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Lunar Valuation, Funding & Investors
Lunar is valued at $2B as of February 2023.
Last Lunar valuation
$2B
Series D · Feb 2023
Last Lunar funding round
$55M
Undisclosed stage · Jan 2026
Cumulative funding Lunar raised
$568M
across 11 funding rounds
Key investors in Lunar
Seed Capital
Greyhound Capital
Socii Capital
Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker
Heartland
Tencent
About Lunar
Lunar is a Copenhagen-headquartered digital bank founded in 2015 holding a full banking license. The mobile app delivers personal finance tools such as free accounts, payments, savings, loans, investments, and insurance to customers in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. Operations extend from offices in Aarhus, Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Oslo.
Founded
2015
HQ
Website
Status
Privately held
Customer focus
B2C
Revenue model
Subscription
Valuation
$2B (Feb 2023)
Lunar Valuation
Lunar is currently valued at $2B, based on its Series D in February 2023.
The $38M round included Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker, Socii Capital, Tencent, Heartland, Seed Capital and 3 other investors.
Lunar's valuation has moved from $2.5B at its Series D in February 2022 to $2B in February 2023, across 2 priced rounds.
Lunar valuation by funding round
| Date | Stage | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2023 | Series D | $2B |
| Feb 2022 | Series D | $2.5B |
Lunar Funding History
Lunar has raised a total of $568M across 11 funding rounds.
Lunar's first fundraising round was a $4M seed round in December 2016. The most recent completed round was a $55M undisclosed-stage round in January 2026.
Lunar funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Valuation | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | Undisclosed stage | Heartland; Orbit Alliance; 100A | $55M | - | - |
| Apr 2024 | Undisclosed stage | - | $26M | - | Lunar is a Danish neobank operating in the Nordic region, serving over 500,000 customers in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden as of early 2023. The company has raised a total of approximately $477.7M to $635.62M across multiple funding rounds, with investors including Tencent, Kinnevik, IDC Ventures, and others. Earlier rounds include a €35M raise in February 2023 to boost Nordic expansion and product development, and a €70M Series D-2 in March 2022. Lunar aims to challenge traditional banking in the Nordics amid shifting capital markets emphasizing earnings. |
| Feb 2023 | Series D | Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker; Socii Capital; Tencent; Heartland; Seed Capital; Kinnevik; IDC Ventures; Greyhound Capital | $38M | $2B | - |
| Feb 2022 | Series D | Peter H. Mühlmann; Tencent; Heartland; Kinnevik; Will Ferrell; IDC Ventures | $79M | $2.5B | Lunar is a Nordic neobank based in Copenhagen, Denmark, offering banking services across Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, with plans to expand into Finland and further European markets. It provides consumer and SMB-focused products including a new crypto trading platform and B2B payments launched alongside the funding extension. The company had grown from 325,000 customers at the initial Series D close in July 2021 to 500,000 customers by March 2022. The funding round matches the described investors: an extension to Lunar's Series D, initially closing at €210 million in July 2021 and extended by €70 million ($77 million) in early 2022, bringing the total Series D to €280 million. This tranche was led by Heartland, with participation from Kinnevik, Tencent, IDC Ventures, previous backers, Peter H. Mühlmann (implied as prior investor), and notably Will Ferrell. Overall, Lunar has raised €345 million across rounds from investors including Seed Capital, Greyhound Capital, Socii Capital, and Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker. The post-money valuation for this extension was reported as over $2 billion by a source close to the company. Lunar was in a fast-growth phase, actively pursuing a Series E expected to close in May 2022 at a higher valuation. |
| Jul 2021 | Series D | Heartland (lead); Peter H. Mühlmann; Tencent; Kinnevik; IDC Ventures; Fuel Venture Capital | $249M | - | Lunar is a Denmark-based Nordic fintech and challenger bank offering mobile banking services for consumers and businesses. A July 2021 Series D funding round raised €210M from investors including Kinnevik and Tencent, contributing to total equity funding over €300M at that time, following rapid growth in private and business customers. |
| Oct 2020 | Series C | Seed Capital (lead); Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker; Socii Capital; Alan Howard; Klaus Oestergaard; Greyhound Capital | $47M | - | - |
| Apr 2020 | Series B | Seed Capital (lead); Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker; David Helgason; Socii Capital; Greyhound Capital | $22M | - | - |
| Aug 2019 | Series B | Seed Capital (lead); FinRebel; Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker; Socii Capital; Greyhound Capital | $29M | - | Lunar is a Danish neobank that raised a Series B funding round in August 2019, approximately matching the query date of 21/08/2019, led by Seed Capital with participation from Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker, FinRebel (possibly referenced indirectly), Greyhound Capital, and Socii Capital. Sources report the round size variably as $29 million USD on August 24, 2019, or $26 million on an unspecified August 2019 date. This followed a February 2019 venture round of $14.04 million involving Greyhound Capital, Seed Capital, and Socii Capital. Other rounds for Lunar include earlier seed funding in December 2016 ($4.5M) and later extensions like April 2020 ($22M). |
| Feb 2019 | Series A | Seed Capital (lead); Socii Capital; Greyhound Capital | $15M | - | - |
| May 2017 | Series A | Nykredit A/S (lead); Seed Capital (lead) | $5M | - | Lunar, a Danish neobank based in Aarhus, raised SEK 45 million in a venture round on May 4, 2017, from Nykredit A/S and Seed Capital. The company provides a mobile banking app offering services like insurance, savings, budgets, loans, and investments, initially partnering with local banks rather than holding its own license to accelerate market entry and innovation. Lunar targeted 85,000 Nordic users in 2016 and planned Nordic expansion in 2017, operating in an FCA-approved beta phase in Denmark at the time. |
| Dec 2016 | Seed | Seed Capital (lead); Nykredit A/S | $4M | - | Lunar, a Danish digital banking service then known as Lunar Way, raised €4.2 million in a venture round on December 12, 2016, from Seed Capital and Nykredit A/S. This round followed a seed round in August 2015 and preceded a May 2017 venture round of SEK45 million from the same investors. Lunar started as a personal finance management tool and later evolved into a challenger bank offering current accounts, company cards, accounting, insurance, savings, budgets, loans, and investments via a mobile app, including a subscription service called Lunar Premium. |
Who has invested in Lunar?
