Lithic Valuation, Funding & Investors

Lithic is valued at $800M as of July 2021.

Last Lithic valuation

$800M

Series C · Jul 2021

Last Lithic funding round

$60M

Series C · Jul 2021

Cumulative funding Lithic raised

$115M

across 4 funding rounds

Key investors in Lithic

  • Index Ventures
  • Rainfall Ventures
  • Tusk Venture Partners
  • Bessemer Venture Partners
  • Quiet Capital
  • Exor Ventures

Lithic Overview

About Lithic

Lithic is a New York-based fintech that issues virtual payment cards for businesses and consumers emphasizing data privacy. Its platform enables programmable cards for controlled spending in expense management, rewards, and B2B payments integrated with banking APIs.


Founded

2014

HQ

United StatesNew York City, NY

Website

lithic.com

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Usage-based

Valuation

$800M (Jul 2021)

Lithic Valuation

Lithic is currently valued at $800M, based on its Series C in July 2021.

The $60M round was led by Stripes, with participation from Index Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Commerce Ventures, Exor Ventures and 1 other investor.

Lithic valuation by funding round

Lithic valuation by funding round
DateStageValuation
Jul 2021Series C$800M

Lithic Funding History

Lithic has raised a total of $115M across 4 funding rounds.

Lithic's first fundraising round was a $2M seed round in December 2016. The most recent completed round was a $60M Series C in July 2021.

Lithic funding rounds

Lithic funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedValuationDeal Summary
Jul 2021Series CStripes (lead); Index Ventures; Tusk Venture Partners; Bessemer Venture Partners; Commerce Ventures; Exor Ventures; Rainfall Ventures$60M$800MLithic is a New York-based fintech company founded in 2014 that provides an API-based card issuing platform for developers and enterprises to launch debit and credit card programs quickly, optimizing back-office operations. The platform operates on a B2B SaaS model with revenue from transaction-based fees, card issuance charges, and platform services tied to processing volume, aligning customer success with Lithic's growth. On July 28, 2021, Lithic raised $60 million in a Series C round led by Stripes, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Index Ventures, Exor Ventures, Rainfall Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, and Commerce Ventures, bringing total funding to approximately $110-115 million across four rounds. The funding supports scaling the team, expanding the developer platform through strategic acquisitions, and pursuing international growth, starting with Canada where multicurrency processing launched in 2024. At the time of the round, Lithic had issued over 10 million virtual cards since inception (doubled from the prior year) and reported transaction volumes growing fourfold to over $1 billion in yearly processing volume in early 2021, with expectations to reach $2.5 billion by year-end. This traction underscores surging demand for card issuing infrastructure amid a market renaissance similar to card acquiring a decade earlier. Lithic positions itself to enable startups and Web3/crypto firms with card off-ramps, multicurrency settlement in USD, CAD, GBP, and EUR, and API scalability for global expansion. The Series C valued the company at $800 million post-money, establishing it as a soonicorn in the payments and fintech sector focused on card issuing.
May 2021Series BBessemer Venture Partners (lead); Index Ventures; Teamworthy Ventures; Tusk Venture Partners; Spark Capital; Walkabout Ventures; Rainfall Ventures; Quiet Capital$43M--
Jul 2020Series ATeamworthy Ventures (lead); Edward Lando; Index Ventures; Tusk Venture Partners; Jonathan Weiner; Exor Ventures; Rainfall Ventures; Quiet Capital$10M-Lithic, formerly Privacy.com, raised $10.2 million in its Series A funding round in July 2020 led by Teamworthy Ventures, with participation from Exor Ventures, Index Ventures, Jonathan Weiner, Quiet Capital, Rainfall Ventures, and Tusk Venture Partners. The round supported the company's virtual card issuing platform. At the time of the Series A, the company had issued 5 million virtual card numbers. Lithic provides a developer-friendly platform for programmatically creating virtual and physical payment cards, targeting early-stage startups. It competes with fintech players like Marqeta and Galileo but focuses on ease of use and speed for developers. The platform enables developers to earn a percentage of interchange revenue from merchants. In May 2021, Lithic raised a $43 million Series B led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Index Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Rainfall Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, and Walkabout Ventures, bringing total funding to $61 million. Enterprise issuing volumes had tripled in the prior four months, and the company planned to expand tools for card issuing and management while maintaining the Privacy.com consumer brand.
Dec 2016SeedIndex Ventures (lead); Rocketship.vc$2M--

Who has invested in Lithic?

