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Checkout

Unicorn · $40B

London, GB · Founded 2012 · 2,423 employees on LinkedIn · 17 known investors

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Checkout.com offers Flow, a hosted payment page that businesses can deploy with a low-code, one-time integration to accept payments online. The page can be customized to match a site's branding for a consistent checkout experience.

Founders & leadership

Checkout was founded in 2012 by Guillaume Pousaz.

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Guillaume PousazFounder & CEOGuillaume Pousaz founded Checkout.com in 2012 and has been its CEO throughout, bootstrapping the payments processor for six years before raising outside money and then taking it to a $40bn valuation in a $1bn Series D in January 2022. Swiss-born, he studied at HEC Lausanne and worked in FX payments in California before buying the Mauritius payments business that became Checkout.

Investors · 17

GIC✓ confirmed by CheckoutSingapore

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Also in the syndicate · 3

Oxford Endowment Fundthe Oxford Endowment Fundthe Qatar Investment Authority

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$1.4B disclosed across 2 of 6 rounds · 2021–2026

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Valuation · disclosed

Disclosed events
$40Bvaluation at Series DJan 2022
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$15Bvaluation at Series CJan 2021
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Source: SEC prospectus filings, and round valuations the company or its investors disclosed — follow each entry's link for the claim.

Founder mafia

5 people who came through Checkout went on to found or lead other companies.

Acquisitions · 1

Early investors' stakes continue via these deals
ProcessOut

ProcessOut provides payment infrastructure that enables merchants and payment teams to connect with and manage multiple payment providers through a unified platform. The company offers APIs and no-code tools for managing payments, conversion optimization, fraud reduction, and cost control.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Checkout do?
Checkout.com offers Flow, a hosted payment page that businesses can deploy with a low-code, one-time integration to accept payments online. The page can be customized to match a site's branding for a consistent checkout experience.
Who founded Checkout?
Checkout was founded by Guillaume Pousaz in 2012.
Who are Checkout's investors?
Checkout's investors include Altimeter Capital, Coatue Management, Dragoneer Investment Group, DST Global, Franklin Templeton, GIC, Insight Partners, Qatar Investment Authority and 6 more.
How much funding has Checkout raised?
Checkout has disclosed $1.4B raised across 2 of its 6 known rounds.
Where is Checkout headquartered?
Checkout is headquartered in London, GB.