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Hokodo

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Lending

Embedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 16 companies across 1 category.

hokodo.com ↗Also analysed as a company — its own stack →Open Banking Tracker profile ↗
CategoriesLending
Rank#11 of 255 in Lending
Buyers16 companies
HeadquartersLondon, UK (with Paris office)
Founded2018
FoundersLouis Carbonnier, Richard Thornton, Sami Ben Hatit
RaisedUndisclosed (>$40M equity + €100M debt)

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Founders & story · from Hokodo’s own dossier

Founded 2018 in London/Paris as a B2B Buy Now, Pay Later provider offering real-time digital trade credit at checkout for European merchants. Expanded across six European markets (UK, France, Germany, etc.) on the back of Series B funding in 2022 and a €100M Viola Credit debt facility in 2024. Despite scaling, the business closed down in April 2026; founders rolled into Liquidity Lab, an AI consulting firm focused on B2B trade credit and cash flow.

Latest round: Series B, 2022
Recent developments
  • 2024-03Secured €100M debt facility from Viola Credit source ↗
  • 2026-04Hokodo ceased trading; founders launched Liquidity Lab source ↗
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In the press
embeddedfinancereview.com ↗
Coverage of Hokodo sourced from Embedded Finance Review — a content partner for this report. All articles are © their original authors; click any card to open the source.
◇ article2026-04-28
Froda partners with Norwegian bank, Hokodo shuts down
SpareBank 1 embeds Froda inside its banking app. HVB did the same with Banxware. Meanwhile, Hokodo and Sprinque both shut down.
Source · Embedded Finance Review ↗
◇ article2026-04-25
Hokodo Shuts Down After Eight Years and €500M+ in Financed Invoices
Hokodo, a European B2B BNPL provider, has shut down after eight years. Founders published an unusually candid post-mortem of what went wrong.
Source · Embedded Finance Review ↗
Who uses Hokodo
16 companies disclose Hokodo in their stack
SparkLayerFlorAccessPennyVision LinensVice GolfShopify PlugFuseChinley CheeseHydrMONINACHATMATAnkorstore+4 more
Buyer mix · 16 of 16 classified
E-commerce / DTC brand · 3Marketplace / Two-sided · 3E-commerce / B2B Construction & Industrial Equipment · 1E-commerce / Platform · 1E-commerce / Retail · 1Fintech / Cross-border payments · 1Fintech / Lending · 1Infrastructure / Payments · 1
UK · 7EU · 6Canada · 1MENA · 1
What the disclosures say
SparkLayer
“SparkLayer docs Payments page lists Hokodo (integrates directly), Balance (trusted partner), and Billie (trusted partner) as B2B BNPL / trade credit partners.”
FlorAccess
“Hokodo publicly lists FlorAccess as a customer (hokodo.co).”
Penny
“Hokodo publicly lists Penny as a customer on their site (hokodo.co).”
Vision Linens
“Hokodo publicly lists Vision Linens as a customer at https://www.hokodo.co/. Vision Linens' own blog post at https://www.visionlinens.com/blog/hokodo-payments announces 'We Now Accept Hokodo!”
View source · hokodo.co ↗
Vice Golf
“Hokodo publicly lists Vice Golf as a customer on their website (hokodo.co).”
Shopify Plug
“Hokodo (B2B trade credit) listed by ibsintelligence.com as Shopify Plug-in — this is a third-party Shopify App Store plug-in, not Shopify's own lending program.”
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Alternatives to Hokodo

Other Lending providers in the index, by the number of companies that disclose them. A count of public disclosures, not a ranking of the products.

Affirm65 buyers →Klarna55 buyers →YouLend46 buyers →Mambu36 buyers →Stripe Capital33 buyers →Wisetack27 buyers →Liberis21 buyers →Afterpay16 buyers →
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Hokodo — frequently asked

Which companies use Hokodo?

16 companies are linked to Hokodo in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, through their own public disclosures or Hokodo's published customer list, including SparkLayer, FlorAccess, Penny, Vision Linens, Vice Golf, Shopify Plug, Fuse, Chinley Cheese, Hydr, MONIN and 2 others.

What does Hokodo do?

Hokodo is an embedded-finance provider in Lending. It ranks #11 of 255 Lending providers by linked companies.

What are the alternatives to Hokodo?

The most-named Lending alternatives to Hokodo are Affirm (65 buyers), Klarna (55 buyers), YouLend (46 buyers), Mambu (36 buyers), Stripe Capital (33 buyers) and Wisetack (27 buyers).

Who founded Hokodo?

Hokodo was founded by Louis Carbonnier, Richard Thornton and Sami Ben Hatit and is founded in 2018, headquartered in London, UK (with Paris office).

How much funding has Hokodo raised?

Hokodo has raised Undisclosed (>$40M equity + €100M debt) in total.

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