Merchant of Record platform for SaaS, AI, app, and digital-product companies.
Paddle is a London-founded Merchant of Record platform for digital product companies. Founded in 2012 by Christian Owens and Harrison Rose, it acts as the reseller of record for 6,000+ SaaS, AI, and app businesses — handling payments, currencies, sales tax, refunds, fraud, and global compliance in one layer. The company merged with MacPaw's DevMate developer platform in 2017 and acquired subscription-analytics firm ProfitWell in 2022 (a deal reported at ~$200M). Disclosed growth trajectory: revenue doubled between November 2020 and the KKR-led Series D (May 2022, $1.4B valuation), with average annual revenue growth above 175% across 2018–2022, and 40% year-over-year growth reported at the July 2025 CIBC financing. Total disclosed funding: $318M. Absolute revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.
Fintech📍 London, UKFounded 2012
Current Valuation
$1.4B
as of 2022-05
UNICORN
QL Price
$1.4B
0% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Paddle, published 2026-09-19 — in line with the last disclosed round of $1.4B (2022-05).
Confidence
low
Basis
round anchored
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$1.4B
2022-05
weight 0.05
How this price has held up
No round has priced for Paddle since QuantLogix began publishing a price for it, so there is nothing to grade yet. The claim above is on the record from 2026-09-19 and will be graded against the next priced round. See the full accuracy record →
Which publicly-traded funds already hold it, what $10,000 buys, and whether any route is open to you.
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IPO Outlookprivate
Is Paddle going public?
No. Paddle is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Paddle's valuation in 2026?
Paddle is valued at $1.4B as of May 2022, set by its Growth financing ($25M, Jul 2025). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Paddle filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Paddle.
Who are Paddle's investors?
Paddle's investors include KKR, FTV Capital, 83North, Notion Capital, Kindred Capital, CIBC Innovation Banking and 3 more.
Can you buy Paddle stock?
No. Paddle is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Paddle on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Counted from Paddle's live job board as of 2026-09-16; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Founders & Key People
Christian OwensHarrison Rose
Investors
KKR · FTV Capital · 83North · Notion Capital · Kindred Capital · CIBC Innovation Banking · BGF Ventures · Spring Partners · MacPaw
FintechPaymentsMerchant of RecordSaaSSubscription BillingTax Compliance
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2022-05. Refreshed quarterly.