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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
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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—

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
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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.