18 investors have backed Lunar across its funding rounds, including Seed Capital, Greyhound Capital, Socii Capital, Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker, Heartland and Tencent.
Lead investors include Heartland, Seed Capital and Nykredit A/S.
Lunar Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Lead | Dec 2016 | ||
| 5 | Participant | Feb 2019 | ||
| 5 | Participant | Feb 2019 | ||
| 4 | Participant | Aug 2019 | ||
| 4 | Lead | Jul 2021 | ||
| 3 | Participant | Jul 2021 | ||
| 3 | Participant | Jul 2021 | ||
| 3 | Participant | Jul 2021 | ||
| 2 | Participant | Jul 2021 | ||
| 2 | Lead | Dec 2016 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Aug 2019 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Apr 2020 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Jan 2026 | ||
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Start Free TrialAcquisitions by Lunar
Lunar has acquired 2 companies to date.
Last acquisition by Lunar was on October 12th 2021. Lunar acquired Paylike for undisclosed valuation.
Latest Acquisitions by Lunar
| Description | - | Lendify is a Stockholm-based digital bank challenging traditional Swedish lenders with personal loans and savings accounts powered by data analytics. Founded in 2015, the company holds a full banking license and serves 200,000+ customers with loans up to SEK 500,000 at rates from 3.6%. Lendify offers savers 2-4% interest and has captured 5% market share in unsecured lending. It operates via mobile app with instant decisions. |
| HQ Country | ||
| HQ City | Aarhus | Stockholm |
| Deal Date | 12 Oct 2021 | 20 Apr 2021 |
| Valuation | undisclosed | $143M |
| EV/Revenue | ||
| EV/EBITDA | ||
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Lunar Competitors
Lunar competitors include listed companies like Matsui Securities and TOP Financial Group, and private ones like Trade Republic, Marshmallow, bunq and CloudWalk.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private | $370M | $40M | $14B | 38.9x | ||
| Private | $500M | - | $2B | 4.0x | ||
| Publicly listed | $316M | - | $1.9B | - | ||
| Private | $38M | - | $1.9B | - | ||
| Publicly listed | $5M | ($716K) | $1.9B | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $2.1B | - |
Lunar Public Comps
Lunar is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Stewart Title, Pelagos Insurance Capital, BaoViet, Horace Mann, Matsui Securities, Wafa Assurance SA, Lancashire Holdings, TOP Financial Group, Pacífico Seguros and Inversiones La Construcción.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $2.9B | $247M | 0.9x | 0.7x | 10.2x | - | |||
| $2.2B | $323M | 1.0x | 0.6x | 7.0x | - | |||
| $2.3B | $214M | 0.9x | 1.1x | 9.3x | - | |||
| $1.6B | $265M | 2.2x | 2.9x | 13.6x | - | |||
| $316M | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| $970M | $160M | 1.9x | 1.2x | 11.8x | - | |||
| $1.9B | $342M | 1.0x | 0.9x | 5.7x | 6.1x | |||
| $5M | ($716K) | 396.4x | - | (2613.7x) | - | |||
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Common questions about Lunar
| When was Lunar founded? | Lunar was founded in 2015. |
| Where is Lunar headquartered? | Lunar is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark. |
| Is Lunar publicly listed? | No, Lunar is a private, VC-backed company. |
| What is Lunar's valuation? | Lunar was last valued at $2B in its Series D in February 2023. |
| How much funding has Lunar raised? | Lunar has raised $568M across 11 funding rounds. |
| What was Lunar's last funding round? | Lunar's last funding round was a $55M undisclosed-stage round in January 2026. |
| Who are Lunar's investors? | Lunar's investors include Seed Capital, Socii Capital, Greyhound Capital, Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker, Heartland, Tencent, Kinnevik, IDC Ventures, Peter H. Mühlmann, Nykredit A/S and 8 others. |
| Which companies are comparable to Lunar? | Companies comparable to Lunar include Trade Republic, Marshmallow, Matsui Securities, bunq, TOP Financial Group and CloudWalk. |
| How many companies has Lunar acquired? | Lunar has acquired 2 companies, including Paylike and Lendify. |
| What was the largest acquisition by Lunar? | The $143M acquisition of Lendify in April 2021 is the largest acquisition Lunar has made to date. |
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