Kriya - About the company
Kriya is an acquired company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2011 by Manami Kay, Ilya Kondrashov, Anil Stocker and Charles Delingpole. It operates as a B2B embedded finance platform offering PayLater, invoice finance, and working capital loans. Kriya has raised $452M in funding from investors like Northzone, Santander Bank and MCI Capital. The company has 108 active competitors, including 23 funded and 15 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Receivables Exchange of India, Drip Capital and Earlypay Exchange.
Company Details
B2B embedded finance platform offering PayLater, invoice finance, and working capital loans. It allows merchants to provide buy now, pay later terms to their customers, improve conversion rates, and expand sales by easing upfront payment constraints. It also supports cash flow management through invoice financing and lending products that help businesses unlock capital tied up in receivables or fund operational growth. Designed for B2B commerce, it integrates payment and credit solutions into sales workflows to improve liquidity, increase order values, and support scalable business growth.
- Website
- www.kriya.co/
- Email ID
- *****@kriya.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2011
Location
London, United Kingdom
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$452M in 12 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
1st among 108 active competitors
Annual Revenue
£10M - £50M as on Dec 31, 2024
Employee Count
105 as on Jun 30, 2026
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Exit Details
Acquired by Allica Bank (Oct 22, 2025)
Legal entities associated with Kriya
Kriya is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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KRIYA FINANCE LIMITED CIN: 7330525 , United Kingdom, Active | Jul 28, 2010 | £10M - £50M (As on Dec 31, 2024) | 130 (As on Dec 31, 2021) | |
MARKETFINANCE LIMITED CIN: 7330525 , Germany, Active | Jul 28, 2010 | $1M - $10M (As on Dec 31, 2018) | 130 (As on Dec 31, 2021) |
Kriya's acquisition details
Kriya got acquired by Allica Bank on Oct 22, 2025.
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Kriya's funding and investors
Kriya has raised a total funding of $452M over 12 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 03, 2014. Its latest funding round was a Venture Debt round on Jan 31, 2024 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Kriya has 15 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Kriya:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jan 31, 2024 | 2509727 | Venture Debt | 7714886 | 4519770 | 1212614 | 3386218 |
Oct 11, 2022 | 9730717 | Conventional Debt | 3251184 | 7989749 | 1955687 | |
May 19, 2022 | 9354597 | Conventional Debt | 8225946 | 6954368 | 9536071 |
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Kriya's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Kriya are Manami Kay, Ilya Kondrashov, Anil Stocker and Charles Delingpole. Anil Stocker is the CEO of Kriya.
Here are the details of Kriya's key team members:
- Manami Kay: Co-Founder of Kriya.
- Ilya Kondrashov: Former Co-Founder of Kriya.
- Anil Stocker: Co-Founder & CEO of Kriya. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Charles Delingpole: Former Co-Founder & CEO of Kriya.
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Kriya's employee count trend
Kriya has 105 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Kriya's employee count trend over the years:
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Kriya's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Kriya include Receivables Exchange of India, Drip Capital and Earlypay Exchange. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Kriya, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Kriya 2011, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | B2B embedded finance platform offering PayLater, invoice finance, and working capital loans | $452M | 62/100 | |
2nd | Receivables Exchange of India 2016, Mumbai (India), Seed | TReDS exchange for financing of trade receivables of MSMEs through multiple financiers | - | 61/100 | |
3rd | Drip Capital 2015, Palo Alto (United States), Series C | Developer of an online marketplace platform for trade financing | $108M | 60/100 | |
4th | Earlypay Exchange 2010, Sydney (Australia), Series A | Provider of early payment solutions for construction subcontractors | $35.8M | 57/100 | |
5th | Offers SaaS-enabled procure-to-pay automation solutions | $12M | 54/100 | ||
6th | Online invoice factoring platform that enables businesses to convert outstanding invoices | $16.8M | 54/100 | ||
7th | Outgo 2016, Seattle (United States), Acquired | Accounting and invoice management software | $18.4M | 52/100 | |
8th | Prestige Capital 1985, Fort Lee (United States), Acquired | Online platform for invoice factoring | - | - | 50/100 |
9th | Tungsten Network 2000, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Network providing electronic invoicing and automated accounts payable process solutions | - | 50/100 | |
10th | Mundi 2020, New York City (United States), Series A | Online marketplace for invoice factoring | $38.8M | 49/100 |
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Kriya's Investments and acquisitions
Kriya has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Kriya
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News related to Kriya
Media has covered Kriya for 1 event in last 1 year.
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Allica Bank eyes £1bn SME lending goal with acquisition of fintech KriyaCity A.M.•Oct 22, 2025•Kriya, Allica Bank
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Founders Fund is about to close another $3B fundTechCrunch+•Feb 12, 2025•Founders Fund, Rippling, Anduril, SpaceX and 5 others
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Kriya Becomes the First PayLater Solution on Stripe for B2B Merchants in the UKSme Bulletin•Sep 26, 2024•Kriya, Stripe
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UK Fintech Kriya Reportedly Advanced £500M to Businesses Banked by BarclaysCrowdfund Insider•Mar 21, 2024•Kriya, Barclays
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Kriya secures GBP 50 mln funding for B2B payments expansionThe Paypers•Jan 31, 2024•Kriya, Viola Group
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UK’s Halfords Group Selects Kriya, the Embedded Finance Provider, to Power Payments for Trade Account ClientsCrowdfund Insider•Dec 05, 2023•Halfords, Kriya, Halfords Group
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