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CloudWalk Valuation, Funding & Investors
CloudWalk is valued at $2.1B as of November 2021.
Last CloudWalk valuation
$2.1B
Series C · Nov 2021
Last CloudWalk funding round
$150M
Series C · Nov 2021
Cumulative funding CloudWalk raised
$345M
across 3 funding rounds
Key investors in CloudWalk
Plug and Play
Coatue
DST Global
Valor Capital Group
Gokul Rajaram
Fidelity Information Services
About CloudWalk
CloudWalk is a São Paulo-headquartered financial technology platform that operates InfinitePay for payment terminals and Jim.com for digital banking services across Brazil. The company delivers point-of-sale devices, digital wallets, loans, and e-commerce tools powered by artificial intelligence to serve over 1 million small businesses and individuals. CloudWalk processes billions in transactions annually through its payment gateway and offers instant credit lines based on transaction data analysis. Founded in 2019, it has expanded to Mexico and Colombia, partnering with major retailers and banks to facilitate cashless payments in underserved markets. The platform's AI-driven fraud detection and dynamic pricing models enhance operational efficiency for merchants handling daily sales volumes.
Founded
2013
HQ
Website
Status
Privately held
Customer focus
B2B & B2C
Revenue model
Commission
Valuation
$2.1B (Nov 2021)
CloudWalk Valuation
CloudWalk is currently valued at $2.1B, based on its Series C in November 2021.
The $150M round was led by Coatue, with participation from Larry Fitzgerald, Plug and Play, Gokul Rajaram, Kelvin Beachum Jr., A-STAR and 3 other investors.
CloudWalk valuation by funding round
| Date | Stage | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2021 | Series C | $2.1B |
CloudWalk Funding History
CloudWalk has raised a total of $345M across 3 funding rounds.
CloudWalk's first fundraising round was a $5M seed round in November 2018. The most recent completed round was a $150M Series C in November 2021.
CloudWalk funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Valuation | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2021 | Series C | Coatue (lead); Larry Fitzgerald; Plug and Play; Gokul Rajaram; Kelvin Beachum Jr.; A-STAR; DST Global; Valor Capital Group; Hive Ventures | $150M | $2.1B | CloudWalk, a São Paulo-based payment technology network, raised US$150 million in its Series C funding round on November 17, 2021, led by Coatue with participation from DST Global, A-Star, The Hive Brazil, Plug and Play Ventures, Valor Capital Group, Gokul Rajaram, Larry Fitzgerald, and Kelvin Beachum. This round brought the company's total capital raised to US$365 million and implied a post-money valuation of US$2.15 billion, achieving unicorn status. Financial Technology Partners acted as the exclusive strategic and financial advisor. CloudWalk's digital-first platform integrates blockchain and machine learning for efficient, secure, and scalable payment processing, offering competitive merchant discount rates and anticipation rates for credit card and installment payments. The company reported over 5,000% growth in the past 24 months and processed more than US$2.4 billion in transactions annually, serving over 150,000 businesses across 4,300 cities in Brazil. Its product suite includes point-of-sale solutions, payment links for ecommerce via WhatsApp and other apps, a digital wallet with 300,000 users, free online stores, financial reconciliation, and a cryptocurrency cashback program with a stablecoin called Brazilian Digital Real. Proceeds from the Series C will fuel product innovation, including blockchain enhancements, hiring global technology talent, and international expansion into the U.S. and European markets within two years. This follows the Series B round in May 2021, which raised US$190 million led by Coatue with DST Global, FIS, The Hive Brazil, and Valor Capital. CloudWalk, founded in 2013 by Luis Silva and others, operates in five countries with around 300 employees at the time and aims to disrupt the global payments market projected to reach $324 billion by 2026. |
| May 2021 | Series B | Coatue (lead); Plug and Play; The Hive; DST Global; Valor Capital Group; Fidelity Information Services | $190M | - | CloudWalk, a Brazil-based payment technology network founded in 2013, raised $190 million in its Series B funding round on May 6, 2021 (not November), led by Coatue with participation from DST Global, FIS, The Hive Brazil, and Valor Capital Group, bringing total funding to $206 million. The company operates a cutting-edge global payment network built on modern technology stacks and blockchain, targeting small- and medium-sized enterprise merchants to disrupt Brazil's payments ecosystem. It also develops a self-driving bank level 5 powered by AI agents in a decentralized protocol for storing money, giving credit, and settling transactions without human intervention. At the time of the Series B, CloudWalk had processed more than $1 billion in transactions, serving 70,000 merchants across over 3,300 cities and reaching 4.6 million consumers. The funds were earmarked to accelerate domestic growth and product development in Brazil. CloudWalk followed the Series B with a $150 million Series C round in November 2021, also led by Coatue with similar investors plus others, achieving a post-money valuation of $2.15 billion and unicorn status, with total funding reaching $365 million. By then, it processed over $2.4 billion in annual transactions, served 150,000 merchants, and reported 5,000% growth over the prior 24 months. The Series C supported product innovation, blockchain enhancements, hiring, and international expansion into the U.S. and Europe. |
| Nov 2018 | Seed | Everson Lopes (lead) | $5M | - | - |
Who has invested in CloudWalk?
