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Who invested in GoCardless

8 rounds we have observed, with the 17 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Financial ServicesFintech

Raised 2 months agoValuation: $2.0B, Oct 2024Y Combinator: S11

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$442Mraised across 8 rounds since 2012, from 9 sources

$1.5MVenture$3.3MSeries A$7.0MSeries B$23MRound$75MSeries E$312MSeries G$21MRound
Latest round
Round, $21MAug 2026
Biggest round
$312MSeries G · Feb 2022
Investors
17 (1 led)
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20122014201620182020202220242026
$1.5MVenture$3.3MSeries A$7.0MSeries B$23MRound$75MSeries E$312MSeries G?Venture$21MRound
First round
Venture, $1.5M
Feb 2012
Biggest round
$312M
Series G · Feb 2022
Usual gap between rounds
17 months
the median of 7

The rounds

  1. Aug 2026
    Round$21M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet

  2. Jul 2022
    VentureAmount undisclosed1 new4 returning

    Source recorded

  3. Feb 2022
  4. Feb 2019
    Series E$75M3 new3 returning

    Reported by TechCrunch

  5. Sept 2017
    Round$23M2 new2 returning

    Reported by TechCrunch

  6. Jan 2014
    Series B$7.0M1 new2 returning

    From a historical funding record

  7. Apr 2013
    Series A$3.3M2 returning

    Reported by techcrunch.com

  8. Feb 2012

Funding filed with regulators

GoCardless filed 4 raises, $124M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

  1. Aug 2026$21MUK share allotment
  2. Nov 2022Amount not statedUK share allotment
  3. Oct 2022$103MUK share allotment
  4. Apr 2021Amount not statedUK share allotment

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Venture2012Series A2013Series B2014Round2017Series E2019Series G2022Venture2022Round2026AccelBalderton CapitalY CombinatorPassion CapitalSV AngelBain Capital VenturesNotion CapitalAdams Street PartnersPassionPermiraL

Everyone who backed them

AccelVC firm6rounds
Balderton CapitalVC firm4rounds
Y CombinatorAccelerator3rounds
Passion CapitalVC firm3rounds
SV AngelVC firm2rounds
Bain Capital VenturesVC firm2rounds
Notion CapitalVC firm2rounds
Adams Street PartnersVC firm2rounds
Passionno record of our own yet2rounds
PermiraPrivate equity1round, led 1
Google VenturesCorporate VC1round
Salesforce VenturesCorporate VC1round
BlackRockAsset manager1round
Start FundVC firm1round
ACE & CompanyPrivate equity1round
Tom HulmeVC firm1round
Salesforce Ventures/ Accelno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 5 firms list GoCardless as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Nyca PartnersVC firmPer its own site
Oryx FundVC firmPer its own site
Hambro PerksVC firmPer its own site
ConduitAcceleratorPer its own site
Seligman Private Equity SelectPrivate equityPer its own site

Quick answers about GoCardless

Who invested in GoCardless?

GoCardless's investors include Accel, Balderton Capital, Y Combinator, Passion Capital and SV Angel, and 12 more on record.

How much has GoCardless raised?

GoCardless has raised $442M across 8 rounds since 2012. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did GoCardless last raise?

GoCardless's most recent round, $21M, was in Aug 2026.

What was GoCardless's biggest round?

GoCardless's largest round on record is $312M (Series G), in Feb 2022, led by Permira.

Who backed GoCardless first?

GoCardless's first round on record, in Feb 2012, was backed by Y Combinator, SV Angel and Accel and 4 others.

What stage is GoCardless at?

GoCardless's latest named round is a Venture, in Jul 2022.

Where is GoCardless based?

GoCardless is based in the United Kingdom.

Who led GoCardless's rounds?

Permira led the Series G in 2022.

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