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SumUp

Mobile card readers and POS for small businesses.
Fintech 📍 London, UK Founded 2012
Current Valuation
$8.5B
as of 2024-Q2
UNICORN

IPO Outlookrumored

Is SumUp going public?
An IPO is rumored, with nothing filed. SumUp remains private and the date is not the company's.
What is SumUp's valuation in 2026?
SumUp is valued at $8.5B as of 2024-Q2, set by its Debt (Private Credit) ($1.6B, May 2024). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has SumUp filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for SumUp as of 08/23/2026; the IPO is rumored.
Who are SumUp's investors?
SumUp's investors include Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Bain Capital Credit, Apollo Global Management, Deutsche Bank, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Bain Capital Tech Opportunities and 2 more.
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.
SumUp is a London- and Berlin-based payments fintech serving 4M+ small merchants across 36 countries with card readers, POS software, business banking, and online tools. Founded in 2012, the company raised €1.5B (~$1.6B) of private credit led by Goldman Sachs in May 2024 — one of the largest such deals in European fintech. Reported valuation: ~$8.5B.

Company Profile

CEO
Daniel Klein
Founded
2012
HQ
London, UK
Employees
~3300
Total Raised
$2.4B
Est. Revenue
$600M (2024)
Growth
~30% YoY
Last Round
Debt (Private Credit) — $1.6B (May 2024) · Lead: Goldman Sachs Asset Management
IPO Status
rumored

Fundraising Status

Debt (Private Credit) · $1.6B · 2y 3mo ago
rumoredTotal raised $2.4B

Secondary Market

Implied price / share
$8.96
Last round price / share
$9.5
vs last round
-5.7%
Last round price vs secondary price
Last round vs current secondary price per share$9.50Last round$8.96Current
Secondary price return by period
Secondary market period returns3-month0.0%6-month+2.6%1-year+2.6%All-time+5.4%
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Debt (Private Credit)$1.6BMay 2024Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
Hiring steady
33% of roles posted in last 30d
Open roles
380
via greenhouse
Product-build share
18%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
go-to-market push — Only 18% of open roles build product — hiring is concentrated in sales/marketing/ops (160 of 380 open roles are other).
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month380Aug '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionOther160Sales & GTM111Engineering46Ops & People17Finance & Strategy11Data & ML8Support8Design6Marketing6
product-building   go-to-market / G&A
Android Engineer - Engagement MissionAssociate Product Manager - Sell OnlineBackend Engineer - Balance ManagementBackend Engineer - CardsBackend Engineer - CardsBackend Engineer- Global Bank
Counted from SumUp's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.

Founders & Key People

Daniel KleinMarc-Alexander ChristJan Deepen

Investors

Goldman Sachs Asset Management · Bain Capital Credit · Apollo Global Management · Deutsche Bank · SoftBank Vision Fund 2 · Bain Capital Tech Opportunities · Fin Capital · BlackRock

Products

  • Card reader (Air, Solo)
  • POS Lite
  • Invoices
  • Online store
  • Business account
  • SumUp Card

Competitors

Square · Stripe Terminal · Zettle (PayPal) · Adyen · Toast
FintechPaymentsDecacornSMB
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2024-Q2. Refreshed quarterly.