Razorpay Software Private Limited
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Fintech, Payment Processing |
| Founded 📆 | |
| Founder 👔 | Harshil Mathur, Shashank Kumar |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
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Number of employees | 3500-4000 |
| 🌐 Website | https://razorpay.com/ |
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Razorpay is an Indian financial technology company, that specializes in digital payments and financial services.[1] Founded by Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar in the year 2014, Razorpay provides businesses with a payment gateway, subscription billing, vendor payouts, and working capital loans.[1][2]
History
Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar founded Razorpay in 2014 while studying at IIT Roorkee, aiming to simplify online payments for Indian businesses.[1][3] The company received early backing from one of the renowned tech start-up incubator Y Combinator.[3] Overall, the company generates revenue through transaction fees[1][4] and subscription services.[4][5]
Funding
Razorpay has raised 11 rounds of funding starting from Mar 23, 2015 which included investors such as Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global, and Ribbit Capital.[6] The company became unicorn in October 2020 after raising $100 million in a Series D funding round. Its most recent funding was a Series F round on Dec 19, 2021 for $375M. 7 investors took part in its most recent round, with Lone Pine Capital, Alkeon Capital Management, TCV at the helm.[6]
As of 2023, Razorpay has raised $742 million in total.[2]
Acquisitions
- BillMe (2023): A digital invoicing startup.[7]
- Ezetap (2022): A point-of-sale (POS) provider.[8][9]
- Poshvine (2022): A loyalty and rewards platform.[10]
- IZealiant Technologies (2022): A fintech firm specializing in bank payments.[11]
- Curlec (2022): A Malaysian subscription payments startup.[10][11]
- TERA Finlabs (2021): A lending tech startup.[11]
- Opfin (2019): A payroll and HR automation platform.[11]
- Thirdwatch (2019): An AI-driven fraud detection company.[2][9]
Controversies
Raid by the Enforcement Directorate
In 2022, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) initiated an investigation into several payment gateways, including Razorpay, for allegedly processing payments related to illicit businesses.[12][13] This probe was part of a broader crackdown on unauthorized loan apps operated by entities with Chinese affiliations.[12] The ED conducted searches at multiple premises associated with these payment processors, aiming to uncover potential violations of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).[12]
As of February 2025, ED's investigation into Razorpay is ongoing, and has frozen around ₹500 crore (US$70 million) in their virtual accounts over the past two years. According to The Financial Express, this is linked to a major cryptocurrency scam involving 10 Chinese nationals behind the HPZ Token scheme, which includes cross-border fraudulent cryptocurrency transactions.[14]
Alt-News donor list controversy
In July 2022, The Wire reported that Alt News, a fact-checking website using Razorpay's payment gateway, claimed its account was blocked due to a law enforcement request. Razorpay later restored access, citing “clarity” on the matter duly received. Same month, Alt News alleged that Razorpay had shared donor data with police, sparking outrage among donors concerned about privacy violations.[15][16] Razorpay stated it had complied with a legal order under Section 91 of the CrPC.[17][18]
2022 payment gateway hack
In 2022, hackers manipulated Razorpay’s authorization process, stealing ₹7.38 crore (US$1.0 million) crore through 831 failed transactions. Razorpay’s authentication partner, Fiserv confirmed they weren’t authorized, and an internal probe linked them to 16 merchants between March 6 and May 13.[19][20]
Awards and recognition
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Report: Razorpay Business Breakdown & Founding Story | Contrary Research". research.contrary.com. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Razorpay Success Story- Facilitating the SME's with effortless online payment mechanisms! | Founders | Business Model | Funding | Revenue". StartupTalky. 2024-12-12. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Razorpay: India's only full-stack financial solutions company for businesses". Y Combinator. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Razorpay's simple fundamental: Here's what makes the fintech major a force to reckon with". Business Today. 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ↑ BPCTeam (2024-09-24). "Razorpay Business Model: How Does Razorpay Earn Profit?". Business Park Center. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Razorpay". Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2025-02-23. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Tiger Global-backed Razorpay marks 8th acquisition with BillMe". VCCircle. