Klearly, an Amsterdam-based payments platform built for restaurants, bars, and clubs, announced in a LinkedIn post that it has raised a €12 million Series A round led by PayPal Ventures as it pushes beyond the Netherlands into new European markets. The funding included participation from Italian Founders Fund alongside existing backers Global PayTech Ventures, Antler Elevate and Shapers.
The company has a payment app + supported hardware geared for high-volume venues (e.g., busy nights at bars/clubs, quick-turn fast food, table service). And their site emphasizes “reliable hardware” and “fast payments” to keep lines moving and avoid hiccups when it’s crowded. It also has restaurant-focused features like advanced tipping plus owner/manager reporting and dashboard insights (useful for admin, reconciliation, and understanding performance). Plus, it has POS integration that can integrate with existing restaurant POS systems (or be used standalone), so a venue can upgrade payments without changing POS. The company also pitches partnerships to POS/SaaS providers and claims integrations can be done quickly (“in 2 weeks”). It is device-agnostic and supports NFC across Android and iOS devices, which helps venues standardize across different device setups.
In practice, it acts as a “payments layer” that can run on existing hardware and integrate with a venue’s current POS system (rather than forcing a full POS replacement). And its hospitality-focused features like fast checkout, tipping, and reporting/insights dashboards for owners and staff.
Klearly plans to use the new capital to build local go-to-market capabilities in Italy, expand into Belgium, deepen partnerships with POS providers, and continue investing in product development and team growth across engineering, operations and commercial roles.
