Founded in 2008, WePay is known for its easy, anyone-can-use-them payment collection services, aimed at individuals and “unsophisticated” online sellers. The company was originally designed to help friends collect money from each other, and it has since grown to cater to online businesses looking for a cheap way to collect payments.
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Ignition Partners led the round, which will be used to expand the team and possibly develop mobile services similar to Square and PayPal. Existing investors Highland Capital Partners and August Capital also participated in the round.
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WePay is based in Palo Alto, Calif. and has raised $19.5 millon in total funding.
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