Behind the Site

Paddle

paddle.com

UK fintech offering merchant-of-record payments, subscription billing and tax compliance for SaaS and software companies.

  • Fintech / Payments infrastructure
  • active
  • Founded 2012
  • Researched Sep 2026
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Age14 yearsDomain registered 1998
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Based inLondon, United KingdomAlso New York City, US, Austin, US
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Employees251-500Crunchbase headcount band (251-500) and LinkedIn stating 350+ employees; Tracxn cites 395 employees as of March 2026
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Funding$293M raisedSeries D $200M
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PlatformsWeb, API
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Founders2 foundersChristian Owens, Harrison Rose

The story

Paddle was started in London in 2012 by Christian Owens and Harrison Rose to help software companies sell and manage payments globally. It grew from an early software distribution and payments tool into a full merchant-of-record platform, raising venture funding from investors including KKR and FTV Capital and acquiring subscription-analytics firm ProfitWell in 2022. It now operates as a venture-backed, unicorn-valued payments infrastructure provider serving thousands of SaaS and digital product sellers.

Timeline

  1. Founded2012

    Paddle founded

    Christian Owens and Harrison Rose start Paddle in London

  2. FundingApr 2022

    $200M Series D

    KKR-led round values Paddle at $1.4B, making it a UK unicorn

  3. AcquiredMay 2022

    Acquires ProfitWell

    Buys subscription metrics firm ProfitWell for about $200M

Founders

  • Christian Owens

    Founder & CEO

    Started an earlier software/Mac-bundle business as a teenager before co-founding Paddle at 18

    theorg.com

  • Harrison Rose

    Co-Founder & Chief Customer Officer

    Co-founded Paddle with Christian Owens at 17-18, dropping out before starting university

13 sourcesEvery fact above links back to these.
  1. Paddle homepage and schema.org organization datapaddle.com
  2. Founder-Led Sales: From Failed Launch to 7 Figuressaasclub.io
  3. Christian Owens - Founder & CEO at Paddle | The Orgtheorg.com
  4. Interview with Paddle's Co-Founder, Harrison Roseblog.salesflare.com
  5. Paddle raises $200m Series D round at unicorn valuationfintechfutures.com
  6. Paddle raises $200m to supercharge SaaS companies' global growthftvcapital.com
  7. We've raised $200m to supercharge SaaS companies' global growthpaddle.com
  8. Paddle Raises $25 Million for Payments Infrastructurefinovate.com
  9. Post Series D Raise, Paddle Acquires ProfitWell for $200Mbuiltinnyc.com
  10. Paddle - Crunchbase Company Profile & Fundingcrunchbase.com
  11. Paddle | LinkedInlinkedin.com
  12. Paddle - Company Profile, Team, Funding | Tracxntracxn.com
  13. We've acquired ProfitWellpaddle.com
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