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Wayflyer

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Dublin, IE · Founded 2019 · 444 employees on LinkedIn · 20 known investors

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Wayflyer provides alternative financing to small businesses and ecommerce brands, assessing business performance in real time to deliver customized funding options quickly. The company serves growing businesses across multiple industries globally through technology-driven lending.

Also known as Wayflyer

E-commerceFintechSaaS

Founders & leadership

Wayflyer was founded in 2019 by Aidan Corbett.

ACAidan Corbett
Aidan CorbettFounderAidan Corbett founded and previously exited three companies and has bootstrapped and raised venture capital in his entrepreneurial career. As Co-Founder and CEO of Wayflyer, he leads a team providing alternative lending to small businesses and ecommerce brands globally.
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Jack PierseFounder
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Jack Pierse Aidan CorbettFounder

Investors · 20

Flucas Ventureslisted by Flucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5Mvia Ashley Flucas · inferred

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Flying Tiger Capitallisted by Flying Tiger CapitalChicago

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Kinled Holdinglisted by Kinled HoldingHong Kongvia Patrick Aisher · inferred
Kube VClisted by Kube VC

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Left Lane Capitallisted by Left Lane CapitalNew York · $5M – $75M

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QED Investorslisted by QED InvestorsAlexandria · $30K – $20M

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Rabo Corporate Venturinglisted by Rabo Corporate VenturingUtrecht · $1.1M – $5.5M

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Reraillisted by Rerail
Speedinvestlisted by SpeedinvestVienna · $5M – $30M

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Studio VClisted by Studio VCNew York · $400K

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VU Venture Partnerslisted by VU Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $200K – $1M

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Zinal Growth Partnerslisted by Zinal Growth PartnersLondon

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ACE & CompanyreportedGenevavia Sherif El Halwagy · inferred

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DST GlobalreportedGeorge Town, Grand Cayman

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Prosus VenturesreportedAmsterdam

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Also in the syndicate · 4

ATLAS SP PartnersJ P MorganMadrone Capital PartnersZinal Growth

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$250M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2021–2026

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

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Wayflyer is a business financing provider that offers working capital and growth funding to small and growing businesses, with a focus on ecommerce and consumer brands. Applicants create an account, share business details and securely connect their commerce and marketing platforms on a read-only basis; Wayflyer's technology then analyzes performance data and returns tailored financing offers. The company states that funds can reach a customer's bank account in as little as 24 hours after an offer is accepted, and that the application steps take roughly two minutes to describe the business and about ten minutes to connect data sources.

Facility sizes range from $5,000 to $20,000,000, with a typical offer of approximately 1.5x to 3x monthly revenue, subject to underwriting. Financing does not require personal guarantees and Wayflyer does not take equity in customer businesses; capital is sent directly to the customer's bank account without restrictions on how it is spent. Repayment consists of the funded amount plus a single fixed fee, remitted over a timeframe aligned to the business's cycles. The company reports GDPR and SOC II compliance and says its capital is backed by financial institutions.

Published customer examples span consumer product and retail categories, including personal care (Spongellé), jewelry and accessories (Little Words Project), apparel (True Classic), golf products (Ghost Golf), packaged baby food distributed to around 800 stores (Kekoa Foods) and UK pet retail (Petshop.co.uk).

Business model

Wayflyer extends non-dilutive financing to businesses and earns revenue from a single fixed fee charged on top of the principal, which customers remit over a period matched to their business cycles. It does not take equity or personal guarantees, and describes its funding as backed by financial institutions.

One transparent fixed fee added to the funded amount, repaid over an agreed remittance timeframe, rather than variable interest or hidden charges.

Traction

Wayflyer reports more than 7,000 businesses funded worldwide, over $7 billion in capital deployed, more than 20,000 businesses analyzed by its underwriting technology, and a 4.6 out of 5 rating from over 500 reviews.

Latest developments

The company announced a Visionaries Summit for customers in New York.

▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography

Market position

Positions itself against traditional lenders that rely on filed accounts and bank statements by underwriting on near-real-time platform data; customer reviews compare its offering to merchant cash advance providers.

Technology

A data-driven underwriting platform that ingests read-only data from a merchant's commerce and advertising platforms (customers reference Shopify, Meta and Google) to assess growth potential within minutes and generate tailored offers. The company says the system has analyzed more than 20,000 businesses and provides customers a portal view of the same analytics used in decisioning. Wayflyer states it is GDPR and SOC II compliant.

Go-to-market

Self-serve online application with an on-site funding estimate calculator, supported by named account managers and funding specialists who work directly with merchants on offers and repayment structuring. The company also runs customer-facing events, including a Visionaries Summit in New York, and publishes customer case studies and Trustpilot reviews.

Growing small and mid-sized businesses, particularly ecommerce and omnichannel consumer brands in categories such as apparel, personal care, food, pet and specialty retail, seeking inventory, marketing and working-capital funding.

Geography

Serves businesses internationally, with customer examples in the United States and the United Kingdom, and hosts events in New York.

Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Businesses analyzed by underwriting technologyJan 202620,000 businesses
Businesses fundedJan 20267,000 businesses
Capital deployedJan 2026$7B
Funding size range offeredJan 2026$5k to $20m per financing facility
HeadcountAug 2026444
Trustpilot ratingJan 20264.6 out of 5

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Founder mafia

4 people who came through Wayflyer went on to found or lead other companies.

Will O'BrienGTMFounded UlyssesAidan CorbettFounderFounded ConjuraJack PierseCo-Founder & CFOFounded Bold GolfAnthony DanonInvestorFounded Rerail

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In the news

What are the requirements to get funding from Wayflyer? | Wayflyer Help Centerhelp-center.wayflyer.com · Jun 2026Wayflyer Raises $250M in Credit Facilityfinsmes.com · Feb 2026Wayflyer raises $76M to provide 'revenue-based' financing to e-commerce merchants | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · May 2021

▸Research sources · 1

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Frequently asked questions

What does Wayflyer do?
Wayflyer provides fast, data-underwritten revenue-based growth financing of $5k-$20m to ecommerce and consumer businesses.
Who founded Wayflyer?
Wayflyer was founded by Aidan Corbett in 2019.
Who are Wayflyer's investors?
Wayflyer's investors include Capital 49, Flucas Ventures, Flying Tiger Capital, Kinled Holding, Kube VC, Left Lane Capital, QED Investors, Rabo Corporate Venturing and 8 more.
How much funding has Wayflyer raised?
Wayflyer has disclosed $250M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is Wayflyer headquartered?
Wayflyer is headquartered in Dublin, IE.