Kuapay
Company

Last deal

$8M

Amount

Series B

Stage

30.04.2014

Date

3

all rounds

$16.7M

Total amount

date founded

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About Company
Kuapay provides a mobile payment application that allows users to make purchases with their smartphones.

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founded date

01.01.2011

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series B

IPO status

Private

Description

The Kuapay mobile payment application enables users to make purchases with credit and debit cards, presenting one-time QR codes to merchants for increased security. Additionally, the app offers location-based coupons and loyalty marketing. The company is based in Santa Monica, California, and aims to enhance the customer experience by increasing touchpoints and improving communication channels. Kuapay is committed to putting the user back in control of their privacy and is actively seeking engineers and designers to join their team.
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Virginia Masa
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Catalina Mayorga
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Sebastian Vidal

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