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ↑ "Razorpay's POS business clocks 60% growth after Ezetap acquisition". www.business-standard.com. Archived from the original on 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2025-02-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Razorpay eyes $750 billion P2M payments by 2030, says CFO Arpit Chug". www.business-standard.com. Archived from the original on 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2025-02-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 "List of 7 Acquisitions by Razorpay (Jan 2025) - Tracxn". tracxn.com. 2025-01-10. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "List of Startups Acquired By Razorpay - 2022". StartupTalky. 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "India agency searches payment firms in Chinese lending probe". Reuters. 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ↑ "Payment gateways under ED probe in crypto scam? Paytm, Razorpay reject reports – 'Factually inaccurate' | Company Business News". mint. 2025-01-24. Archived from the original on 2025-02-09. Retrieved 2025-02-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Several payment gateways under ED probe in cryptocurrency scam: Report". Financialexpress. 2025-02-05. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ↑ "Payment gateway Razorpay shared donor data with cops: AltNews". The Indian Express. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ↑ "Razorpay faces backlash for sharing Alt News donor data with police". BusinessLine. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ↑ Lakshmanan, Srikanth. "The Razorpay-Alt News Controversy Opens Up a Can of Worms That Should Be Addressed". The Wire. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ↑ Livemint (2022-07-06). "Zubair arrest row: Razorpay responds to Alt News charge". mint. Archived from the original on 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2025-03-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Hackers, fraudsters steal ₹7.38 crore from payment gateway firm Razorpay". Hindustan Times. 2022-05-20. Archived from the original on 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2025-03-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Hacker steals ₹7.3 crore from payment gateway company Razorpay in Bengaluru". The Hindu. 2022-05-19. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ↑ KONRAD", "KENRICK CAI"," ALEX. "Forbes Cloud 100 2024 List - Best Cloud Computing Companies Ranked". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ↑ "Razorpay featured on 'Forbes Cloud 100 2024,' one of few Indian companies on the list". Hindustan Times. 2024-08-14. Archived from the original on 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2025-03-03. Unknown parameter
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Further reading
- Anirudhan, Anil; Dutta, Sanjib (2021). "India's Payments Solution Company 'Razorpay' - From a Fintech Startup to a Unicorn". IBS Center for Management Research – via The Case Centre.
- Sodhi, Tanishka (7 July 2022). "Was Razorpay legally bound to share Alt News's data? Yes and no". Newslaundry. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- Hari, T.N.; Srinivasa, Bala (7 November 2022). "Helping More Than 5 Million Small Businesses Accept and Make Payments: COVID-19 and the Silver Lining". Winning Middle India: The Story of India's New-age Entrepreneurs. Penguin Random House India. ISBN 9789354927621.CS1 maint: Date and year (link) Search this book on
- Ganjoo, Divya; Mukherjee, Saral; Mukhopadhyay, Sandip (20 September 2023). "Razorpay: Providing Payment Convenience to Disruptors". Cases Studies, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad: 1–19. doi:10.1108/case.iima.2023.000009 – via Emerald Insight.
- K., Anitha; J.S., Vishal; B, Prabakar; R, Vaseekaran (16 March 2024). "Enhancing Payment Security: Face Recognition Integration with Razorpay". 2024 2nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications Theme: Healthcare and Internet of Things (AIMLA). IEEE. pp. 1–6. doi:10.1109/AIMLA59606.2024.10531459. ISBN 979-8-3503-4922-1 – via IEEE Explore. Search this book on
- Jain, Anjali (30 July 2024). "RBI dug a pit for Razorpay. Razorpay just built a ladder". The Ken. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- Pamnani, Harsh (21 October 2024). "Case Studies: How Razorpay Became One of India's Leading B2B Fintech Companies". From Unknown to Unforgettable: Strategies and Stories to Transform Your Start-Up Into a Trustworthy Brand. New Delhi: Penguin Random House India. ISBN 9789367905456.CS1 maint: Date and year (link) Search this book on
- Charkraborti, Jayanta; Aggarwal, Shalini; Kumar, Pardeep (2025). "Case Study - Razorpay Payment Gateway 3.0". FinTech 5.0: The Journey from Cryptocurrency to Neobanking. New York: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-040-33454-6. Search this book on
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