Thought Machine Revenue, Valuation, Funding & Investors

Thought Machine is valued at $2.7B as of May 2022, a 42.9x multiple on its last reported $63M revenue.

Last Thought Machine valuation

$2.7B

Series D · May 2022

Last Thought Machine funding round

Undisclosed stage

Amount undisclosed · Jul 2026

Thought Machine revenue

$63M

Series D · May 2022

Key investors in Thought Machine

Thought Machine Overview

About Thought Machine

Thought Machine is a London-headquartered fintech founded in 2017, delivering the Vault Core cloud-native banking platform to replace legacy systems. Adopted by JPMorgan Chase for its digital bank, Lloyds Banking Group, and Standard Chartered across retail, corporate, and investment banking, Vault supports real-time processing via microservices on AWS and Google Cloud. The platform handles mortgages, deposits, and payments compliant with PSD2 regulations. Thought Machine serves 20+ financial institutions globally with headquarters in the UK and offices in Singapore and New York.


Founded

2014

HQ

United KingdomLondon

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Subscription

Revenue

$63M (May 2022)

Valuation

$2.7B (May 2022)

Thought Machine Valuation

Thought Machine is currently valued at $2.7B, based on its Series D in May 2022.

The $160M round was led by Temasek, with participation from SEB Group, JPMorgan Chase, ING Ventures, Morgan Stanley, Intesa Sanpaolo and 2 other investors.

Thought Machine's valuation has grown 2.7x from $1B at its Series C in November 2021 to $2.7B in May 2022, across 2 priced rounds.

Thought Machine valuation by funding round

Revenue multiple
Thought Machine valuation by funding round
DateStageValuationRevenue Multiple
May 2022Series D$2.7B42.9x
Nov 2021Series C$1B15.9x

Thought Machine Revenue

Thought Machine's latest recorded revenue is $63M, as of its Series D in May 2022. At a $2.7B valuation, that implies a 42.9x revenue multiple.

Revenue moved from $63M in November 2021 to $63M in May 2022, while the revenue multiple moved from 15.9x to 42.9x.

Thought Machine revenue by funding round

Thought Machine revenue and valuation multiple by funding round
DateRevenue *ValuationRevenue MultipleStage
May 2022$63M$2.7B42.9xSeries D
Nov 2021$63M$1B15.9xSeries 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.

Thought Machine Funding History

Thought Machine has raised a total of $621M across 7 funding rounds.

Thought Machine's first fundraising round was a $23M Series A in November 2018. The most recent completed round was a undisclosed-stage round in July 2026.

