Kyash Funding, Investors & Competitors

Kyash has raised $117M across 6 funding rounds, most recently a $45M Series D in March 2022.

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Last Kyash funding round

$45M

Series D · Mar 2022

Cumulative funding Kyash raised

$117M

across 6 funding rounds

Key investors in Kyash

  • Jafco Group
  • Goodwater Capital
  • SMBC Venture Capital
  • Altos Ventures
  • MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)
  • Greyhound Capital
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
  • Partech

Kyash Overview

About Kyash

Kyash is a Tokyo-based fintech company founded in 2015 providing mobile payment wallets and business accounts for peer-to-peer transfers, bill payments, and debit card services in Japan.


Founded

2015

HQ

JapanTokyo

Website

kyash.co

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2C

Revenue model

Usage-based

Kyash Funding History

Kyash has raised a total of $117M across 6 funding rounds.

Kyash's first fundraising round was a $1M seed round in July 2015. The most recent completed round was a $45M Series D in March 2022.

Kyash funding rounds

Kyash funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedDeal Summary
Mar 2022Series DBlock (lead); SMBC Nikko Securities Japan; StepStone Group; Jafco Group; Goodwater Capital; Japan Post Investment; Altos Ventures; Yitu Capital; MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC); Greyhound Capital$45M-
Mar 2021Series CMITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)$5M-
Mar 2020Series CGoodwater Capital (lead); Greenspring Associates (lead); Broadhaven Capital Partners; Jafco Group; Partech; Tekton Ventures; Rahul Mehta; Altos Ventures; Greyhound Capital$43MKyash is a Japanese neobank offering personal accounts with debit cards, managed via mobile app for Japan residents. The company raised approximately $45 million in a funding round in March 2020, with total funding across rounds reaching $153 million over 7 rounds as of available data. Investors in the queried round match Altos Ventures, Broadhaven Capital Partners, Goodwater Capital, Greenspring Associates, Greyhound Capital, Jafco Group, Partech, Rahul Mehta, and Tekton Ventures, led by Goodwater Capital and Greenspring Associates. A later Series D round occurred on March 17, 2022, raising $41.2 million, bringing total funding to $110.1 million over 6 rounds.
Jul 2019Series BGoodwater Capital (lead); Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (lead); Jafco Group; Shinsei Corporate Investment; Toppan Printing; SMBC Venture Capital$14MKyash is a Japanese fintech company aspiring to become the country's first challenger bank, offering a prepaid Visa debit card connected to its mobile app with features like instant payment notifications, clear balance tracking, and low fees for overseas spending borne by merchants. The company provides B2B payment solutions, including issuing and processing of prepaid Visa cards for other Japanese fintech firms, supported by its in-house payment processing system. In July 2019, Kyash raised $14 million from investors including Goodwater Capital and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital to support expansion and user acquisition. Kyash anticipates a Series C round soon after for further acceleration while awaiting banking licenses.
Dec 2016Series AJafco Group (lead); Mizuho Financial Group; ITOCHU; SMBC Group; Dentsu Digital Holdings$10MKyash is a Japanese fintech company offering personal money transfer and payment settlement services via a mobile app. JAFCO Group made its initial investment in Kyash in 2016 as the lead investor, prior to the service launch.
Jul 2015SeedSMBC Venture Capital (lead)$1M-

Who has invested in Kyash?

23 investors have backed Kyash across its funding rounds, including Jafco Group, Goodwater Capital, SMBC Venture Capital, Altos Ventures, MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC) and Greyhound Capital.

Lead investors include Block, Goodwater Capital, Greenspring Associates, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Jafco Group and 1 other investor.


Kyash Investors

Investors in Kyash by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
Jafco GroupJapanJapan4LeadDec 2016
Goodwater CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA3LeadJul 2019
Altos VenturesUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2ParticipantMar 2020
MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)JapanTokyo2ParticipantMar 2021
SMBC Venture CapitalJapanTokyo2LeadJul 2015
Greyhound CapitalUnited KingdomLondon2ParticipantMar 2020
SMBC Nikko Securities JapanJapanTokyo1ParticipantMar 2022
Greenspring AssociatesUnited StatesBaltimore, MD1LeadMar 2020
StepStone GroupUnited StatesNew York City, NY1ParticipantMar 2022
Mizuho Financial GroupJapanTokyo1ParticipantDec 2016
Broadhaven Capital PartnersUnited StatesNew York City, NY1ParticipantMar 2020
ITOCHUJapanTokyo1ParticipantDec 2016
PartechFranceParis1ParticipantMar 2020

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Kyash Competitors

Kyash competitors include listed companies like Edenred, Paymentus and Flywire, and private ones like Rapyd, Grab Financial Group and Clip.

Public and private companies comparable to Kyash
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
EdenredFranceFrancePublicly listed$3.4B$1.3B$7.7B2.8x
PaymentusUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$1.2B$117M$4.6B3.0x
RapydUnited KingdomLondonPrivate$1B-$4.5B4.5x
Grab Financial GroupSingaporeSingaporePrivate--$3B-
ClipMexicoMexico CityPrivate--$2.5B-
FlywireUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$623M$45M$2.2B2.6x

Kyash Public Comps

Kyash is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Shopify, MercadoLibre, Block, PayPal, Adyen, Corpay, Global Payments, Kaspi.kz, Paytm and Edenred.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Shopify$12B$1.2B13.9x11.3x132.9x61.9x
MercadoLibre$29B$3.7B3.5x2.6x27.2x25.1x
Block$24B$2.2B1.7x1.6x18.6x9.4x
PayPal$33B$7.2B1.4x1.4x6.6x6.9x
Adyen$3B$1.4B6.5x6.3x13.7x11.9x
Corpay$4.5B$2.4B7.6x6.8x14.1x12.7x
Global Payments$7.7B$3.2B5.4x3.6x13.1x7.8x
Kaspi.kz$9B$3.2B2.0x2.0x5.9x5.3x

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Common questions about Kyash

When was Kyash founded?Kyash was founded in 2015.
Where is Kyash headquartered?Kyash is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Is Kyash publicly listed?No, Kyash is a private, VC-backed company.
How much funding has Kyash raised?Kyash has raised $117M across 6 funding rounds.
What was Kyash's last funding round?Kyash's last funding round was a $45M Series D in March 2022, led by Block.
Who are Kyash's investors?Kyash's investors include Jafco Group, Goodwater Capital, Altos Ventures, MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC), SMBC Venture Capital, Greyhound Capital, SMBC Nikko Securities Japan, Greenspring Associates, StepStone Group, Mizuho Financial Group and 13 others.
Which companies are comparable to Kyash?Companies comparable to Kyash include Edenred, Paymentus, Rapyd, Grab Financial Group, Clip and Flywire.

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