Payworks Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2012

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 100

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

Payworks General Information

Description

Provider of a payment gateway platform intended to transform Point of Sale. The company's cloud-based gateway makes card acceptance at the modern-day Point of Sale quick, easy and cost-efficient, enabling businesses to power card acceptance and optimize payment experience.

Contact Information

Website
www.payworks.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • Dingolfinger Street 15
  • 81673 Munich
  • Germany
Primary Industry
Financial Software
Other Industries
Other Financial Services
Acquirer
Visa
Vertical(s)
SaaS, TMT, FinTech
Corporate Office
  • Dingolfinger Street 15
  • 81673 Munich
  • Germany

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Payworks Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
6. Merger/Acquisition 17-Jul-2019 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Early Stage VC (Series B) 14-Feb-2018 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Early Stage VC (Series A) 06-Sep-2016 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Early Stage VC 16-Oct-2013 Completed Startup
2. Accelerator/Incubator 16-Oct-2013 Completed Startup
1. Grant 17-Dec-2012 Completed Startup
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Payworks Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Provider of a payment gateway platform intended to transform Point of Sale. The company's cloud-based gateway makes card
Financial Software
Munich, Germany
100 As of 2020

Calgary, Canada
 

Des Moines, IA
 
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Payworks Competitors (26)

One of Payworks’s 26 competitors is Helcim, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Calgary, Canada.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Helcim Venture Capital-Backed Calgary, Canada
Dwolla Venture Capital-Backed Des Moines, IA
ECOMMPAY Corporation London, United Kingdom
NMI Private Equity-Backed Schaumburg, IL
BlueSnap Private Equity-Backed Waltham, MA
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Payworks Former Investors (15)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Barikuta Partners Venture Capital Minority
CommerzVentures Venture Capital Minority
Daniel Keiper-Knorr Angel (individual) Minority
Erik Bovee Angel (individual) Minority
Finparx Accelerator/Incubator Minority
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Payworks FAQs

  • When was Payworks founded?

    Payworks was founded in 2012.

  • Where is Payworks headquartered?

    Payworks is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

  • What is the size of Payworks?

    Payworks has 100 total employees.

  • What industry is Payworks in?

    Payworks’s primary industry is Financial Software.

  • Is Payworks a private or public company?

    Payworks is a Private company.

  • What is Payworks’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Payworks is .

  • How much funding has Payworks raised over time?

    Payworks has raised $19M.

  • Who are Payworks’s investors?

    Barikuta Partners, CommerzVentures, Daniel Keiper-Knorr, Erik Bovee, and Finparx are 5 of 15 investors who have invested in Payworks.

  • Who are Payworks’s competitors?

    Helcim, Dwolla, ECOMMPAY, NMI, and BlueSnap are some of the 26 competitors of Payworks.

  • When was Payworks acquired?

    Payworks was acquired on 17-Jul-2019.

  • Who acquired Payworks?

    Payworks was acquired by Visa.

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