Thought Machine funding rounds

Thought Machine funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedValuationDeal Summary
Jul 2026Undisclosed stage----
Jul 2025Undisclosed stageTemasek; SEB Group; JPMorgan Chase; ING Ventures; Morgan Stanley; Intesa Sanpaolo; Eurazeo; Lloyds Banking Group$59M-Thought Machine is a UK-based cloud-native core banking technology firm founded in 2014 that provides Vault Core, a modern SaaS platform enabling banks to modernize legacy banking systems. The company serves global tier-one banking institutions including Lloyds, JPMorgan Chase, ING, Intesa Sanpaolo, and Standard Chartered, with offices in London, New York, and Singapore. In July 2025, Thought Machine raised £44.8 million in a Series E funding round from existing investors to finance growth and continued product development investments. The company reported revenues of £47.6 million in its 2024 financial year, compared to £47.8 million in the prior year, while losses increased to £69.3 million from £62.7 million year-over-year, with headcount at 518 employees. Thought Machine was previously valued at $2.7 billion in its May 2022 Series D round, which closed with $160 million in funding led by Temasek and including Morgan Stanley, Intesa Sanpaolo, and other major financial investors. The company's latest post-money valuation following the July 2025 Series E round was not publicly disclosed.
May 2022Series DTemasek (lead); SEB Group; JPMorgan Chase; ING Ventures; Morgan Stanley; Intesa Sanpaolo; Eurazeo; Lloyds Banking Group$160M$2.7BThought Machine, a cloud-native core banking technology provider founded in 2014 by former Google engineer Paul Taylor, closed a $160 million Series D funding round on May 18, 2022, led by Temasek Holdings with participation from Intesa Sanpaolo, Morgan Stanley, and existing investors Eurazeo, ING Ventures, JP Morgan Chase, Lloyds Banking Group, and SEB. The round achieved a post-money valuation of $2.7 billion, doubling the valuation from the prior Series C round completed at the end of 2021. The funding supports Thought Machine's global expansion, including new offices in Sydney and Miami to target Asia Pacific markets like Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines, as well as Latin America, building on established presence in New York, Singapore, and Australia. Proceeds will also enhance the Vault Core banking platform's capabilities and explore new products to serve major banks undergoing digital transformation. Key developments include Lloyds Banking Group extending its license agreement until 2029 and Intesa Sanpaolo investing approximately €40 million to upgrade its core banking for the Isybank digital launch. Recent executive hires feature Arnaud Attamian as CFO and Dana Barisano as Chief Revenue Officer, strengthening leadership amid accelerated growth. The company positions itself as a leader in modernizing legacy banking systems for top global institutions, with deployments emphasizing flexibility and cloud-native architecture over traditional monolithic platforms.
Feb 2022Strategic investmentIntesa Sanpaolo (lead)$54M-Thought Machine is a UK-headquartered cloud-native core banking technology company offering Vault, a flexible platform designed for large banks undergoing digital transformation from legacy mainframe systems. On 14 February 2022, Intesa Sanpaolo announced a £40 million ($54 million) investment in Thought Machine while selecting its Vault platform to power Isybank, a new mass-market digital bank targeting four million users in Italy, with plans to extend to wider group infrastructure and international segments. This made Intesa Sanpaolo a shareholder alongside existing investors like JPMorgan Chase, ING, Standard Chartered, SEB, and Lloyds Banking Group. The company had raised over $340 million in total funding to that point at a 'billion dollar plus' valuation, with prior rounds including a $200 million Series C led by Nyca Partners and an $83 million (extended by $42 million) Series B led by Draper Esprit. In May 2022, Thought Machine closed a $160 million Series D round led by Temasek, with participation from Intesa Sanpaolo, Morgan Stanley, and others including Eurazeo, ING, JPMorgan Chase, Lloyds, and SEB, doubling its valuation to $2.7 billion to fuel global expansion in New York, Singapore, and Australia, and product enhancements. Lloyds extended its license to 2029 as part of its modernization.
Nov 2021Series CNyca Partners (lead); SC Ventures; SEB Group; BACKED VC; JPMorgan Chase; Molten Ventures; British Patient Capital; ING Ventures; IQ Capital; Eurazeo; Lloyds Banking Group; Connection Capital$200M$1BThought Machine, founded in 2014 by former Google engineer Paul Taylor, develops Vault, a cloud-native core banking platform designed to help banks replace legacy IT systems with modern, API-driven SaaS solutions for services like checking accounts, loans, credit cards, and mortgages. The platform targets tier-one banks seeking configurable, scalable technology for complex environments, with clients including Lloyds Banking Group, JPMorgan Chase, Standard Chartered, SEB, and Atom Bank. On November 29, 2021, Thought Machine closed a $200 million Series C funding round led by Nyca Partners, achieving unicorn status with a post-money valuation exceeding $1 billion. New investors included ING Ventures, JPMorgan Chase Strategic Investments, and Standard Chartered Ventures—some of whom are also clients—while existing backers such as Lloyds Banking Group, British Patient Capital, Eurazeo, SEB, Molten Ventures, Backed, IQ Capital, and Connection Capital participated. This brought total funding to over $348 million, following an $83 million Series B in 2020. Proceeds will accelerate Vault and Universal Product Engine development, international expansion into markets like the US, Singapore, Australia, and beyond, and hiring to support growth from over 200 added employees since 2020, reaching more than 500 staff across London, New York, Sydney, and Melbourne offices. The company relocated to a larger London HQ amid rapid scaling. Nyca Partners highlighted Thought Machine's leadership in cloud-native core platforms for tier-one banks. CEO Paul Taylor emphasized eradicating legacy tech and delivering Vault globally.
Jul 2020Series BEurazeo (lead); Molten Ventures (lead); SEB Group; Nyca Partners; BACKED VC; Playfair Capital; British Patient Capital; IQ Capital; Lloyds Banking Group$125M-Thought Machine is a London-based cloud-native core banking technology company founded in 2014 by Paul Taylor, offering products like Vault Core for financial products using smart contracts and Vault Payments for global payments processing. Clients include major banks such as JPMorgan, Lloyds Banking Group, Standard Chartered, Intesa Sanpaolo, and others. The company operates offices in London, New York, Singapore, Sydney, and Melbourne. In July/August 2020, Thought Machine closed its Series B funding round at $125 million, with an additional $42 million signed in early August, led by Eurazeo Growth and Molten Ventures, and participated by British Patient Capital (via British Business Bank), SEB, IQ Capital, Lloyds Banking Group, Nyca Partners, Playfair Capital, and others. This brought the total funding in the Series B range to $125 million. The 2020 round supported growth in team and product development. Subsequent rounds included a $200 million Series C in 2021 valuing the company at $1 billion, and a $160 million Series D in 2022 (with a Series D-II extension) reaching a $2.7 billion valuation, led by Temasek and involving Morgan Stanley, Intesa Sanpaolo, and others. Total funding across rounds exceeds $500 million as of later reports.
Nov 2018Series ALloyds Banking Group (lead)$23M-Thought Machine is a UK-based fintech company founded in 2014 by Paul Taylor, developing Vault, a cloud-native core banking platform designed for scalability, resilience, and security to help banks deliver tailored products and faster development. In 2018, Lloyds Banking Group announced a strategic partnership with Thought Machine to accelerate its digital transformation, following extensive testing and proofs of concept since 2017, with deployment planned for 2019. As part of this, Lloyds invested £11 million for a 10% stake in Thought Machine's 'Series A' round totaling £18 million, marking Lloyds as an early investor committed to the technology's potential for customer improvements and agility. The investment aligned with Lloyds' strategic review for efficiency and customer experience enhancements. Thought Machine's team was growing rapidly, from 50 employees in 2018. Lloyds continued evaluating further investments to support its transformation program. Paul Taylor, CEO, highlighted Lloyds' commitment to new technologies for better banking experiences. This early backing from Lloyds preceded later rounds, including a Series B in which Lloyds participated alongside IQ Capital, Backed, and Playfair Capital, raising $83 million to invest in engineering and Asia Pacific expansion. Clients at the time included Lloyds, Standard Chartered, SEB, and Atom Bank.

