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Defacto

Defacto

Private

Last Round

Series B

Sep 16, 2025

Total Funding Raised

$232.01M

Momentum

Top 25%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Defacto is a fintech company that provides an API-first B2B lending platform for small and medium-sized businesses.

Sector

FinTech

Verticals

Lending & Credit, Credit Scoring, API Management, Platform-as-a-Service, Corporate Banking

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Payment Processing Fee, Revenue Share

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

embedded lendinglending APILending-as-a-ServiceLaaSSMB lendingB2B BNPLembedded financeworking capital loanswhite-label lendingshort-term financinginvoice financingaccounts payable financingautomated underwritinglending infrastructureAI credit scoring

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Defacto Comparables

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Defacto comparables — related companies by embedding similarity
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finmid
85%
Banxware
85%
Aria
81%

Defacto Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series BSep 16, 2025
Series A ExtensionNov 14, 2023
DebtJul 12, 2023
Series AJun 7, 2022
SeedNov 1, 2021

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Charlotte Gounot

Defacto - CFO

Executive Team

Defacto Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Defacto investors
InvestorRounds
Blast.clubSeries B
Global Founders CapitalSeries A, Series A Extension, Series B, Seed
Citi VenturesSeries A Extension, Series B
Global Founders CapitalSeries A, Series A Extension, Series B, Seed
NorthzoneSeries A Extension, Series B, Series A
Motier VenturesSeries A Extension
HeadlineSeries A, Series A Extension, Series B, Seed

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersParis
Employee Range88
Year Founded2021
Last FundingSep 16, 2025

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