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RecargaPay Funding, Investors & Competitors
RecargaPay has raised $109M across 4 funding rounds, most recently a $10M Series C in October 2021.
Last RecargaPay funding round
$10M
Series C · Oct 2021
RecargaPay revenue
$31M
Series C · Feb 2021
Key investors in RecargaPay
FJ Labs
DN Capital
IDC Ventures
Fuel Venture Capital
ATW Partners
International Finance Corporation
Ventech
Daniel Curran
About RecargaPay
RecargaPay is a Brazilian mobile payments and digital financial services company headquartered in Sao Paulo. It was founded in 2010 by Rodrigo Teijeiro, Alvaro Teijeiro and Gustavo Victorica and started with prepaid mobile phone top-ups. Its app now offers bill and boleto payments, transport card top-ups, Pix, a credit card, personal loans, investment products and a business account. The company holds a Brazilian Central Bank payment institution authorisation and has raised more than US$100 million from investors including IFC, IDB Invest, Fuel Venture Capital and IDC Ventures. It reported revenue of R$168 million for 2020 and about R$1.2 billion in revenue in 2024.
Founded
2010
HQ
Website
Status
Privately held
Customer focus
B2C & B2B
Revenue model
Usage-based
Revenue
$31M (Feb 2021)
RecargaPay Revenue
RecargaPay's latest recorded revenue is $31M, as of its Series C in February 2021.
RecargaPay revenue by funding round
| Date | Revenue * | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2021 | $31M | Series C |
* Revenue (or ARR) figures are the values recorded alongside each funding round. Typically run-rate revenue at the time of the deal, or a reported LTM (last 12 months) revenue.
RecargaPay Funding History
RecargaPay has raised a total of $109M across 4 funding rounds.
RecargaPay's first fundraising round was a $7M Series A in August 2014. The most recent completed round was a $10M Series C in October 2021.
RecargaPay funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2021 | Series C | IDB Invest (lead); 8i Ventures; IDC Ventures; Fuel Venture Capital | $10M | RecargaPay is a Brazilian fintech providing digital payment solutions, including bill payments, mobile top-ups, prepaid cards, and financial services for banked and unbanked users. The company operates a mobile money platform integrated into Brazil's payments and banking ecosystems. On October 28-29, 2021, RecargaPay extended its Series C round by $10 million, led by IDB Invest with $7.5 million in preferred shares, plus $2.5 million from IDC Ventures and Fuel Venture Capital. This topped up the prior $70 million Series C tranche backed by Experian, IDC Ventures, and others, bringing Series C to $80 million and total funding over $110 million. Funds support customer acquisition, product launches like open banking and Pix enhancements, and MSME solutions. |
| Feb 2021 | Series C | Fuel Venture Capital (lead); IDC Ventures (lead); ATW Partners; LUN Partners Group; Experian Ventures | $70M | RecargaPay is a Brazil-based mobile payments platform and e-wallet founded in 2010 that simplifies everyday payments for both banked and unbanked customers. The company operates an all-in-one payment ecosystem allowing users to top up prepaid cell phones, make payments, invest, borrow, and earn through a single mobile application. RecargaPay monetizes through a monthly subscription fee of $19.99 Brazilian reals on its Prime+ subscription program and by charging users on individual transactions, while also earning from cell phone carrier commissions that it passes back to users as cashback incentives. On February 24, 2021, RecargaPay announced its Series C funding round of $70 million, co-led by IDC Ventures and Fuel Venture Capital with participation from ATW, LUN Partners, and Experian Ventures. At the time of the round, the company reported a revenue run rate exceeding $50 million USD and was EBITDA positive. The company had raised over $100 million in total capital to date, with subsequent investor participation from development finance institutions including IDB Invest and IFC. RecargaPay planned to deploy Series C proceeds toward expanding its financial services offerings to small businesses and consumers, including further development of its Prime+ subscription program, customer acquisition, and new product launches. The company operated with over 300 full-time employees across offices in Miami, São Paulo, and Buenos Aires at the time of the funding round and served over 10 million Brazilian users. The platform is authorized by the Brazilian Central Bank as a Payment Institution (Instituição de Pagamento) and holds an SCFI license, enabling it to offer a comprehensive suite of regulated financial services including lending products. |
