and contract-based obligations SaaS

$50K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Drivill is An American New Generation Transportation Network Company.

$74.7M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

NFTPay is a fintech company that develops software to enable credit card transactions on websites and applications to buy NFTs.

$3.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Noh is Brazil's neobank for modern couples, offering couples real time payments, Pix, Boletos and card in a multiplayer joint social wallet.

$3.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Lopay gives you more control, more flexibility, and instant access to the money you earn.

$7.4M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lewes, United States

Umoja is a blockchain-enabled payments platform purpose-built for informal markets.

Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

We help finance and engineering teams track, reconcile and move money with our payment operations platform.

$6.1M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Mineplex is a mobile cryptobank that allows users to use cryptocurrency to pay bills, make transfers, and earn money by keeping tokens.

$100.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Swile is a digital solutions provider for employee benefits with an all-in-one smartcard and an app for team life.

$200.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lewes, United States

OurPass is the fastest one-click checkout for digital commerce in Africa.

$100K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Berlin, Germany

CURE - Digital Banking for Health Professionals

$1.6M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

FlexM is an award winning Fintech, providing Fintech-as-a-Service platform that enables organizations to launch their brand Fintech use-case

Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Calgary, Canada

Quickly is an online platform that receives early payment and invoicing tools for any business.

$10.0M raised
Oct 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
$20.8M
Total Funding Tracked
$478.3M
Countries Represented
11

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other23 companies

Top Cities for Payments

1.London
3 companies$18.5M
2.Lewes
3 companies$150K
3.Miami
2 companies$4.4M
4.Berlin
2 companies$2.2M
5.Singapore
2 companies$100.0M

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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