Payments: venture funds and startups
Sector hub · Fintech
◆ Funds tracked
11
◆ Combined AUM
$3B
◆ Startups tracked
24
◆ Raised between them
$159.4M
◆ Overview
Fusion42 tracks 11 venture funds in Payments with $3B in combined assets under management, and 24 startups that have raised $159.4M between them. The data below is live from the same database that powers Raise and Scout, and is continuously enriched as new rounds and funds are announced.
Part of the Raise fund database and the Scout startup database by Fusion42 — the same live data Arthur reasons over.
◆ Highlights
Active funds in Payments include SEEDRA Ventures Fund II, Global PayTech Ventures, Blockchain Founders Fund, Restive Fund III and Ecosystem Impact Fund II; startups in Payments include Nara, Settle, XSquare, XSquare and Payload. Each name links through to a full machine-readable profile — its backers, rounds and related Wire analysis — and the tables below list every entity Fusion42 tracks in Payments, refreshed as new rounds and funds are announced.
◆ Funds in Payments (11 tracked)
| Fund | Type | HQ |
|---|---|---|
| SEEDRA Ventures Fund II | vc | Saudi Arabia |
| Global PayTech Ventures | vc | United States |
| Blockchain Founders Fund | vc | Singapore |
| Restive Fund III | vc | United States |
| Ecosystem Impact Fund II | corporate vc | United States |
| Redpoint e.ventures Brazil | vc | Brazil |
| Quona Fund IV | vc | United States |
| Curql | vc | United States |
| Archetype III | vc | United States |
| First Circle Capital | vc | Morocco |
| Speedinvest Africa Fund | vc | Austria |
◆ Startups in Payments (24 tracked)
| Startup | Stage | HQ | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nara | pre-seed | United States | $0.5M |
| Settle | pre-seed | Egypt | $2M |
| XSquare | pre-seed | UAE | — |
| XSquare | pre-seed | UAE | — |
| Payload | series-a | United States | $9M |
| Blockops Network | pre-seed | Nigeria | $0.3M |
| TurnStay | series-a | South Africa | — |
| Fusepay | pre-seed | Seychelles | $0.3M |
| Bundle | pre-seed | UAE | $5.5M |
| Neon Commerce | series-a | United States | $13M |
| Natural | series-a | United States | $30M |
| Saible | seed | United Kingdom | $3.6M |
| Pact Labs | series-a | United States | $7M |
| Daya | pre-seed | Nigeria | $2.4M |
| Vibefam | seed | Singapore | $1M |
| Karta | series-a | United States | $15M |
| NanumVitamin | bridge | South Korea | — |
| Catena Labs | series-a | United States | $30M |
| Arrival | pre-seed | United Kingdom | $0.7M |
| UnblockPay | seed | Brazil | $4.5M |
| Nodu | pre-seed | United Kingdom | $1.4M |
| Routefusion | series-a | United States | $26.7M |
| Klearly | seed | Netherlands | $6.5M |
| Adfin | — | United Kingdom | — |
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