Refyne Funding, Investors & Competitors

Refyne has raised $105M across 3 funding rounds, most recently a $82M Series B in January 2022.

Last Refyne funding round

$82M

Series B · Jan 2022

Cumulative funding Refyne raised

$105M

across 3 funding rounds

Key investors in Refyne

  • XYZ Venture Capital
  • Jigsaw VC
  • QED Investors
  • DST Global
  • RTP Global
  • MPGI
  • Tiger Global
  • Launchbay Capital

Refyne Overview

About Refyne

Refyne is a Mumbai-based earned wage access platform for Indian employers. Integrated via API, it lets employees withdraw daily salaries from payroll apps, serving retail chains and gig platforms to reduce reliance on high-interest loans.


Founded

2020

HQ

IndiaBangalore

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Subscription

Refyne Funding History

Refyne has raised a total of $105M across 3 funding rounds.

Refyne's first fundraising round was a $4M seed round in December 2020. The most recent completed round was a $82M Series B in January 2022.

Refyne funding rounds

Refyne funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedDeal Summary
Jan 2022Series BTiger Global (lead); Jigsaw VC; XYZ Venture Capital; Launchbay Capital; RTP Global; DST Global$82MRefyne is an earned wage access (EWA) platform headquartered in Bengaluru that enables employees to access their earned but unpaid salaries in real time. The platform serves as a bridge between workers and employers, allowing employees to withdraw portions of accrued earnings on demand within 60 seconds without interest or processing fees. By January 2022, Refyne offered services across 12 Indian languages to over 700,000 employees across approximately 150 organizations and was pursuing an NBFC license to expand its financial services offerings. In January 2022, Refyne closed a Series B funding round of $82 million led by Tiger Global, with participation from returning investors QED Investors, DST Global, Jigsaw VC, XYZ Capital, and RTP Global, as well as new investor Digital Horizon. This round brought Refyne's total capital raised to $106 million within approximately 10 months of becoming operational, representing significant investor confidence in the earned wage access market. Co-founder and CEO Chitresh Sharma stated that the company had achieved a 6.5X valuation increase from its Series A round in June 2021, though the company declined to disclose the exact post-money valuation figure for the Series B round. The capital was allocated toward product development, team expansion, and operational scaling. Within the 12-month period preceding this round, Refyne demonstrated exceptional growth metrics, with its transacting user base expanding 68 times and transaction volume increasing 165 times, indicating rapid market adoption and platform engagement.
Jun 2021Series ADST Global (lead); MPGI; Jigsaw VC; XYZ Venture Capital; QED Investors; RTP Global$19MRefyne is a Bengaluru-based fintech startup providing earned wage access (EWA) solutions that enable corporate employees to access their real-time earned salaries prior to payroll day. The company offers a plug-and-play software solution that integrates seamlessly with existing HRMS and ERP systems, and is free for organizations while employees pay a fee for the service. In its Series A funding round in June 2021, Refyne raised $16 million led by DST Global and RTP Global, with participation from existing investors QED Investors, Jigsaw VC, and XYZ Capital. This brought total capital raised to $20.1 million, six months after the company's $4.1 million seed round in December 2020. At the time of the Series A round, Refyne had partnered with nearly 100 companies covering over 300,000 employees in India, with notable clients including CARS24, Rebel Foods, Cafe Coffee Day, Hira Group, Chai Point, and Wow! Momos. The company deployed Series A capital to expand its technology team and scale growth initiatives, aiming to reach two million employees and 300 companies within 16 to 18 months. Refyne was working with two NBFCs to finance transactions and planned to apply for its own NBFC license to scale operations further.
Dec 2020SeedJigsaw VC (lead); QED Investors (lead); MPGI; XYZ Venture Capital$4MRefyne raised $4.1 million in a seed round in December 2020 led by Jigsaw VC and QED Investors, along with XYZ Venture Capital. The company provides earned wage access (EWA) solutions, enabling employees to access real-time earned salaries through a plug-and-play software integrated with organizations' payroll systems. Refyne operates on a B2B2C model, partnering with companies to offer this financial wellbeing tool without interest or processing fees. Within 10 months of operations starting in 2020, Refyne achieved significant early growth, later raising additional rounds including $16-19 million in Series A in June 2021 and $82 million in Series B in January 2022 led by Tiger Global, bringing total funding to $106 million.

Who has invested in Refyne?

8 investors have backed Refyne across its funding rounds, including XYZ Venture Capital, Jigsaw VC, QED Investors, DST Global, RTP Global and MPGI.

Lead investors include Tiger Global, DST Global, Jigsaw VC and QED Investors.


Refyne Investors

Investors in Refyne by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
Jigsaw VCJerseySt. Helier3LeadDec 2020
XYZ Venture CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA3ParticipantDec 2020
MPGIUnited KingdomLondon2ParticipantDec 2020
QED InvestorsUnited StatesAlexandria, VA2LeadDec 2020
RTP GlobalUnited KingdomLondon2ParticipantJun 2021
DST GlobalCayman IslandsGeorge Town2LeadJun 2021

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Refyne Competitors

Refyne competitors include listed companies like S&P Global and Moody's, and private ones like Micro Connect, Caribou, DailyPay and Ant Group.

Public and private companies comparable to Refyne
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
Micro ConnectHong KongHong KongPrivate--$1.7B-
CaribouUnited StatesDenver, COPrivate$11M-$1.1B100.0x
DailyPayUnited StatesNew York City, NYPrivate$235M-$1.8B7.8x
S&P GlobalUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$15B$7.7B$119B9.1x
Moody'sUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$7.7B$3.8B$80B10.6x
Ant GroupChinaHangzhouPrivate$25B-$79B3.2x

Refyne Public Comps

Refyne is still privately-owned, but its public comps include S&P Global, Moody's, Bajaj Finance, Constellation Software, Fiserv, Verisk Analytics, HiThink, Fair Isaac, SS&C Technologies and Fidelity Information Services.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
S&P Global$15B$7.7B8.9x9.1x17.6x17.3x
Moody's$7.7B$3.8B11.2x10.6x22.5x20.1x
Bajaj Finance$5.2B$2.7B19.8x16.6x37.3x29.7x
Constellation Software$12B$2.5B4.0x3.5x18.5x12.9x
Fiserv$21B$8.9B2.5x2.8x6.1x6.4x
Verisk Analytics$3.1B$1.7B8.8x8.5x16.2x15.1x
HiThink$899M$530M23.0x18.9x39.1x31.2x
Fair Isaac$2B$951M13.2x10.4x27.6x17.1x

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Common questions about Refyne

When was Refyne founded?Refyne was founded in 2020.
Where is Refyne headquartered?Refyne is headquartered in Bangalore, India.
Is Refyne publicly listed?No, Refyne is a private, VC-backed company.
How much funding has Refyne raised?Refyne has raised $105M across 3 funding rounds.
What was Refyne's last funding round?Refyne's last funding round was a $82M Series B in January 2022, led by Tiger Global.
Who are Refyne's investors?Refyne's investors include Jigsaw VC, XYZ Venture Capital, MPGI, QED Investors, RTP Global, DST Global, Launchbay Capital and Tiger Global.
Which companies are comparable to Refyne?Companies comparable to Refyne include Micro Connect, Caribou, DailyPay, S&P Global, Moody's and Ant Group.

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