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PayPal Ventures

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 34 cheques on record.

Deploying nowCorporate VC

Series BSeries ASeedBiotechnologyCannabisMarket Research

Deploying now
30%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 34 on record
Since the last cheque240days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$24MRounds led9 of 34Sole investor1 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 42%
Pitch PayPal Ventures

PayPal Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 68% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $3.5M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Send and request payments securely, shop online, and manage your payments in one place with PayPal.Translated from Arabic, from their own website
Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
BiotechnologyCannabisMarket Research
Based in
San Jose, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first34 appearances

  1. 2026

    3 rounds

  2. Mar
    Cart.comGrowth · US · Ventureburn$180MWith 7 others
  3. Feb
    XflowSeries A · IN · Ventureburn$17MWith 6 others
  4. Feb
    EFEXSeed · MX · Contxto$8.0MLed
  5. 2025

    9 rounds

  6. Oct
    KITEAISeries A · Ventureburn$18MLed
  7. Sept
    FinarySeries B · FR · Ventureburn$29MLed
  8. Sept
    UmeSeries B · BR · LatamList$22MWith 6 others
  9. Sept
    KiteSeries A · TechStartups$18MLed
  10. Jul
    QoalaSeries C · ID · Next Billion Capital Partners$47MLed
  11. Apr
    StitchSeries B · ZA · Disrupt Africa$55MWith 9 others
  12. Mar
    MendelSeries B · MX · LatamList$35MWith 10 others
  13. Jan
    FormanceSeries A · FR · TechCrunch$21MLed
  14. Jan
    Olé LifeSeries B · PR · LatamList$13MLed
  15. 2024

    3 rounds

  16. Dec
    BureauSeries B · IN · TechStartups$30MWith 9 others
  17. Mar
  18. Mar
    AufinitySeries B · DE · Firms' own news pages$24MLed
  19. 2019

    5 rounds

  20. Nov
    TRM LabsUS · FinSMEs$4.2MWith 3 others
  21. Aug
    TalaSeries D · IN · FinSMEs$110MWith 7 others
  22. Apr
    Happy ReturnsUS · FinSMEs$11MWith 3 others
  23. Apr
    Cambridge BlockchainSeries A · US · Forbes$3.5MSole investor
  24. Feb
    RaisinSeries D · DE · TechCrunch$114MWith 3 others
  25. 2018

    3 rounds

  26. Dec
    TossKR · TechCrunch$80MWith 7 others
  27. May
    Pine LabsIN · VCCircle$125MWith 1 other
  28. Apr
    DoshSeries A · US · FinSMEs$44MWith 1 other
  29. 2015

    2 rounds

  30. Apr
    Loop CommerceSeries B · US$16MWith 12 others
  31. Jan
    PulsateSeed · IE$1.2MWith 3 others
  32. 2013

    4 rounds

  33. Nov
    MoneytreeSeed · JP · techcrunch.com$1.6MWith 3 others
  34. Nov
    Loop CommerceSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$7.2MWith 17 others
  35. Jan
    OloSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 3 others
  36. Jan
    PISTIS ConsultVenture · GH$1.2MWith 4 others
  37. 2010

    2 rounds

  38. Jul
    Better FinanceSeries A · US$4.5MWith 6 others
  39. Jul
    BillFloatSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$4.5MWith 6 others
  40. 2009

    2 rounds

  41. Jan
    BillFloatSeed · US · gigaom.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  42. Jan
    Better FinanceSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  43. 2007

    1 round

  44. Oct
    mFoundrySeries C · US · venturebeat.com$15MWith 5 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 71 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 3 we have independently watched raise

DevelopersGovernment RelationsNMLS Consumer Access

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 listed1 in all

mFoundryBought by FIS$165MMar 2013

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies PayPal Ventures put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name PayPal Ventures in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about PayPal Ventures

What does PayPal Ventures invest in?

PayPal Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (68% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology, Cannabis and Market Research.

How active is PayPal Ventures?

34 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 9. The most recent was in Mar 2026.

What has PayPal Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Cart.com (Growth, Mar 2026), Xflow (Series A, Feb 2026) and EFEX (Seed, Feb 2026).

How big are PayPal Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $24M.

Does PayPal Ventures lead rounds?

Yes: it led 9 of its 34 investments on record (26%).

Where does PayPal Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (42%), India (13%) and Mexico (6%).

Is PayPal Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does PayPal Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Venrock (4 rounds together), Y Combinator (4 rounds together) and Alumni Ventures (3 rounds together).

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