# American Express Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> American Express Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 62 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Mar 2026.

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# American Express Ventures

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 62 cheques on record.

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Growth Seed Series A Electronics Mechanical Design Mobile

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**33%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 62 on record

Since the last cheque **228** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$30M** Rounds led **1 of 62** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **7 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 84%**

Pitch American Express Ventures

## American Express Ventures highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 60% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $26M
- 04 7 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Growth Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Electronics Mechanical Design Mobile
- **Based in:** Palo Alto, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

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## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **62 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Candex](https://millionrounds.com/company/candex)** Series C · US · Crunchbase News **$40M** With 4 others
- **2025** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Replit](https://millionrounds.com/company/replit)** Growth · US · TechCrunch **$250M** With 9 others
- **Apr** **[Blackbird](https://millionrounds.com/company/blackbird)** Series B · US · AlleyWatch **$50M** With 7 others
- **2019** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Flow](https://millionrounds.com/company/flow)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$37M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[MishiPay](https://millionrounds.com/company/mishipay)** Series A · GB · EU-Startups **$4.4M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Drum](https://millionrounds.com/company/drum)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$11M** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[Even Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/even-financial)** US · FinSMEs **$25M** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[Menlo Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/menlo-security)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$75M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Better.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/better-com)** US · FinSMEs **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Better Mortgage](https://millionrounds.com/company/better-mortgage)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$70M** With 4 others
- **2018** 5 rounds
- **Sept** **[Divido](https://millionrounds.com/company/divido)** Series A · GB · FinSMEs **$15M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[IndiaLends](https://millionrounds.com/company/indialends)** Series B · IN · Economictimes **$10M** *Led*
- **May** **[Signifyd](https://millionrounds.com/company/signifyd)** Series D · US · Businesswire **$100M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Tradeshit](https://millionrounds.com/company/tradeshit)** Series E · US · FinSMEs **$250M** With 9 others
- **Feb** **[Even Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/even-financial)** US · FinSMEs **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **2017** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Menlo Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/menlo-security)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$40M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Abra](https://millionrounds.com/company/abra)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$16M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Bill.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/bill-com)** US · FinSMEs **$100M** With 8 others
- **May** **[Signifyd](https://millionrounds.com/company/signifyd)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$56M** With 1 other
- **2016** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Simplee](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplee)** **$20M** With 13 others
- **Sept** **[Signifyd](https://millionrounds.com/company/signifyd)** US · TechCrunch **$19M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Kyriba](https://millionrounds.com/company/kyriba)** **$23M** With 12 others
- **Jan** **[Persado](https://millionrounds.com/company/persado)** **$30M** With 5 others
- **2015** 6 rounds
- **Sept** **[Abra](https://millionrounds.com/company/abra)** Series A · US **$12M** With 8 others
- **Jul** **[Stripe](https://millionrounds.com/company/stripe)** Series C · US **$90M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Enigma Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/enigma-technologies)** Series B · US **$28M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[RetailNext](https://millionrounds.com/company/retailnext)** Series E · US **$125M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Bill.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/bill-com)** Series F · US **$50M** With 8 others
- **Jan** **[Persado](https://millionrounds.com/company/persado)** Series B · US **$21M** With 3 others
- **2014** 9 rounds
- **Nov** **[Bigcommerce](https://millionrounds.com/company/bigcommerce)** Series D · US **$50M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[MobiKwik](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobikwik)** Series B · IN **$30M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Cignifi](https://millionrounds.com/company/cignifi)** Series A · US **$4.9M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[RetailNext](https://millionrounds.com/company/retailnext)** Series D · US **$30M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Instacart](https://millionrounds.com/company/instacart)** Series B · US **$44M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[LearnVest](https://millionrounds.com/company/learnvest)** Series D · US **$28M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Ezetap](https://millionrounds.com/company/ezetap)** Series B · IN **$8.0M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Capillary Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/capillary-technologies)** Venture · SG **$4.5M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Enigma Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/enigma-technologies)** Series A · US **$4.5M** With 4 others
- **2013** 13 rounds
- **Nov** **[Bill.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/bill-com)** Series E · US · techcrunch.com **$38M** With 13 others
- **Oct** **[IfOnly](https://millionrounds.com/company/ifonly)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$12M** With 11 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **42** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Funds they back

## 1 fund commitment on record

- **Managers:** 1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it. Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

- [GitHub 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/github-accelerator)

Most recent commitments

- [GitHub GitHub Secure Open Source Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/github-accelerator)

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**7** of 30 we have independently watched raise

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Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **7 in all**

**[LearnVest](https://millionrounds.com/company/learnvest)** Bought by [Northwestern Mutual](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northwestern-mutual-future-ventures) **$250M** Mar 2015

**[OpenTable](https://millionrounds.com/company/opentable)** Bought by Priceline **$2.6B** Jun 2014

**[Ness Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/ness-computing)** Bought by OpenTable **$17M** Feb 2014

**[Clickable](https://millionrounds.com/company/clickable)** Bought by Syncapse **Undisclosed** Jun 2012

**[Ketera](https://millionrounds.com/company/ketera)** Bought by Deem **Undisclosed** Dec 2010

**[OpenTable](https://millionrounds.com/company/opentable)** Listed **Undisclosed** May 2009

**[Adaytum](https://millionrounds.com/company/adaytum)** Bought by Cognos **Undisclosed** Jan 2003

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Growth Seed Series A

Median round joined **$30M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$26M**

Led 1 of 62 rounds **2%**

- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Mar 2026
- **Exits:** 7 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *17*
- Series C *11*
- Series A said *8*
- Series D *7*
- Series E *4*
- Growth said *-*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Commerce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/commerce-ventures) 5
- [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) 5
- [August Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/august-capital) 4
- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) 4
- [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) 4
- [DCM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures) 4

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as American Express Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Commerce Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/commerce-ventures)[**Goldman Sachs** Private equity **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs)[**August Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/august-capital)[**Bain Capital Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures)[**Comcast Ventures** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures)[**DCM Ventures** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**HSBC** Growth equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsbc)[**JP Morgan Chase** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j-p-morgan-chase)[**StarVest Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starvest-partners)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**BlueRun Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bluerun-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies American Express Ventures put money into.

[**Candex** $40M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/candex)[**Replit** $250M · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/replit)[**Blackbird** $50M · Apr 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/blackbird)[**Flow** $37M · Dec 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/flow)[**MishiPay** $4.4M · Sept 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/mishipay)[**Menlo Security** $75M · Jul 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/menlo-security)

## Quick answers about American Express Ventures

### What does American Express Ventures invest in?

American Express Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series C (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Electronics, Mechanical Design and Mobile.

### How active is American Express Ventures?

62 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Mar 2026.

### What has American Express Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Candex (Series C, Mar 2026), Replit (Growth, Sept 2025) and Blackbird (Series B, Apr 2025).

### How big are American Express Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $30M.

### Does American Express Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 62 investments on record (2%).

### Where does American Express Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (84%), India (8%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

### Is American Express Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does American Express Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Commerce Ventures (5 rounds together), Goldman Sachs (5 rounds together) and August Capital (4 rounds together).

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