Famoco - About the company
Famoco is a series B company based in Paris (France), founded in 2010 by Nicolas Berbigier and Lionel Baraban. It operates as a NFC-enabled & hardware-based POS terminals for businesses & merchants. Famoco has raised $17.4M in funding from investors like Aurinvest, Idinvest Partners and Hi Inov. The company has 91 active competitors, including 12 funded and 10 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Square, SumUp and Lightspeed.
Company Details
Famoco provides NFC-enabled & hardware-based POS terminals for businesses & merchants. It enables merchants to accept contact & contactless payments via credit/debit cards. It also facilitates QR-based payments. Its features are fleet management, custom branding, multi-factor user authentication, and more. It also provides solutions for public transport, customer identification, and humanitarian initiatives.
- Website
- www.famoco.com/
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2010
Location
Paris, France
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$17.4M in 5 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
8th among 91 active competitors
Employee Count
102 as on Jun 30, 2026
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Famoco's funding and investors
Famoco has raised a total funding of $17.4M over 5 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Conventional Debt round on Feb 03, 2020 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Famoco has 16 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Famoco:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Feb 03, 2020 | 8451275 | Conventional Debt | 7494692 | 1881754 | 4185347 | 2607384 |
Feb 20, 2017 | 5601057 | Series B | 8573387 | 1253106 | 5070372 | |
Jul 05, 2015 | 8023126 | Series A | 8919167 | 6469115 |
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Famoco's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Famoco are Nicolas Berbigier and Lionel Baraban.
Here are the details of Famoco's key team members:
- Nicolas Berbigier: Co-Founder & President of Famoco. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Lionel Baraban: CEO and co-founder of Famoco.
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Famoco's employee count trend
Famoco has 102 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Famoco's employee count trend over the years:
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Famoco's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Famoco include Square, SumUp and Lightspeed. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Famoco, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Square 2009, San Francisco (United States), Public | Provider of integrated point of sale and business management solutions | $520M | 85/100 | |
2nd | SumUp 2012, Wilmington (United States), Series E | Provider of card payment terminals and point of sale systems | $997M | 82/100 | |
3rd | Lightspeed 2005, Montreal (Canada), Public | Provider of point of sale and payment platform for businesses | $292M | 79/100 | |
4th | Cloud-based mPOS software and hardware solutions for businesses | $66.4M | 72/100 | ||
5th | Manufacturer of retail interior fixtures lighting technology and service systems | - | 61/100 | ||
6th | Kasir Pintar 2017, Surabaya (Indonesia), Unfunded | Cloud-based mPOS software solutions for offline retailers | - | - | 53/100 |
7th | Digital signage software solution | $3.06M | 50/100 | ||
8th | NFC-enabled & hardware-based POS terminals for businesses & merchants | $17.4M | 49/100 | ||
9th | Henderson Technology 1897, Antrim (United Kingdom), Unfunded | Developer of integrated hardware and software solutions for retail environments | - | - | 44/100 |
10th | Provider of POS solution for businesses | - | - | 44/100 |
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Famoco's Investments and acquisitions
Famoco has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Famoco
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News related to Famoco
Media has covered Famoco for 1 event in last 1 year, It was about partnerships.
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CleanJack en Famoco kondigen preferred partnership aan in Facility ServicesCleanJack•Mar 04, 2026•CleanJack, Famoco
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Tech5 biometrics integrated into new handheld secure Android device from FamocoBiometricUpdate.com•Mar 13, 2025•Tech5, Famoco
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Orange Digital Ventures invests in FAMOCO, a leader in Android-based transaction devicesTechMoran•Feb 20, 2017•Famoco, Orange Digital Ventures, Orange, SNCF and 5 others
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Idinvest leads round for secure Android contactless payment device maker FAMOCOAltAssets•Feb 20, 2017•Famoco
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