Who has invested in Thought Machine?

16 investors have backed Thought Machine across its funding rounds, including Lloyds Banking Group, Eurazeo, SEB Group, JPMorgan Chase, ING Ventures and Intesa Sanpaolo.

Lead investors include Temasek, Intesa Sanpaolo, Nyca Partners, Eurazeo, Molten Ventures and 1 other investor.


Thought Machine Investors

Investors in Thought Machine by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
Lloyds Banking GroupUnited KingdomLondon5LeadNov 2018
SEB GroupSwedenStockholm4ParticipantJul 2020
EurazeoFranceFrance4LeadJul 2020
JPMorgan ChaseUnited StatesNew York City, NY3ParticipantNov 2021
ING VenturesNetherlandsAmsterdam3ParticipantNov 2021
Intesa SanpaoloItalyTurin3LeadFeb 2022
TemasekSingaporeSingapore2LeadMay 2022
Nyca PartnersUnited StatesNew York City, NY2LeadJul 2020
BACKED VCUnited KingdomLondon2ParticipantJul 2020
Molten VenturesUnited KingdomLondon2LeadJul 2020
British Patient CapitalUnited KingdomSheffield2ParticipantJul 2020
Morgan StanleyUnited StatesNew York City, NY2ParticipantMay 2022
IQ CapitalUnited KingdomLondon2ParticipantJul 2020

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Thought Machine Competitors

Thought Machine competitors include listed companies like Intapp and Servyou Software Group, and private ones like Transmit Security, Feedzai, infiBond and Backbase.

Public and private companies comparable to Thought Machine
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
Transmit SecurityUnited StatesBoston, MAPrivate$100M-$2.7B27.4x
FeedzaiPortugalCoimbraPrivate--$2B-
infiBondIsraelTel AvivPrivate--$1.3B-
BackbaseNetherlandsAmsterdamPrivate$230M-$2.6B11.4x
IntappUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$578M($16M)$2.8B4.5x
Servyou Software GroupChinaChinaPublicly listed$306M$35M$2.3B6.6x

Thought Machine Public Comps

Thought Machine is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Kingsoft Cloud, Intapp, Netweb Technologies India, OVHcloud, ChronoScale, SoftwareOne, Megaport, Tieto, Biprogy and Sinnet Technology.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Kingsoft Cloud$1.4B$414M2.2x1.8x7.5x5.8x
Intapp$578M($16M)4.6x4.5x(164.3x)20.9x
Netweb Technologies India$228M$30M12.3x9.0x92.4x67.4x
OVHcloud$1.2B$474M3.5x3.3x9.2x8.2x
ChronoScale$72M$21M42.5x-147.6x-
SoftwareOne$1.5B$191M2.0x1.6x15.9x7.2x
Megaport$222M$15M12.3x9.9x181.8x32.6x
Tieto$2.1B$186M1.3x1.4x15.2x7.9x

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Common questions about Thought Machine

When was Thought Machine founded?Thought Machine was founded in 2014.
Where is Thought Machine headquartered?Thought Machine is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
Is Thought Machine publicly listed?No, Thought Machine is a private, VC-backed company.
What is Thought Machine's valuation?Thought Machine was last valued at $2.7B in its Series D in May 2022.
How much funding has Thought Machine raised?Thought Machine has raised $621M across 7 funding rounds.
What was Thought Machine's last funding round?Thought Machine's last funding round was a undisclosed-stage round in July 2026.
Who are Thought Machine's investors?Thought Machine's investors include Lloyds Banking Group, SEB Group, Eurazeo, JPMorgan Chase, ING Ventures, Intesa Sanpaolo, Temasek, Nyca Partners, BACKED VC, Molten Ventures and 6 others.
What is Thought Machine's revenue?Thought Machine's latest recorded revenue is $63M (May 2022).
What is Thought Machine's revenue multiple?Thought Machine's latest valuation implies a 42.9x revenue multiple ($2.7B valuation on $63M of revenue).
Which companies are comparable to Thought Machine?Companies comparable to Thought Machine include Transmit Security, Feedzai, infiBond, Backbase, Intapp and Servyou Software Group.

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