Lydia: Company Profile & Valuation

Lydia runs a French mobile payment app that lets users send money to friends, monitor their bank accounts, make transfers and set up shared accounts, all from one interface. The company also built Sumeria, a companion banking application aimed at individuals who want everyday accounts alongside the peer-to-peer payment features Lydia is known for.

Founded in 2013, Lydia had grown to 8 million users at last count, making it one of France's most downloaded fintech apps. It added roughly 4,000 new users a day during a period of rapid growth that coincided with a large Series B funding round in early 2020.

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Lydia runs a French mobile payment app that lets users send money to friends, monitor their bank accounts, make transfers and set up shared accounts, all from one interface.

Lydia is private, so its shares are not available on public markets.

Lydia's total funding stands at $230.7M over 3 rounds.

Lydia is valued at $1B.