# Paysend funding: rounds and investors > Paysend has raised $134M across 4 rounds since 2018. Investors include Claret Capital Partners, Plug and Play and Visa. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/paysend (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Paysend* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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 Services Fintech Raised 3 months ago Valuation: $719M, Oct 2024 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$134M** raised across 4 rounds since 2018, from 4 sources **$20M** Round **$64M** Venture **$25M** Venture **$25M** Debt - **Latest round:** Debt, $25M Jul 2026 - **Led by:** Claret Capital Partners - **Biggest round:** $64M Venture · Nov 2023 - **Investors:** 5 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 **$20M** Round **$64M** Venture **$25M** Venture **$25M** Debt - **First round:** Round, $20M - **Biggest round:** $64M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.3 years ## The rounds - **Jul 2026** Debt **$25M** *1 returning* [Claret Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/claret-capital-partners) Lead Reported by Claret Capital Partners - **Mar 2026** Venture **$25M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) [MasterCard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mastercard) [Claret Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/claret-capital-partners) Source recorded - **Nov 2023** Venture **$64M** *3 new* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) [MasterCard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mastercard) Source recorded - **Jul 2018** Round **$20M** *1 new* MARCorp Financial Reported by FinSMEs ## Founders and team From Paysend's own website: 2 founders, 12 on the team. **Abdul Abdulkerimov** Executive Chairman & Co-Founder **Ronald Millar** Co-Founder & Founder’s Office - **Ben Chisell** Group CEO - **Alex Nicolaus** Chief People Officer - **Ivan Alekseev** Chief Technology Officer - **Wilhelm Rohde** Chief Financial Officer - **Zoe Duncombe-Wood** Chief Network Officer - **Dmitriy Palchikov** Head of Consumer - **Jairo Riveros** Head of Americas & Strategy Office - **Christoph Mayer** Board & Advisors - **Gary Kearns** Board & Advisors - **Javier Perez** Board & Advisors - **Mark Evans** Board & Advisors - **Tom Zschach** Board & Advisors ## 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. **Round** 2018 **Venture** 2023 **Venture** 2026 **Debt** 2026 [Claret Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/claret-capital-partners) L [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) [MasterCard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mastercard) MARCorp Financial ## Everyone who backed them [Claret Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/claret-capital-partners) Private credit **2** rounds, led 1 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) Accelerator **2** rounds [Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) Corporate VC **2** rounds [MasterCard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mastercard) Corporate VC **2** rounds MARCorp Financial no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=paysend). ## Also claim to have backed them These 2 firms list Paysend 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. [Digital Space Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-space-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [ODC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/odc-ventures) Family office Per its own site ## Quick answers about Paysend ### Who invested in Paysend? Paysend's investors include Claret Capital Partners, Plug and Play, Visa, MasterCard and MARCorp Financial. Claret Capital Partners led its latest round. ### How much has Paysend raised? Paysend has raised $134M across 4 rounds since 2018. ### When did Paysend last raise? Paysend's most recent round was a Debt of $25M in Jul 2026, led by Claret Capital Partners. ### What was Paysend's biggest round? Paysend's largest round on record is $64M (Venture), in Nov 2023. ### Who backed Paysend first? Paysend's first round on record, in Jul 2018, was backed by MARCorp Financial. ### What stage is Paysend at? Paysend's latest named round is a Debt, in Jul 2026. ### Where is Paysend based? Paysend is based in the United Kingdom. ### Who led Paysend's rounds? Claret Capital Partners led the Debt in 2026. ## Companies like Paysend In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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