Shieldpay
Shieldpay is a payments platform for legal and professional services that handles escrow and client money management. It has raised $40M in Series A funding and employs 57 people.
The growth story
Shieldpay grew from 55 to 57 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $40M along the way, most recently a Series A in December 2021.
About
Shieldpay provides payment processing and escrow services tailored for legal transactions, removing the administrative burden of managing client funds. Its platform supports high-value, international payments with compliance features for law firms and professional service providers.
The company last raised $40M in December 2021 from investors including Elliott Management and CE Innovation Capital. Its headcount of 57 suggests steady scaling since its 2017 founding.
Founders and leadership
Operations is the largest department with 8 employees. The company has a median tenure of 2 years, indicating moderate retention.
The Shieldpay org chart
Sophie Condie (CEO - Chief Executive Officer) leads 27 mapped leaders with 9 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Sales 9 (+50% YoY), Finance 6 (-40% YoY), Operations 6 (0% YoY), Customer Success and Support 6 (+20% YoY), Legal 4 (-20% YoY), Information Technology 3 (-25% YoY).
Talent flow
Shieldpay recruits heavily from Form3 (4 hires) and traditional financial institutions like Lloyds Banking and American Express (3 each). Alumni most frequently move to People's Partnership (5) and payments firms like EML and Visa.
Most common previous employers of Shieldpay staff: Form3 (4), Lloyds Banking (3), American Express (3), PwC (2), ThoughtLeaders4 (2), Bright Network (2). Former Shieldpay employees most often moved to People's Partnership (5), EML (3), American Express (3), Equals (2), Novus Strategy (2), Visa (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Shieldpay mafia
Shieldpay alumni have founded 9 companies, including Novus Strategy (12 employees) and Evoke (8 employees).
9Claire Van der Zant, was Chief Growth Officer until 2025Alan Edwards, was Commercial Director until 2025Riccardo Santoro, was Head of Revenue Operations until 2023Ashley Barwick, was Head of Product until 2022Penny Watson, was Head Of Marketing until 2020Fiona Wainscott, was Head of Business Development until 2022
Luke Czak, was Head of Technical Product until 2024
Ammar Saleh, was Data Entry Operator until 2023
Jasdeep Matharu, was Director of Software Develoment until 2003Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 46% direct, 39% search, 3% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Shieldpay: Project Management (20), Strategy (18), Management (17), Leadership (16), Customer Service (15), Problem Solving (15), Communication (15), Analytical Skills (14).
Where the team actually sits
Shieldpay people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (27), United Kingdom (14), London Area, United Kingdom (2), Greater Oxford Area (1).
Search footprint
Shieldpay attracts about 12 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 29 ranking keywords and lost 45 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.10 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Shieldpay has 57 employees as of September 2026.
Shieldpay has raised $40M in total, most recently a Series A round in December 2021.
Shieldpay was founded in 2017 by Pete Janes.
Sophie Condie (CEO - Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Shieldpay's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Shieldpay staff are Form3 (4 people), Lloyds Banking (3 people), American Express (3 people).
Former Shieldpay employees most often move to People's Partnership (5), EML (3), American Express (3).
At least 9 companies have a founder who previously worked at Shieldpay, including Novus Strategy, Evoke, GridShare.
Shieldpay attracts about 12 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Shieldpay staff are Project Management, Strategy, Management, Leadership, Customer Service.
Shieldpay staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (27), United Kingdom (14), London Area, United Kingdom (2).
Shieldpay has about 9 people in Sales, up 50% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Shieldpay has about 6 people in Finance, down 40% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 47 current and 235 former Shieldpay profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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