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PayJoy
Provides smartphone-enabled consumer financing solutions
About PayJoy
PayJoy is a financial technology company that focuses on providing access to credit for underserved consumers in emerging markets. The company partners with financial institutions and retailers to offer a unique service that leverages mobile locking technology and data science. This technology allows consumers to purchase smartphones and other devices on credit, with the device itself serving as collateral. PayJoy operates in various countries including Mexico, South Africa, India, China, and Indonesia, making it a truly global player in the consumer finance market. The business model revolves around partnerships with local financial institutions and retailers, who benefit from PayJoy's technology to extend credit to customers who would otherwise be unable to obtain it. PayJoy generates revenue through service fees and interest on the credit extended. The company's target clients are primarily individuals in emerging markets who lack access to traditional banking services but need credit to purchase essential devices. By addressing this gap, PayJoy not only helps consumers but also drives economic growth in these regions.
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Employees
- 1,977
- Open positions
- 62
- Dealroom signal
- 93.7/100
- Industry
- Fintech
- Sub-industry
- Mortgages & Lending
- Sector
- Fintech, Sustainable Development Goals, Consumer Lending, financial inclusion
- Client focus
- b2c
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEBTDebt | Dec 2025 | $140M | — | Neuberger Berman | ↗ |
| DEBTDebt | Sep 2023 | $210M | — | Citi | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for PayJoy is 2.8M monthly website visits, up 16.7% over the last three months. PayJoy's team grew 24.3% over the past year.
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Investors
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Seed22 investors entered at this stage
Red Swan Ventures
Compound
Core Innovation Capital
Alexis de Belloy
Stephen Ciesinski- JCJavelin Capital
Adam Sah
Grant Taylor
John Dukellis
Mesh Lakhani
Terry Duryea
Three Fish Capital- VBVance Bjorn
Collin Wallace
Pascal Levy-Garboua
Western Technology Investment
Safa Rashtchy
Eric Chen
Dan Bragiel
Singularity Investments
Alexandre Carel
Jon Freeman
Series A14 investors entered at this stage
Union Square Ventures
Orange Ventures- DEDave Eisenberg
DNX Ventures
Fenway Summer Ventures- EPEric Ver Ploeg
500 Global
NXTP Labs
Tekton Ventures
ITOCHU
Mouro Capital
Mindset Ventures
Greylock Partners
EchoVC
Series B and later8 investors entered at this stage
- PCPaxion Capital
Arc Labs
Lendable
Citi
Warburg Pincus
Invus
Citi Ventures
Neuberger Berman
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