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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 snapshotLatest 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
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- BDC Growth Venture Fund (lead)
- Headline (participant)
- Curql Collective (participant)
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