Funding round
Clara Growth
Reported as "Growth Equity"
Clara, which works in corporate payment solutions development in São Paulo, raised $80M in a Growth round announced on 2 May 2025. 16 firms took part. It is Clara's fifth venture round on record; the one before was a Growth in Apr 2023.
$80M
Amount raised
Not disclosed
Post-money valuation
16
Investors
no lead named
Valuation
What this round says about the price
Clara did not disclose a valuation in this round; its last disclosed one was $1.00B at the Series B (Dec 2021). It came 25 months after Clara's Growth. It is 37% of the $219M Clara has raised in the venture rounds on record. No later venture round is on record for Clara.
Clara's funding rounds
Clara has 5 venture rounds on record and 3 other deals. This one is highlighted.
- Pre-seed 10 Mar 2021, led by General Catalyst $3.5M
- Series A 21 Jul 2021 $5.0M
- Series B 14 Dec 2021, led by Coatue $70M$1.00B post-money
- Debt not a venture round 1 Mar 2023, led by Accial Capital $90M
- Growth 26 Apr 2023, led by GGV Capital $60M
- Growth this round 2 May 2025 $80M
- Debt not a venture round 1 Nov 2025 $70M
- Debt not a venture round 4 Feb 2026 $150M
Investors
Who put money in
16 firms took part; no lead investor was named.
Investors
- backs 97 venture-backed companies new investor
- backs 18 venture-backed companies new investor
- Citi Ventures new investor
- backs 9 venture-backed companies new investor
- Coatue backs 229 venture-backed companies new investor
- backs 55 venture-backed companies new investor
- DST Global backs 179 venture-backed companies new investor
- Endeavor backs 236 venture-backed companies new investor
- Evolution Ventures new investor
- Gaingels backs 364 venture-backed companies new investor
- Kaszek backs 85 venture-backed companies new investor
- Monashees backs 73 venture-backed companies new investor
- Moore Strategic Ventures new investor
- backs 44 venture-backed companies new investor
- backs 108 venture-backed companies new investor
- General Catalyst backs 574 venture-backed companies new investor
Use of proceeds
What the money is for
According to the announcement, the money goes to hiring, product development, geographic expansion, sales and marketing, scaling operations and working capital.
- Hiring
- Product development
- Geographic expansion
- Sales and marketing
- Scaling operations
- Working capital
Comparable rounds
How it compares
38 Growth rounds in Payment Processing & Point of Sale within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $61M, and this round was 1.3 times the median. The closest in time, other companies' Growth rounds in Payment Processing & Point of Sale:
| Company | Announced | Amount | Post-money | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payment Processing & Point of Sale | 6 May 2025 | $105M | not disclosed | General Catalyst |
| Payment Processing & Point of Sale | 20 May 2025 | $77M | not disclosed | Tribe Capital |
| Payment Processing & Point of Sale | 6 May 2025 | undisclosed | not disclosed | Greater Sum Ventures |
| Plaid Payment Processing & Point of Sale | 3 Apr 2025 | $575M | $6.10B | Franklin Templeton and Fidelity Management and Research |
| Payment Processing & Point of Sale | 1 Apr 2025 | $235M | not disclosed | not named |
| Payment Processing & Point of Sale | 4 Jun 2025 | $175M | not disclosed | Andreessen Horowitz and Paradigm |
| Addi Payment Processing & Point of Sale | 4 Apr 2025 | $70M | not disclosed | not named |
| Payment Processing & Point of Sale | 4 Jun 2025 | undisclosed | not disclosed | Ventura Capital |
Sources
Where this comes from
Reported by 3 sources.
Questions
Frequently asked
How much did Clara raise in its Growth round?
Clara raised $80M in its Growth round, announced in May 2025.
Which investors took part in Clara's Growth round?
Acrew Capital, Alter Global, Citi Ventures, Citius, Coatue and Commerce Ventures and 10 more.
What was Clara's valuation at the Growth round?
It was not disclosed; its last disclosed one was $1.00B at the Series B (Dec 2021).
How does it compare with other Growth rounds in Payment Processing & Point of Sale?
38 Growth rounds in Payment Processing & Point of Sale within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $61M, and this round was 1.3 times the median.