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Teya (SaltPay)

Developer of payment software designed to create fast and secure payment transactions.
Financial Software 📍 London, United Kingdom Founded 2019
Current Valuation
$9.3B
as of 2021-Q2
UNICORN
Teya — founded as SaltPay in 2019 and renamed in 2023 — sells payment acceptance to small and mid-sized European merchants: POS terminals, next-day settlement, a merchant portal and payment links, expanded rapidly through acquisitions across southern and eastern Europe. It has raised roughly $1.04B, one of the larger European fintech war chests, and its valuation mark dates to the 2021 funding cycle.

Company Profile

CEO
Marcus Sandberg
Founded
2019
HQ
London, United Kingdom
Employees
200
Total Raised
$1.0B
Growth
Raised ~$1.04B and completed a rapid acquisition programme across Europe before rebranding from SaltPay to Teya in 2023; the standing valuation mark dates to the 2021 cycle and has not been re-tested
Last Round
Series C — $500,000 (Apr 2021)
IPO Status
private

Fundraising Status

Series C · $500,000 · 5y 4mo ago
privateTotal raised $1.0B

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series C$500,000Apr 2021$9.3B

Investors

Advent International · Vitruvian Partners · Hedosophia · Farallon Capital · Tiger Global

Products

  • Card acquiring and POS terminals for SMEs
  • Next-day settlement
  • Merchant portal and payment links
  • Business accounts and lending

Competitors

SumUp · Nexi · Worldline · Adyen · Square (Block) · myPOS
PaymentsFintechSMEMerchant AcquiringEurope
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2021-Q2. Refreshed quarterly.