# MasterCard: portfolio, investments and team

> MasterCard is a corporate vc based in United States. 100 investments on record, 9 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/mastercard (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# MasterCard

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 100 cheques on record.

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Venture Grant Seed FinTech Intelligent Systems Information Technology

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**39%** of best year **9** **cheques in 12 months**, 100 on record

Since the last cheque **11** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.9M** Rounds led **1 of 100** Sole investor **31 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 56%**

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## MasterCard highlights

- 01 9 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Grant: 55% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 31 rounds, median $1.6M
- 04 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** FinTech Intelligent Systems Information Technology
- **Based in:** Purchase, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **100 appearances**

- **2026** 7 rounds
- **Oct** **[Vectorial AI Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/vectorial-ai-inc)** Seed · US · Google News search **$3.0M** With 18 others
- **Jun** **[Trust Stamp](https://millionrounds.com/company/trust-stamp)** US **$5.5M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Astrada](https://millionrounds.com/company/astrada)** Seed · US **$3.8M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[Paysend](https://millionrounds.com/company/paysend)** Venture · GB **$25M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[BUMP](https://millionrounds.com/company/bump)** Seed · US **$180K** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Lupiya](https://millionrounds.com/company/lupiya)** Series A · ZM · Disrupt Africa **$11M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[ToneTag](https://millionrounds.com/company/tonetag)** Venture **$3.9M** With 2 others
- **2025** 14 rounds
- **Dec** **[On Me](https://millionrounds.com/company/on-me)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[RideLink](https://millionrounds.com/company/ridelink)** Pre-seed · US **$1.1M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Form3](https://millionrounds.com/company/form3)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Vambo AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/vambo-ai)** Grant **$20K** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Kasha](https://millionrounds.com/company/kasha)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[DigiAsia Bios](https://millionrounds.com/company/digiasia-bios)** Debt **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Sproutly Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/sproutly-inc)** Grant · US **$100K** With 1 other
- **May** **[Zydii](https://millionrounds.com/company/zydii)** Grant **$100K** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[WeMoney](https://millionrounds.com/company/wemoney)** Series A · AU · Startup Daily **$12M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[BKN301](https://millionrounds.com/company/bkn301)** Series B · GB **$24M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Episode Six](https://millionrounds.com/company/episode-six)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Zeta](https://millionrounds.com/company/zeta)** Series D · IN · TechCrunch **$50M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Coala Pay](https://millionrounds.com/company/coala-pay)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Peekapak](https://millionrounds.com/company/peekapak)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2024** 22 rounds
- **Dec** **[Trust Stamp](https://millionrounds.com/company/trust-stamp)** US **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Aevi](https://millionrounds.com/company/aevi)** Debt · GB **$5.2M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Lingawa](https://millionrounds.com/company/lingawa)** Pre-seed · US **$1.1M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Picus](https://millionrounds.com/company/picus)** Series C · US **$45M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Floid](https://millionrounds.com/company/floid)** Venture · CL **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Nominis](https://millionrounds.com/company/nominis)** Seed · ES **$2.5M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Koderlab Training Center](https://millionrounds.com/company/koderlab-training-center)** Grant **$600K** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Muyaspace](https://millionrounds.com/company/muyaspace)** Grant **$600K** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[GlobeDock](https://millionrounds.com/company/globedock)** Grant **$600K** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Ahaz Platforms](https://millionrounds.com/company/ahaz-platforms)** Grant **$600K** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Kuraztech](https://millionrounds.com/company/kuraztech)** Grant **$600K** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Fidel Tutorial](https://millionrounds.com/company/fidel-tutorial)** Grant **$600K** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Enechawet Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/enechawet-games)** Grant **$600K** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Muyalogy](https://millionrounds.com/company/muyalogy)** Grant **$600K** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[AccessPay](https://millionrounds.com/company/accesspay)** Venture · GB **$445K** With 3 others
- **May** **[Doconomy](https://millionrounds.com/company/doconomy)** Series B · SE **$37M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Chalkboard Education](https://millionrounds.com/company/chalkboard-education)** Venture **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[BUMP](https://millionrounds.com/company/bump)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Hello Alice](https://millionrounds.com/company/hello-alice)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 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 **61** 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

- [DPI Venture Capital 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dpi-venture-capital)

Most recent commitments

- [DPI Venture Capital Nclude Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dpi-venture-capital)

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all**

**[Mobeewave](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobeewave)** Bought by [Apple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple) **$100M** Jul 2020

**[mFoundry](https://millionrounds.com/company/mfoundry)** Bought by [FIS](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fis-impact-ventures) **$165M** Mar 2013

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

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**[Applied Predictive Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-predictive-technologies)** **$600M** May 2015

**TNS** **Undisclosed** Nov 2014

**[Pinpoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/pinpoint)** **Undisclosed** Apr 2014

**[C-sam](https://millionrounds.com/company/c-sam)** **Undisclosed** Feb 2014

**[Provus](https://millionrounds.com/company/provus)** **Undisclosed** Jan 2014

**Truaxis** **Undisclosed** Sept 2012

**DataCash Group** **$520M** Aug 2010

**[Orbiscom](https://millionrounds.com/company/orbiscom)** **$100M** Jan 2009

## The cheque

Venture Grant Seed

Median round joined **$3.9M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.6M**

Led 1 of 100 rounds **1%**

- **Sole investor:** 31 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *30*
- Grant *15*
- Seed *15*
- Series B *12*
- Series A *10*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) 5
- [Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) 5
- [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) 4
- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) 3
- [SixThirty](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sixthirty) 3
- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Google for Startups** Accelerator **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups)[**Visa** Corporate VC **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)[**Bain Capital Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures)[**SixThirty** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sixthirty)[**Techstars** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**CIBC Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cibc-capital-partners)[**Evolution Equity Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evolution-equity-partners)[**FinTech Collective** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fintech-collective)[**Gaingels** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**Mana Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mana-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies MasterCard put money into.

[**Trust Stamp** $5.5M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/trust-stamp)[**Astrada** $3.8M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/astrada)[**Paysend** $25M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/paysend)[**Lupiya** $11M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/lupiya)[**ToneTag** $3.9M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tonetag)[**On Me** $6.0M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/on-me)

## Quick answers about MasterCard

### What does MasterCard invest in?

MasterCard invests most often at Venture and Grant (55% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as FinTech, Intelligent Systems and Information Technology.

### How active is MasterCard?

100 investments on record, 9 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has MasterCard invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Vectorial AI Inc. (Seed, Oct 2026), Trust Stamp (Undisclosed round, Jun 2026) and Astrada (Seed, May 2026).

### How big are MasterCard's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.9M.

### Does MasterCard lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 100 investments on record (1%).

### Where does MasterCard invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (56%) and the United Kingdom (19%).

### Is MasterCard investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 9 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does MasterCard invest alongside?

Most often Google for Startups (5 rounds together), Visa (5 rounds together) and Plug and Play (4 rounds together).

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