PayPal Ventures

PayPal Weighs Shutdown of Venture Capital Arm in Corporate Overhaul
PayPal Weighs Shutdown of Venture Capital Arm in Corporate Overhaul
June 17, 2026  |  Investments

PayPal is “exploring strategic options” for its venture capital arm, a company spokesperson told Fortune in a report posted Tuesday (June 16). “As part of...

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PayPal Makes $100 Million Bet on Middle East/Africa Digital Commerce
PayPal Makes $100 Million Bet on Middle East/Africa Digital Commerce
September 24, 2025  |  Investments

PayPal is investing $100 million to support digital commerce in the Middle East and Africa. The investment is to be deployed via minority investments, acquisitions, PayPal...

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PayPal Ventures-Backed Kite Nets $18M for Agentic AI
PayPal Ventures-Backed Kite Nets $18M for Agentic AI
September 02, 2025  |  Investments

Autonomous agent infrastructure company Kite has raised $18 million in a PayPal Ventures-led funding round. “Formerly known as Zettablock, Kite leverages years of experience in...

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PayPal-Backed Mendel Raises $35 Million to Expand Spend and Travel Management Platform
PayPal-Backed Mendel Raises $35 Million to Expand Spend and Travel Management Platform
March 27, 2025  |  Spend Management

Mendel raised $35 million in a Series B funding round to expand the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered capabilities of its enterprise spend and travel management platform...

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AI Startups: PayPal Ventures, Citi Invest in Corporate Treasury AI Startup
AI Startups: PayPal Ventures, Citi Invest in Corporate Treasury AI Startup
February 18, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

PayPal Ventures and Citi Ventures are investing in Finmo, a startup that uses AI and other technologies to develop what it describes as a next-generation...

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PayPal-Backed Formance Raises $21 Million to Grow Open-Source Ledger
PayPal-Backed Formance Raises $21 Million to Grow Open-Source Ledger
January 29, 2025  |  Back-office

Open-source financial infrastructure provider Formance raised $21 million in a Series A funding round to grow its Ledger and other solutions that help developers build...

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PayPal Ventures Helps InsurTech Olé Life Raise $13 Million
PayPal Ventures Helps InsurTech Olé Life Raise $13 Million
January 16, 2025  |  Insurance

Latin American InsurTech Olé Life has raised $13 million with the help of PayPal Ventures. The Series B funding, announced Thursday (Jan. 16), will allow...

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Bureau Raises $30 Million for Anti-Fraud Campaign With PayPal Ventures’ Help
Bureau Raises $30 Million for Anti-Fraud Campaign With PayPal Ventures’ Help
December 18, 2024  |  Investments

Fraud prevention/compliance platform Bureau has raised $30 million in a Series B round. The new funding round, which included participation by PayPal Ventures, will help Bureau use artificial...

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Stablecoins Surge in Prominence and Utility Across FinTech Ecosystem
Stablecoins Surge in Prominence and Utility Across FinTech Ecosystem
September 23, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

You are the company you keep. And that old adage is good news for stablecoins, the digital currencies pegged to traditional fiat currencies like the...

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