# Payrails

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/payrails

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Berlin, Germany
- Website: www.payrails.com
- Total disclosed funding: $53M
- Latest round: Series A (May 9, 2025)
- Investors on record: 8

## About

Based in Berlin, Germany, and founded in 2021 by CEO Orkhan Abdullayev, COO Emre Talay, and CTO Nicolas Thouzeau, Payrails GmbH provides a payment solution to the businesses to build and scale financial and payment services globally. In May 2025, Payrails GmbH raised USD 32 million in series A funding led by returning investor HV Capital, with participation from other returning investors Andreessen Horowitz, EQT, and General Catalyst Partners. As of May 2025, the company employs 84 employees. Payrails provides a single API (application program interface) that enables enterprises to scale their financial and payment capabilities through smart payment routing along with consolidated money movements. The company’s product includes multiple features, including tracking unified payment performance, security of customer data, delivering instant refunds, splitting funds into many destinations, supporting on-demand payouts, creating custom ledger accounts, and more. The company plans to use its proceeds from May 2025 funding to expand its payment platform, accelerate product innovation, and support commercial growth across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, May 9, 2025, $32M — EQT, General Catalyst Partners, HV Capital, Andreessen Horowitz
- Seed, May 4, 2023, $15M — EQT, General Catalyst Partners, HV Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, SEK Ventures
- Seed, Oct 4, 2021, $6.6M — HV Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Courage Inc, DSR Group, SEK Ventures, Dada

## Investors

- HV Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hv-capital) — Seed, Series A
- Andreessen Horowitz (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/andreessen-horowitz) — Seed, Series A
- Courage Inc — Seed
- DSR Group — Seed
- SEK Ventures — Seed
- Dada — Seed
- EQT (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/eqt) — Seed, Series A
- General Catalyst Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/general-catalyst-partners) — Seed, Series A