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MasterCard portfolio map
54 startups MasterCard has backed in rounds we track, since 2012, grouped by their main sector. Together they have raised $3.9B; MasterCard led at least one round in 1 of them. The biggest sector is Fintech, with 31 companies.
Fintech
31
Airwallex
iZettle
Mozido- BBill.com
Flutterwave
Paysend
Shieldpay
Minka- ZZeta
Doconomy
Paycast
SPG
mx51
Mobeewave
BKN301
Infinicept
First Performance- TTeampay
- FForm3
Billhop
WeMoney
Lupiya
Moneytree
Paypa Plane
+7 more
Edtech
10
Funding by segment
- Fintech$3.6B31
- Edtech$8.1M10
- AI$99M7
- Cybersecurity$175M3
- Internet$51M3
Where they are based
- United States19$1.2B
- United Kingdom8$340M
- Australia4$1.7B
- Sweden3$440M
- Kenya3$2.1M
- Ethiopia2$1.2M
- Colombia1$51M
- India1$50M
- Canada1$27M
- Zambia1$11M
United States
United Kingdom
Australia
Sweden
Kenya
Ethiopia
Colombia
India
Canada
ZambiaFounded
4 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M11
- $1M to $10M12
- $10M to $50M20
- $50M to $250M6
- $250M to $1B4
- $1B and over1
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
48 of 54 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States19
- United Kingdom8
- Australia4
- Sweden3
- Kenya3
- Ethiopia2
- Colombia1
- India1
- Canada1
- Zambia1
- Japan1
- Ireland1
Japan
IrelandStartups by country, 17 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Fintech
31 startups · $3.6B raised
- AirwallexAirwallex is the leading financial technology platform for modern businesses growing beyond bordersAustralia$1.6B
- iZettleZettle by PayPal is on a mission to help small businesses succeed in a world of giants.Sweden$391M
- MozidoMozido was a mobile financial services and digital commerce company based in Austin, Texas.United States$337M
- BBill.comUnited States$317M
- FlutterwaveFlutterwave is a prominent fintech company founded in Nigeria and based in San Francisco.United States$250M
- PaysendPaysend is a financial technology company based in London, UK, founded in 2017.United Kingdom$134M
- ShieldpayShieldpay is a UK-based fintech company founded in 2016, specializing in a secure digital escrow and payments platform tailored foUnited Kingdom$86M
- MinkaMinka was founded in 2012Colombia$51M
Edtech
10 startups · $8.1M raised
NominisNominis is a Barcelona-based EdTech startup that provides an interactive, gamified online English learning platform for children aSpain$2.5M
ZerakiZeraki is a prominent Kenyan education technology company based in Nairobi, established in 2014.Kenya$1.8M
LingawaLingawa is an AI-driven edtech startup focused on online learning of African languages, particularly Yoruba and Igbo.United States$1.1M
KuraztechKuraztech is a Tutorial that offers online courses related to technology in Ethiopia.Ethiopia$600K
GlobeDockGlobeDock provides Ethiopian students with the most up-to-date university information, application guidance, international exam training.-$600K
MuyaspaceMuya Space portal serves as an online resource for people to acquire handcrafted and traditional Ethiopian skills.-$600K- KTKoderlab Training CenterKoderlab Training offers software and hardware training.-$600K
Eneza EducationEneza Education is a Nairobi-based social enterprise focused on improving access to quality education in rural Africa.Kenya$175K
SpainAI
7 startups · $99M raised
KasistoKasisto's enables financial institutions to service, engage, and acquire customers.United States$41MDefined.aiDefined.ai (former DefinedCrowd) enabling AI creators of the future.United States$15M
firmlyFirmly is an agentic commerce platform based in Sammamish, Washington, founded in 2019.United States$15M- DDefinedCrowdUnited States$13M
Trust StampTrust Stamp is a developer of AI-powered software that provides identity verification, cybersecurity, biometrics, cryptography, and fintech.United States$8.5M- BBUMPUnited States$5.2M
RideLinkRideLink is an AI-powered logistics marketplace and transportation management platform based in Kampala, Uganda.United States$1.1M
Cybersecurity
3 startups · $175M raised
CLEARClear is a fintech platform that provides services for invoices, taxes, payments, and credit.United States$146M
EnveilEnveil is a Privacy Enhancing Technology (PET) company founded in 2016 by alumni of the U.S.United States$29M
Electronic KYCElectronic KYC provides identity verification and onboarding process for customers.Ukraine$10K
UkraineInternet
3 startups · $51M raised
Airtel Mobile Commerce BVAirtel Mobile Commerce BV is the mobile money operations of Airtel AfricaNetherlands$50MAhaz PlatformsAhaz Platforms offers software solutions, digital learning platforms, digital consulting, and digital marketing services.Ethiopia$600K
Sproutly Inc.Sproutly is a Digital Bank for Students and Schools to access credits and payments in AfricaUnited States$100K
NetherlandsHow this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names MasterCard as an investor, the first in 2012. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each sector shows its best-funded first; sectors with fewer than three companies are left off. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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