Playter - About the company
Playter is an acquired company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2020 by Jamie Beaumont and Jamie Beaumont. It operates as a Cloud-based recruitment financing platform for enterprises. Playter has raised $58.1M in funding from investors like Fin Capital, Fasanara and 1818 Venture Capital, with last known valuation of £*****. The company has 4 active competitors, including 2 funded and 1 that has exited. Its top competitors include companies like Hokodo, PastPay and Cutpay Merchant Services.
Company Details
Cloud-based recruitment financing platform for enterprises. It offers a platform to fund SME recruitment agencies for the recruitment process. It provides features included in funding such as invoice generation, marketing, legal fees, etc. It is a tool available on the subscription-based pricing model.
- Website
- www.playter.co/
- Email ID
- *****@playter.co
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2020
Location
London, United Kingdom
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$58.1M in 5 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
£***** as on May 04, 2022
Investors
Ranked
2nd among 4 active competitors
Employee Count
19 as on May 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Shawbrook (Dec 04, 2025)
Legal entities associated with Playter
Playter is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IMPLOYAPP LIMITED CIN: 11376064 , United Kingdom, Active | May 21, 2018 | - | 20 (As on Dec 31, 2024) |
Playter's acquisition details
Playter got acquired by Shawbrook on Dec 04, 2025.
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Playter's funding and investors
Playter has raised a total funding of $58.1M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 09, 2021. Its latest funding round was a Conventional Debt round on Jun 22, 2022 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Playter has 9 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Playter:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 22, 2022 | 8396182 | Conventional Debt | 5894028 | 9525827 | 2350841 | 6742173 |
Jun 22, 2022 | 9560232 | Series A | 9912133 | 9527126 | 8089979 | |
Mar 14, 2022 | 1468711 | Seed | 8069765 | 1837622 |
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Playter's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Playter are Jamie Beaumont and Jamie Beaumont.
Here are the details of Playter's key team members:
- Jamie Beaumont: Founder of Playter. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
- Jamie Beaumont: Founder of Playter.
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Playter's employee count trend
Playter has 19 employees as of May 26. Here is Playter's employee count trend over the years:
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Playter's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Playter include Hokodo, PastPay and Cutpay Merchant Services. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Playter, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Hokodo 2018, London (United Kingdom), Series B | Developer of API for invoicing platforms and marketplaces | $66.1M | 61/100 | |
2nd | Playter 2020, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Cloud-based recruitment financing platform for enterprises | $58.1M | 58/100 | |
3rd | Provider offering payment solutions for e-commerce merchants | $13.3M | 39/100 | ||
4th | Cutpay Merchant Services 2015, Newcastle Upon Tyne (United Kingdom), Funding Raised | Payment gateway for card payment solutions | - | 25/100 | |
5th | LIRIDI 2019, London (United Kingdom), Deadpooled | Online marketplace for point of sale financing | - | - | 21/100 |
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Playter's Investments and acquisitions
Playter has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Playter
Here is the latest report on Playter's geography:
News related to Playter
Media has covered Playter for 1 event in last 1 year.
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Shawbrook acquires AI-powered lending platform for SMEsInsider Media•Dec 04, 2025•Shawbrook, Playter
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SG-based B2B payments firm bags $5.2m in Insignia Ventures-led roundTech in Asia•Feb 27, 2024•Fluid, Playter, Mondu, Insignia Ventures Partners and 4 others
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Playter, the Leading SME B2B Buy-Now-Pay-Later launches new product - Playter PaidPR Newswire•Jan 19, 2023•Playter
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London’s Playter to Offer Up to £1M Per Year in Funding to UK SMEsCrowdfund Insider•Sep 25, 2022•Playter, Fasanara, Fin Capital, Adit Ventures and 1 other
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BNPL firm Zilch bags $50m as boss predicts looming crisis for ‘checkout button’ rivalsCity A.M.•Jun 30, 2022•Zilch, Klarna, Clearpay, Playter and 6 others
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UK-based Playter closes $55M round for its BNPL platform aimed at SMEsTechCrunch+•Jun 23, 2022•Playter, Fasanara, Adit Ventures, Fin Capital and 5 others
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B2B BNPL fintech Playter lands $55m funding roundFinTech Futures•Jun 23, 2022•Playter, Fasanara, Adit Ventures, Fin Capital and 5 others
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Playter Raises $55m To Expand B2B BNPL PlatformTechiLive.in•Jun 22, 2022•Playter, Klarna, SoFi, Pipe
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