# PayU GPO

> PayU GPO is a VC fund in Hoofddorp backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 28 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 28
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/payu/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/PayUCorp
- Website: https://india.payu.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PayU.India/?_ga=2.144086069.1618935476.1674296924-1022441636.1674296924

PayU GPO is a VC fund in Hoofddorp focused on Financial Services and FinTech. PayU GPO provides merchants with access to local payment processing at scale, through a payment technology stack, market-specific payment methods, payment data and analytics, and security for online transactions. The company provides payment coverage as an online payment service provider.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $5M–$8M |
| Series A | $6.5M–$60M |
| Series B | $7M–$300M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 15 | 54% |
| FinTech | 13 | 46% |
| Finance | 4 | 14% |
| Payments | 4 | 14% |
| Apps | 3 | 11% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 11 | 39% |
| Series B | 5 | 18% |
| Seed | 2 | 7% |
| Series C | 2 | 7% |
| Corporate Round | 2 | 7% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 7 | 25% |
| United States | 2 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 7% |
| Egypt | 1 | 4% |
| Mexico | 1 | 4% |

10 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aakash Moondhra | Chief Financial Officer | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aakash-moondhra |
| Marius Costin | Head of Global Partnerships and CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marius-costin |
| Amrish Rau | Chief Executive Officer, India | 67 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amrish-rau |
| Anirban Mukherjee | Global CEO | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anirban-mukherjee-1dcb |
| Arpit Gupta | VP Data Science | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arpit-gupta |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRISKPE | BriskPe is not just another fintech start-up. We're a Mumbai-based financial innovator, driven by a relentless pursuit of excellence in cross-border payments. Our journey is a fusion of regulatory know-how, technological innovation, and an unwavering commitment to empowering Indian MSMEs. We proudly stand within the sturdy framework of theRBI's OPGSP, securing our position as a trustworthy player in India's financial landscape. In Canada, we've earned our stripes with a coveted Money Service Business (MSB) license from Fintrac, ensuring that our global reach extends far beyond just one nation. Our mission is as bold as it is straightforward: to arm Indian MSMEs with the artillery they need to conquer the global market. Accessibility is not just a buzzword for us; it's a guiding principle etched into our very core. We believe that every Indian exporter, regardless of size, should have the tools and resources to navigate the complex world of international payments. We ensure that every payment is not just a transaction but a well-documented journey that our customers can track with ease. At BriskPe, we've embraced the regulatory framework as a means to foster trust and security in every transaction. | $5M | Seed | Apr 29, 2024 |  |
| Ayoconnect | Ayoconnect is Southeast Asia’s largest financial API platform. It enables developers to choose from a wide range of white-label financial products on Ayoconnect’s API platform and quickly launch them to their users. Ayoconnect remains in the background, focused on building and operating the necessary infrastructure while allowing its clients tomonetize and expand their business quickly and effectively.Founded in 2016, Ayoconnect’s API stack has seen rapid adoption. More than 200 companies trust it as clients, including leading banks, retailers, e-commerce, fintech, and e-wallets such as Bank BRI, Bank Mandiri, DANA, Indomaret, Bukalapak, Home Credit, Pegadaian, and connects more than 1,000 institutions through its network of APIs. Ayoconnect’s APIs process more than 300 million API hits annually.Ayoconnect has raised a total of US$15 million from leading local and international institutional investors. Ayoconnect's investors include Mandiri Capital Indonesia, Bank Mandiri’s corporate venture capital unit; BRI Ventures, Bank BRI's corporate venture capital unit; Indonesia’s AC Ventures, headed by Chairman of the Indonesian Fintech Association Pandu Sjahrir; Patamar Capital, Southeast Asia’s leading impact venture capital; Kakaku, a public company listed on the Tokyo Exchange (TYO); and Finch Capital among others. Ayoconnect continues expanding its ecosystem to accelerate financial inclusion and adoption of embedded finance throughout Southeast Asia. | $13M | Series B | Oct 13, 2022 |  |
| DotPe | DotPe is a commerce and payments platform seeking to disrupt the payment experience by increasing customer engagement and offering catalog discovery.The technology start-up provides an offline enterprise business with a commerce and payments platform to drive digital transformation in the way they sell, manage, and engage their customers. Itenables businesses to sell more, sell directly, and sell more efficiently. It was founded in 2019 by Anurag Gupta, Gyanesh Sharma, and Shailaz Nag, and its headquarters are located in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. | $54.5M | Series B | Sep 15, 2022 |  |
| indiagold | Indiagold provides gold loans and secure gold locker services. | $10M | Series A | Sep 09, 2022 |  |
| R2 | R2 enables platforms to seamlessly offer financing to their merchants in Latin America. The company was founded in 2020, and currently operates in Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador. | $15M | Series A | Sep 02, 2022 |  |
| BKN301 | BKN301 provides a Banking-as-a-Service platform with blockchain technology features. BKN301 provides Embedded Financial Services and token issuing services with a B2B model, targeting third parties platforms. BKN301 offers white-label and API-based payment solutions including m-wallets, remittance services, P2P, instant lending, prepaid and creditcards programs. | $15.6M | Series A | Jul 04, 2022 |  |
| Fisdom | Fisdom is an automated investment service provider that manages a personalized online investment account. The personal finance startup also provides personalized investment recommendations. It plans to monetize by charging a commission from financial services companies and mutual funds. | $13.8M | Series C | Jun 30, 2022 |  |
| Vayana Network | Vayana Network is a financing network that enables Businesses and their Trade Partners to capture their entire receivable and payable trades electronically and finance through Banks and Financial Institutions. Businesses can finance their payables, or factor their receivables or make financing available to their counterparties. Vayana Network, inpartnership with MasterCard and Banks, also offers its award winning Commercial Card solution for Payable financing. | $15.1M | Series C | Apr 05, 2022 |  |
| Treinta | Treinta powers 7 million SMBs across the US and Latin America with simple finance, inventory, and sales tools. | $46M | Series A | Apr 04, 2022 |  |
| Lucky | Lucky is an app for credit products, offers, and cashback rewards. | $25M | Series A | Mar 20, 2022 |  |

10 of 28 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does PayU GPO invest in?

PayU GPO invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 28 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is PayU GPO's check size?

PayU GPO typically joins rounds of $5M–$8M at Seed, $6.5M–$60M at Series A and $7M–$300M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds PayU GPO participates in.

### How do I contact PayU GPO?

Public channels for PayU GPO include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at PayU GPO?

The team at PayU GPO includes Aakash Moondhra (Chief Financial Officer), Marius Costin (Head of Global Partnerships and CEO) and Amrish Rau (Chief Executive Officer, India), among 13 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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