Primer - About the company
Primer is a series C company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2019 by Gabriel Le Roux. It operates as a Provider of unified infrastructure for payment acceptance, routing, and reconciliation. Primer has raised $174M in funding from investors like Accel, Seedcamp and Balderton Capital, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 112 active competitors, including 19 funded and 5 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like PayNearMe, Fun and APEXX.
Company Details
Provider of unified infrastructure for payment acceptance, routing, and reconciliation. The platform allows businesses to connect various payment services through a single integration. It offers tools for optimizing payment flows, including dynamic routing and fallback options. The infrastructure provides visibility across the payment stack, enabling tracking and analysis of transactions.
- Website
- primer.io
- Email ID
- *****@primer.io
- Registered Address
- 154 Bishopsgate, 2nd Floor, London, England, EC2M 4LN
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2019
Location
London, United Kingdom
Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$174M in 7 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$***** as on Oct 19, 2021
Ranked
2nd among 112 active competitors
Annual Revenue
£1M - £10M as on Dec 31, 2023
Employee Count
302 as on Sep 30, 2026
Legal entities associated with Primer
Primer is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Primer API Limited CIN: 12355212 , United Kingdom, Active | Dec 08, 2019 | £1M - £10M (As on Dec 31, 2023) | 101 (As on Dec 31, 2023) |
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Primer's funding and investors
Primer has raised a total funding of $174M over 7 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on May 20, 2026 for $*****. 7 investors participated in its latest round. Primer has 12 institutional investors and 6 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Primer:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 20, 2026 | 7803059 | Series C | 2608457 | 2177010 | 7442071 | 8314979 |
Nov 07, 2023 | 2365527 | Series B | 6422283 | 7498778 | 5245535 | |
Oct 18, 2021 | 2115931 | Series B | 2152741 | 7613005 |
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Primer's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Primer is Gabriel Le Roux.
Here are the details of Primer's key team members:
- Gabriel Le Roux: Co-Founder of Primer. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Primer's Board of Directors
Primer's board has 3 active members. Gabriel Le Roux and Paul Anthony are part of team and Sonali De Rycker is independent board member.Here is the list of Primer's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | - | Current | 6y 9m | |
Team | - | Current | 6y 9m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 5y 9m |
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Primer's employee count trend
Primer has 302 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Primer's employee count trend over the years:
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Primer's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Primer include PayNearMe, Fun and APEXX. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Primer, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | PayNearMe 2009, Santa Clara (United States), Series E | Provider of platform facilitating payment acceptance, disbursement, and management services | $203M | 69/100 | |
2nd | Primer 2019, London (United Kingdom), Series C | Provider of unified infrastructure for payment acceptance, routing, and reconciliation | $174M | 67/100 | |
3rd | Fun 2022, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Provider of payment infrastructure for moving money across blockchain networks | $75.9M | 67/100 | |
4th | APEXX 2015, London (United Kingdom), Series B | Provider of a platform for payment orchestration and transaction processing | $57.4M | 63/100 | |
5th | Pagos AI 2021, Wilmington (United States), Series A | Provider of AI-powered platform optimizing payments data for higher conversions | $44M | 61/100 | |
6th | Provider of modular platform for payment and financial infrastructure management | $52.8M | 61/100 | ||
7th | Spreedly 2007, Durham (United States), Acquired | Provider of a platform for orchestrating global payment gateway integrations | $82.8M | 60/100 | |
8th | CellPoint Digital 2007, London (United Kingdom), Series D | Provider of payment orchestration platform and related payment optimisation services | $68.9M | 58/100 | |
9th | Provider of payment orchestration platform, tokenization, and AI-driven payment intelligence | - | 52/100 | ||
10th | NjiaPay Johannesburg (South Africa), Seed | Provider of a platform for managing and optimizing online payment processing | $3.1M | 52/100 |
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Primer's Investments and acquisitions
Primer has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Primer
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News related to Primer
Media has covered Primer for a total of 9 events in the last 1 year, 2 of them have been about company updates and 1 about partnerships.
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Paysafe integrates with Primer to offer card payment processingElectronic Payments International•Jun 30, 2026•Paysafe, Primer, Primer
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May 2026: Top five fintech funding rounds of the monthFinTech Futures•May 29, 2026•Primer, Paymentology, Farther, Kalshi and 1 other
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Primer raises £75m to accelerate US expansionUKTN•May 20, 2026•Peak XV Partners, Primer, Sofina, IconiQ and 4 others
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Payments firm Primer raises $100M in Series C to build AI infra for global paymentsYourStory•May 20, 2026•Primer
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Cellon Secures Seed Funding from Primer and The Ventures for AI Memory Layer TechnologyVenture Square•Apr 28, 2026•The Ventures, Primer, cellon.ai, Primer and 1 other
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Primer Launches AI Companion for Payments Teams, Revolutionizing Intelligent Payment ManagementFintech Finance•Nov 18, 2025•Primer
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Primer Launches Enhanced Checkout with Modular UI for Tailored Merchant ExperiencesFintech Finance•Oct 16, 2025•Primer
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Quick Change: Ego Switches Payments in 7 Days, Saving €30k and Boosting App Conversions With PrimerFintech Finance•Jul 23, 2025•EGO, Primer
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Cleeng teams up with Primer to optimise subscription payments for D2C
The Paypers•Apr 09, 2025•Cleeng, Primer
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