# Visa: portfolio, investments and team

> Visa is a corporate vc based in United States. 123 investments on record, 13 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Visa

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 123 cheques on record.

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Deploying now Corporate VC

Growth Seed Series A Consumer Cybersecurity E-Commerce

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**39%** of best year **13** **cheques in 12 months**, 123 on record

Since the last cheque **5** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$7.5M** Rounds led **1 of 123** Sole investor **30 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 43%**

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## Visa highlights

- 01 13 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Seed: 61% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 30 rounds, median $2.1M
- 04 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Growth Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Consumer Cybersecurity E-Commerce
- **Based in:** Foster City, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **123 appearances**

- **2026** 10 rounds
- **Oct** **[Overwatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/overwatch)** Series A · US · Google News search **$15M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Payman AI, Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/payman-ai-inc)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **May** **[Tempty Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/tempty-foods)** Crowdfunding · DK **$483K** With 1 other
- **May** **[Astrada](https://millionrounds.com/company/astrada)** Seed · US **$3.8M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Plata](https://millionrounds.com/company/plata)** Series C · MX · LatamList **$405M** With 10 others
- **Mar** **[Celero](https://millionrounds.com/company/celero)** Series A · BR · LatamList **$2.9M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[Bayes Studio](https://millionrounds.com/company/bayes-studio)** Grant · CA **$74K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Paysend](https://millionrounds.com/company/paysend)** Venture · GB **$25M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[daba](https://millionrounds.com/company/daba)** Grant · US **$250K** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[MagicCube](https://millionrounds.com/company/magic-cube)** Venture · US **$10M** With 3 others
- **2025** 30 rounds
- **Dec** **[Plata](https://millionrounds.com/company/plata)** Debt · LatamList **$500M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Moneco](https://millionrounds.com/company/moneco)** Venture · FR **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[JUMO](https://millionrounds.com/company/jumo)** Debt **$7.5M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Moniepoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/moniepoint)** Series C · NG · Disrupt Africa **$200M** With 9 others
- **Oct** **[Bayes Studio](https://millionrounds.com/company/bayes-studio)** Grant · CA **$56K** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Form3](https://millionrounds.com/company/form3)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[International Airlines Group (IAG)](https://millionrounds.com/company/international-airlines-group-iag)** Debt · GB **$583M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[HoneyCoin](https://millionrounds.com/company/honeycoin)** Seed · KE · Disrupt Africa **$4.9M** With 9 others
- **Aug** **[Osigu](https://millionrounds.com/company/osigu)** Series B · US **$10M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Car IQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/car-iq)** Venture · US **$8.0M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Positive Aviation](https://millionrounds.com/company/positive-aviation)** Pre-seed · FR **$9.4M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Plurall](https://millionrounds.com/company/plurall)** Venture · CO **$2.5M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Airwallex](https://millionrounds.com/company/airwallex)** Series F · US · Crunchbase News **$300M** With 8 others
- **May** **[ClearLeaf](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearleaf)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Konnect](https://millionrounds.com/company/konnect)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **May** **[BVNK](https://millionrounds.com/company/bvnk)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **May** **[Nekuda.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/nekuda-ai)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Recepta](https://millionrounds.com/company/recepta)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[My Home Pathway](https://millionrounds.com/company/my-home-pathway)** Pre-seed · US **$100K** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Mynt](https://millionrounds.com/company/mynt)** Venture · SE **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[enza](https://millionrounds.com/company/enza)** Seed · EG · Disrupt Africa **$6.8M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Oze](https://millionrounds.com/company/oze)** GH · Disrupt Africa **Undisclosed** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Aithra](https://millionrounds.com/company/aithra)** Seed · FR **$2.1M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Solaris](https://millionrounds.com/company/solaris)** Growth · JP **$145M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Payman AI, Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/payman-ai-inc)** Seed · US **$800K** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Lorien Finance](https://millionrounds.com/company/lorien-finance)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Crowded](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowded)** Series A · US · TechStartups **$7.5M** With 8 others
- **Jan** **[Moniepoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/moniepoint)** NG · Disrupt Africa **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[InCorp Chain](https://millionrounds.com/company/incorp-chain)** Seed · US **$10M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[PragmaClin](https://millionrounds.com/company/pragmaclin)** Grant · CA **$35K** Sole 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 listed **3 in all**

