How many total FinTech companies are there?

As of May 2026, there are 126,804 active companies in FinTech sector.

Which countries have the most FinTech companies?

United States (49,892) has the highest number of FinTech companies, followed by United Kingdom (18,612) and India (16,428).

How many FinTech companies are funded?

As of May 2026, 40,102 companies in this sector have received funding.

Which company has raised the most funding in FinTech sector?

As of May 2026, Ant Group has secured $20.6B in funding, making it the highest-funded company in the FinTech sector.

Which country has attracted the most investment in FinTech companies?

With $371B in total funding, United States has attracted the most investment among FinTech companies.

Who are the top investors in FinTech companies?

The top investors in FinTech companies by number of investments are Y Combinator, Europa and Techstars

How much venture capital has FinTech sector attracted?

In the last 10 years, venture capital firms have invested $396B in this sector.

How many unicorns has FinTech sector produced?

Globally, there are 435 unicorns in FinTech sector, to date.

FinTech - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

There are 179K companies in the FinTech sector across the world, with 40.1K funded companies having collectively raised $961B in venture capital money and private equity. Overall 16.1K of these are Series A+ funded and the sector has seen the creation of 435 Unicorns.

FinTech sector has seen 7.85K acquisitions and 1.61K IPOs. This represents almost 5.3% of all such companies - which is higher than the 4.9% exit rate of tech companies in general.

This sector includes companies offering tech-enabled financial services and IT infrastructure and software for offering and managing financial services.

FinTech sector is also known as BFSI Tech.

Companies included in FinTech sector

Companies providing tech solutions to provide financial services like lending, banking, fundraising, insurance, etc.

Companies excluded in FinTech sector

Companies offering traditional financial services like Banks, NBFCs, Insurance Carriers, etc.

Key Metrics

Total Companies

179K

Top Companies

Nubank, Square & more

Total Funding

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

Acquisitions

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There are more than 179K companies in FinTech. Nubank is the top FinTech company globally, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top FinTech companies globally:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
Nubank	Provider of digital banking services, including credit cards and accounts	Sao Paulo (Brazil)	2013	Public	$2.27B
Square	Provider of integrated point of sale and business management solutions	San Francisco (United States)	2009	Public	$520M
Groww	Provider of an online platform for investments and trading services	Bengaluru (India)	2016	Public	$596M
Affirm	Provider of point of sale financing solutions for consumers and merchants	San Francisco (United States)	2012	Public	$1.22B
Coinbase	Online platform for crypto portfolio	San Francisco (United States)	2012	Public	$547M

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Companies founded year-on-year in the FinTech sector

79 new startups have been founded so far in 2026 in the FinTech sector. 19,199 FinTech startups were founded in 2021 - this is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2026	79
2025	1,881
2024	5,683
2023	11,042
2022	13,347
2021	19,199
2020	15,091
2019	14,134
2018	15,224
2017	11,524

Companies founded across countries in the FinTech sector

United States has 49,892 FinTech startups, the most by any country, followed by United Kingdom which has 18,612 startups and India which has 16,428.

Total Number of Companies

Country	No. of companies
United States	49,892
United Kingdom	18,612
India	16,428
Canada	5,660
Australia	4,698
China	4,439
Germany	4,331
Singapore	3,795
France	2,913
Brazil	2,742

Stage-wise distribution of the FinTech sector

Out of the total 179,461 FinTech companies, 40,102 have secured funding. Among them, 16,126 have reached Series A or higher, and 12,316 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 179,461

Funded - 40,102

Series A+ - 16,126

Series B+ - 12,316

Series C+ - 10,739

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	179,461
Funded	40,102
Series A+	16,126
Series B+	12,316
Series C+	10,739

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179K+ Total Companies
$961B+ Total Funding
40.1K+ Funded Companies
1.6K+ IPOs
7.8K+ Acquisitions
1K+ Reports

Total funding year-on-year in the FinTech sector

The FinTech sector saw a total funding of more than $802B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2021 at more than $179B. There has been a total funding of $12.8B in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$12.8B
2025	$71.6B
2024	$54.9B
2023	$70.6B
2022	$120B
2021	$179B
2020	$68.2B
2019	$82.1B
2018	$92.9B
2017	$49.9B

Total funding across countries in the FinTech sector

In the last 10 years, FinTech startups in United States have recieved the highest funding among all countries - $371B. United Kingdom follows with $106B and India with $44.3B.

