inKind valuation, funding and investors
inKind works in restaurant bill payment via mobile app, based in Austin, United States. Founded in 2018, it has about 186 employees.
- Last round
- Growth · $414M · Aug 2026
- Valuation at last round
- $5.00B · implied
- Headcount
- 186 · up
- Grade
- B
- Founded
- 2018
inKind valuation today
VCMC values inKind at $5.1B today, with a range of $3.5B to $7.8B and a grade of B. The valuation starts from its last funding round, a growth round in Aug 2026.
Valuation by date (109 rows)
Each point is what the model would have shown on that date, using only what was known then; before its first round, a company is valued as a startup because it later raised.
| Date | Valuation | Range | Predicted in 1 yr | Phase | Headcount | Trend | Grade | Winding-down probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2018 | $11.5M | $4.18M – $31.5M | $15.7M (+37%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2018 | $11.8M | $4.29M – $32.4M | $16.2M (+37%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2018 | $12.1M | $4.40M – $33.2M | $16.6M (+37%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2018 | $12.4M | $4.52M – $34.1M | $17.0M (+37%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 May 2018 | $12.7M | $4.64M – $35.0M | $17.5M (+37%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2018 | $13.1M | $4.76M – $35.9M | $17.9M (+37%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2018 | $13.4M | $4.89M – $36.9M | $18.4M (+37%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2018 | $13.8M | $5.02M – $37.9M | $18.6M (+35%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2018 | $14.2M | $5.15M – $38.9M | $18.8M (+32%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2018 | $14.5M | $5.29M – $39.9M | $18.9M (+30%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2018 | $14.9M | $5.43M – $41.0M | $19.1M (+28%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2018 | $15.3M | $5.58M – $42.1M | $19.3M (+26%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2019 | $15.7M | $5.73M – $43.2M | $19.4M (+24%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2019 | $16.2M | $5.88M – $44.4M | $19.6M (+21%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2019 | $16.6M | $6.03M – $45.5M | $19.8M (+19%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2019 | $17.0M | $6.19M – $46.7M | $20.0M (+17%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 May 2019 | $17.5M | $6.35M – $47.9M | $20.1M (+15%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2019 | $17.9M | $6.53M – $49.3M | $20.3M (+13%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2019 | $18.4M | $6.70M – $50.5M | $20.5M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2019 | $18.6M | $6.77M – $51.1M | $20.7M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2019 | $18.8M | $6.83M – $51.5M | $20.9M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2019 | $18.9M | $6.89M – $52.0M | $21.1M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2019 | $19.1M | $6.95M – $52.5M | $21.3M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2019 | $19.3M | $7.01M – $52.9M | $21.5M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2020 | $19.4M | $7.08M – $53.4M | $21.7M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2020 | $19.6M | $7.14M – $53.9M | $21.9M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2020 | $19.8M | $7.21M – $54.4M | $22.0M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2020 | $20.0M | $7.27M – $54.9M | $22.2M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 May 2020 | $20.2M | $7.34M – $55.4M | $22.4M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2020 | $20.3M | $7.40M – $55.9M | $22.6M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2020 | $20.5M | $7.47M – $56.4M | $22.8M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2020 | $20.7M | $7.54M – $56.9M | $23.1M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2020 | $20.9M | $7.61M – $57.4M | $23.3M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2020 | $21.1M | $7.67M – $57.9M | $23.5M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2020 | $21.3M | $7.75M – $58.4M | $23.7M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2020 | $21.5M | $7.81M – $59.0M | $23.9M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2021 | $20.9M | $7.62M – $57.5M | $23.3M (+11%) | before first round | 13 | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2021 | $21.1M | $7.69M – $58.1M | $23.5M (+11%) | before first round | 13 | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2021 | $21.3M | $7.76M – $58.5M | $23.7M (+11%) | before first round | 13 | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2021 | $21.5M | $7.83M – $59.1M | $23.8M (+11%) | before first round | 13 | flat | D | 0% |
| 1 May 2021 | $21.7M | $7.90M – $59.6M | $24.0M (+11%) | before first round | 13 | flat | D | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2021 | $21.9M | $7.97M – $60.2M | $24.2M (+10%) | before first round | 13 | flat | D | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2021 | $22.1M | $8.04M – $60.7M | $24.4M (+10%) | before first round | 13 | flat | D | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2021 | $22.3M | $8.12M – $61.2M | $24.5M (+10%) | before first round | 13 | flat | D | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2021 | $22.5M | $8.19M – $61.8M | $24.7M (+10%) | before first round | 13 | flat | D | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2021 | $22.7M | $8.26M – $62.4M | $24.9M (+10%) | before first round | 13 | flat | D | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2021 | $22.9M | $8.34M – $62.9M | $25.1M (+10%) | before first round | 13 | flat | D | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2021 | $23.1M | $8.41M – $63.5M | $25.3M (+9%) | before first round | 13 | flat | D | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2022 | $23.3M | $8.49M – $64.1M | $25.5M (+9%) | before first round | 13 | flat | D | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2022 | $40.0M | $17.1M – $79.4M | $43.7M (+9%) | before first round | 47 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2022 | $40.2M | $17.2M – $79.9M | $44.0M (+9%) | before first round | 47 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2022 | $40.6M | $17.4M – $80.5M | $44.3M (+9%) | before first round | 47 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 May 2022 | $40.8M | $17.5M – $81.1M | $44.6M (+9%) | before first round | 47 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2022 | $41.2M | $17.6M – $81.7M | $44.9M (+9%) | before first round | 47 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2022 | $41.5M | $17.7M – $82.3M | $45.3M (+9%) | before first round | 47 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2022 | $41.8M | $17.9M – $82.9M | $45.6M (+9%) | before first round | 47 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2022 | $42.1M | $18.0M – $83.6M | $46.0M (+9%) | before first round | 47 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2022 | $42.4M | $18.1M – $84.2M | $46.3M (+9%) | before first round | 47 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2022 | $30.9M | $11.2M – $84.8M | $33.7M (+9%) | before first round | 47 | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2022 | $31.1M | $11.3M – $85.4M | $34.0M (+9%) | before first round | 47 | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2023 | $31.3M | $11.4M – $86.1M | $34.2M (+9%) | before first round | 47 | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2023 | $31.6M | $11.5M – $86.7M | $34.5M (+9%) | before first round | 47 | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2023 | $31.8M | $11.6M – $87.3M | $34.7M (+9%) | before first round | 47 | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2023 | $40.8M | $13.4M – $91.5M | $44.5M (+9%) | before first round | 60 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 May 2023 | $41.1M | $13.5M – $92.1M | $44.9M (+9%) | before first round | 60 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2023 | $41.4M | $13.6M – $92.8M | $45.2M (+9%) | before first round | 60 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2023 | $41.7M | $13.7M – $93.5M | $45.5M (+9%) | before first round | 60 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2023 | $42.0M | $13.8M – $94.2M | $45.4M (+8%) | before first round | 60 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2023 | $34.6M | $12.6M – $94.9M | $36.9M (+7%) | before first round | 60 | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2023 | $35.2M | $12.8M – $96.6M | $37.3M (+6%) | before first round | 64 | flat | D | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2023 | $35.4M | $12.9M – $97.3M | $37.2M (+5%) | before first round | 64 | flat | D | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2023 | $35.7M | $13.0M – $98.0M | $37.1M (+4%) | before first round | 64 | flat | D | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2024 | $36.0M | $13.1M – $98.8M | $37.0M (+3%) | before first round | 64 | flat | D | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2024 | $45.2M | $14.9M – $101M | $46.6M (+3%) | before first round | 72 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2024 | $46.0M | $15.1M – $103M | $47.4M (+3%) | before first round | 77 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2024 | $46.4M | $15.3M – $104M | $47.4M (+2%) | before first round | 77 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 May 2024 | $46.7M | $15.4M – $105M | $47.4M (+1%) | before first round | 77 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2024 | $47.1M | $15.5M – $106M | $47.4M (+1%) | before first round | 77 | up | C | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2024 | $55.4M | $23.7M – $110M | $57.2M (+3%) | before first round | 95 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2024 | $57.0M | $24.1M – $115M | $60.1M (+6%) | before first round | 110 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2024 | $57.2M | $23.9M – $117M | $60.4M (+6%) | before first round | 110 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2024 | $57.5M | $23.7M – $118M | $60.7M (+6%) | before first round | 110 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2024 | $58.8M | $24.0M – $123M | $62.9M (+7%) | before first round | 120 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2024 | $59.2M | $23.8M – $125M | $63.3M (+7%) | before first round | 120 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2025 | $61.7M | $24.6M – $132M | $67.6M (+9%) | before first round | 140 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2025 | $62.2M | $24.5M – $134M | $68.1M (+9%) | before first round | 140 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2025 | $62.6M | $24.4M – $137M | $68.6M (+9%) | before first round | 140 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2025 | $63.1M | $24.3M – $140M | $69.1M (+9%) | before first round | 140 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 May 2025 | $63.6M | $24.2M – $142M | $69.6M (+9%) | before first round | 140 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2025 | $64.1M | $24.1M – $145M | $70.2M (+9%) | before first round | 140 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2025 | $64.6M | $23.9M – $148M | $70.7M (+9%) | before first round | 140 