Dated disclosed rounds · latest 2021-07-07
Other / review
Wise
Cross-border money transfer & multi-currency account platform (consumer + business international payments)
VerifiedDirect Listing (London Stock Exchange)London
- Companies House
- 13211214
- GLEIF LEI
- 213800LD9XCHIC1C4V71
- Latest evidence
- 2021-07-07
- Evidence snapshot
- 2026-09-03
Exact award notices · latest No exact award match
2026-09-03T03:53:12.738Z
Jun 2026
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Evidence timeline
13 dated observations
Funding, procurement, registry and identifier records are placed on one chronology. Each row says whether it is a source fact, a record observation or reference metadata; no inferred event is inserted.
RegistryRecord observation Status observed: Active
Snapshot evidence only; this row does not claim the status changed on this date.
IdentifierReference metadata LEI record updated
213800LD9XCHIC1C4V71 · registration ISSUED
FundingSource fact Direct Listing (London Stock Exchange)
N/A — no new capital raised (direct listing of existing shares only); market value >GBP 8B / $11B on debut · 1 named investor
IdentifierReference metadata LEI first registered
213800LD9XCHIC1C4V71
RegistryRegistry fact Company incorporated
WISE LIMITED · company 13211214
FundingSource fact Growth / secondary sale (existing shares only — no new primary capital to the company)
$319M (valuation $5B) · 4 named investors
FundingSource fact Growth / secondary sale (existing shares only — no new primary capital to the company)
$292M (valuation $3.5B) · 2 named investors
FundingSource fact Series E
$280M (valuation $1.6B; included a secondary component) · 4 named investors
FundingSource fact Series D
$26M (valuation $1.1B; described as 'top-up funding') · 2 named investors
FundingSource fact Series C
$58M · 2 named investors
FundingSource fact Series B
$25M · 3 named investors
FundingSource fact Series A
$6M · 2 named investors
FundingSource fact Seed
$1.3M · 3 named investors
Latest disclosed round
Direct Listing (London Stock Exchange)
- Date
- 2021-07-07
- Amount
- Not stated
- Sector
- Fintech & payments
- Companies House
- 13211214
- ONS region
- London
Evidence status
Directory ready
- Identity
- Verified
- Match
- High — exact company number and aligned registered name
- Operating status
- active
- Data origins
- Core directory, Live Chris T D1
Capital network
24 linked investors
Lead, participant, lender and other retained roles remain distinct where the source supports them. Every relationship below names its source layer, observation date, match method and publication state.
Andreessen HorowitzleadBaillie GiffordleadD1 Capital PartnersleadIA VenturesleadIndex VenturesleadInstitutional Venture Partners (IVP)leadLead Edge Capital, Lone Pine Capital, Vitruvian Partners, BlackRockleadLone Pine CapitalleadN/A (direct listing, not an underwritten IPO)leadOld Mutual Global InvestorsleadSir Richard BransonleadValar VenturesleadValar Ventures (Peter Thiel)leadAndreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford (increasing existing stakes)participantAndreessen Horowitz, Richard Branson, Baillie Gifford (participating)participantBaillie Gifford, Fidelity Investments, LocalGlobe (increasing existing stakes)participantExisting investors (not individually named in sources located)participantIA Ventures, Index Ventures, TAG (Robin & Saul Klein), Kima VenturesparticipantMax Levchin (PayPal co-founder), David Yu (ex-Betfair CEO), Errol Damelin (Wonga co-founder), IJNR Ventures, NYPPEparticipantRichard Branson, Valar Ventures, Index Ventures, IA Ventures, SeedcampparticipantSapphire VenturesparticipantSapphire Ventures, Mitsui & Co., World Innovation LabparticipantSV Angel, IA Ventures, Index Ventures, TAG (Robin & Saul Klein), Seedcamp, David Yu, Kima Ventures (Xavier Niel)participantVulcan Capital (new)participant
| Investor | Role | Date | Source | Match / state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreessen Horowitz | lead | 2015-01-26 | TechCrunch ↗ · Forbes ↗ · EU-Startups ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| Baillie Gifford | lead | 2016-05-25 | TechCrunch ↗ · Bloomberg ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| D1 Capital Partners | lead | 2020-07-28 | Cnbc ↗ · TechCrunch ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| IA Ventures | lead | 2012-04-18 | Betakit ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| Index Ventures | lead | 2012-04-18 | Betakit ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) | lead | 2017-11-02 | TechCrunch ↗ · Ivp ↗ · Tech.eu ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| Lead Edge Capital, Lone Pine Capital, Vitruvian Partners, BlackRock | lead | 2019-05-22 | Forbes ↗ · Cnbc ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| Lone Pine Capital | lead | 2020-07-28 | Cnbc ↗ · TechCrunch ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| N/A (direct listing, not an underwritten IPO) | lead | 2021-07-07 | Cnbc ↗ · Bloomberg ↗ · Fortune ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| Old Mutual Global Investors | lead | 2017-11-02 | TechCrunch ↗ · Ivp ↗ · Tech.eu ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| Sir Richard Branson | lead | 2014-06-09 | TechCrunch ↗ · UKTN ↗ · Finextra ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| Valar Ventures | lead | 2014-06-09 | TechCrunch ↗ · UKTN ↗ · Finextra ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| Valar Ventures (Peter Thiel) | lead | 2013-05-13 | TechCrunch ↗ · UKTN ↗ · Thenextweb ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford (increasing existing stakes) | participant | 2019-05-22 | Forbes ↗ · Cnbc ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| Andreessen Horowitz, Richard Branson, Baillie Gifford (participating) | participant | 2017-11-02 | TechCrunch ↗ · Ivp ↗ · Tech.eu ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| Baillie Gifford, Fidelity Investments, LocalGlobe (increasing existing stakes) | participant | 2020-07-28 | Cnbc ↗ · TechCrunch ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| Existing investors (not individually named in sources located) | participant | 2016-05-25 | TechCrunch ↗ · Bloomberg ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| IA Ventures, Index Ventures, TAG (Robin & Saul Klein), Kima Ventures | participant | 2014-06-09 | TechCrunch ↗ · UKTN ↗ · Finextra ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| Max Levchin (PayPal co-founder), David Yu (ex-Betfair CEO), Errol Damelin (Wonga co-founder), IJNR Ventures, NYPPE | participant | 2012-04-18 | Betakit ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| Richard Branson, Valar Ventures, Index Ventures, IA Ventures, Seedcamp | participant | 2015-01-26 | TechCrunch ↗ · Forbes ↗ · EU-Startups ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| Sapphire Ventures | participant | 2017-11-01 | Vcnewsdaily ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| Sapphire Ventures, Mitsui & Co., World Innovation Lab | participant | 2017-11-02 | TechCrunch ↗ · Ivp ↗ · Tech.eu ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| SV Angel, IA Ventures, Index Ventures, TAG (Robin & Saul Klein), Seedcamp, David Yu, Kima Ventures (Xavier Niel) | participant | 2013-05-13 | TechCrunch ↗ · UKTN ↗ · Thenextweb ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
| Vulcan Capital (new) | participant | 2020-07-28 | Cnbc ↗ · TechCrunch ↗ | reviewed canonical company and investor alias resolutiondocumented · published |
Funding record
9 disclosed rounds
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Companies House status and filing snapshot
WISE LIMITED
Exact company-number match from the public register. The retained status is active. Filing dates and SIC codes are registry context, not a credit or investment-quality assessment.
Registered record
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Incorporated
- 2021-02-18
- Dissolved
- Not applicable
- Company number
- 13211214
Filing context
- Accounts category
- GROUP
- Accounts made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next accounts due
- 2027-12-31
- Confirmation made up to
- 2026-05-05
- Registry snapshot
- 2026-07-01
- Live check
- 2026-09-03T03:53:12.738Z
Former registered names: 456 NEWCO PLC
64205Activities of financial services holding companies
Global legal-entity identifier
213800LD9XCHIC1C4V71
Exact company-number match to the GLEIF golden-copy data. An LEI is an identifier for a legal entity; it is not a credit, risk or investment-quality rating.
GLEIF record
- Legal name
- WISE PLC
- Entity status
- ACTIVE
- Jurisdiction
- GB
- Registration status
- ISSUED
- Last updated
- 2026-04-22T08:53:06Z
- Next renewal
- 2027-05-12T13:03:10Z
CompanyBeacon statutory projection
WISE LIMITED
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Latest retained status
active
- Checked
- 2026-09-03T03:53:12.738Z
- Recorded change
- No change timestamp retained
- Previous status
- active
- Fund associations
- 2 dated CompanyBeacon memberships
Boundary
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Source trail
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