1) Checkout.com
Checkout.com's API allows businesses to integrate a seamless checkout experience across platforms.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $40.00B (May 2019)
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Guillaume Pousaz
- Industries: E-Commerce, FinTech, Payments, Transaction Processing
- Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
- Funding: $1,830.00M
- Funding rounds: 4
- Number of investors: 12
You can find their website here.
2) Revolut
Revolut is a financial services company that provides payment solutions to businesses and individuals.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $33.00B (April 2018)
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Nikolay Storonsky, Vlad Yatsenko
- Industries: Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Mobile Payments
- Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
- Funding: $1,715.98M
- Funding rounds: 15
- Number of investors: 41
You can find their website here.
3) Blockchain.com
Blockchain.com is the premier digital asset platform, the foundational technology behind cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $14.00B (February 2021)
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Benjamin Reeves, Nicolas Cary, Peter Smith
- Industries: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Trading Platform
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $490.50M
- Funding rounds: 6
- Number of investors: 26
You can find their website here.
4) Global Switch
Global Switch is a multi-tenant colocation and cloud hosting provider with a large scale network of carrier and cloud neutral data centres.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $11.10B (December 2016)
- Started in: 1998
- Founders: Andy Ruhan
- Industries: Data Center, Real Estate, Wholesale
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $6,254.75M
- Funding rounds: 3
- Number of investors: 4
You can find their website here.
5) Rapyd
Rapyd is creating a payments platform that integrates with any app, to deliver local payment methods in one service.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $8.75B (December 2019)
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Arik Shtilman, Arkady Karpman, Omer Priel
- Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Mobile Payments, Payments
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $775.00M
- Funding rounds: 6
- Number of investors: 21
You can find their website here.
6) SumUp
SumUp is a financial technology company that enables businesses to accept card payments at the Point-of-Sale or on the go.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $8.50B (July 2019)
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Jan Deepen, Marc-Alexander Christ, Petter Made, Stefan Jeschonnek
- Industries: Credit Cards, Financial Services, FinTech, Mobile Payments, Point of Sale
- Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
- Funding: $1,365.23M
- Funding rounds: 11
- Number of investors: 23
You can find their website here.
7) Hopin
Hopin is a virtual event platform that creates live online business and social networking experiences. Their events are professional, organized, and open to everyone who has the interest to learn new things.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $7.75B (November 2020)
- Started in: 2019
- Founders: Johnny Boufarhat
- Industries: Events, Meeting Software, Video Conferencing
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $1,021.73M
- Funding rounds: 7
- Number of investors: 30
You can find their website here.
8) Howden Group Holdings
Hyperion is an international insurance intermediary group with insurance broking and underwriting agency arms.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $5.00B (September 2020)
- Started in: 1994
- Founders: David Howden
- Industries: Analytics, Database, Finance, Insurance
- Funding: $187.26M
- Funding rounds: 5
- Number of investors: 4
You can find their website here.
9) ZEPZ
Zepz is a money transfer service that helps migrants send money to their loved ones all over the world.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $5.00B (August 2021)
- Started in: 2010
- Founders: Catherine Wines, Ismail Ahmed, Richard Igoe
- Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Mobile Payments
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $692.00M
- Funding rounds: 12
- Number of investors: 9
You can find their website here.
10) OakNorth Bank
OakNorth develops and delivers intelligent decision-making tools that can transform and enhance the lending process.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $5.00B (October 2017)
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Joel Perlman, Rishi Khosla
- Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Banking, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Lending
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $990.52M
- Funding rounds: 8
- Number of investors: 9
You can find their website here.
11) Monzo
Monzo is a digital-only bank that caters to users with busy lives. It is perfect for people who want a straightforward banking experience with affordable fees and full transparency.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $4.50B (October 2018)
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Gary Dolman, Jason Bates, Jonas Huckestein, Paul Rippon, Tom Blomfield
- Industries: Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Marketplace
- Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
- Funding: $1,240.65M
- Funding rounds: 21
- Number of investors: 37
You can find their website here.
12) Greensill
Greensill Capital provides unsecured, asset-based loans to businesses worldwide.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $4.00B (July 2018)
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Jason Austin, Lex Greensill
- Industries: Commercial Lending, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Lending
- Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
- Funding: $1,705.00M
- Funding rounds: 3
- Number of investors: 2
You can find their website here.
13) Improbable
Improbable is a games technology company that enables developers to build virtual worlds for games and simulations of any scale.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $3.36B (May 2017)
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Herman Narula, Peter Lipka, Rob Whitehead
- Industries: Gamification, Gaming, Information Technology, Software, Virtual World
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $603.93M
- Funding rounds: 6
- Number of investors: 10
You can find their website here.