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2025 | $65.4M | $24.0M – $152M | $71.4M (+9%) | before first round | 142 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2025 | $65.9M | $23.8M – $155M | $71.7M (+9%) | before first round | 142 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2025 | $66.4M | $23.7M – $158M | $71.9M (+8%) | before first round | 142 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2025 | $67.8M | $23.9M – $163M | $73.4M (+8%) | before first round | 147 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2025 | $68.3M | $23.9M – $166M | $73.7M (+8%) | before first round | 147 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2026 | $70.3M | $24.3M – $173M | $75.9M (+8%) | before first round | 155 | growing | C | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2026 | $71.0M | $24.2M – $177M | $76.2M (+7%) | before first round | 155 | growing | C | 0% |
| 19 Feb 2026 | $5.0B | $3.3B – $8.4B | $5.5B (+10%) | after a round | 155 | up | B | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2026 | $5.0B | $3.3B – $8.4B | $5.5B (+10%) | after a round | 155 | up | B | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2026 | $5.1B | $3.3B – $8.4B | $5.5B (+9%) | after a round | 155 | up | B | 0% |
| 1 May 2026 | $5.1B | $3.3B – $8.5B | $5.6B (+9%) | after a round | 167 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2026 | $5.2B | $3.3B – $8.5B | $5.6B (+8%) | after a round | 167 | up | B | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2026 | $5.2B | $3.3B – $8.5B | $5.6B (+8%) | after a round | 169 | up | B | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2026 | $5.3B | $3.3B – $8.5B | $5.6B (+7%) | after a round | 169 | up | B | 0% |
| 11 Aug 2026 | $5.0B | $3.5B – $7.8B | $5.5B (+10%) | after a round | 169 | up | B | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2026 | $5.0B | $3.5B – $7.8B | $5.5B (+9%) | after a round | 169 | up | B | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2026 | $5.1B | $3.5B – $7.8B | $5.5B (+9%) | after a round | 186 | up | B | 0% |
| 24 Oct 2026 | $5.1B | $3.5B – $7.8B | $5.5B (+8%) | after a round | 186 | up | B | 0% |
Key facts about inKind
- Founded
- 2018
- Headquarters
- Austin, United States
- Employees
- about 186 +31% in a year
- Total raised
- $864M
- Funding rounds
- 2
- Last round
- Growth Equity Aug 2026
inKind was founded in 2018 by Andrew Harris, Johann Moonesinghe, Marcus Triest and Rajan Moonesinghe.
inKind funding history
inKind has 2 funding rounds on record, from Feb 2026 to Aug 2026, $864M in total. None disclosed a valuation.
Growth Equity 10 Aug 2026
Led by Citi, Cross River; with Sagard, Varadero Capital, Trinity Capital.
Sources: prnewswire.com, pymnts.com, finance.yahoo.com
$414M
Growth Equity 18 Feb 2026
Led by Magnetar Capital; with MarcyPen Capital Partners, PEAK6, Alpha Wave Global, Condé Nast, Sodexo US, Jenny Just, Sarosh Mistry, Vasanth Williams.
Sources: finsmes.com, verdictfoodservice.com, finance.yahoo.com and 2 more
$450M
inKind investors
14 investors have backed inKind; Citi, Cross River and Magnetar Capital led at least one round.
- Citi lead
- Cross River lead
- Alpha Wave Global
- Condé Nast
- Jenny Just
- MarcyPen Capital Partners
- Sarosh Mistry
- Sodexo US
- Vasanth Williams
What inKind does
inKind works in payment processing & point of sale, with 11 recorded offerings and customers in food and beverage.
inKind Cards, Inc. is an American company that operates a digital platform engaged in dining rewards and loyalty programs. The company provides a mobile application for dining transactions, a subscription-based rewards program, and bulk gifting services. inKind also offers a reservation system and a delivery platform, and supports restaurants, bars, and cafés in the United States and Australia. The company is involved in restaurant funding and gift card marketing, and utilizes payment processing and customer relationship management systems.
Description from Veridion's company data.
Products and services
- Restaurant Bill Payment via Mobile App
- Restaurant Reservation Management
- Restaurant Delivery Services
- Restaurant Gifting Services
- Restaurant Subscription Services
- Restaurant Capital Funding Services
- Gift Card Distribution
- Electronic Credit Certificate Issuance
- Restaurant Experience Curation Services
- Restaurant Growth Support Services
- Restaurant Operator Partnership Services
Markets
- Food and Beverage
Business model
- Business-to-Business
- Business-to-Consumer
- Software-as-a-Service
- Subscription-Based
Industry codes (NAICS)
- 522320 Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities 70% match
- 513210 Software Publishers 30% match
Questions about inKind
What is inKind worth?
Valuation $5.1B (range $3.5B to $7.8B), as of 24 Oct 2026.
Has inKind raised money?
inKind has 2 funding rounds on record, from Feb 2026 to Aug 2026, $864M in total. None disclosed a valuation.
Who has invested in inKind?
Citi, Cross River, Magnetar Capital, Alpha Wave Global, Condé Nast and Jenny Just, and 8 more. Lead investors include Citi, Cross River and Magnetar Capital.
How many people work at inKind?
About 186, up 31% over the last year. Headcount grew from 13 in Jan 2021 to 186 in Sep 2026.
What does inKind do?
inKind works in payment processing & point of sale, with 11 recorded offerings and customers in food and beverage. Its main offerings are restaurant bill payment via mobile app, restaurant reservation management and restaurant delivery services.
When was inKind founded, and where is it based?
inKind was founded in 2018 and is based in Austin, United States. It has about 186 employees, up 31% over the last year.