Total Funding

Country	Total Funding
United States	$371B
United Kingdom	$106B
India	$44.3B
China	$44.2B
Singapore	$26.8B
Canada	$25.3B
France	$18.7B
Brazil	$15.9B
Germany	$15.9B
Australia	$11.4B

Total funding amount raised by stage in the FinTech sector

Over the last 10 years, the FinTech sector have seen $33B into Seed Stage funding rounds, $183B into Early Stage funding rounds and $297B go into Late Stage funding rounds.

Funding Stage	Total Funding
Late Stage	$297B
Debt	$204B
Early Stage	$183B
Post IPO	$46.3B
Seed Stage	$33B
ICO	$12.8B
PE	$10.8B
Grant	$2.02B
Other-Equity	$232M

Recent Funding Rounds in FinTech

In the year 2026, till April 2026, FinTech companies have raised $9.49B in equity funding across 490 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till April 2025), FinTech companies had raised $13.6B across 937 rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 30.37% drop in funding in FinTech companies as compared to 2025.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in FinTech:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
Transak	Series A	7085	Apr 09, 2026	Gobi Partners
Chapter	Series E	9896	Apr 09, 2026	Generation Investment Management and 8 more
Juno	Seed	7031	Apr 09, 2026	Bonfire Ventures and 2 more
Kalshi	Series E	9269	Apr 09, 2026	-
Crescenta	Series A	8603	Apr 08, 2026	Leadwind and 3 more

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Y Combinator is the top investor in FinTech companies based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in FinTech:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
Y Combinator	Mountain View (United States)	Groww, Coinbase, Stripe and Razorpay
Europa	Belgium	American Express, Klarna, Intuit and VMware
Techstars	New York City (United States)	Ramp, Remitly, Wise and Chainalysis
500 Global	Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)	Stripe, Credit Karma, Plum and Paidy
Plug and Play Tech Center	Sunnyvale (United States)	Flutterwave, Airwallex, Albert and Chainalysis

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In the year 2026, till April 2026, 145 acquisitions happened in FinTech sector. Last year, in 2025, a total of 754 acquisitions happened in FinTech sector.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in FinTech:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
Mosey	Business Acquisition	Apr 09, 2026	Gusto
Sudozi	Business Acquisition	Apr 09, 2026	Zone & Company Software Consulting
Beem It	Business Acquisition	Apr 09, 2026	Bolt
ByAllAccounts	Business Acquisition	Apr 09, 2026	-
Planetrics	Business Acquisition	Apr 09, 2026	SLR Consulting

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Acquisition trends in FinTech

Here are the acquisition trends in FinTech:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	145
2025	754
2024	718
2023	663
2022	889
2021	1,018
2020	611
2019	588
2018	605
2017	502

In the year 2026, till April 2026, 12 IPOs happened in FinTech sector.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in FinTech:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
FiscalNote	Apr 06, 2026	OTC Markets (OTCMKTS)
Macompta.fr	Mar 30, 2026	Euronext Exchange (Euronext)
Hanpass	Mar 25, 2026	Korea Exchange (KRX)
PayPay	Mar 12, 2026	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
Kbank	Mar 05, 2026	Korea Exchange (KRX)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the FinTech sector

Most number of FinTech startups have been founded by alumni from Stanford University, Harvard University and Harvard Business School.

College	No. of companies
Stanford University	1039
Harvard University	836
Harvard Business School	658
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	641
University of Pennsylvania	562
University of Oxford	437
University of Cambridge	414
University of California (Berkeley)	388
INSEAD	379
Columbia University	375

Total funding in companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the the FinTech sector

In the last 10 years, Stanford University graduates' FinTech companies have raised the most funding among top colleges. Harvard University alumni are second, and Harvard Business School alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
Stanford University	$86.9B
Harvard University	$58.8B
Harvard Business School	$40.9B
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$37.1B
Stanford Business School	$35.9B
University of Chicago	$25.2B
University of Oxford	$23.4B
Cornell University	$22.3B
University of Pennsylvania	$21.3B
University of Cambridge	$20.8B