SAPI - About the company
SAPI is a series A company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2019 by Mai Le, Michal Kot and Alexis Van Lennep. It operates as a Lending as a service platform for business financing. SAPI has raised $14.6M in funding from Hudson Cove Capital Management. The company has 553 active competitors, including 89 funded and 71 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Stripe, Flutterwave and Airwallex.
Company Details
Lending as a service platform for business financing. It enables lending companies to offer business loans to sellers, earning a revenue share while growing the ecosystem. It offers a platform where businesses can get funded based on revenue. It also offers merchant advance and payment management solutions.
- Website
- sapi.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@sapi.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2019
Location
London, United Kingdom
Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$14.6M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
25th among 553 active competitors
Employee Count
247 as on Sep 30, 2026
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SAPI's funding and investors
SAPI has raised a total funding of $14.6M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 13, 2024. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Nov 19, 2025 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. SAPI has 6 institutional investors and 11 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of SAPI:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 19, 2025 | 2261631 | Series A | 5760526 | 5862091 | 1266697 | 7464042 |
Nov 19, 2025 | 5978713 | Conventional Debt | 1223113 | 5457497 | 6964866 | |
Mar 13, 2024 | 1598871 | Series A | 5247889 | 3877440 | 4197894 |
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SAPI's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of SAPI's key team members:
- Mai Le: Co-Founder & CEO of SAPI and founder of 2 other companies, Automate Loan and Optimico. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.Contact Info: 3 email addresses
- Michal Kot: CTO & Co-Founder of SAPI and founder of 1 other company.
- Alexis Van Lennep: Co-Founder of SAPI. Contact Info: 1 email address
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SAPI's employee count trend
SAPI has 247 employees as of Sep 26. Here is SAPI's employee count trend over the years:
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SAPI's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of SAPI include Stripe, Flutterwave and Airwallex. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of SAPI, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Stripe 2010, San Francisco (United States), Series I | Provider of financial infrastructure solutions for revenue growth and payment processing | $9.81B | 86/100 | |
2nd |  Flutterwave 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series E | Provider of payment solutions for online and physical business transactions | $489M | 83/100 | |
3rd | Airwallex 2015, San Francisco (United States), Series H | Provider of financial infrastructure for processing payments and managing treasury | $1.9B | 83/100 | |
4th | Adyen 2006, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Public | Provider of end-to-end payment, data, and financial management platform solutions | $266M | 81/100 | |
5th |  GoCardless 2011, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of automated bank payment collection and recurring billing services | $540M | 80/100 | |
6th | PayU 2002, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Funding Raised | Provider of online payment solutions and financial services for businesses | - | 79/100 | |
7th | TrueLayer 2016, London (United Kingdom), Series E | Open banking platform enabling secure bank-to-bank payments and payouts | $322M | 78/100 | |
8th |  Rapyd 2016, London (United Kingdom), Series F | Provider of financial infrastructure for processing payments and issuing cards | $1.01B | 76/100 | |
9th |  Mollie 2004, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series C | Provider of online and in-person payment processing solutions for businesses | $940M | 75/100 | |
10th | Worldpay 1993, Cincinnati (United States), Acquired | Provider of payment processing solutions for online, in-store, and omnichannel commerce | $18M | 75/100 | |
25th |  SAPI 2019, London (United Kingdom), Series A | Lending as a service platform for business financing | $14.6M | 62/100 |
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SAPI's Investments and acquisitions
SAPI has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to SAPI
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News related to SAPI
Media has covered SAPI for 1 event in last 1 year.
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London’s SAPI secures €69M to boost small business funding via paymentsSilicon Canals•Nov 19, 2025•SAPI, Hudson Cove Capital Management, Triple A – Capital & Finance, Passion Capital and 2 others
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Emerging from stealth, SAPI secures £7.5M equity fundraising for small business lendingTech.eu•Mar 13, 2024•SAPI, Passion Capital
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