Lydia
French tech company | Builders Republic
Formerly Sumeria
About
Consumer mobile banking app offering free current accounts, peer-to-peer payments, virtual cards, sub-accounts for budgeting, and investment options — with an AI assistant (Sia) for transaction analysis and cashback partnerships with major retailers.
Key facts
- Status
- Active
- Sectors
- Fintech & Insurtech
- Latest stage
- Series C
- Founded
- 2013
- City
- PARIS
- Region
- IDF
- Tracked rounds
- 7
- Amount raised
- 225 M€ raised since 2020
Recognition
- Unicorn since 2021-12 (1.0 bn€)
Funding rounds
- Series C · 2021
- Extension · 2020
- Series B · 2020
- Venture Round · 2018
- Venture Round · 2016
- Series A · 2014
- Seed · 2013
Investors
- Accel
- Belcube
- Dragoneer Investment Group
- Echo Street Capital Management
- Financière Saint-James
- Founders Future
- Groupe Duval
- Hedosophia
- NewAlpha Asset Management
- Oddo BHF
- Open CNP
- Tencent
- XAnge
Notes
Lydia a scindé ses services : la marque Lydia reste pour le paiement P2P, et l'activité bancaire (compte courant, banque de dépôt) est rebaptisée Sumeria (lancée mai 2024, migration en 2025). Entité active, rebranding de la banque vers Sumeria.