Internal Server Error

Affirm - About the company

Affirm is a public company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2012 by Max Levchin. It operates as a Provider of point of sale financing solutions for consumers and merchants. Affirm has raised $1.22B in funding from investors like Founders Fund, GIC and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The company has 53 active competitors, including 15 funded and 16 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Afterpay, Square and Klarna.

Sectors and market segments that Affirm operate in

Affirm serves in the FinTech market segments.The primary business model of Affirm are:

Company Details

Provider of point of sale financing solutions for consumers and merchants. It facilitates payment plans with transparent terms and no hidden fees. The company provides options for consumers to pay over time at various retailers. It offers a mobile application and browser extension to manage payments.
Social
XFacebook
Email ID
*****@affirm.com
Registered Address
5067 SANBUSCO CT NE, RIO RANCHO, NM 87144
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2012
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Public
Total Funding
$1.22B in 10 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
Annual Revenue
$1B+ as on Jun 30, 2026
Employee Count
3,181 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Similar Companies
Exit Details
Public

Affirm's IPO details

Affirm got listed on Jan 13, 2021.
Click here to take a look at Affirm's IPO in detail
Sign up to download Affirm's company profile

Affirm's funding and investors

Affirm has raised a total funding of $1.22B over 10 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 09, 2014. Its latest funding round was a Series G round on Sep 17, 2020 for $500M. 8 investors participated in its latest round. Affirm has 46 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Affirm:lockFilter this list
Date of Funding
Funding Amount
Round Name
Post-Money Valuation
Revenue Multiple
Lead Investors
Other Investors
Sep 17, 2020
$500M
Series G
$5B
-
Jun 19, 2020
$250M
Conventional Debt
-
-
-
-
Apr 03, 2019
$300M
Series F
$3B
-
lockAccess funding benchmarks and valuations. Sign up today!

Affirm's founders and board of directors

Founder? Claim Profile
The founders of Affirm is Max Levchin. Max Levchin and Hernany Martinez are the CEOs of Affirm.
Here are the details of Affirm's key team members:

Affirm's employee count trend

Affirm has 3,181 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Affirm's employee count trend over the years:
Employee count trend for Affirm
lockUncover Affirm's growth story! Sign up today!
chrome_extension_cta_illustration
Access Tracxn on any website
Our Google Chrome extension lets you view company details while browsing their websites
Install Tracxn Extension

Affirm's Competitors and alternates

Top competitors of Affirm include Afterpay, Square and Klarna. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Affirm, ranked by Tracxn score:
Rank
Company Details
Short Description
Total Funding
Investors
Tracxn Score
1st
Logo for Affirm
Affirm
2012, San Francisco (United States), Public
Provider of point of sale financing solutions for consumers and merchants
$1.22B
86/100
2nd
Logo for Afterpay
Afterpay
2014, Melbourne (Australia), Acquired
Provider of buy now, pay later services with flexible options
$35.4M
81/100
3rd
Logo for Square
Square
2009, San Francisco (United States), Public
Provider of integrated point of sale and business management solutions
$520M
81/100
4th
Logo for Klarna
Klarna
2005, Stockholm (Sweden), Public
Developer of an online platform for point-of-sale financing
$4.19B
80/100
5th
Logo for Sunbit
Sunbit
2016, Los Angeles (United States), Series D
Online platform for point of sale financing
$159M
78/100
6th
Logo for Snap Finance
Snap Finance
2012, Salt Lake City (United States), Series B
Provider of merchandise financing through partner stores
$30.1M
77/100
7th
Logo for Sezzle
Sezzle
2016, Minneapolis (United States), Acquired
Online platform for point of sale financing
$17.5M
75/100
8th
Logo for Zip
Zip
2013, Sydney (Australia), Public
Provider of an online platform for point-of-sale financing
-
72/100
9th
Logo for Katapult
Katapult
2014, New York City (United States), Public
Provider of an online lending platform for point-of-sale financing
-
70/100
10th
Logo for PayJoy
PayJoy
2015, San Francisco (United States), Series C
Online platform for purchase financing
$205M
68/100
lockGet insights and benchmarks for competitors of 2M+ companies! Sign up today!
Looking for more details on Affirm's competitors? Click here to see the top ones

Affirm's Investments and acquisitions

Affirm has made 8 investments in companies including NYDIG and Imprint. Affirm has also acquired 4 companies including Returnly and PayBright.
Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:lockFilter this list
Date of Investment/Acquisition
Type
Company Name
Founded Year
Location
Dec 14, 2021
Investments
2017
New York City (United States)
Nov 15, 2021
Investments
2020
New York City (United States)
Oct 04, 2021
Investments
1999
lockWant to know more about where corporates are investing? Sign up today!
See all investments and acquisitions by Affirm

Reports related to Affirm

Here is the latest report on Affirm's sector:

News related to Affirm

lockFilter this list
Media has covered Affirm for a total of 79 events in the last 1 year, 37 of them have been about company updates and 29 about partnerships.
•
Affirm Secures Multi-Year Exclusive Buy Now, Pay Later Deal with Sam's ClubRetail Technology Innovation Hub•Oct 23, 2026•Sam's Club, Affirm
•
Affirm reports fourth fiscal quarter 2026 resultsBusiness Wire•Aug 28, 2026•Affirm
lockGet curated news about company updates, funding rounds, M&A deals and others. Sign up today!

FAQs about Affirm

Explore our recently published companies
  • Mon Bottier - Nantes based, 2010 founded, Unfunded company
  • Sanigrif - Getafe based, 1969 founded, Acquired company
  • Kurta Palace - Delhi based, 2012 founded, Unfunded company
Tracxn powers 1,000+ customers across 30+ countries
Accel PartnersPartechIN-Q-TEL - USFujitsuTenityStanford