Scalapay Revenue, Valuation, Funding & Investors

Scalapay is valued at $1B as of May 2022, a 47.6x multiple on its last reported $21M revenue.

Last Scalapay valuation

$1B

Series B · May 2022

Last Scalapay funding round

$27M

Series B · May 2022

Scalapay revenue

$21M

Series B · May 2022

Key investors in Scalapay

  • Fasanara Capital
  • Tiger Global
  • Ithaca Investments
  • Baleen Capital
  • Tencent
  • Luca Ascani

Scalapay Overview

About Scalapay

Scalapay is a Milan-headquartered fintech company founded in 2019. It provides Buy Now, Pay Later services allowing customers to split purchases into three interest-free installments for online and in-store shopping across Europe.


Founded

2019

HQ

ItalyMilan

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2B & B2C

Revenue model

Commission

Revenue

$21M (May 2022)

Valuation

$1B (May 2022)

Scalapay Valuation

Scalapay is currently valued at $1B, based on its Series B in May 2022.

The $27M round was led by Poste Italiane.

Scalapay's valuation has grown 1.4x from $700M at its Series A in September 2021 to $1B in May 2022, across 3 priced rounds.

Scalapay valuation by funding round

Revenue multiple
Scalapay valuation by funding round
DateStageValuationRevenue Multiple
May 2022Series B$1B47.6x
Feb 2022Series B$1B-
Sep 2021Series A$700M-

Scalapay Revenue

Scalapay's latest recorded revenue is $21M, as of its Series B in May 2022. At a $1B valuation, that implies a 47.6x revenue multiple.

Scalapay revenue by funding round

Scalapay revenue and valuation multiple by funding round
DateRevenue *ValuationRevenue MultipleStage
May 2022$21M$1B47.6xSeries B

* 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.

Scalapay Funding History

Scalapay has raised a total of $444M across 4 funding rounds.

Scalapay's first fundraising round was a $49M seed round in January 2021. The most recent completed round was a $27M Series B in May 2022.

