When was BitPay founded?

BitPay was founded in 2011 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is BitPay located?

BitPay is headquartered in Atlanta, United States. It is registered at Alpharetta, Georgia.

Who is the current CEO of BitPay?

Stephen Pair of BitPay. They have also founded 2 companies.

How many employees does BitPay have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at BitPay is 144.

Is BitPay a funded company?

BitPay is a funded company, having raised a total of $103M across 6 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jan 07, 2013.

When was the latest funding round of BitPay?

BitPay's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Apr 02, 2018, with participation from 7 investors. Its primary sector is Cryptocurrencies. In United States, the Cryptocurrencies sector has seen $1.38B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does BitPay rank among its competitors?

BitPay ranks 2nd amongst 223 active competitors, of which 35 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Ripple, which secured $200M in May, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of BitPay?

BitPay's top competitors include Ripple, IOTA and Fnality. Among them, Ripple secured the most recent funding round in May, 2026.

BitPay - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

App-based crypto payment management solutions for individuals and businesses. It allows merchants to accept Bitcoin payments for multiple goods and services. It provides hosted checkout, shopping cart plugins, billing solutions, mPOS app, and more. It offers consumers payment cards and a digital wallet for managing payments. Platform encourages users to enable two-factor authentication.

Website: www.bitpay.com/
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Email ID: *****@bitpay.com
Phone Number: +1 **********
Registered Address: Alpharetta, Georgia

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2011

Location

Atlanta, United States

Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$103M in 6 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Apr 02, 2018, $*****

Investors

Aquiline Capital Partners & 36 more

Ranked

2^nd among 223 active competitors

Employee Count

144 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

BitGive Foundation

Similar Companies

Ripple & 287 more

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BitPay is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
BITPAY, INC. CIN: 471800074 , United States, Active	Jun 03, 2012	-	53 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
BITPAY, INC. CIN: 001t000000x98JzAAI , United States, Active	Dec 23, 2022	-	-	-
BitPay CIN: 40203094617 , Latvia, Deadpooled	Sep 22, 2017	€0 - €1M (As on Dec 31, 2019)	1 (As on Dec 31, 2020)	-

BitPay has raised a total funding of $103M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 07, 2013. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Apr 02, 2018 for $*****. 7 investors participated in its latest round. BitPay has 31 institutional investors and 6 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of BitPay:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 02, 2018	1916254	Series B	9290482	4698887	3430767	6532405
Dec 06, 2017	1877398	Series B	6759641	3873702	9552041	8180971
May 13, 2014	6395328	Series A	2215093	8458820	Index Ventures & 1 more	Founders Fund & 6 more

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The founders of BitPay are Stephen Pair and Tony Gallippi. Stephen Pair is the CEO of BitPay.

Here are the details of BitPay's key team members:

Stephen Pair: Co-Founder & CEO of BitPay and founder of 1 other company.
Tony Gallippi: Co-Founder of BitPay.

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BitPay's employee count trend

BitPay has 144 employees as of May 26. Here is BitPay's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of BitPay include Ripple, IOTA and Fnality. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of BitPay, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Ripple 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Provider of blockchain and financial infrastructure solutions for cross-border payments and digital asset custody	$853M	China Growth Capital, AME Cloud Ventures ... & 104 others	81/100
2nd	BitPay 2011, Atlanta (United States), Series B	App-based crypto payment management solutions for individuals and businesses	$103M	2020 Ventures, Menlo Ventures & 35 others	77/100
3rd	IOTA 2016, Berlin (Germany), Seed	Developer of a decentralized infrastructure for building and securing digital applications	-	Rhapsody Ventures, Blockchain R&I & 11 others	70/100
4th	Fnality 2019, London (United Kingdom), Series C	Operator of decentralized payment systems for wholesale financial transactions	$136M	Bank of America, Temasek & 20 others	63/100
5th	StraitsX 2020, Singapore (Singapore), Series A	API-based digital asset payment solution for individuals and businesses	$10M	UQPAY, docomo.ne.jp	63/100
6th	TransFi 2022, Tampa (United States), Series A	Web3 payment platform designed for the purchase of digital assets	$16.6M	Titan Capital, Everywhere & 2 others	62/100
7th	Zebec 2021, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Platform for payments and financial transactions for cryptocurrency	$29.5M	Republic Capital, Breyerlabs & 33 others	57/100
8th	Bitnob 2017, Lagos (Nigeria), Funding Raised	Platform providing payment solutions for individuals and businesses	-	Flourish, Ventures Platform & 4 others	56/100
9th	RYVYL 2017, San Diego (United States), Public	Blockchain infrastructure solutions for payments and banking	-	-	55/100
10th	Kontigo 2023, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Provider of stablecoin super app for emerging markets with digital wallet	$20M	DST Global, Coinbase & 4 others	54/100