Wise is a global financial technology company that lets personal and business customers send money internationally at the real exchange rate with low, transparent fees. It offers cross-border transfers, multi-currency accounts and debit cards, and Wise Platform, which supplies payment infrastructure to banks and businesses. In the financial year ended 31 March 2026 Wise moved $243.5 billion of cross-border volume for 18.9 million active customers. The company direct-listed in London in 2021 and transferred its primary listing to Nasdaq in May 2026, trading as WSE with a secondary London listing.
Wise is publicly traded
Listed directly on Jul 7, 2021
This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under WISE.L.
Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Founded
2011
Employees
5,001–10,000
Total Funding
$1.01B
8 rounds
Last Private Valuation
$5B
Jul 2020
Completed move of primary stock listing from London to Nasdaq (ticker WSE), retaining a secondary LSE listing (WISE).
Deeper US capital-markets access/liquidity may support valuation over time; no new price mark.
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Total raised $1.01B across 8 rounds
Last updated 09-20-2026
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2020 | Secondary (2020) | $319M | $5B | D1 Capital Partners, Lone Pine Capital |
| May 2019 | Secondary (2019) | $292M | $3.5B | Lone Pine Capital, Lead Edge Capital, Vitruvian Partners +1 more |
| Nov 2, 2017 | Series E TechCrunch | $280M | $1.6B | Old Mutual Global Investors |
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Entry · Series D
$1.1B
May 2016
Wise today
$5B
Jul 2020 · latest mark
Wise multiple
4.5x
valuation uplift since first round
Y-axis is logarithmic. Hollow dots = estimated valuations. Does not represent realized investor returns.
Kristo Käärmann
Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Emmanuel Thomassin
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director
Nilan Peiris
Chief Product Officer
Harsh Sinha
Chief Technology Officer
David Wells
Chair of the Board of Directors
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Yes, Wise is publicly traded under the ticker symbol WISE.L on the LSE. The company went public in Jul 7, 2021.
Wise trades under the ticker symbol WISE.L on the LSE. It began trading in Jul 7, 2021.
Wise (WISE.L on the LSE) 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 WISE.L to place an order.
Wise went public in Jul 7, 2021 via direct_listing, with an offering valuation of approximately $5B. Wise has been publicly traded since its direct listing on the London Stock Exchange on 7 July 2021, then London's largest technology listing. On 8 May 2026 a UK scheme of arrangement made Jersey-incorporated Wise Group plc the group's ultimate parent, and on 11 May 2026 Wise completed its dual listing, transferring its primary listing to the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker WSE while retaining a secondary London listing under WISE. Existing shares were admitted with no offering, so the move raised no new capital.
Wise raised $1.01B across 8 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.
Wise was founded by Kristo Käärmann in 2011.
Wise is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
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