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m3ter provides a pricing operations platform for usage-based billing and metering. Its product integrates usage data, applies complex pricing models, and automates accurate invoice generation in real-time. This system manages consumption-based pricing, allowing businesses to efficiently handle data ingestion, rating, and billing for service offerings.
Founded in 2019 by John Griffin and Griffin Parry, the company is headquartered in London. Their insight stemmed from the operational challenges B2B software companies faced implementing scalable, complex pricing strategies. The founders aimed to build a robust solution simplifying these hurdles, enabling businesses to adapt to revenue models driven by consumption.
m3ter primarily serves B2B software scale-ups adopting or transitioning to usage-based pricing. The platform empowers these companies to operationalize their pricing, ensuring billing accurately reflects consumption. Its vision centers on becoming a foundational infrastructure for modern pricing, helping businesses optimize revenue and maintain strategic flexibility.
m3ter has raised $32.0M across 2 funding rounds.
m3ter has raised $32.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
m3ter has raised $32.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
m3ter's investors include Notion Capital, Atomico, Balderton Capital, Concrete Rose Capital, Next Play Ventures, Partech Ventures, Zachary Sims, Insight Partners, Kindred Capital, Union Square Ventures, 2048 Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures.
m3ter has raised $32.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $14.0M Series A in April 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2023 | $14M Series A | Notion Capital | Atomico, Balderton Capital, Concrete Rose Capital, Next Play Ventures, Partech Ventures, Zachary Sims, Insight Partners, Kindred Capital, Union Square Ventures | Announced |
| Feb 1, 2022 | $18M Seed | — | 2048 Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Founders' Co OP, F Prime Capital, Insight Partners, Matchstick Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Gary Benitt, Union Square Ventures, Vitalize Venture Group, Christian Owens, ED Hallen, Edward Bishop, Matt Robinson, TIM Sadler, Zack Kanter, Chrysanthos Chrysanthou | Announced |
m3ter is a London-based technology company that provides a usage-based billing platform for B2B software scale-ups, automating complex pricing calculations, metering, and integrations to ensure accurate, error-free billing.[1][2][4] It serves finance, billing, product, engineering, sales, and customer success teams in the SaaS industry by processing usage data, applying pricing models, and streamlining workflows between CRM and ERP systems, addressing revenue leakage (1-3% or more), operational inefficiencies, and billing bottlenecks.[1][2][4] Customers like Onfido, Sift, Regal, and ClickHouse have recovered lost revenue, shortened billing cycles by days, reduced inquiries, and accelerated product launches.[4]
Founded in 2020, m3ter has shown strong growth momentum, raising $14M (£11.2M) in Series A funding in 2023 to fuel US expansion and demonstrating traction through AWS Marketplace integration and pre-IPO stock availability on platforms like EquityZen.[3][5]
m3ter was founded in 2020 (with some sources noting 2019) by John Griffin (Co-Founder and CRO) and Griffin Parry (Co-Founder and CEO), both with a decade of experience in usage-based pricing (UBP).[2][3][6] The idea emerged from their previous venture, GameSparks, a startup they co-founded where they implemented UBP for customer billing; Amazon acquired it in 2017, allowing them to study AWS's world-class UBP practices for over three years before launching m3ter.[2]
Early traction built on this expertise, focusing on operationalizing advanced UBP for software companies. By 2023, m3ter secured significant Series A funding, marking a pivotal moment for scaling internationally.[3]
m3ter stands out in the competitive usage-based billing space (against rivals like BluLogix, Lago, and Orb) through these key strengths:
m3ter rides the explosive growth of usage-based pricing (UBP) in SaaS, driven by cloud-native models like AWS and the shift from fixed subscriptions to flexible, value-based monetization amid AI, fintech, and scale-up booms.[2][5] Timing is ideal as B2B software firms face rising complexity in hybrid pricing, revenue leakage, and compliance—market forces amplified by economic pressures demanding precise revenue recognition.[1][4]
It influences the ecosystem by freeing engineers from custom billing builds, accelerating innovation for scale-ups, and enabling marketplace integrations that expand SaaS distribution; this supports broader trends in cloud financial management and operational agility.[4][5]
m3ter is poised for continued expansion, leveraging its 2023 funding for deeper US penetration and potential further rounds amid surging UBP demand from AI-driven usage spikes.[3] Trends like generative AI monetization, real-time analytics, and regulatory scrutiny on billing will shape its path, potentially evolving it into a core infrastructure layer for enterprise SaaS stacks.
As B2B scale-ups prioritize revenue maximization, m3ter's automation edge positions it to capture more market share, transforming billing from a cost center to a growth engine.[2][4]
