Cora Funding, Investors & Competitors

Cora has raised $255M across 5 funding rounds, most recently a $100M undisclosed-stage round in September 2021.

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Last Cora funding round

$100M

Undisclosed stage · Sep 2021

Cumulative funding Cora raised

$255M

across 5 funding rounds

Key investors in Cora

  • Ribbit Capital
  • Kaszek
  • QED Investors
  • Greenoaks
  • Tiger Global
  • Tencent

Cora Overview

About Cora

Cora is a digital banking platform for SMEs and self-employed in Brazil. Headquartered in São Paulo since 2019, it provides fee-free business accounts, instant payments via Pix, and credit products through a mobile app. Cora processes billions in transactions monthly for merchants and freelancers.


Founded

2019

HQ

BrazilSão Paulo

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Usage-based, Subscription

Cora Funding History

Cora has raised a total of $255M across 5 funding rounds.

Cora's first fundraising round was a $10M seed round in December 2019. The most recent completed round was a $100M undisclosed-stage round in September 2021.

Cora funding rounds

Cora funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedDeal Summary
Sep 2021Undisclosed stage-$100MCora is a São Paulo-based Brazilian fintech providing digital banking and lending services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Founded in 2019 by Igor Senra and Leo Mendes, previously of payments platform MOIP, it received Central Bank of Brazil authorization as a Direct Credit Society (SCD) in 2020. The company targets freeing small businesses from big banks' bureaucracies, offering accounts for receiving payments, paying expenses, and credit products. Cora's relevant funding near March 2021 was its Series A round of $26.7 million in early April 2021, led by Ribbit Capital. This was followed quickly by a $116 million Series B in August 2021, led by Greenoaks Capital, with participation from Kaszek Ventures, QED Investors, Ribbit Capital, and new investors Tiger Global and Tencent, bringing total funding over $150 million. The Series B was advanced from a 2022 plan to keep focus on growth. By August 2021, Cora had over 140,000 entrepreneur customers, aiming for 380,000 by year-end, with 40% monthly customer growth since October 2020 launch and nearly 60% monthly growth in transaction value/revenue. Funds were earmarked for technology, credit products, and operations expansion.
Aug 2021Series BGreenoaks (lead); Tencent; Kaszek; QED Investors; Ribbit Capital; Tiger Global$116MCora is a Brazilian digital lender providing financial services to small- and medium-sized businesses. The company raised $116 million in a Series B financing round led by Greenoaks Capital, with participation from investors including Kaszek, QED Investors, Ribbit Capital, Tencent, and Tiger Global. Gunderson Dettmer represented Cora in the transaction. The funding is intended for product development, growth, operations, and expanding its credit offerings. Greenoaks partner Patrick Backhouse highlighted Cora's momentum since their Series A investment and the large addressable market for digital finance tools for small businesses.
Jun 2021Seed-$2M-
Apr 2021Series ARibbit Capital (lead); Greenoaks; Kaszek; QED Investors$27M-
Dec 2019SeedKaszek (lead); Ribbit Capital$10MCora is a São Paulo-based Brazilian fintech providing digital banking and lending services to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Founded in 2019 by former Moip executives, it targets SMEs with annual revenues up to R$4.8 million, offering free accounts, payments, transfers, billing, credit solutions, and financial management tools. Kaszek led Cora's $10 million seed round in December 2019, with participation from Ribbit Capital, marking one of the largest seed investments in Latin America at the time. The funding supported development of its SME-focused neobank product, which was in closed beta and planned for full launch in the second half of 2020. Cora received a banking license from the Central Bank of Brazil in 2020, becoming a 403 bank, enabling interbank transfers, credit and debit cards, and deposit services. It launched its product in October 2020, reaching 60,000 customers and 110 employees by April 2021.

Who has invested in Cora?

6 investors have backed Cora across its funding rounds, including Ribbit Capital, Kaszek, QED Investors, Greenoaks, Tiger Global and Tencent.

Lead investors include Greenoaks, Ribbit Capital and Kaszek.


Cora Investors

Investors in Cora by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
KaszekBrazilSão Paulo3LeadDec 2019
Ribbit CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA3LeadDec 2019
GreenoaksUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2LeadApr 2021
QED InvestorsUnited StatesAlexandria, VA2ParticipantApr 2021

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Cora Competitors

Cora competitors include listed companies like Intuit and Workday, and private ones like N26, Qonto, FPL Technologies and Ramp.

Public and private companies comparable to Cora
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
N26GermanyBerlinPrivate$506M-$9B17.8x
QontoFranceParisPrivate$183M-$5.1B27.7x
FPL TechnologiesIndiaPunePrivate$58M-$1.4B24.0x
IntuitUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$21B$6.9B$84B3.9x
WorkdayUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$9.6B$1.2B$48B4.7x
RampUnited StatesNew York City, NYPrivate$1.4B-$44B31.4x

Cora Public Comps

Cora is still privately-owned, but its public comps include SAP, Intuit, Nubank, Workday, Corpay, SoFi, Kaspi.kz, Jio Financial Services, Enpara Bank and Sage.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
SAP$42B$13B5.8x5.4x18.4x17.1x
Intuit$21B$6.9B4.0x3.9x12.2x9.1x
Nubank$11B-6.3x3.2x--
Workday$9.6B$1.2B5.1x4.7x42.0x14.2x
Corpay$4.5B$2.4B7.6x6.8x14.1x12.7x
SoFi$3.6B$1.1B6.0x4.8x20.5x14.8x
Kaspi.kz$9B$3.2B2.0x2.0x5.9x5.3x
Jio Financial Services$332M$272M47.6x38.1x58.1x-

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Common questions about Cora

When was Cora founded?Cora was founded in 2019.
Where is Cora headquartered?Cora is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
Is Cora publicly listed?No, Cora is a private, VC-backed company.
How much funding has Cora raised?Cora has raised $255M across 5 funding rounds.
What was Cora's last funding round?Cora's last funding round was a $100M undisclosed-stage round in September 2021.
Who are Cora's investors?Cora's investors include Kaszek, Ribbit Capital, Greenoaks, QED Investors, Tencent and Tiger Global.
Which companies are comparable to Cora?Companies comparable to Cora include N26, Qonto, FPL Technologies, Intuit, Workday and Ramp.

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