Scalapay funding rounds

Scalapay funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedValuationDeal Summary
May 2022Series BPoste Italiane (lead)$27M$1BScalapay is a Milan-based buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) platform founded in 2019, offering interest-free installment payments such as Pay in 3, Pay in 4, and Pay Later options to consumers at partner merchants, primarily in fashion and other retail categories across Europe. It positions itself as a Klarna rival, serving millions of users and thousands of brands, with a focus on Italy but expanding regionally. In February 2022, Scalapay raised $497 million in a Series B round led by Tencent and Willoughby Capital, achieving unicorn status with a valuation over $1 billion. This was followed by a $27 million Series B extension on May 3-4, 2022, from Poste Italiane, Italy's largest service infrastructure network with postal, financial, and digital payment services via its PostePay subsidiary, bringing total equity funding at the time to $727 million. The Poste Italiane investment supported Scalapay's team expansion, product development, brand building, and strengthening of its executive team and board, including prior additions like Amit Jhawar, former Venmo CEO. Poste Italiane, with €582 billion in assets and 35 million customers, entered as a strategic investor leveraging its 29 million payment cards and digital wallets ecosystem. Later developments include debt facilities like a €3 billion receivables securitization with BNP Paribas in 2024 and €70 million scale-up debt from the European Investment Bank in December 2025 for product expansion and European rollout, by which point Scalapay served over 11 million users and 10,000+ partner brands.
Feb 2022Series BTencent (lead); Willoughby Capital (lead); Rakesh Gangwal; Tiger Global; Fasanara Capital; Moore Capital$213M$1BScalapay is an Italy-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment solution founded in 2019 by Simone Mancini and Johnny Mitrevski. The company enables customers to purchase goods online and offline, spreading payments across multiple interest-free installments (Pay in 3, Pay in 4, or Pay Later options), while providing merchants with tools to improve checkout experience and customer acquisition. In February 2022, Scalapay announced a $497 million Series B funding round, which consisted of $213 million in equity and $284 million in debt, led by Tencent and Willoughby Capital. Additional investors in the round included Tiger Global, Gangwal, Moore Capital, Deimos, and Fasanara Capital, with Goldman Sachs serving as placement agent. The funding brought the company's valuation to in excess of $1 billion, establishing it as a unicorn. By May 2022, the company received an additional $27 million second tranche, bringing total Series B proceeds to $524 million. The company had previously raised $155 million in Series A in September 2021 at a $700 million valuation, and $48 million in a seed round in January 2021. By the time of the Series B announcement, Scalapay had grown its payment volume three times month-over-month since the Series A round and worked with approximately 3,000 merchants across nine European countries including Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Finland, Belgium, Netherlands, and Austria. Major retail partners included Moschino, Decathlon, Nike, Samsonite, and Pandora. The company had approximately 200 employees at the time and planned to double headcount while expanding into M&A opportunities and geographic expansion across Europe.
Sep 2021Series ATiger Global (lead); Ithaca Investments; Woodson Capital Management; Baleen Capital; Fasanara Capital$155M$700MScalapay is a Milan-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment solutions provider founded in 2019 by CEO Simone Mancini and CTO Johnny Mitrevski. The company enables consumers to spread purchases across three interest-free monthly installments and provides merchants with a flexible payment process to improve customer experience and increase conversions. In September 2021, Scalapay closed a $155 million Series A funding round at a $700 million valuation, led by Tiger Global with participation from new investors Baleen Capital and Woodson Capital, alongside existing backers Fasanara Capital and Ithaca Investments. The round was described as Europe's largest ever equity funding round at the time. This brought the company's total raised to $203 million since its launch in 2019. The proceeds were designated for growing Scalapay's team and operations, which had doubled in size to over 150 employees since the January 2021 seed round, as well as for international expansion and launching new products tailored to luxury, fashion, and travel merchants. The company had appointed Pingki Houang as General Manager and Arlene Reynolds to oversee operations and country expansion in July 2021. At the time of the Series A, Scalapay had partnered with over 3,000 merchants across Southern Europe, operating in Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Finland, Belgium, Netherlands, and Austria. According to the company, merchants using Scalapay saw average basket sizes increase by 48% and checkout conversion improvements of 11%. The platform ranked highest on Trustpilot among payment solutions for customer satisfaction and had become one of the most used payment methods in Southern Europe.
Jan 2021SeedFasanara Capital (lead); Ithaca Investments; Baleen Capital; Luca Ascani$49M-Scalapay is an Italian-founded buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) fintech platform launched in 2019, headquartered in Ireland with offices in Milan, Paris, Monaco, and Sydney. It enables e-commerce merchants to offer interest-free payments in three installments, assuming all risk by paying merchants upfront while increasing average order value by 49% and customer conversion by 26%. By early 2021, it partnered with over 1,000 merchants in France, Italy, and Germany, achieving 300% growth in the prior quarter. On January 28, 2021, Scalapay raised a €40 million (approximately $48 million) seed round led by Fasanara Capital, with participation from Baleen Capital and Ithaca Investments. Funds were allocated to expand the BNPL solution across Western Europe, particularly France and Germany, following strong traction during the pandemic that accelerated merchant digitization. Merchants integrate Scalapay in 1-5 days, charging an average 4.2% fee on order value. Customers complete setup in 2-3 minutes using Visa, Mastercard, Amex, or bank accounts, with automatic debits. Investors highlighted Scalapay's rapid growth, resilience, and potential as a leading European BNPL partner amid a market projected to reach $357 billion in Europe by 2025. This seed followed early momentum from Australian BNPL successes, with founders Simone Mancini and Johnny Mitrevski leveraging marketplace experience. Scalapay later raised a $155 million Series A in September 2021 at $700 million valuation led by Tiger Global, with prior investors joining, totaling $203 million raised then.

Who has invested in Scalapay?

11 investors have backed Scalapay across its funding rounds, including Fasanara Capital, Tiger Global, Ithaca Investments, Baleen Capital, Tencent and Luca Ascani.

Lead investors include Poste Italiane, Tencent, Willoughby Capital, Tiger Global and Fasanara Capital.


