GoCardless - About the company
GoCardless is an acquired company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2011 by Matt Robinson, Tom Blomfield and Hiroki Takeuchi. It operates as a Provider of automated bank payment collection and recurring billing services. GoCardless has raised $540M in funding from investors like Accel, Bain Capital Ventures and Google Ventures, with last known valuation of $2.1B. The company has 47 active competitors, including 12 funded and 9 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like TrueLayer, Mollie and Recurly.
Sectors and market segments that GoCardless operate in
GoCardless serves in the FinTech market segments.The primary business model of GoCardless is:Company Details
Provider of automated bank payment collection and recurring billing services. This service enables businesses to pull payments directly from customer bank accounts. It supports one-off invoice payments and recurring billing cycles for subscriptions or installments. The system integrates with accounting software to facilitate automatic reconciliation of financial records. It includes functionality for managing failed payment retries and processing international transactions through bank networks.
- Website
- gocardless.com/en-us/
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- Email ID
- *****@gocardless.com
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Key Metrics
Founded Year
2011
Location
London, United Kingdom
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$540M in 9 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$2.1B as on Feb 08, 2022
Ranked
1st among 47 active competitors
Annual Revenue
£100M - £500M as on Jun 30, 2025
Employee Count
851 as on May 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Mollie (Dec 11, 2025)
Legal entities associated with GoCardless
GoCardless is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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GOCARDLESS LTD CIN: 6978913 , New Zealand, Deadpooled | Aug 14, 2018 | £100M - £500M (As on Jun 30, 2025) | - |
GoCardless's acquisition details
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GoCardless's funding and investors
GoCardless has raised a total funding of $540M over 9 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 07, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Series G round on Feb 08, 2022 for $312M. 2 investors participated in its latest round. GoCardless has 25 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of GoCardless:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Feb 08, 2022 | $312M | Series G | $2.1B | 19.0x | ||
Feb 19, 2021 | $105M | Series F | $2.1B | 31.4x | - | |
Jun 12, 2019 | Undisclosed | Series E | - | - | - |
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GoCardless' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of GoCardless are Matt Robinson, Tom Blomfield and Hiroki Takeuchi. Hiroki Takeuchi is the CEO of GoCardless.
Here are the details of GoCardless' key team members:
- Matt Robinson: Co-Founder of GoCardless and founder of 3 other companies, GrouPAY, 'nested.com ' and Nested. They are also an angel investor in 61 startups and serve on the boards of 2 companies.Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
- Tom Blomfield: Former Co-Founder of GoCardless and founder of 3 other companies, GrouPAY, Boso.com and Monzo. They are also an angel investor in 47 startups and serve on the boards of 2 companies.Contact Info: 2 email addresses and 1 phone number
- Hiroki Takeuchi: Co-Founder & CEO of GoCardless and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address
GoCardless' Board of Directors
GoCardless's board has 3 active members. Hiroki Takeuchi is part of team and Timothy Brian Bunting and Matt Jack Robinson are independent board members.Here is the list of GoCardless' board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
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Team | - | Current | 15y 5m | |
Team | - | Past | 2y 7m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 12y 5m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 15y 5m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 2y 6m |
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GoCardless' employee count trend
GoCardless has 851 employees as of May 26. Here is GoCardless's employee count trend over the years:
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GoCardless's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of GoCardless include TrueLayer, Mollie and Recurly. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of GoCardless, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  GoCardless 2011, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of automated bank payment collection and recurring billing services | $540M | 80/100 | |
2nd | TrueLayer 2016, London (United Kingdom), Series E | Open banking platform enabling secure bank-to-bank payments and payouts | $322M | 78/100 | |
3rd |  Mollie 2004, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series C | Provider of online and in-person payment processing solutions for businesses | $940M | 75/100 | |
4th |  Recurly 2009, San Francisco (United States), Series C | Provider of subscription management and recurring billing automation platform | $39.2M | 73/100 | |
5th | Paddle 2012, London (United Kingdom), Series D | Provider of merchant of record services for digital product businesses | $293M | 67/100 | |
6th | ButterPayments 2020, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Payment routing solution for businesses | $29M | 59/100 | |
7th | Cleeng 2011, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series B | Provider of subscriber management system | $7.55M | 58/100 | |
8th | Automated payment collection solution | - | 58/100 | ||
9th |  Tilled 2005, Boulder (United States), Series B | Provider of payment facilitation platform for software vendors and SaaS companies | $63.1M | 57/100 | |
10th |  acquired.com 2016, London (United Kingdom), Series A | Provider of payment solutions for optimising online and recurring commerce | $5.22M | 55/100 |
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GoCardless's Investments and acquisitions
GoCardless has made 1 investments in companies including Hands In. GoCardless has also acquired 3 companies including Nuapay and Nordigen.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Mar 15, 2024 | Acquisition | 2015 | London (United Kingdom) | |
Aug 05, 2022 | Investments | 2020 | London (United Kingdom) | |
Jul 01, 2022 | Acquisition | 2015 | Riga (Latvia) |
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Reports related to GoCardless
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News related to GoCardless
Filter this listMedia has covered GoCardless for a total of 27 events in the last 1 year, 11 of them have been about company updates and 7 about partnerships.
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GoCardless and Sequence launch native Direct Debit integration for businessesFinextra•Jun 25, 2026•GoCardless, Sequence
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RMS partners with GoCardless for direct bank payment solutions in anticipation of surcharge ban.Australian FinTech•Apr 13, 2026•GoCardless, RMS
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Backed by early Monzo and GoCardless investors, Round snaps $6M for AI finance automationTech Funding News•Apr 13, 2026•GoCardless, Monzo
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GoCardless Points to Commercial VRPs as the Fix for Failing Legacy Payments for UK BusinessesThe Fintech Times•Apr 11, 2026•GoCardless
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35,000+ Businesses Have Selected GoCardless for Open Banking PaymentsFintech Finance•Mar 17, 2026•GoCardless
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GoCardless expands partnership with Strategic ImperativesAdvanced Television•Mar 02, 2026•GoCardless, Strategic Imperatives
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