COMPANY PROFILE

Boku

Boku (fka Vidicom/MobilCash) is creating the standard for online payments using your mobile phone, making it easy to pay for digital goods and social experiences across the web

San Francisco, United StatesFounded 2008Fintech

Valuation $189M Market cap · 2026

Revenue $136M Latest reported FY

EBITDA $33M Latest reported FY

Total funding $50–100M Disclosed equity funding

About Boku

Boku Inc. is a San Francisco-based mobile payments company founded in 2008. The company provides a global network of localized payment solutions, enabling businesses to accept online payments through direct carrier billing and mobile wallets. Boku's platform is tailored for global brands, allowing them to monetize their services in emerging markets and other regions where credit card penetration is low. The business model revolves around processing transactions for these merchants, taking a small fee for each payment facilitated through its network. Boku operates in the global e-commerce and mobile payments market, serving a diverse client base that includes some of the world's largest technology and entertainment companies.

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Boku is a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market (BOKU.L). The company has processed billions of transactions since its inception, highlighting its significant role in the mobile payments ecosystem. Its technology allows for a seamless payment experience for consumers, who can make purchases using their mobile phone number, with the charge appearing on their carrier bill or being deducted from their mobile wallet balance.

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At a glance

Status: Operational
Founded: 2008
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Listing: IPO 2017
Employees: 779
Open positions: None listed
Dealroom signal: 86.4/100
Industry: Fintech
Sub-industry: Payments
Sector: Fintech, DNA, Genetics and genomics, Genome Engineering
Business model: SaaS
Client focus: b2b
Investment activity: 5 companies, latest Jun 2025
Capital deployed: $10M
Preferred round: ACQUISITION
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Funding history

7 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal type	Date	Amount	Valuation	Investors	Source
POST IPO EQUITYOther financing	Apr 2018	$0	—	Undisclosed	—
IPOOther financing	Nov 2017	$59M	$165M	Undisclosed	—

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Financials

Revenue, earnings and profit over time

Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.

Year	Revenue	Growth	EBITDA	Margin
2026	$136M	+5.5%	$33M	24.6%
2025	$129M	+29.8%	$33M	26%
2024	$99M	+20%	$18M	17.8%
2023	$83M	+29.7%	$19M	23%
2022	$64M	-7.8%	$15M	23.4%
2021	$69M	+22.6%	$13M	18.1%
2020	$56M	—	−$9.3M	-16.5%

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Growth signals

Boku website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Boku is 2.9M monthly website visits, up 3.6% over the last three months. Boku's team grew 5.4% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits2.9M 3-month web change+3.6% 1-year team growth+5.4%

Monthly website visitsOct 2014–Jul 2026

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