Zilch - About the company
Zilch is a series D company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2018 by Philip Belamant, Serge Belamant and Sean O’Connor. It operates as a Direct-to-consumer ad-subsidised payments network. Zilch has raised $566M in funding from investors like Gauss Ventures, eBay and Curve, with a current valuation of £1.45B. The company has 266 active competitors, including 71 funded and 50 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like PayPal, Klarna and Square.
Sectors and market segments that Zilch operate in
Zilch serves in the FinTech market segments.The primary business model of Zilch is:Company Details
Direct-to-consumer ad-subsidised payments network. It combines payments and advertising to offer customers payment solutions for online and in-store transactions. It also offers cash backs and rewards for debit transactions. The application is available on both iOS and Android platforms.
- Website
- www.payzilch.com
- Social
- Phone Number
- +44 **********
- Registered Address
- San Francisco, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2018
Location
London, United Kingdom
Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$566M in 13 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
£1.45B as on Jan 15, 2025
Investors
Ranked
10th among 266 active competitors
Annual Revenue
£100M - £500M as on Mar 31, 2025
Employee Count
318 as on Jun 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Legal entities associated with Zilch
Zilch is associated with 5 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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ZILCH USA, INC CIN: 814665770 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1999 | - | 14 (As on Dec 31, 2023) | - |
ZILCH HOLDINGS LIMITED CIN: 11887457 , United Kingdom, Active | Mar 17, 2019 | - | - | |
Zilch Technology Limited CIN: 11488502 , United Kingdom, Active | Jul 26, 2018 | £100M - £500M (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 4 (As on Mar 31, 2025) | |
Zilch Technology Limited CIN: 11488502 , United Kingdom, Active | Jul 26, 2018 | £100M - £500M (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 2 (As on Mar 31, 2023) | |
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY LIMITED CIN: 6836033 , New Zealand, Active | May 08, 2018 | - | - |
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Zilch's funding and investors
Zilch has raised a total funding of $566M over 13 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 01, 2020. Zilch has 56 institutional investors and 38 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Zilch:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Nov 13, 2025 | Undisclosed | Conventional Debt | - | - | - | - |
Nov 13, 2025 | $175M | Series D | - | - | ||
Sep 22, 2025 | $40.4M | Conventional Debt | - | - | - |
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Zilch's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Zilch are Philip Belamant, Serge Belamant and Sean O’Connor. Philip Belamant is the CEO of Zilch.
Here are the details of Zilch's key team members:
- Philip Belamant: Co-Founder & CEO of Zilch and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Serge Belamant: Co-Founder & Chairman of Zilch. They serve on the board of 1 company.
- Sean O’Connor: Co-Founder of Zilch and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address
Zilch's Board of Directors
Zilch's board has 4 active members. Philip Belamant, Serge Belamant and Sean O’Connor are part of team and Pavel Chernyshov is independent board member.Here is the list of Zilch's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
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Team | - | Current | 7y 11m | |
Team | - | Current | 4y 9m | |
Team | - | Current | 4y 0m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 4y 9m |
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Zilch's employee count trend
Zilch has 318 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Zilch's employee count trend over the years:
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Zilch's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Zilch include PayPal, Klarna and Square. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Zilch, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  PayPal 1998, United States, Public | Provider of online payment solutions, money transfers, and virtual wallets | $216M | 87/100 | |
2nd | Developer of an online platform for point-of-sale financing | $4.19B | 85/100 | ||
3rd | Square 2009, San Francisco (United States), Public | Provider of integrated point of sale and business management solutions | $520M | 84/100 | |
4th | Tabby 2019, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Series E | Provider of purchase financing solutions for businesses | $604M | 83/100 | |
5th | Provider of an online platform for point of sale financing | $324M | 79/100 | ||
6th | App-based lending platform for purchase financing | $281M | 74/100 | ||
7th | Sunbit 2016, Los Angeles (United States), Series D | Online platform for point of sale financing | $159M | 77/100 | |
8th | Provider of buy now, pay later services with flexible options | $35.4M | 77/100 | ||
9th |  Sezzle 2016, Minneapolis (United States), Acquired | Online platform for point of sale financing | $17.5M | 76/100 | |
10th | Zilch 2018, London (United Kingdom), Series D | Direct-to-consumer ad-subsidised payments network | $566M | 76/100 |
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Zilch's Investments and acquisitions
Zilch has acquired 2 companies including Fjord Bank and NepFin. Zilch has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to Zilch
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News related to Zilch
Filter this listMedia has covered Zilch for a total of 20 events in the last 1 year, 6 of them have been about company updates and 4 about partnerships.
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Rezolve Ai Partners with Zilch to Integrate Agentic Commerce Infrastructure into Payments PlatformGlobeNewswire•Jul 21, 2026•Zilch, Rezolve, Rezolve AI
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Visa Flexible Credential Brings More Flexible Ways to Pay to Zilch Cardholders in the UKBusiness Wire•May 12, 2026•Visa, Zilch, Thredd, Visa
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Zilch Plans to Acquire Fjord Bank to Accelerate European ExpansionPYMNTS.com•Jan 08, 2026•Zilch, Fjord Bank
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Arsenal Football Club Partners With Zilch For PaymentsRetail Technology Innovation Hub•Nov 21, 2025•Zilch, Arsenal
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Zilch Raises Over $175 Million to Accelerate GrowthBusiness Wire•Nov 13, 2025•Zilch, BNF Capital, Deutsche Bank, KKCG
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