Investors map · Worldwide

Who invests in payments

112 investors have backed two or more of the 168 payments startups worldwide on our map, in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed; the most active has backed 8.

112investors on the map
4kinds of investor
Digital Currency Groupbacked the most (6)
VC firmsmost common kind

VC firms

86

+62 more

Corporate investors

13

Private equity and asset managers

10

Growth funds

3

Segment by segment

VC firms

86 investors

  1. Digital Currency GroupVC firmUnited States6 backed
  2. Tiger Global ManagementVC firmUnited States6 backed
  3. Insight PartnersVC firmUnited States6 backed
  4. Ribbit CapitalVC firmUnited States5 backed
  5. Andreessen HorowitzVC firmUnited States5 backed
  6. HeadlineVC firmUnited States5 backed
  7. Alumni VenturesVC firmUnited States4 backed
  8. Lightspeed Venture PartnersVC firmUnited States4 backed

Corporate investors

13 investors

  1. Endeavor CatalystCorporate investorUnited States8 backed
  2. Coinbase VenturesCorporate investorUnited States7 backed
  3. MasterCardCorporate investorUnited States4 backed
  4. VisaCorporate investorUnited States3 backed
  5. EndeavorCorporate investorUnited States3 backed
  6. Saison CapitalCorporate investorSingapore3 backed
  7. SE VenturesCorporate investorUnited States3 backed
  8. PayPal VenturesCorporate investorUnited States3 backed

Private equity and asset managers

10 investors

  1. Goldman SachsPrivate equityUnited States6 backed
  2. GaingelsPrivate equityUnited States5 backed
  3. GICPrivate equitySingapore5 backed
  4. Fasanara CapitalHedge fundUnited Kingdom4 backed
  5. Morgan Stanley Investment ManagementPrivate equityUnited States3 backed
  6. DST GlobalPrivate equityUnited Kingdom3 backed
  7. Victory Park Capital AdvisorsPrivate equityUnited States2 backed
  8. Fortress InvestmentPrivate equityUnited States2 backed

Growth funds

3 investors

  1. CitibankGrowth fundUnited States5 backed
  2. HSBCGrowth fundUnited Kingdom3 backed
  3. SESpice ExpeditionsGrowth fund-2 backed

How this map is made. Every investor here has backed two or more startups on our payments map, in rounds we track. Grouped by the kind of investor, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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