Candex Funding, Investors & Competitors

Candex has raised $122M across 7 funding rounds, most recently a $7M Series C in March 2026.

Last Candex funding round

$7M

Series C · Mar 2026

Cumulative funding Candex raised

$122M

across 7 funding rounds

Key investors in Candex

  • NFX
  • Altos Ventures
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Amex Ventures
  • Edenred Capital Partners
  • Craft Ventures
  • Goldman Sachs Asset Management
  • Hedosophia

Candex Overview

About Candex

Candex is a New York-headquartered fintech platform for supplier payments in large enterprises. The service enables compliant payouts to low-value, one-off vendors via integrations with procurement systems like Coupa and SAP Ariba. Candex handles global tax compliance, currency conversions, and regulatory requirements across 190 countries.


Founded

2011

HQ

United StatesNew York City, NY

Website

candex.com

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Subscription

Candex Funding History

Candex has raised a total of $122M across 7 funding rounds.

Candex's first fundraising round was a $4M seed round in March 2018. The most recent completed round was a $7M Series C in March 2026.

Candex funding rounds

Candex funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedDeal Summary
Mar 2026Series CHSBC (lead); Amex Ventures; JPMorgan Chase; NFX; Hedosophia; Altos Ventures; 9Yards Capital; World Innovation Labs; Goldman Sachs Asset Management; Craft Ventures$7M-
Jul 2025Series CEdenred Capital Partners$33MCandex raised a USD 33 million Series C announced in July 2025, led by 9Yards Capital with Hedosophia joining and existing backers including Edenred Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs, Altos Ventures, Craft Ventures and NFX taking part. The round took total funding raised by the company past USD 115 million, and Candex said the proceeds would fund international expansion, product development and customer growth. Candex sells large enterprises a way to buy from and pay small, one-time or irregular suppliers without onboarding each of them as a vendor, standing in as a master vendor and taking on the contracting, compliance, tax and payment obligations itself. The company earns fees on the spend routed through its platform and by the time of the round had more than 140 enterprise clients, close to double the number at its Series B in 2023, with operations in more than 50 countries and expected 2025 platform volume above USD 1 billion. Its customer list includes HSBC, Sanofi, Diageo, Roche, Colgate-Palmolive, Danone and Dell. Edenred first invested in Candex in 2018 and had followed in its Series A and Series B. The Series C was later extended to more than USD 40 million when HSBC added USD 7 million.
Nov 2023Series BGoldman Sachs Asset Management (lead); Amex Ventures; World Innovation Lab; Edenred Capital Partners; JPMorgan Chase; NFX; Hedosophia; Altos Ventures; Craft Ventures$45MCandex is a vendor management and tail spend solutions provider that automates procurement, supplier onboarding, and payments for enterprises across over 50 countries, integrating into existing procure-to-pay processes without requiring changes to buying habits. It targets high-volume, small-value supplier transactions, reducing compliance risks and streamlining operations for global businesses like Goldman Sachs and HSBC, which are also investors and customers. On November 28, 2023, Candex announced a $45 million Series B round led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management's growth equity fund, with participation from new investor World Innovation Lab (WiL) and existing backers including Altos Ventures, NFX, Craft Ventures, JP Morgan, American Express Ventures, and Edenred Capital Partners. This brought total funding to $85 million, with proceeds aimed at supporting high growth, global expansion especially in Asia and Japan, and enhancing product offerings for high-volume small payments. CEO Jeremy Lappin highlighted that Candex has doubled its size annually for four years and is on track to more than double revenues again in 2023, underscoring strong traction and Goldman Sachs' conviction after using the platform internally. The investment was described as a substantial up-round from Series A, signaling financial stability and compliance focus. Clare Greenan from Goldman Sachs joined the board to guide growth. Subsequent developments include a Series C round starting with $33 million led by 9Yards Capital in July 2025, extended to over $40 million with HSBC investment, bringing total funding over $120 million.
Nov 2022Series ACraft Ventures (lead); American Express; JPMorgan Chase; NFX; Altos Ventures$12MCandex raised $12M in a Series A - III round on November 2, 2022, with investors including Altos Ventures, American Express Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Edenred Capital Partners, J.P. Morgan, and NFX. This round was led by Craft Ventures. The company has raised a total of $116.37M across 11 funding rounds. Candex provides vendor-management and tail-spend solutions for global enterprises, automating invoice and tax verification to streamline small-value supplier transactions.
Apr 2021Series AAltos Ventures (lead); Amex Ventures; Edenred Capital Partners; JPMorgan Chase; NFX$20MCandex is a New York-based fintech startup founded in 2011 by Jeremy Lappin and Shani Vaza, providing a tech-based master vendor platform to help large enterprises manage payments to small, one-time, or irregular vendors without administrative headaches or compliance risks. It integrates into existing procure-to-pay systems, handling compliance, tax verification, and payment delivery via automation and AI, targeting tail spend which constitutes many low-value suppliers. On April 20, 2021, Candex raised $20 million in a Series A-II round led by Altos Ventures, with participation from American Express Ventures (Amex Ventures), Edenred Capital Partners, J.P. Morgan, and NFX, matching the specified investors. This brought total funding toward eventual figures over $116 million across 11 rounds by 2025. Later traction included a Series B in November 2023 raising $45 million from GS Growth, Altos Partners, Craft Ventures, Edenred Capital Partners, J.P. Morgan, NFX, and WiL, followed by Series A-III $12 million in November 2022, and a Series C extension to $40 million in 2025 led by 9Yards Capital with HSBC. 2025 surpassed $1B in payments volume (not revenue). Candex serves hundreds of Fortune 2000 customers including HSBC, Sanofi, Diageo, Roche, Colgate-Palmolive, Danone, and Dell Technologies, operating in over 50 countries with 270+ employees by 2025. It earns via transaction fees akin to credit card interchange and plans expansion in Asia and the Middle East.
Oct 2019SeedAmex Ventures; NFX$2M-
Mar 2018SeedEdenred Capital Partners (lead); Advisors.fund; Camp One Ventures; Mark Goines; Partech; Tekton Ventures; NFX; Big Sur Ventures$4MCandex is a San Francisco-based fintech startup that raised $3.5 million in a seed funding round on March 23, 2018. Investors included Edenred Capital Partners, Partech Ventures, Advisors.fund, Camp One Ventures, NFX, Tekton Ventures, Big Sur Ventures, and angel investor Mark Goines. The company planned to use the funds to accelerate its development.

