Veem
Veem runs a cross border B2B payments platform built for small business wire transfers.
Veem still moves money across borders for small businesses, but bigger rivals with the same rulebook are growing faster while Veem's headcount and funding stay still.
Veem helps small companies send and receive money internationally. It has licenses and banking connections that are hard to get, which protects it from startups that want to jump in. But Airwallex, Payoneer, and Wise have the same protections and are growing faster with more money behind them. The company has stayed around 116 employees since 2020 while competitors scale up and take customers. Most likely, Veem gets bought by a larger company rather than becoming independent and huge on its own.
Veem headcount stays flat or declines below current ~116 employees over the next year. Would confirm stagnation versus growing peers like Airwallex and Wise.
Veem discloses revenue or partner volume figures from Bridge, Visa, or Rain stablecoin partnerships. Would indicate whether new product bets are generating real scale.
- Headcount roughly 116, flat since 2020
- Revenue estimated $44M to $81M, undisclosed
- Total funding raised near $94M to $101M
- Flat headcount near 108 to 121 employees since 2020 signals stalled growth and possible acquisition target status.
- Conflicting funding and valuation data across trackers (62.5M vs 227.8M post-money) suggests lack of transparent primary financing.
- Larger, better capitalized peers (Airwallex, Wise, Payoneer/Nuvei) are outscaling Veem in the identical licensed SMB cross-border segment.
- New stablecoin product USDV (Apr 2026) faces uncertain future US and global stablecoin regulation.
- AI-agent payment tools like MoonPay's MoonAgents Card (May 2026) could automate workflows Veem currently monetizes.
| Rival | Direction | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Airwallex | losing to | 150,000+ businesses served and 150B+ processed (vendor-claimed) vs Veem's 1.1 to 1.5M users, as of Jun 2026 |
| Payoneer | losing to | Acquired by Nuvei for approximately 2.75B dollars, signaling scale gap vs Veem, reported Jun 2026 |
| Wise Business | losing to | Listed among top scaled alternatives to Veem in cross-border SMB payments, Jun 2026 |
| Stripe (via Bridge) | contesting | Veem partners with Bridge (Stripe) for stablecoin accounts Apr 2026, but Stripe could disintermediate directly |
| Revolut Business | gaining on | Named as direct peer fintech scaling in same SMB cross-border segment as of 2026 |
- Is Veem profitable in 2026?
- Veem does not disclose profitability. Third party estimates put 2024 revenue anywhere from 43.9M to 80.6M depending on source (Latka, ZoomInfo), a wide spread that signals no audited financials are public as of July 2026.
- Is Veem still growing or has it stalled?
- Headcount has stayed roughly flat, around 108 to 121 employees between November 2024 and June 2026 per Crustdata, which gave it a growth score of just 21 out of 100 as of June 2026, suggesting stalled expansion.
- Who owns Veem and is it publicly traded?
- Veem is privately held, not publicly traded, per ZoomInfo as of July 6, 2026. It has raised roughly 94 to 101 million dollars across rounds since 2014, with REPAY Holdings (NASDAQ: RPAY) taking a minority stake in September 2021.
- Could AI replace Veem's payments platform?
- Not easily. Veem's money transmission licenses, KYC/AML compliance infrastructure, banking rail relationships, and accounting integrations (QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite) form a regulatory moat that a generic AI model cannot replicate without itself becoming a licensed money transmitter.
- Who is Veem's biggest competitor?
- Wise Business, Airwallex, and Payoneer are Veem's closest rivals in SMB cross-border payments. Airwallex reportedly serves over 150,000 businesses and has processed over 150 billion dollars, dwarfing Veem's estimated 1.1 to 1.5 million users as of mid-2026.
- Has Veem raised new funding recently?
- Funding data is murky. Forge lists a 6.82 million dollar Series C-3 round in March 2025 at a 227.8 million dollar post money valuation, while Caplight lists total cumulative funding of only 62.5 million dollars with a grant in July 2025, an unresolved discrepancy as of April 2026.
- 2026-06-16Veem expands virtual card program with stablecoin support via Rain partnership, 200+ countries
- 2026-04-22Veem launches stablecoin accounts and USDV digital dollar powered by Bridge (Stripe)
- 2026-03Veem expands Visa partnership for global virtual accounts in US, Canada, UK, Europe
- 2025-07-25Caplight records a grant as Veem's last tracked funding event, cumulative funding 62.5M
- 2025-04-24Veem partners with LianLian Global on cross-border payment solutions
- 2025-03Forge lists a 6.82M Series C-3 round at approximately 227.8M post-money valuation
- 2021-09-23REPAY Holdings (NASDAQ: RPAY) makes minority equity investment in Veem
- 2020-09Veem raises approximately 31M Series C/D led by Truist Ventures
- 2018Veem raises 25M round led by Goldman Sachs
- 2017-03Veem raises 24M Series B led by National Australia Bank Ventures
- Veem Revenue, Funding & Growth History (2024) (2024-11-29)
- Veem raises $24 million to simplify global payments (2017-03-14)
- Veem - Overview, News & Similar companies (2026-07-06)
- Goldman Sachs leads $25m funding in blockchain paytech Veem (2025-03-28)
- Veem - Headcount, Funding & Open Jobs (2026-06-20)
- REPAY Announces Strategic Partnership with Veem (2021-09-23)
- Veem IPO: Investment Opportunities & Pre-IPO Valuations (2023-11-14)
- Valuation, Funding Rounds & Stock Price (2026-04-21)
- Veem Expands Its Virtual Card Program with Stablecoin Support (2026-06-16)
- Disbursements: An Overview for Partners (2026-04-14)
- Veem and LianLian Global Partner to Deliver Seamless Cross-Border Payment Solutions (2025-04-24)
- Company Media Room of Veem Inc. (2026-06-15)