14) Starling Bank
Starling Bank is a mobile-only bank for personal and business current accounts.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $3.34B (March 2021)
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Anne Boden
- Industries: Banking, Financial Services, FinTech
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $905.62M
- Funding rounds: 10
- Number of investors: 11
You can find their website here.
15) Thought Machine
Thought Machine is a Fintech company that builds cloud-native technology to revolutionize core banking.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $2.70B (November 2021)
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Paul Taylor
- Industries: Banking, Enterprise Software, Financial Services, FinTech, IT Infrastructure
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $402.05M
- Funding rounds: 5
- Number of investors: 13
You can find their website here.
16) ManyPets
ManyPets offers pet health care and insurance.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $2.35B (June 2021)
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Guy Farley, Steven Mendel
- Industries: Finance, Insurance, InsurTech, Pet
- Number of employees: 101-250
- Funding: $482.98M
- Funding rounds: 7
- Number of investors: 11
You can find their website here.
17) PayFit
PayFit offers technology that simplifies and automates payroll and HR processes for small and medium-sized businesses.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $2.10B (January 2022)
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Firmin Zocchetto, Florian Fournier, Ghislain de Fontenay
- Industries: Employee Benefits, Human Resources, Payments, SaaS
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $497.24M
- Funding rounds: 6
- Number of investors: 15
You can find their website here.
18) GoCardless
GoCardless is a payment company that makes collecting payments by direct debit easy for everyone.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $2.10B (February 2022)
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Hiroki Takeuchi, Matt Robinson, Tom Blomfield
- Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $529.32M
- Funding rounds: 10
- Number of investors: 18
You can find their website here.
19) BeZero Carbon
BeZero Carbon is on a mission to create markets and environmental assets, beginning with the Voluntary Carbon Market.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $2.00B (November 2022)
- Started in: 2020
- Industries: Information Services, Information Technology
- Number of employees: 101-250
- Funding: $51.17M
- Funding rounds: 1
- Number of investors: 9
You can find their website here.
20) Zilch
Zilch is a buy now, pay later app that allows its customers to shop wherever Mastercard is accepted.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $2.00B (November 2021)
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: Philip Belamant
- Industries: Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
- Number of employees: 100-250
- Funding: $339.20M
- Funding rounds: 5
- Number of investors: 6
You can find their website here.
21) Multiverse
Multiverse is a technology startup that connects college graduates with apprenticeship opportunities.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.70B (June 2022)
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Euan Blair, Sophie Adelman
- Industries: Career Planning, Corporate Training, EdTech, Training
- Number of employees: 101-250
- Funding: $414.00M
- Funding rounds: 5
- Number of investors: 19
You can find their website here.
22) Gousto
Gousto, an online meal-kit service, automates the entire process from combining ingredients to delivery.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.70B (November 2020)
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: James Carter, Timo Boldt
- Industries: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Food Processing, Subscription Service
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $361.00M
- Funding rounds: 14
- Number of investors: 14
You can find their website here.
23) 5ire
5ire is a blockchain network that brings together sustainability, technology, and innovation to help build the fifth industrial revolution (5IR).
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.50B (July 2022)
- Started in: 2021
- Founders: Prateek Dwivedi, Pratik Gauri, Vilma Mattila
- Industries: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Developer APIs, Information Technology, Virtual Currency
- Number of employees: 51-100
- Funding: $121.00M
- Funding rounds: 2
- Number of investors: 13
You can find their website here.
24) Gett
Gett is the company that provides a comprehensive technology platform for corporate ground transportation (GTM) management.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.50B (May 2016)
- Started in: 2010
- Founders: Dave Waiser, Roi More
- Industries: B2B, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Software, Transportation
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $1,057.00M
- Funding rounds: 12
- Number of investors: 11
You can find their website here.
25) Tripledot Studios
Tripledot Studios is a mobile game development studio that creates casual mobile games such as the solitaire app and a variety of puzzle games.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.40B (February 2022)
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Akin Babayigit, Eyal Chameides, Lior Shiff
- Industries: Apps, Casual Games, Mobile, PC Games
- Number of employees: 51-100
- Funding: $252.00M
- Funding rounds: 4
- Number of investors: 7
You can find their website here.
26) Paddle
Paddle provides payment infrastructure to SaaS companies.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.40B (May 2022)
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Christian Owens, Harrison Rose
- Industries: Apps, B2B, FinTech, Internet, Payments, SaaS, Software
- Number of employees: 101-250
- Funding: $293.34M
- Funding rounds: 10
- Number of investors: 11
You can find their website here.
