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Zeta Revenue, Valuation, Funding & Investors
Zeta is valued at $2B as of February 2025, a 20.8x multiple on its last reported $96M revenue.
Last Zeta valuation
$2B
Series D · Feb 2025
Last Zeta funding round
$50M
Series D · Feb 2025
Zeta revenue
$96M
Series D · Feb 2025
Key investors in Zeta
About Zeta
Zeta is a San Francisco-headquartered cloud-native banking technology platform enabling financial institutions to launch credit cards, loans, deposits, and digital banking apps. Recognized by Celent in 2023 as a top issuer processing partner for US banks and credit unions, it powers over 25 million cards globally with API-enabled features for processing, fraud detection, loyalty programs, and core banking. The company employs more than 1700 staff, with 70 percent in technology roles across the US, Middle East, Asia, and regional headquarters in Mumbai, India.
Founded
2015
HQ
Website
Status
Privately held
Customer focus
B2B
Revenue model
Subscription
Revenue
$96M (Feb 2025)
Valuation
$2B (Feb 2025)
Zeta Valuation
Zeta is currently valued at $2B, based on its Series D in February 2025.
The $50M round was led by Optum.
Zeta's valuation has grown 6.7x from $300M at its Series C in July 2019 to $2B in February 2025, across 4 priced rounds.
Zeta valuation by funding round
Revenue multiple| Date | Stage | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2025 | Series D | $2B | 20.8x |
| Mar 2022 | Strategic investment | $1.5B | - |
| May 2021 | Series C | $1.4B | 1.1x |
| Jul 2019 | Series C | $300M | - |
Zeta Revenue
Zeta's latest recorded revenue is $96M, as of its Series D in February 2025. At a $2B valuation, that implies a 20.8x revenue multiple.
Revenue moved from $1.3B in May 2021 to $96M in February 2025, while the revenue multiple moved from 1.1x to 20.8x.
Zeta revenue by funding round
| Date | Revenue * | Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2025 | $96M | $2B | 20.8x | Series D |
| May 2021 | $1.3B | $1.4B | 1.1x | 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.
Zeta Funding History
Zeta has raised a total of $390M across 4 funding rounds.
Zeta's first fundraising round was a $60M Series C in July 2019. The most recent completed round was a $50M Series D in February 2025.
Zeta funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Valuation | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2025 | Series D | Optum (lead) | $50M | $2B | Zeta is a next-generation banking technology provider offering a cloud-native, API-first, microservices-based SaaS platform called Tachyon that enables banks and fintechs to launch financial products like credit cards, digital banking, payments, core banking, lending, and fraud detection. The platform supports over 25 million accounts currently, with another 25 million expected from existing contracts, helping clients replace legacy systems and accelerate product launches. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in the US with operations in India, Zeta serves regulated financial institutions globally and has partnerships including a five-year credit card deal with Mastercard. In February 2025, Zeta raised $50 million in a strategic investment round from Optum, valuing the company at $2 billion post-money. This marks a 1.7x increase from its prior $1.15 billion pre-money valuation in the 2021 Series C round, where it raised $250 million led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, followed by $30 million from Mastercard in 2022. The new funding boosts cash reserves amid a challenging banking tech sector and supports growth, with Zeta having invested $400 million in its platform since inception and expecting profitability by March 2026. Financially, Zeta India parent Better World Technologies reported operations revenue of Rs 893.12 crore in FY24 (up 9.42% from Rs 816.19 crore in FY23) and profit after tax of Rs 119.82 crore (up 5.4x from FY23). Zeta aims to capture 25% market share in banking technology over the next decade through its modern stack, emphasizing rapid client adoption and successful program deliveries. |
| Mar 2022 | Strategic investment | Mastercard (lead) | $30M | $1.5B | Zeta is a cloud-native banking technology platform that enables banks and fintechs to launch financial products including credit cards, deposit accounts, loans, payment processing, core banking, fraud detection, and digital apps via a microservices-based, API-first stack. The company, founded in 2015 and headquartered in the US with operations in Asia and the Middle East, serves major clients like HDFC Bank in India and has powered over 25 million accounts and card issuances globally as of recent updates. The funding aimed to bolster financial technology capabilities, expand geographical reach, and support growth in lending, customer experiences, and scalable deployments. Prior to this, Zeta achieved unicorn status with a $250 million Series C in 2021 at around $1.15B-$1.45B pre-money valuation led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2; subsequent rounds included a $50 million strategic raise in February 2025 at $2 billion valuation from Optum, reflecting ongoing traction with contracts for additional millions of accounts and a path to profitability by 2026. |
