Klearly Raises €12M To Expand Restaurant Payments Platform

The round was led by PayPal Ventures and included Italian Founders Fund, Global PayTech Ventures, Antler Elevate, and Shapers.

Although the payments market is highly competitive, many restaurants still rely on generic legacy systems that aren’t tailored for hospitality, especially during peak periods. Klearly fills this gap with a payments platform designed specifically for restaurants, prioritizing speed, reliability and performance in high-volume environments.

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The platform integrates with existing POS systems to streamline operations, boost revenue per guest and improve customer retention. Klearly works as a standalone system compatible with current hardware, so merchants can adopt it without replacing equipment. For deeper integration, it also offers a payments layer that connects to existing POS systems, enabling faster, more reliable transactions without requiring a new setup.

Sam Koekoek, CEO of Klearly, stated that the company aims to become a leading payments solution for restaurants, bars and clubs across Europe. He emphasized that Klearly is not a generic payments provider and works without requiring merchants to replace their existing POS systems.

Instead, we provide a payment layer purpose-built for hospitality that supports leading operators and leading POS providers.

Klearly has gained strong adoption in the Netherlands, with thousands of merchants using its platform and is now expanding into Italy and Belgium in partnership with restaurant groups and POS providers.

The new funding will support this growth by enhancing local go-to-market efforts in Italy, expanding the partner network and continuing investments in product development, POS integrations and team growth across commercial, operations, partnerships and engineering functions.

About Klearly

Founded in 2022, Klearly simplifies payment acceptance for small and medium-sized businesses across Europe. Its app turns smartphones and tablets into secure payment devices offering an all-in-one digital solution that lets businesses focus on operations while Klearly manages seamless reliable payment processing.