The service for accepting Russian and foreign payments Platim raised 15 million rubles in exchange for 6% of its shares at a valuation of 250 million rubles. The investor was businessman Anton Mikhailov. The investments will be used to create new products within the service and marketing. This was reported to RB.RU in the press service of the company.
The company explained the sale of shares by the fact that it has repeatedly received investment proposals, so it decided “to let an investor into the project who understands the specifics of our market and will strengthen our team,” Platim.ru said. the founder Leonid Rumyantsev.
- Platim was founded in April 2021 and launched as a mass paid service for freelancers. In 2022, Platim changed its business model and started developing its FinTech solutions. Now it is a service for accepting Russian and foreign payments with its own marketplace for promoting and selling products.
- The Platim website states that there is a 2.9% fee for accepting payments. Also, through the service, you can buy installments up to 300 thousand rubles and set up an online box for free.
- At the beginning of 2023, Elena Kuligina, CEO of Blank Bank, became CEO of the service. Before that, she invested in the company in a round of 23.4 million rubles.
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Source: RB
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