| Feb 2018 | Series B | TheVentureCity (lead); Ventech; DN Capital; ATW Partners; FJ Labs; International Finance Corporation | $22M | RecargaPay is a Brazil-based mobile payments platform and digital wallet launched in 2010 that simplifies everyday payments including bill payments, prepaid phone recharges, transport cards, gift cards, and peer-to-peer money transfers for both banked and unbanked consumers, regardless of income or credit score. The company was founded by Rodrigo Teijeiro (CEO), Alvaro Teijeiro, and Gustavo Victorica. In February 2018, RecargaPay raised $22 million in a Series B funding round led by TheVentureCity, with participation from new investors IFC (a member of the World Bank Group), Ventech, entrepreneurs Fabrice Grinda and Martin Varsavsky, over 100 angel investors via AngelList and FundersClub, and existing investors DN Capital and FJ Labs. The funds were intended to expand the team and develop products and technology to improve financial access in Brazil. The International Finance Corporation highlighted RecargaPay's potential to transform retail finance and consumer financial behavior in Brazil by creating customer value, simplifying daily transactions, and reducing living costs. The company operates exclusively in Brazil, addressing the prepaid mobile credit market where many consumers buy airtime from local shops due to low minimum wages. |
| Aug 2014 | Series A | Jose Marin; Daniel Curran; DN Capital; FJ Labs; Fabrice Grinda; Güimar Vaca Sittic | $7M | RecargaPay, a Brazilian mobile payments platform, closed a Series A round in 2014 with DN Capital among its investors. DN Capital later described the investment as its Series A in the company. The company was founded by Rodrigo Teijeiro, Alvaro Teijeiro and Gustavo Victorica to simplify everyday payments in Brazil. Its services range from mobile top-ups, transport cards and bill payments to gift cards. It joined the Mastercard StartPath programme in 2016 and raised a US$22 million Series B in 2018 led by TheVentureCity with IFC and Ventech. |
Who has invested in RecargaPay?
16 investors have backed RecargaPay across its funding rounds, including FJ Labs, DN Capital, IDC Ventures, Fuel Venture Capital, ATW Partners and International Finance Corporation.
Lead investors include IDB Invest, Fuel Venture Capital, IDC Ventures and TheVentureCity.
RecargaPay Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Participant | Aug 2014 | ||
| 2 | Participant | Feb 2018 | ||
| 2 | Participant | Aug 2014 | ||
| 2 | Lead | Feb 2021 | ||
| 2 | Lead | Feb 2021 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Aug 2014 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Feb 2018 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Aug 2014 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Oct 2021 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Feb 2021 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Oct 2021 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Aug 2014 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Feb 2018 | ||
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Start Free TrialRecargaPay Competitors
RecargaPay competitors include listed companies like Kaspi.kz, Paytm and Kakao Pay, and private ones like MTN Group Fintech, Mercury and OnePay.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publicly listed | $8.9B | $3.1B | $17B | 1.8x | ||
| Publicly listed | $870M | $42M | $12B | 11.5x | ||
| Private | $83M | - | $5.3B | 63.5x | ||
| Private | $650M | - | $5.2B | 8.0x | ||
| Publicly listed | $709M | $59M | $3.2B | 3.7x | ||
| Private | - | - | $2.5B | - |
RecargaPay Public Comps
RecargaPay is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Nubank, Block, PayPal, Adyen, Global Payments, SoFi, Kaspi.kz, Jio Financial Services, Rakuten Bank and Paytm.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $11B | - | 5.5x | 2.7x | - | - | |||
| $24B | $2.2B | 1.9x | 1.8x | 20.8x | 10.1x | |||
| $33B | $7.2B | 1.6x | 1.5x | 7.3x | 7.4x | |||
| $3B | $1.4B | 6.3x | 6.0x | 13.4x | 11.7x | |||
| $7.7B | $3.2B | 5.8x | 3.8x | 14.1x | 8.1x | |||
| $3.6B | $1.1B | 5.8x | 4.4x | 20.0x | 13.4x | |||
| $8.9B | $3.1B | 1.9x | 1.8x | 5.6x | 4.9x | |||
| $338M | $277M | 49.6x | 36.0x | 60.6x | - | |||
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Common questions about RecargaPay
| When was RecargaPay founded? | RecargaPay was founded in 2010. |
| Where is RecargaPay headquartered? | RecargaPay is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. |
| Is RecargaPay publicly listed? | No, RecargaPay is a private, VC-backed company. |
| How much funding has RecargaPay raised? | RecargaPay has raised $109M across 4 funding rounds. |
| What was RecargaPay's last funding round? | RecargaPay's last funding round was a $10M Series C in October 2021, led by IDB Invest. |
| Who are RecargaPay's investors? | RecargaPay's investors include DN Capital, ATW Partners, FJ Labs, IDC Ventures, Fuel Venture Capital, Jose Marin, Ventech, Daniel Curran, 8i Ventures, LUN Partners Group and 6 others. |
| What is RecargaPay's revenue? | RecargaPay's latest recorded revenue is $31M (February 2021). |
| Which companies are comparable to RecargaPay? | Companies comparable to RecargaPay include Kaspi.kz, Paytm, MTN Group Fintech, Mercury, Kakao Pay and OnePay. |
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