Scalapay Investors

Investors in Scalapay by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
Fasanara CapitalUnited KingdomLondon3LeadJan 2021
Ithaca InvestmentsItalyMilan2ParticipantJan 2021
Tiger GlobalUnited StatesNew York City, NY2LeadSep 2021
Baleen CapitalUnited StatesNew York City, NY2ParticipantJan 2021
Rakesh GangwalIndiaHaryana1ParticipantFeb 2022
Woodson Capital ManagementUnited StatesUnited States1ParticipantSep 2021
TencentChinaShenzhen1LeadFeb 2022
Poste ItalianeItalyRome1LeadMay 2022
Willoughby CapitalUnited StatesUnited States1LeadFeb 2022

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Acquisitions by Scalapay

Scalapay has acquired 1 company to date.

Last acquisition by Scalapay was on March 7th 2023. Scalapay acquired Cabel IP Spa for undisclosed valuation.


Latest Acquisitions by Scalapay

Cabel IP Spa
Description
Cabel IP Spa is a Milan-based electronic money institution offering payment processing and e-money services to banks and merchants in Italy. The company handles wallet issuance, fund transfers, and cross-border remittances through its licensed platform. It supports SEPA transactions and integrates with major card networks for seamless retail payments. Cabel IP Spa serves fintech startups and traditional financial entities seeking compliant digital payment infrastructures.
HQ CountryItaly
HQ City
Eboli
Deal Date7 Mar 2023
Valuationundisclosed
EV/Revenue
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Scalapay Competitors

Scalapay competitors include listed companies like Zip and Valu, and private ones like Clara, Swile, Tamara and Caribou.

Public and private companies comparable to Scalapay
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
ClaraBrazilSão PauloPrivate--$1B-
SwileFranceParisPrivate$23M-$1B43.5x
TamaraSaudi ArabiaRiyadhPrivate$360M$52M$1B2.8x
CaribouUnited StatesDenver, COPrivate$11M-$1.1B100.0x
ZipAustraliaAustraliaPublicly listed$951M$296M$2B3.6x
ValuEgyptEgyptPublicly listed$108M$22M$440M7.0x

Scalapay Public Comps

Scalapay is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Valu, High Templar Tech, Net Protections Holdings, Humm Group, Beforepay, Zip, Butn, Sezzle, Klarna and Kaspi.kz.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Valu$108M$22M4.1x7.0x20.2x-
High Templar Tech$6M($38M)----
Net Protections Holdings$162M$30M1.0x1.0x5.5x5.1x
Humm Group$443M$227M7.1x7.3x13.8x107.8x
Beforepay$36M$10M2.1x1.8x7.5x6.1x
Zip$951M$296M3.8x3.6x12.2x18.3x
Butn$11M$4M4.7x-11.6x-
Sezzle$450M$164M8.6x6.8x23.4x16.1x

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Common questions about Scalapay

When was Scalapay founded?Scalapay was founded in 2019.
Where is Scalapay headquartered?Scalapay is headquartered in Milan, Italy.
Is Scalapay publicly listed?No, Scalapay is a private, VC-backed company.
What is Scalapay's valuation?Scalapay was last valued at $1B in its Series B in May 2022.
How much funding has Scalapay raised?Scalapay has raised $444M across 4 funding rounds.
What was Scalapay's last funding round?Scalapay's last funding round was a $27M Series B in May 2022, led by Poste Italiane.
Who are Scalapay's investors?Scalapay's investors include Fasanara Capital, Ithaca Investments, Tiger Global, Baleen Capital, Rakesh Gangwal, Woodson Capital Management, Tencent, Poste Italiane, Willoughby Capital, Luca Ascani and 1 other.
What is Scalapay's revenue?Scalapay's latest recorded revenue is $21M (May 2022).
What is Scalapay's revenue multiple?Scalapay's latest valuation implies a 47.6x revenue multiple ($1B valuation on $21M of revenue).
Which companies are comparable to Scalapay?Companies comparable to Scalapay include Clara, Swile, Tamara, Caribou, Zip and Valu.
How many companies has Scalapay acquired?Scalapay has acquired 1 company, including Cabel IP Spa.

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