14 investors have backed Lithic across its funding rounds, including Index Ventures, Rainfall Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Quiet Capital and Exor Ventures.

Lead investors include Stripes, Bessemer Venture Partners, Teamworthy Ventures and Index Ventures.


Lithic Investors

Investors in Lithic by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
Index VenturesUnited KingdomLondon4LeadDec 2016
Tusk Venture PartnersUnited StatesNew York City, NY3ParticipantJul 2020
Rainfall VenturesUnited StatesLos Angeles, CA3ParticipantJul 2020
Teamworthy VenturesUnited StatesUnited States2LeadJul 2020
Bessemer Venture PartnersUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2LeadMay 2021
Exor VenturesNetherlandsAmsterdam2ParticipantJul 2020
Quiet CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2ParticipantJul 2020
Rocketship.vcUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantDec 2016
Edward LandoUnited StatesMiami, FL1ParticipantJul 2020
Spark CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantMay 2021
Jonathan WeinerUnited StatesNew York City, NY1ParticipantJul 2020
Walkabout VenturesUnited StatesLos Angeles, CA1ParticipantMay 2021

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Lithic Competitors

Lithic competitors include listed companies like Worldline, Fawry and Marqeta, and private ones like slice, Highnote and Super.com.

Public and private companies comparable to Lithic
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
sliceIndiaBangalorePrivate$100M-$450M-
HighnoteUnited StatesSan Francisco, CAPrivate--$750M-
WorldlineFranceFrancePublicly listed$4.6B($5.2B)$887M0.7x
Super.comUnited StatesSan Francisco, CAPrivate$200M-$1.2B6.0x
FawryEgyptEgyptPublicly listed$166M$73M$1.2B5.2x
MarqetaUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$625M$14M$1.6B1.4x

Lithic Public Comps

Lithic is still privately-owned, but its public comps include FinVolution Group, NICO Holdings, Standard Chartered Bank, Katapult, Cuscal, VersaBank, Green Dot, World Acceptance, Sunyard Technology and Liberty Financial Group.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
FinVolution Group$2B$476M0.0x0.1x0.2x0.3x
NICO Holdings$868M$131M0.9x-6.2x-
Standard Chartered Bank$157M-5.2x---
Katapult$292M$215M3.0x2.7x4.0x58.2x
Cuscal$297M$22M5.1x5.8x67.8x24.6x
VersaBank$89M-8.5x6.9x--
Green Dot$2.1B($12M)0.4x0.3x(63.9x)4.2x
World Acceptance$536M-2.8x2.5x--

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Common questions about Lithic

When was Lithic founded?Lithic was founded in 2014.
Where is Lithic headquartered?Lithic is headquartered in New York City, NY, United States.
Is Lithic publicly listed?No, Lithic is a private, VC-backed company.
What is Lithic's valuation?Lithic was last valued at $800M in its Series C in July 2021.
How much funding has Lithic raised?Lithic has raised $115M across 4 funding rounds.
What was Lithic's last funding round?Lithic's last funding round was a $60M Series C in July 2021, led by Stripes.
Who are Lithic's investors?Lithic's investors include Index Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Rainfall Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Exor Ventures, Quiet Capital, Rocketship.vc, Edward Lando, Spark Capital and 4 others.
Which companies are comparable to Lithic?Companies comparable to Lithic include slice, Highnote, Worldline, Super.com, Fawry and Marqeta.

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