12 investors have backed CloudWalk across its funding rounds, including Plug and Play, Coatue, DST Global, Valor Capital Group, Gokul Rajaram and Fidelity Information Services.
Lead investors include Coatue and Everson Lopes.
CloudWalk Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Participant | May 2021 | ||
| 2 | Lead | May 2021 | ||
| 2 | Participant | May 2021 | ||
| 2 | Participant | May 2021 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Nov 2021 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Nov 2021 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Nov 2021 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Nov 2018 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Nov 2021 | ||
| 1 | Participant | May 2021 | ||
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Start Free TrialCloudWalk Competitors
CloudWalk competitors include listed companies like PicPay and Kakao Pay, and private ones like Naver Financial Corp., Greenlight, OnePay and Varo Bank.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private | - | - | $2.3B | - | ||
| Private | $100M | - | $2.3B | 23.0x | ||
| Private | - | - | $2.5B | - | ||
| Private | $179M | - | $2.5B | 14.0x | ||
| Publicly listed | $1.2B | $205M | $1.2B | 0.5x | ||
| Publicly listed | $698M | $58M | $3.9B | 4.7x |
CloudWalk Public Comps
CloudWalk is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Shawbrook Group, Flywire, Pine Labs, StoneCo, CreditAccess Grameen, Zip, EZCORP, Lakala, Banco Inter and Payoneer.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $924M | - | 2.3x | 2.2x | - | - | |||
| $623M | $45M | 3.0x | 2.6x | 41.8x | 11.9x | |||
| $250M | $14M | 8.0x | 6.4x | 145.8x | 32.6x | |||
| $2.6B | $965M | 1.3x | 1.2x | 3.6x | 2.2x | |||
| $608M | $122M | 7.4x | 7.6x | 36.9x | - | |||
| $951M | $296M | 3.8x | 3.6x | 12.2x | 18.3x | |||
| $1.3B | $188M | 1.9x | 1.5x | 13.0x | 8.9x | |||
| $827M | $218M | 1.8x | 1.6x | 6.7x | 12.8x | |||
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Common questions about CloudWalk
| When was CloudWalk founded? | CloudWalk was founded in 2013. |
| Where is CloudWalk headquartered? | CloudWalk is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. |
| Is CloudWalk publicly listed? | No, CloudWalk is a private, VC-backed company. |
| What is CloudWalk's valuation? | CloudWalk was last valued at $2.1B in its Series C in November 2021. |
| How much funding has CloudWalk raised? | CloudWalk has raised $345M across 3 funding rounds. |
| What was CloudWalk's last funding round? | CloudWalk's last funding round was a $150M Series C in November 2021, led by Coatue. |
| Who are CloudWalk's investors? | CloudWalk's investors include Plug and Play, Coatue, DST Global, Valor Capital Group, Larry Fitzgerald, Gokul Rajaram, Kelvin Beachum Jr., Everson Lopes, A-STAR, The Hive and 2 others. |
| Which companies are comparable to CloudWalk? | Companies comparable to CloudWalk include Naver Financial Corp., Greenlight, OnePay, Varo Bank, PicPay and Kakao Pay. |
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