Affirm is a financial technology company that provides point-of-sale lending and buy now, pay later (BNPL) services. The platform enables consumers to purchase goods and services and split payments into installments, while merchants integrate Affirm payment options at checkout. The company uses machine learning and credit scoring to underwrite loans and generates revenue through service fees from merchants and interest from borrowers.
Affirm is publicly traded
IPO'd on January 13, 2021
This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under AFRM.
Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Founded
2012
Total Funding
$1.42B
6 rounds
Last Private Valuation
$7B
September 17, 2020
Total raised $1.42B across 6 rounds
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Last updated 06-25-2026
Latest Round
Type
Series G
Date
September 17, 2020
Amount
$500M
Valuation
$7B
Lead Investors
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 17, 2020 | Series G | $500M | $7B | GIC, Durable Capital Partners |
| April 3, 2019 | Series F | $300M | $2.9B | Thrive Capital |
| December 13, 2017 | Series E | $200M | $1.8B | GIC |
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Valuation indexed to 1.0× at the selected entry round. Valuation marks are estimates and may contain errors. Hover each dot to compare.
Entry · Series B
$0.6B
May 2015
Affirm today
$7B
Sep 2020 · latest mark
Affirm multiple
12.2x
valuation uplift since first round
Y-axis is logarithmic. Hollow dots = estimated valuations. Does not represent realized investor returns.
Max Levchin
Co-Founder & CEO
Libor Michalek
President
Michael Linford
Chief Financial Officer
Katherine Adkins
Chief Legal Officer
Wayne Pommen
Chief Revenue Officer
Silvija Martincevic
Chief Commercial Officer
Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.
Klarna
Swedish BNPL provider founded in 2005, offering interest-free installment payments and longer-term financing options for consumer purchases.
Afterpay
Global BNPL provider owned by Block, Inc., offering installment loans to consumers and serving thousands of retailers in fashion, beauty, and home categories.
Sezzle
Rapidly growing BNPL platform offering interest-free installment payments and shop-now-pay-later financing for consumer purchases.
Zip Co. (formerly QuadPay)
BNPL provider operating in the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand, offering buy now pay later financing and installment options.
Yes, Affirm is publicly traded under the ticker symbol AFRM on the NASDAQ. The company went public in January 13, 2021.
Affirm trades under the ticker symbol AFRM on the NASDAQ. It began trading in January 13, 2021.
Affirm (AFRM on the NASDAQ) shares can be purchased through any standard brokerage account — including Fidelity, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and online platforms like Robinhood or E*TRADE. Search for the ticker AFRM to place an order.
Affirm went public in January 13, 2021 via ipo, with an offering valuation of approximately $7B. Affirm completed its initial public offering on January 13, 2021, on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol AFRM. The company priced its shares at $49 per share, above the target range of $41-$44, and raised approximately $1.2 billion from the IPO.
Affirm raised $1.42B across 6 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.
Affirm was founded by Max Levchin in 2012.
Affirm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, USA.
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