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27) Motorway
Motorway is an online used-car marketplace for professional car dealers that sells their cars using their smartphones.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.33B (November 2021)
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Alex Buttle, Harry Jones, Tom Leathes
- Industries: Automotive, Consumer Reviews, E-Commerce, Electric Vehicle, Marketplace
- Number of employees: 100-250
- Funding: $274.59M
- Funding rounds: 5
- Number of investors: 12
You can find their website here.
28) Marshmallow
Marshmallow is a full-stack insurance carrier driven by technology.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.25B (September 2021)
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Alexander Kent-Braham, David Goate, Oliver Kent-Braham
- Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Insurance, InsurTech
- Number of employees: 100-250
- Funding: $116.20M
- Funding rounds: 4
- Number of investors: 8
You can find their website here.
29) Zego
Zego is revolutionising the self-employed insurance industry with a suite of products that offer competitive rates and unparalleled service.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.10B (March 2021)
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Harry Franks, Sten Saar, Stuart Kelly
- Industries: Auto Insurance, Commercial Insurance, Insurance, InsurTech
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $255.50M
- Funding rounds: 6
- Number of investors: 12
You can find their website here.
30) The Bank of London
The Bank of London is a global clearing, agency, and transaction bank advancing the economic infrastructure of the future.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.10B (November 2021)
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: Anthony Watson
- Industries: Banking, Financial Services, FinTech
- Number of employees: 10-50
- Funding: $90.00M
- Funding rounds: 1
- Number of investors: 3
You can find their website here.
31) Augustinus Bader
Augustinus Bader is a haircare and skincare company that provides treatments and products.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (November 2022)
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Augustinus Bader, Charles Rosier
- Industries: Beauty, Cosmetics, E-Commerce, Health Care, Retail
- Number of employees: 101-250
- Funding: $25.00M
- Funding rounds: 1
- Number of investors: 2
You can find their website here.
32) Stability AI
Stability AI is an AI-driven visual art startup that develops and deploys an open AI tool to generate images based on text input.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (October 2022)
- Started in: 2019
- Founders: Cyrus Hodes, Emad Mostaque
- Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Image Recognition, Information Technology, Software
- Number of employees: 51-100
- Funding: $107.36M
- Funding rounds: 1
- Number of investors: 3
You can find their website here.
33) Beamery
Beamery is a platform for talent acquisition, engagement, and retention that manages the sourcing, hiring, and retention of people.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (December 2022)
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Abakar Saidov, Michael Paterson, Sultan Murad Saidov
- Industries: Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Marketing Automation, Recruiting, SaaS
- Number of employees: 251-500
- Funding: $223.00M
- Funding rounds: 6
- Number of investors: 14
You can find their website here.
34) Payhawk
Payhawk is a financial system that integrates credit cards, payments, expenses, and cash into a single experience.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (February 2022)
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: Boyko Karadzhov, Hristo Borisov, Konstantin Dzhengozov
- Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments, Software
- Number of employees: 251-500
- Funding: $239.07M
- Funding rounds: 6
- Number of investors: 18
You can find their website here.
35) SaltPay
SaltPay is a FinTech company dedicated to building a better future for merchants by servicing them through payment and management tools.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (April 2021)
- Started in: 2019
- Founders: Ali Mazanderani, Eduardo Pontes
- Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $1,122.14M
- Funding rounds: 4
- Number of investors: 4
You can find their website here.
36) Tractable
Tractable is a software company that develops artificial intelligence for accident and disaster recovery.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (June 2021)
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Adrien Cohen, Alexandre Dalyac, Razvan Ranca
- Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Insurance, Machine Learning, Software
- Number of employees: 100-250
- Funding: $119.83M
- Funding rounds: 8
- Number of investors: 17
You can find their website here.
37) TrueLayer
TrueLayer is a fintech platform utilized to build financial apps that connect to bank data, verify accounts, and access transactions.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (September 2021)
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Francesco Simoneschi, Luca Martinetti
- Industries: Banking, Developer Tools, Financial Services, FinTech
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $271.80M
- Funding rounds: 8
- Number of investors: 24
You can find their website here.
38) PPRO
PPRO’s mission is to enable consumers, merchants and financial institutions to send and receive payments with ease.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (January 2021)
- Started in: 2006
- Founders: Philipp Nieland, Tobias Schreyer
- Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $370.00M
- Funding rounds: 7
- Number of investors: 10
You can find their website here.
39) Zopa
Zopa offers peer-to-peer loans with low rates, flexible terms, and no early repayment fees.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (October 2021)
- Started in: 2005
- Founders: Dave Nicholson, Giles Andrews, James Alexander, Richard Duvall, Tim Parlett
- Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Lending, Peer to Peer
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $671.93M
- Funding rounds: 15
- Number of investors: 24
You can find their website here.
