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Who invested in PayPal?
PayPal's investors include Sequoia Capital, Goldman Sachs, Temasek Holdings, BlueRun Ventures and Qualcomm, and 20 more on record.
199920002001
?Series A$4.0MSeries B$3.0MVenture$100MSeries C$90MSeries DUnited States · Series D startup
Who invested in PayPal
5 rounds we have observed, with the 25 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$197Mraised across 5 rounds since 1999, from 5 sources
$4.0MSeries B$3.0MVenture$100MSeries C$90MSeries D
- Latest round
- Series D, $90MFeb 2001
- Biggest round
- $100MSeries C · Apr 2000
- Investors
- 25
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A Jan 1999
- Biggest round
- $100M Series C · Apr 2000
- Usual gap between rounds
- 8 months the median of 3
The rounds
- Feb 2001Series D$90M6 new
Reported by news.cnet.com
- Apr 2000
- Jul 1999
- Jul 1999
- Jan 1999
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Series A1999Series B1999Venture1999Series C2000Series D2001
Sequoia Capital
Goldman Sachs
Temasek Holdings
BlueRun Ventures
Qualcomm
Omnes
Deutsche BankScott BanisterPeter Thiel
Singtel Innov8
Sequoia CapitalGoldman SachsTemasek HoldingsBlueRun VenturesQualcommOmnesDeutsche BankScott BanisterPeter ThielSingtel Innov8The exit
ExitBuyerPriceWhen
From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.
Everyone who backed them
Scott BanisterAngel1round
Peter ThielAngel1round
VertexHedge fund1round
Compass Technology PartnersWealth manager1round
Hikari Tsushin GroupVC firm1round
Nokia VenturesVC firm1round
Digital Century CapitalGrowth equity1round
eBankGrowth equity1round
Providian FinancialGrowth equity1round
TAMCno record of our own yet1round
Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? Tell us.
Also claim to have backed them
These 10 firms list PayPal as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
David ChangAngel networkPer its own site
Jordan WrightAngelPer its own site
Quick answers about PayPal
How much has PayPal raised?
PayPal has raised $197M across 5 rounds since 1999. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did PayPal last raise?
PayPal's most recent round was a Series D of $90M in Feb 2001.
What was PayPal's biggest round?
PayPal's largest round on record is $100M (Series C), in Apr 2000.
Who backed PayPal first?
PayPal's first round on record, in Jan 1999, was backed by Scott Banister, Peter Thiel and Kevin Hartz.
What stage is PayPal at?
PayPal's latest named round is a Series D, in Feb 2001.
Where is PayPal based?
PayPal is based in the United States.
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