Latest disclosed round
Direct Listing (London Stock Exchange)
- Date
- 2021-07-07
- Amount
- Not stated
- Sector
- Fintech & payments
- Companies House
- 13211214
Other / review
Wise
Cross-border money transfer & multi-currency account platform (consumer + business international payments)
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Evidence status
Directory ready
- Identity
- Verified
- Match
- Verified
- Operating status
- active
- Data origins
- Core directory, Live Chris T D1
Capital network
24 linked investors
Andreessen HorowitzleadAndreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford (increasing existing stakes)participantAndreessen Horowitz, Richard Branson, Baillie Gifford (participating)participantBaillie GiffordleadBaillie Gifford, Fidelity Investments, LocalGlobe (increasing existing stakes)participantD1 Capital PartnersleadExisting investors (not individually named in sources located)participantIA VenturesleadIA Ventures, Index Ventures, TAG (Robin & Saul Klein), Kima VenturesparticipantIndex VenturesleadInstitutional Venture Partners (IVP)leadLead Edge Capital, Lone Pine Capital, Vitruvian Partners, BlackRockleadLone Pine CapitalleadMax Levchin (PayPal co-founder), David Yu (ex-Betfair CEO), Errol Damelin (Wonga co-founder), IJNR Ventures, NYPPEparticipantN/A (direct listing, not an underwritten IPO)leadOld Mutual Global InvestorsleadRichard Branson, Valar Ventures, Index Ventures, IA Ventures, SeedcampparticipantSapphire VenturesparticipantSapphire Ventures, Mitsui & Co., World Innovation LabparticipantSir Richard BransonleadSV Angel, IA Ventures, Index Ventures, TAG (Robin & Saul Klein), Seedcamp, David Yu, Kima Ventures (Xavier Niel)participantValar VenturesleadValar Ventures (Peter Thiel)leadVulcan Capital (new)participant
Funding record
9 disclosed rounds
| Date | Stage | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-07 | Direct Listing (London Stock Exchange) | N/A — no new capital raised (direct listing of existing shares only); market value >GBP 8B / $11B on debut | N/A (direct listing, not an underwritten IPO) |
| 2020-07-28 | Growth / secondary sale (existing shares only — no new primary capital to the company) | $319M (valuation $5B) | D1 Capital Partners, Lone Pine Capital, Vulcan Capital (new), Baillie Gifford, Fidelity Investments, LocalGlobe (increasing existing stakes) |
| 2019-05-22 | Growth / secondary sale (existing shares only — no new primary capital to the company) | $292M (valuation $3.5B) | Lead Edge Capital, Lone Pine Capital, Vitruvian Partners, BlackRock, Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford (increasing existing stakes) |
| 2017-11-02 | Series E | $280M (valuation $1.6B; included a secondary component) | Old Mutual Global Investors, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), Sapphire Ventures, Mitsui & Co., World Innovation Lab, Andreessen Horowitz, Richard Branson, Baillie Gifford (participating) |
| 2016-05-25 | Series D | $26M (valuation $1.1B; described as 'top-up funding') | Baillie Gifford, Existing investors (not individually named in sources located) |
| 2015-01-26 | Series C | $58M | Andreessen Horowitz, Richard Branson, Valar Ventures, Index Ventures, IA Ventures, Seedcamp |
| 2014-06-09 | Series B | $25M | Sir Richard Branson, Valar Ventures, IA Ventures, Index Ventures, TAG (Robin & Saul Klein), Kima Ventures |
| 2013-05-13 | Series A | $6M | Valar Ventures (Peter Thiel), SV Angel, IA Ventures, Index Ventures, TAG (Robin & Saul Klein), Seedcamp, David Yu, Kima Ventures (Xavier Niel) |
| 2012-04-18 | Seed | $1.3M | IA Ventures, Index Ventures, Max Levchin (PayPal co-founder), David Yu (ex-Betfair CEO), Errol Damelin (Wonga co-founder), IJNR Ventures, NYPPE |
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