**[TrialPay](https://millionrounds.com/company/trialpay)** Bought by [Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) **Undisclosed** Feb 2015

**[LoopPay](https://millionrounds.com/company/looppay)** Bought by [Samsung Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-electronics) **Undisclosed** Feb 2015

**[Yub](https://millionrounds.com/company/yub)** Bought by Coupons.com **$30M** Dec 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** **$23B** Oct 2015

**[TrialPay](https://millionrounds.com/company/trialpay)** **Undisclosed** Feb 2015

**Walmart** **Undisclosed** Apr 2014

**[Fundamo (Proprietary)](https://millionrounds.com/company/fundamo-proprietary)** **$110M** Jun 2011

**[PlaySpan](https://millionrounds.com/company/playspan)** **$190M** Feb 2011

**[Cybersource](https://millionrounds.com/company/cybersource)** **$2.0B** Apr 2010

## The cheque

Growth Seed Series A

Median round joined **$7.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.1M**

Led 1 of 123 rounds **1%**

- **Sole investor:** 30 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *33*
- Seed said *26*
- Series A said *12*
- Series B said *11*
- Debt *9*
- Series C *6*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 9
- [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) 7
- [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) 5
- [MasterCard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mastercard) 5
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 4
- [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) 4

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## 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 Combinator** Accelerator **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)[**Kima Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures)[**MasterCard** Corporate VC **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mastercard)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Gaingels** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels)[**Antler** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler)[**Bain Capital Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures)[**Capital One** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-one)[**Coinbase Ventures** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase)[**Goldman Sachs** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs)[**Google for Startups** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Visa put money into.

[**Overwatch** $15M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/overwatch)[**Tempty Foods** $483K · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tempty-foods)[**Astrada** $3.8M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/astrada)[**Celero** $2.9M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/celero)[**Bayes Studio** $74K · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/bayes-studio)[**Paysend** $25M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/paysend)

## On podcasts

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

- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 4 Oct 2026 · 35 min Fred Ng: The Einstein Visa, Getting Paid Before Building Anything & Letting AI Do the Paperwork - E736 Mentions [Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa)[Square Peg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/square-peg-2)[Frederick Ng](https://millionrounds.com/person/frederick-ng) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The BetaKit Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/betakit) 23 Feb 2026 · 52 min How to fix Canada's Start-up Visa Mentions [Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa)[Boris Wertz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boris-wertz)[Version One](https://millionrounds.com/fund/version-one-2) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 25 Sept 2025 · 1h 20m 20VC: NVIDIA Invests $100BN Into OpenAI | Is Triple, Triple, Double, Double Dead | Navan Files to go Public & Notion Hits $500M ARR | The Impact of H1B Visas on Startups in the US Mentions [Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 7 Sept 2025 · 56 min Anonymous Q&A: Moving to Silicon Valley from Southeast Asia, USA Hiring & Visa Roadblocks and Talent Ecosystems – E624 Mentions [Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 27 Aug 2025 · 1h 30m Google is Nano Banana, Apple AI plans & The Great H1B Visa Debate | E2170 Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) 14 Jul 2025 · 1h 4m How Plaid Turned a Failed $5.3B Deal with Visa into Momentum | Zach Perret (Plaid) With [Zach Perret](https://millionrounds.com/person/zach-perret) Mentions [Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [In Depth](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-depth) 16 Jul 2026 · 1h 9m Why Plaid’s COO cold-calls new hires | Eric Sager (COO of Plaid) Apple Podcasts
- [Headlines by TechCabal](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/techcabal) 3 Jul 2026 · 30 min Episode 23 | What’s next for African payments? with Iyin Aboyeji Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) 25 Feb 2026 · 33 min Is crypto growing up? Tether risk, Stripe’s stablecoin play, and the GENIUS Act explained Apple Podcasts
- [Scaling Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/scaling-europe) 30 Oct 2025 · 22 min Tom Pope: Co-founder & CEO at Adfin Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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