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Visa

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 123 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowCorporate VC

GrowthSeedSeries AConsumerCybersecurityE-Commerce

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39%of best year13cheques in 12 months, 123 on record
Since the last cheque5days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.5MRounds led1 of 123Sole investor30 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 43%
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Visa highlights

  1. 01

    13 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 61% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 30 rounds, median $2.1M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
ConsumerCybersecurityE-Commerce
Based in
Foster City, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first123 appearances

  1. 2026

    10 rounds

  2. Oct
    OverwatchSeries A · US · Google News search$15MWith 5 others
  3. May
    Payman AI, IncVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  4. May
    Tempty FoodsCrowdfunding · DK$483KWith 1 other
  5. May
    AstradaSeed · US$3.8MWith 5 others
  6. Apr
    PlataSeries C · MX · LatamList$405MWith 10 others
  7. Mar
    CeleroSeries A · BR · LatamList$2.9MWith 5 others
  8. Mar
    Bayes StudioGrant · CA$74KWith 1 other
  9. Mar
    PaysendVenture · GB$25MWith 3 others
  10. Feb
    dabaGrant · US$250KSole investor
  11. Jan
    MagicCubeVenture · US$10MWith 3 others
  12. 2025

    30 rounds

  13. Dec
    PlataDebt · LatamList$500MWith 3 others
  14. Nov
    MonecoVenture · FRUndisclosedWith 2 others
  15. Nov
    JUMODebt$7.5MWith 2 others
  16. Oct
    MoniepointSeries C · NG · Disrupt Africa$200MWith 9 others
  17. Oct
    Bayes StudioGrant · CA$56KWith 1 other
  18. Sept
    Form3Venture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  19. Sept
    International Airlines Group (IAG)Debt · GB$583MSole investor
  20. Aug
    HoneyCoinSeed · KE · Disrupt Africa$4.9MWith 9 others
  21. Aug
    OsiguSeries B · US$10MWith 1 other
  22. Jul
    Car IQVenture · US$8.0MWith 5 others
  23. Jun
    Positive AviationPre-seed · FR$9.4MSole investor
  24. Jun
    PlurallVenture · CO$2.5MWith 1 other
  25. May
    AirwallexSeries F · US · Crunchbase News$300MWith 8 others
  26. May
    ClearLeafSeed · US$3.5MWith 3 others
  27. May
    KonnectVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others
  28. May
    BVNKVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 4 others
  29. May
    Nekuda.aiSeed · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  30. May
    ReceptaVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  31. Apr
    My Home PathwayPre-seed · US$100KWith 2 others
  32. Apr
    MyntVenture · SEUndisclosedWith 1 other
  33. Mar
    enzaSeed · EG · Disrupt Africa$6.8MWith 3 others
  34. Feb
    OzeGH · Disrupt AfricaUndisclosedWith 6 others
  35. Feb
    AithraSeed · FR$2.1MSole investor
  36. Feb
    SolarisGrowth · JP$145MWith 3 others
  37. Feb
    Payman AI, IncSeed · US$800KWith 4 others
  38. Feb
    Lorien FinanceSeed · US$2.3MWith 2 others
  39. Jan
    CrowdedSeries A · US · TechStartups$7.5MWith 8 others
  40. Jan
    MoniepointNG · Disrupt AfricaUndisclosedSole investor
  41. Jan
    InCorp ChainSeed · US$10MWith 3 others
  42. Jan
    PragmaClinGrant · CA$35KSole investor

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 40 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

TrialPayBought by VisaUndisclosedFeb 2015
LoopPayBought by Samsung ElectronicsUndisclosedFeb 2015
YubBought by Coupons.com$30MDec 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

Visa Europe$23BOct 2015
TrialPayUndisclosedFeb 2015
WalmartUndisclosedApr 2014
Fundamo (Proprietary)$110MJun 2011
PlaySpan$190MFeb 2011
Cybersource$2.0BApr 2010

Who they invest alongside

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

Y CombinatorAccelerator9rounds togetherPlug and PlayAccelerator7rounds togetherKima VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherMasterCardCorporate VC5rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherGaingelsPrivate equity4rounds togetherAntlerVC firm3rounds togetherBain Capital VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherCapital OneVC firm3rounds togetherCoinbase VenturesCorporate VC3rounds togetherGoldman SachsPrivate equity3rounds togetherGoogle for StartupsAccelerator3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Visa put money into.

Overwatch$15M · Oct 2026Tempty Foods$483K · May 2026Astrada$3.8M · May 2026Celero$2.9M · Mar 2026Bayes Studio$74K · Mar 2026Paysend$25M · Mar 2026

On podcasts

6 episodes naming Visa in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Visa

What does Visa invest in?

Visa invests most often at Venture and Seed (61% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer, Cybersecurity and E-Commerce.

How active is Visa?

123 investments on record, 13 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Visa invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Overwatch (Series A, Oct 2026), Payman AI, Inc (Venture, May 2026) and Tempty Foods (Crowdfunding, May 2026).

How big are Visa's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.5M.

Does Visa lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 123 investments on record (1%).

Where does Visa invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (43%), the United Kingdom (11%) and Canada (8%).

Is Visa investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 13 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Visa invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (9 rounds together), Plug and Play (7 rounds together) and Kima Ventures (5 rounds together).

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