PayU - About the company
PayU is a series C company based in Amsterdam (Netherlands), founded in 2002 by Amrish Rau, Nitin Gupta, Martin Schrimpff, Shailaz Nag, Grzegorz Brochocki, Jose Velez and Arjan Bakker. It operates as a Provider of online payment solutions and financial services for businesses. PayU has raised $35.1M in funding, with a current valuation of $2.87B. The company has 5115 active competitors, including 492 funded and 458 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like PayPal, Stripe and Razorpay.
Sectors and market segments that PayU operate in
PayU serves in the FinTech market segments.The primary business model of PayU is:Company Details
Provider of online payment solutions and financial services for businesses. It enables local and cross-border transactions in over emerging markets. It provides a comprehensive technology stack for online payments, supporting various payment methods and facilitating secure transactions. It also offers innovative financial services to support the growth of e-commerce and digital payments.
- Website
- corporate.payu.com/
- Social
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2002
Location
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$35.1M in 1 round
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$2.87B as on Dec 27, 2024
Ranked
4th among 5115 active competitors
Annual Revenue
$5.47B as on Mar 31, 2024
Employee Count
3,315 as on Mar 31, 2026
Legal entities associated with PayU
PayU is associated with 3 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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PAYU PAYMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72400MH2006PTC293037 , India, Active | May 24, 2006 | $662M (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 1234 (As on Aug 01, 2025) | |
PAYU INDIA INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900DL2022PTC397624 , India, Active | Apr 29, 2022 | $8.04M (As on Mar 31, 2025) | - | |
Prosus N.V CIN: 34099856 , Netherlands, Active | Jan 01, 1994 | $5.47B (As on Mar 31, 2024) | - | - |
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PayU's funding and investors
PayU has raised a total funding of $35.1M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Jul 15, 2025 for $35.1M. 1 investor participated in its latest round. PayU has 6 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of PayU:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jul 15, 2025 | $35.1M | Series C | - | - | - |
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PayU's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of PayU are Amrish Rau, Nitin Gupta, Martin Schrimpff, Shailaz Nag, Grzegorz Brochocki, Jose Velez and Arjan Bakker. Anirban Mukherjee and Upasna Batra are the CEOs of PayU.
Here are the details of PayU's key team members:
- Amrish Rau: Co-Founder of PayU and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 47 startups.Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
- Nitin Gupta: Former Co-Founder of PayU and founder of 3 other companies, PayUbiz, PayU and PayUMoney. They are also an angel investor in 9 startups.Contact Info: 1 email address and 2 phone numbers
- Martin Schrimpff: Founder and Head of Global Sales of PayU and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
- Shailaz Nag: Former Co-Founder of PayU.
- Grzegorz Brochocki: Co-Founder of PayU and founder of 1 other company.
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PayU's employee count trend
PayU has 3,315 employees as of Mar 26. Here is PayU's employee count trend over the years:
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PayU's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of PayU include PayPal, Stripe and Razorpay. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of PayU, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  PayPal 1998, United States, Public | Provider of online payment solutions, money transfers, and virtual wallets | $216M | 87/100 | |
2nd | Stripe 2010, San Francisco (United States), Series I | Provider of financial infrastructure solutions for revenue growth and payment processing | $9.81B | 87/100 | |
3rd | Provider of payment and business banking solutions for enterprises | $742M | 86/100 | ||
4th | PayU 2002, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series C | Provider of online payment solutions and financial services for businesses | $35.1M | 84/100 | |
5th | Online payment and money transfer platform for businesses | $533M | 83/100 | ||
6th | Provider of payment solutions, lending, and investment opportunities for businesses | $584M | 83/100 | ||
7th |  Flutterwave 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series D | Provider of payment solutions for online and physical business transactions | $489M | 83/100 | |
8th | Airwallex 2015, San Francisco (United States), Series G | Provider of multi-currency business accounts, global payments, and spend management | $1.58B | 81/100 | |
9th | Adyen 2006, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Public | Provider of end-to-end payment, data, and financial management platform solutions | $266M | 80/100 | |
10th | Worldpay 1993, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of payment processing solutions for online, in-store, and omnichannel commerce | $18M | 77/100 |
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PayU's Investments and acquisitions
PayU has made 34 investments in companies including Mindgate and BriskPe. PayU has also acquired 12 companies including Mindgate and Ding.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:
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Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Sep 18, 2025 | Acquisition | 2008 | Mumbai (India) | |
Mar 20, 2025 | Investments | 2008 | Mumbai (India) | |
Apr 24, 2024 | Investments | 2023 | Mumbai (India) |
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News related to PayU
Filter this listMedia has covered PayU for a total of 8 events in the last 1 year, 3 of them have been about company updates and 1 about partnerships.
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PayU Advances CSR Agenda in 2025 with Digital Safety and Sustainable Livelihood InitiativesThe Tribune•Dec 22, 2025•PayU
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PayU increases stake in Mindgate to 70% to become majority shareholderEntrackr•Sep 18, 2025•Mindgate, PayU, PayU
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Prosus-backed fintech firm PayU buys 43.5% stake in Mindgate SolutionsBusiness Standard•Mar 20, 2025•PayU, Mindgate, PayU, Prosus
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