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Checkout

Unicorn Β· $40B

London, GB Β· Founded 2012 Β· 2,423 employees on LinkedIn Β· 16 known investors

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.

Developer ToolsE-commerceFintechSaaS

Founders & leadership

Checkout was founded in 2012 by Guillaume Pousaz.

GPGuillaume Pousaz
Guillaume Pousazin𝕏Founder & 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 Β· 16

Altimeter Capitalβœ“ verifiedMenlo Park Β· $1M – $25M
Coatue Managementβœ“ verifiedNew York Β· $1M – $20M
Dragoneer Investment Groupβœ“ verifiedSan Francisco Β· $100K – $5M
DST Globalβœ“ verifiedGeorge Town, Grand Cayman Β· $100K – $200M
Franklin Templetonβœ“ verifiedSan Mateo
GICβœ“ verifiedSingapore
Insight Partnersβœ“ verifiedNew York Β· $120M – $350M
Qatar Investment Authorityβœ“ verifiedDoha
Tiger Global Managementβœ“ verifiedNew York Β· $1M – $100M
Blossom CapitalLondon
Sprints CapitalLondon
Village GlobalCovina Β· $100K – $500K

Also in the syndicate Β· 4

DragoneerOxford Endowment Fundthe Oxford Endowment Fundthe Qatar Investment Authority

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$1.4B disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds Β· 2021–2025

Source: company announcements and press reports β€” follow each round's link for the claim.

Valuation Β· 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 β€” follow each entry's link for the claim.

Founder mafia

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

Ophelia BrownInvestorFounded BlossomAlexandru AntihiExperience Design ManagerFounded Designbase

Acquisitions Β· 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.

In the news

How Checkout.com became a global fintech leader | Insight Partnersinsightpartners.com Β· Aug 2026Checkout.com raises $1 billion in Series D funding round - scommercescommerce.com Β· Nov 2025Checkout.com Reveals New $12B Internal Valuation, Says 'No Plans to Go Public'thisweekinfintech.com Β· Sep 2025

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 4 more.
How much funding has Checkout raised?
Checkout has disclosed $1.4B raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is Checkout headquartered?
Checkout is headquartered in London, GB.