Revolut Secures $3B at $75B Valuation
Hey FinTech Fanatic!
Europe’s FinTech crown jewel just got shinier.
Revolut and its backers are wrapping up a $3 billion fundraising spree that pegs the company at $75 billion — a 66% jump from last year’s $45B secondary sale.
The round was so oversubscribed that some investors reportedly got smaller allocations than they wanted.
Revolut managed the entire process in-house — no bankers, no middlemen — as it gears up for the next phase:
🏦 Expanding into 30 new markets
💰 Investing $13B to hit 100M users (from 65M today)
🇬🇧 Securing that long-awaited full UK banking license
CEO Nik Storonsky says the goal is clear: reach a $150 billion valuation and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Europe’s largest banks.
The question now: can Revolut double its worth again before it even goes public?
Cheers,
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