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Secondary marketplace / Explore private companies / Marqeta IPO
Marqeta

Marqeta IPO

$1.89B
Series E Valuation, May 2019
Completed IPO
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Marqeta IPO date and status

2010
Founded
Jun 2021
IPO Completed

Company details

Marqeta was founded in 2010 by Jason Gardner. According to a July 2020 report by Reuters, the company has begun talking to investment banks about a potential initial public offering. These comments should not be interpreted to mean that the company is formally pursuing or foregoing an IPO.

Marqeta is a global card issuing platform, providing infrastructure and tools for building configurable payment cards. The company has raised approximately $525 million in Venture Capital funding from investors including Coatue Management, Glean Capital, Spark Capital, Goldman Sachs, ICONIQ Capital, CreditEase, Commerce Ventures, 83North, and Granite Ventures. It has been widely reported that Marqeta last raised $150 million in May 2020 at a post-money valuation of $4.3 billion.

marqeta.com
Sector
Fintech
Subsector
Payments
Founded
2010
Headquarters
Oakland, CA, United States
Forge Price 1
Price not available
Market Activity 2
Limited
Last Matched Price
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Post-Money Valuation 3
$1.89B
Total Funding
$378.77MM
Last Funding Round
Series E

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Is Marqeta a publicly traded company?

Marqeta became a public company following its IPO on 06/09/2021 and is now traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker MQ.

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Marqeta became a public company following its IPO on 06/09/2021 and is now traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker MQ.

What is Marqeta’s IPO price?

The IPO price of Marqeta is not currently available.

When was Marqeta founded?

Marqeta was founded in 2010.

What is Marqeta funding to date?

Marqeta has raised $378.77MM to date.

Marqeta major investors

83north
Black River Ventures
Commerce Ventures
Granite Ventures
Ia Capital Group

Marqeta pre-IPO valuation and funding rounds

Funding history chart
Funding round and deals details
Funding Date Round Amount Raised Price per Share Post-Money Valuation 3 Key Investors
05/21/2019 Series E $260.01MM $3.89 $1.89B 83north, Coatue Management, Commerce Ventures, Commerzventures, Creditease, Geodesic Capital, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Granite Ventures, Ia Capital Group, Iconiq Capital, Lone Pine Capital, Spark Capital, Visa Ventures, Vitruvian Partners
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
66,824,303
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
83north, Coatue Management, Commerce Ventures, Commerzventures, Creditease, Geodesic Capital, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Granite Ventures, Ia Capital Group, Iconiq Capital, Lone Pine Capital, Spark Capital, Visa Ventures, Vitruvian Partners
03/21/2018 Series D-1 $40MM $1.21 $527.04MM Undisclosed Investors
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
33,185,680
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Undisclosed Investors
07/26/2017 Series D $34.63MM $1.21 $510.12MM 83north, Black River Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Commerzventures, Creditease, Goldman Sachs, Granite Ventures, Ia Capital Group, Max Levchin, Sharespost, Visa
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
28,734,078
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
83north, Black River Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Commerzventures, Creditease, Goldman Sachs, Granite Ventures, Ia Capital Group, Max Levchin, Sharespost, Visa
04/27/2015 Series C $21.91MM $0.35 $147.03MM 83north, Commerce Ventures, Commerzventures, Granite Ventures, Ia Capital Group
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
62,114,648
Liquidation Pref Order
2
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
83north, Commerce Ventures, Commerzventures, Granite Ventures, Ia Capital Group
03/04/2013 Series B $17.21MM $0.29 $102.33MM 83north, Commerce Ventures, Granite Ventures, Lionbird
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
58,408,050
Liquidation Pref Order
2
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
83north, Commerce Ventures, Granite Ventures, Lionbird
06/01/2011 Series A $5.01MM $0.06 $17.11MM 83north, Granite Ventures
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
87,780,429
Liquidation Pref Order
2
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
83north, Granite Ventures

Marqeta IPO news and media highlights

Finextra Research 02/15/2022

Marqeta and Plaid to pair ACH with card issuing

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform, today announced a partnership with Plaid, a data network that powers the tools millions of people rely on to live healthier financial lives, to simplify ACH transfers, enabling customers to seamlessly and securely authenticate their bank accounts and fund their accounts to power more immediate spending.
Finextra Research 10/27/2021

Marqeta to provide new commercial card programmes for Bill.com

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform, announced today that the company is partnering with Bill.com (NYSE: BILL), a leading provider of cloud-based software that simplifies, digitizes, and automates complex, back-office financial operations for small and midsize businesses (SMBs), to power new innovative commercial card products for Bill.com’s financial institution customer...
Crowdfund Insider 08/17/2021

Marqeta Goes Green with Recycled Plastic Cards

Click HERE to find out ⭐ Marqeta Goes Green with Recycled Plastic Cards. | Crowdfund Insider: Global Fintech News, including Crowdfunding, Blockchain and more.
The Fintech Times 08/01/2021

Google Pay’s Virtual Card To Be Powered by Marqeta | The Fintech Times

Google Pay will use Marqeta’s card issuing platform to power a virtual card that gives its users more ways to spend online and in-person
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