| May 2021 | Series C | SoftBank Group (lead); Sodexo | $250M | $1.4B | Zeta is a next-gen banking technology provider offering a SaaS suite for financial institutions to launch banking products like credit cards, checking accounts, savings, loans, and payments on a cloud-native, API-first MACH platform. Its product suite includes Tachyon for core banking and issuer payments, Photon for merchant acquiring, Neutrino for digital banking and AI apps, Saturn for operations, Luminos for customer engagement, Electron for commercial cards, and Quark for data intelligence. In 2021, Zeta raised $250 million led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and other investors including Sodexo at a pre-money valuation of $1.15 billion, implying a post-money valuation of approximately $1.4 billion. This round valued the company significantly higher than prior financings, reflecting strong growth in its modern banking stack adoption. By February 2025, Zeta secured a $50 million strategic investment valuing it at a pre-money $2 billion, a 1.7x increase from the 2021 $1.15 billion pre-money valuation. The company reported supporting over 25 million accounts on its Tachyon platform and contracts for 25 million more, aiding banks and fintechs in migrating from legacy systems to improve digital experiences and user acquisition. |
| Jul 2019 | Series C | Sodexo (lead) | $60M | $300M | Zeta is a Bengaluru-based fintech startup founded in 2015 by Bhavin Turakhia and Ramki Gaddipatti, offering a cloud-native banking and payments platform including enterprise solutions for employee benefits, automated cafeterias, gifting, rewards, and digital payments. Its products serve banks like RBL Bank, IDFC First Bank, and Kotak Mahindra Bank, over 14,000 corporate clients including Amazon, and more than two million users as of mid-2019. The company had been self-funded by founders who invested $40 million prior to external capital. In July 2019, Zeta raised its first external funding in a Series C round from Sodexo Benefits & Rewards Services (BRS), valued at $300 million post-money, with the investment amount under $60 million granting Sodexo a minority stake of less than 20 percent. Sodexo, a strategic partner since 2017 serving 100 million users in 80 countries, participated to leverage Zeta's technology for synergies in benefits and rewards services across regions. The funding supports Zeta's global expansion into the US, UK, Europe, Southeast Asia, and Latin America, aiming for 7-10 countries within 18 months with full teams and doubling the engineering team by adding 200 hires. Plans included hiring market presidents and accelerating product delivery for cloud-native, API-first banking and payments solutions. At the time, Zeta had over 450 employees and contracts with partners for quick international rollout, positioning it to capture organized workforce segments beyond India through Sodexo's network. This marked a shift from bootstrapping to scaling ambitions 20-30 times larger than founders' prior exits. |
Who has invested in Zeta?
4 investors have backed Zeta across its funding rounds, including Sodexo, SoftBank Group, Mastercard and Optum.
Lead investors include Optum, Mastercard, SoftBank Group and Sodexo.
Zeta Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lead | Jul 2019 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Feb 2025 | ||
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Zeta competitors include listed companies like Allfunds and Leonteq, and private ones like 21Finance, Form3, Feedzai and Icon.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private | - | - | $2B | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $570M | - | ||
| Publicly listed | $749M | $295M | $6.3B | 8.1x | ||
| Publicly listed | $217M | $12M | $448M | 7.3x | ||
| Private | - | - | $2B | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $2B | - |
Zeta Public Comps
Zeta is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Alkami Technology, iFAST Corp, Computer Age Management Services, Diebold Nixdorf, Aisino, Porch Group, Ncino, Tradegate, Yusys Technologies and Pagaya.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $444M | ($27M) | 5.1x | 4.5x | (85.4x) | 26.5x | |||
| $349M | $106M | 3.7x | 2.7x | 12.2x | 8.9x | |||
| $158M | $74M | 11.2x | 10.5x | 23.8x | 23.0x | |||
| $3.8B | $329M | 0.7x | 0.7x | 8.6x | 5.5x | |||
| $828M | ($46M) | 1.6x | - | (29.5x) | - | |||
| $510M | $79M | 4.0x | 4.1x | 25.7x | 18.4x | |||
| $595M | $65M | 4.3x | 4.0x | 39.0x | 15.8x | |||
| $219M | - | 10.8x | - | - | - | |||
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Common questions about Zeta
| When was Zeta founded? | Zeta was founded in 2015. |
| Where is Zeta headquartered? | Zeta is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, United States. |
| Is Zeta publicly listed? | No, Zeta is a private, VC-backed company. |
| What is Zeta's valuation? | Zeta was last valued at $2B in its Series D in February 2025. |
| How much funding has Zeta raised? | Zeta has raised $390M across 4 funding rounds. |
| What was Zeta's last funding round? | Zeta's last funding round was a $50M Series D in February 2025, led by Optum. |
| Who are Zeta's investors? | Zeta's investors include Sodexo, Optum, SoftBank Group and Mastercard. |
| What is Zeta's revenue? | Zeta's latest recorded revenue is $96M (February 2025). |
| What is Zeta's revenue multiple? | Zeta's latest valuation implies a 20.8x revenue multiple ($2B valuation on $96M of revenue). |
| Which companies are comparable to Zeta? | Companies comparable to Zeta include 21Finance, Form3, Allfunds, Leonteq, Feedzai and Icon. |
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