How many total FinTech companies are there?

As of Sep 2026, there are 149,949 active companies in FinTech sector.

Which countries have the most FinTech companies?

United States (54,255) has the highest number of FinTech companies, followed by United Kingdom (19,469) and India (18,118).

How many FinTech companies are funded?

As of Sep 2026, 40,341 companies in this sector have received funding.

Which company has raised the most funding in FinTech sector?

As of Sep 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 $363B 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 $391B in this sector.

How many unicorns has FinTech sector produced?

Globally, there are 447 unicorns in FinTech sector, to date.

FinTech - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

There are 202K companies in the FinTech sector across the world, with 40.3K funded companies having collectively raised $951B in venture capital money and private equity. Overall 16.4K of these are Series A+ funded and the sector has seen the creation of 447 Unicorns.

FinTech sector has seen 7.9K acquisitions and 1.8K IPOs. This represents almost 4.8% of all such companies - which is higher than the 4.1% exit rate of tech companies in general.

This sector includes companies providing 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

202K

Top Companies

Nubank, Circle & more

Total Funding

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

Acquisitions

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There are more than 202K 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
Circle	Cross-border payment solution for businesses focusing on cryptocurrency	Boston (United States)	2013	Public	$1.51B
Grab	Operator of a platform providing ride-hailing, food delivery, and payment services	Singapore (Singapore)	2012	Public	$10.4B
Robinhood	Broker-based online trading and investment platform	Menlo Park (United States)	2013	Public	$5.73B
Groww	Provider of digital brokerage services for stocks and mutual funds	Bengaluru (India)	2016	Public	$596M

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Companies founded year-on-year in the FinTech sector

3,792 new startups have been founded so far in 2026 in the FinTech sector. 19,388 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	3,792
2025	4,213
2024	7,017
2023	11,550
2022	13,644
2021	19,388
2020	15,019
2019	14,194
2018	15,340
2017	11,627

Companies founded across countries in the FinTech sector

United States has 54,255 FinTech startups, the most by any country, followed by United Kingdom which has 19,469 startups and India which has 18,118.

Total Number of Companies

Country	No. of companies
United States	54,255
United Kingdom	19,469
India	18,118
Canada	5,941
Australia	4,867
Germany	4,663
China	4,647
Singapore	3,995
France	3,144
Brazil	2,929

Stage-wise distribution of the FinTech sector

Out of the total 202,436 FinTech companies, 40,341 have secured funding. Among them, 16,416 have reached Series A or higher, and 12,551 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 202,436

Funded - 40,341

Series A+ - 16,416

Series B+ - 12,551

Series C+ - 10,986

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	202,436
Funded	40,341
Series A+	16,416
Series B+	12,551
Series C+	10,986

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202K+ Total Companies
$951B+ Total Funding
40.3K+ Funded Companies
1.8K+ IPOs
7.9K+ Acquisitions
1.1K+ Reports

Total funding year-on-year in the FinTech sector

The FinTech sector saw a total funding of more than $804B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2021 at more than $174B. There has been a total funding of $45.1B in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$45.1B
2025	$71.6B
2024	$55.7B
2023	$68.4B
2022	$118B
2021	$174B
2020	$65.2B
2019	$75.8B
2018	$82.4B
2017	$47.8B

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 - $363B. United Kingdom follows with $104B and China with $41.4B.

Total Funding

Country	Total Funding
United States	$363B
United Kingdom	$104B
China	$41.4B
India	$36.9B
Singapore	$26.5B
Canada	$25.5B
France	$17.4B
Brazil	$16.8B
Germany	$16.6B
Australia	$13.7B

Total funding amount raised by stage in the FinTech sector

Over the last 10 years, the FinTech sector have seen $33.9B into Seed Stage funding rounds, $182B into Early Stage funding rounds and $294B go into Late Stage funding rounds.

Funding Stage	Total Funding
Late Stage	$294B
Debt	$200B
Early Stage	$182B
Post IPO	$39.1B
Seed Stage	$33.9B
ICO	$12B
PE	$9.75B
Grant	$1.87B
Other-Equity	$498M

Recent Funding Rounds in FinTech

In the year 2026, till September 2026, FinTech companies have raised $31.6B in equity funding across 1.38K rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till September 2025), FinTech companies had raised $32B across 2K rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 1.17% 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
TRM Labs	Series C	9508	Sep 09, 2026	Blockchain Capital
Savvy Wealth	Series C	2226	Sep 09, 2026	The Halo Fund and 8 more
ZeroRisk	Series A	2416	Sep 09, 2026	MiddleGame Ventures and 1 more
SplitPay	Series B	4088	Sep 09, 2026	Khosla Ventures and 2 more
Kapital Bank	Series D	6686	Sep 09, 2026	Tru Arrow Partners and 4 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	Klarna, VMware, Intuit and Bloomberg
Techstars	New York City (United States)	Ramp, Remitly, Monese and Vested Finance
500 Global	Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)	Stripe, Mercury, Funding Societies and Credit Karma
Plug and Play Tech Center	Sunnyvale (United States)	Flutterwave, Airwallex, BitGo and Albert

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In the year 2026, till September 2026, 360 acquisitions happened in FinTech sector. Last year, in 2025, a total of 742 acquisitions happened in FinTech sector.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in FinTech:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
Innervision Management	Business Acquisition	Sep 09, 2026	FinQuery
TazaPay	Business Acquisition	Sep 09, 2026	Circle
Attune	Business Acquisition	Sep 02, 2026	Tyfone
InsureMyTrip	Business Acquisition	Sep 02, 2026	Ignyte Insurance
Tanel Health	Business Acquisition	Sep 02, 2026	Alan

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Acquisition trends in FinTech

Here are the acquisition trends in FinTech:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	360
2025	742
2024	700
2023	654
2022	865
2021	997
2020	596
2019	571
2018	598
2017	492

In the year 2026, till September 2026, 21 IPOs happened in FinTech sector.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in FinTech:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
Pelican	Sep 01, 2026	Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE)
Augmont	Aug 31, 2026	Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), National Stock Exchange (NSE)
Monvia	Jul 24, 2026	Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
Reconova	Jul 08, 2026	Hong Kong Exchanges (HKG)
Baige Online	Jun 29, 2026	Hong Kong Exchanges (HKG)

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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 University of Pennsylvania.

College	No. of companies
Stanford University	708
Harvard University	626
University of Pennsylvania	439
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	431
Harvard Business School	398
University of California (Berkeley)	370
Columbia University	322
University of Oxford	314
University of Cambridge	300
IIT Delhi	296

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 Stanford Business School alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
Stanford University	$62.3B
Harvard University	$50.6B
Stanford Business School	$33.2B
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$32.5B
Harvard Business School	$32B
University of Chicago	$22.5B
University of California (Berkeley)	$20.7B
Wharton School	$20.1B
University of California (Los Angeles)	$20.1B
University of Pennsylvania	$19.6B