Startup profile for Helcim: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.

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Helcim funding, valuation and investors

Transparent payments and software platform for North American small and mid-sized businesses.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Series C

$53M CAD · August 2026

Latest known valuation

$250M CAD

Series C · August 2026

Total disclosed equity funding

$53M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

growth · Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Investors in latest funding

Lead: BDC Growth Venture Fund

Other: Headline , Curql Collective

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-09-01

Overview

Helcim is a Calgary-based payments company launched in 2020 that builds end-to-end merchant acquiring and SMB software with interchange-plus pricing. On August 21, 2026 it announced a $53 million CAD Series C led by BDC Capital’s Growth Venture Fund at a $250 million valuation, with Headline and other existing investors returning.

Why Helcim is interesting

August 2026 $53M CAD Series C at $250M valuation led by BDC — company claims >$150M ARR and ~$10B payment volume as Canadian banks exit merchant services.

Product & use cases

All-in-one payments stack — POS, invoicing, online checkout, terminals, and open integration tools.

  • SMB card acceptance with interchange-plus pricing
  • Credit-union and regional-bank merchant programs
  • Self-serve payment integration into existing software

Key facts

  • $53M CAD Series C at $250M valuation (Aug 21, 2026)
  • Company: >$150M ARR; >22k merchants; ~$10B volume run-rate
  • $100M total equity since Series A (company)

Funding history (newest first)

Series C

2026-08 $53M CAD Valuation: $250M CAD

Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/helcim-raises-53-million-series-c-as-banks-exit-small-business-payments-302857411.html

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Industries

Fintech

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