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December 17, 2020

GoCardless closes $95m round amid holiday deal rush

The funding brings the company to near unicorn status


Freya Pratty

2 min read

British payments company GoCardless has secured $95m in new funding, bringing the company to near unicorn status with a $970m valuation.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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