Who has invested in Candex?

19 investors have backed Candex across its funding rounds, including NFX, Altos Ventures, JPMorgan Chase, Amex Ventures, Edenred Capital Partners and Craft Ventures.

Lead investors include HSBC, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Craft Ventures, Altos Ventures and Edenred Capital Partners.


Candex Investors

Investors in Candex by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
NFXUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA6ParticipantMar 2018
Amex VenturesUnited StatesNew York City, NY4ParticipantOct 2019
Edenred Capital PartnersUnited KingdomLondon4LeadMar 2018
JPMorgan ChaseUnited StatesNew York City, NY4ParticipantApr 2021
Altos VenturesUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA4LeadApr 2021
Craft VenturesUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA3LeadNov 2022
HedosophiaUnited KingdomLondon2ParticipantNov 2023
Goldman Sachs Asset ManagementUnited StatesNew York City, NY2LeadNov 2023
Advisors.fundUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantMar 2018
American ExpressUnited StatesNew York City, NY1ParticipantNov 2022
HSBCUnited KingdomLondon1LeadMar 2026
Camp One VenturesUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantMar 2018
World Innovation LabUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantNov 2023

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Candex Competitors

Candex competitors include listed companies like S&P Global, Moody's, Constellation Software and HiThink, and private ones like Open Financial Technologies and Ant Group.

Public and private companies comparable to Candex
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
Open Financial TechnologiesIndiaBangalorePrivate--$1B-
S&P GlobalUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$15B$7.7B$119B9.1x
Moody'sUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$7.7B$3.8B$80B10.6x
Ant GroupChinaHangzhouPrivate$25B-$79B3.2x
Constellation SoftwareCanadaCanadaPublicly listed$12B$2.5B$43B3.5x
HiThinkChinaChinaPublicly listed$899M$530M$23B18.9x

Candex Public Comps

Candex is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Shopify, S&P Global, MercadoLibre, Moody's, Constellation Software, Corpay, Fiserv, Verisk Analytics, HiThink and Fair Isaac.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Shopify$12B$1.2B13.9x11.3x132.9x61.9x
S&P Global$15B$7.7B8.9x9.1x17.6x17.3x
MercadoLibre$29B$3.7B3.5x2.6x27.2x25.1x
Moody's$7.7B$3.8B11.2x10.6x22.5x20.1x
Constellation Software$12B$2.5B4.0x3.5x18.5x12.9x
Corpay$4.5B$2.4B7.6x6.8x14.1x12.7x
Fiserv$21B$8.9B2.5x2.8x6.1x6.4x
Verisk Analytics$3.1B$1.7B8.8x8.5x16.2x15.1x

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Common questions about Candex

When was Candex founded?Candex was founded in 2011.
Where is Candex headquartered?Candex is headquartered in New York City, NY, United States.
Is Candex publicly listed?No, Candex is a private, VC-backed company.
How much funding has Candex raised?Candex has raised $122M across 7 funding rounds.
What was Candex's last funding round?Candex's last funding round was a $7M Series C in March 2026, led by HSBC.
Who are Candex's investors?Candex's investors include NFX, Amex Ventures, Edenred Capital Partners, JPMorgan Chase, Altos Ventures, Craft Ventures, Hedosophia, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Advisors.fund, American Express and 9 others.
Which companies are comparable to Candex?Companies comparable to Candex include Open Financial Technologies, S&P Global, Moody's, Ant Group, Constellation Software and HiThink.

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