Investments shaping the future of fintech in India
PayU is one the most active investors in the fintech space in India with $5bn+ of cumulative investment in Indian fintech over the last 5 years.
Our dual identity as an investor and an operator means we offer our portfolio brands more than just capital. Our approach centers on people – we focus on long-term investments that allow us to build meaningful relationships, nurture the growth of both businesses as well as their founders, and support solutions that make a difference in the world.
Meet the PayU family in India
Over the last five years, we’ve made investments in seventeen different companies across payments, credit, digital assets and other areas of fintech. These companies hail from nine different countries and our investments have ranged from seed funding, to several hundred million dollars across multiple rounds, all the way up to full acquisitions. Click learn more to know about our global investments.
Investment News
PayU acquires India's Citrus Pay for $130 million
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Fisdom raises fresh round of funding led by PayU
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Offline-to-online merchant platform ‘Dot’ raises seed funding from PayU, Fosun RZ Capital, Info Edge Ventures & others
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Offline-to-online merchant platform ‘DotPe’ secures $27.5 million series A funding from PayU, Info Edge Ventures and Google
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PayU acquires digital payments company Wibmo for $70 million
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PayU consolidates its India digital credit offering, announces plan to merge LazyPay and PaySense to build a full-stack digital lending platform
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PayU invests US$11.5mn in PaySense
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PayU, the payments and fintech business of Prosus, leads the USD 11 million financing round in Fisdom
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indiagold announces USD $12M round which will be led by PayU and Alpha Wave Incubation (AWI) fund
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IFC & PayU invest INR 114cr in Vayana Network to increase formal trade credit to micro and small businesses
READ MORE >Our Investment Ethos
PayU’s investments cover four key areas linked to our vision of creating a full-stack digital financial services platform that would serve the financial needs of Indian merchants, banks and consumers through technology.
Competing Successfully
PayU is always focused on complementary business offerings, investing in the right teams and people. We invest in and empower leading entrepreneurs and teams. Rather than competing for market share, we concentrate on creating true market value that can best serve Indian businesses and consumers.
Accelerate Product Innovation
Most of our portfolio brands are cutting-edge businesses that we believe can accelerate our vision while improving our core product. Our investments focus on bringing better services and value to our merchants and stakeholders, while keeping in front of the fast-moving fintech landscape.
Geographic Expansion
We don’t want to reinvent the wheel when we see players who have already identified a market gap and developed a fantastic business offering. We are constantly looking for partners who will help us gain new markets in a faster way while shaping the future of fintech.
Disruptive Investment
Being a world-leading fintech investor means keeping an eye on the people, ideas and technologies that have the potential to transform our world.
Competing Successfully
PayU is always focused on complementary business offerings, investing in the right teams and people. We invest in and empower leading entrepreneurs and teams. Rather than competing for market share, we concentrate on creating true market value that can best serve Indian businesses and consumers.
Accelerate Product Innovation
Most of our portfolio brands are cutting-edge businesses that we believe can accelerate our vision while improving our core product. Our investments focus on bringing better services and value to our merchants and stakeholders, while keeping in front of the fast-moving fintech landscape.
Geographic Expansion
We don’t want to reinvent the wheel when we see players who have already identified a market gap and developed a fantastic business offering. We are constantly looking for partners who will help us gain new markets in a faster way while shaping the future of fintech.
Disruptive Investment
Being a world-leading fintech investor means keeping an eye on the people, ideas and technologies that have the potential to transform our world.