Paypal

PayPal, established in 2002, is a leading global digital payment platform that facilitates transactions between consumers and merchants. With over 375 million active users across 200 markets, PayPal enables users to send, receive, and withdraw funds, as well as make and accept payments online and in-store. It partners with a wide range of businesses, from small online stores to large e-commerce platforms, including Anyway Any Day, Ozone.ru, and Aeroexpress in Russia, where it launched in 2013. PayPal's mission is to make financial services more accessible, affordable, and secure, thereby empowering individuals and businesses to participate in the global economy.

Amman Bhasin

Partner

Simon Bladon

CEO, UK

Alan Du

Partner

Suzan Kereere

President, Global Markets

Daniel Leberman

Senior Vice President, SMB and Channel Partner - Merchant Business Unit

James Loftus

Managing Partner

Yogesh Mishra

Senior Director

Dan Schulman

President, CEO and Board Member

Phillip Valka

Senior Director

Maynard Webb Jr.

Co-Founder

Scott Young

SVP, Global Head of Cons Fin Seniorvcs

Rachel Zabronsky

Principal

Rachel Zhao

Principal

Franz Paasche

SVP, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Past deals in API

Pliant

Series B in 2025
Pliant is a European fintech company based in Berlin, founded in 2020, that specializes in B2B payment solutions. Its modular, API-first platform is designed to streamline spending, improve cash flow, and integrate payments into existing financial workflows, catering particularly to industries with complex payment requirements such as travel and fleet management. Pliant offers services to two main customer segments: businesses seeking to optimize their operational processes through user-friendly applications and APIs, and financial service providers aiming to enhance their credit card offerings via Pliant's embedded finance and white-label solutions. As a licensed e-money institution, Pliant issues Visa-powered credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries, serving over 3,500 businesses and over 20 partners globally. The platform allows companies to manage expenses and credit limits easily, promoting efficiency and financial flexibility without the need for traditional bank loans.

Pliant

Series A in 2024
Pliant is a European fintech company based in Berlin, founded in 2020, that specializes in B2B payment solutions. Its modular, API-first platform is designed to streamline spending, improve cash flow, and integrate payments into existing financial workflows, catering particularly to industries with complex payment requirements such as travel and fleet management. Pliant offers services to two main customer segments: businesses seeking to optimize their operational processes through user-friendly applications and APIs, and financial service providers aiming to enhance their credit card offerings via Pliant's embedded finance and white-label solutions. As a licensed e-money institution, Pliant issues Visa-powered credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries, serving over 3,500 businesses and over 20 partners globally. The platform allows companies to manage expenses and credit limits easily, promoting efficiency and financial flexibility without the need for traditional bank loans.

Qoala

Series C in 2024
Qoala is an InsureTech company founded in 2018 and based in Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia. It specializes in providing online insurance services for various needs, including flight and train delays, phone screen damages, and e-commerce logistics. By leveraging advanced technologies such as big data, machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and blockchain, Qoala aims to transform the insurance landscape in Indonesia. The company collaborates with major e-commerce and travel platforms to offer innovative insurance products that enhance customer experiences.

Bezahl.de

Series B in 2024
Bezahl.de is a financial technology startup that focuses on automating and digitizing the receivables process. Its digital payment management platform streamlines tasks such as invoicing, dunning, and financial accounting, enabling real-time communication with customers regarding payment receipts. The platform enhances internal payment management for businesses, particularly in marketing and automotive sectors, by facilitating automated accounting, payment traceability, and contactless payment options. Additionally, Bezahl.de offers services for invoice digitization and embedded finance, ultimately helping organizations improve efficiency and conserve resources in their payment processes.

PPRO

Private Equity Round in 2024
PPRO is a fintech company specializing in digital payments infrastructure, enabling businesses and banks to streamline their payment processes through a single connection. The company offers a comprehensive platform that includes credit card processing, alternative payment methods, local cash collection, e-money accounts, and e-wallet facilities. PPRO's solutions allow payment platforms, acquirers, and merchants to access essential services, such as fraud screening tools, without the need for complex coding. Its orchestration layer efficiently manages process flows and data, ensuring that partners can deliver seamless end-to-end services to their customers. Notable clients, including Citi, PayPal, and Stripe, utilize PPRO's infrastructure to enhance their operations, improve conversion rates, and simplify the complexities associated with digital payments.

Rasa

Series C in 2024
Rasa Technologies GmbH, founded in 2016 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in developing machine learning tools for creating conversational software, including chatbots and virtual assistants. The company offers a suite of products, notably Rasa Open Source, a widely adopted framework for building text- and voice-based AI assistants, and Rasa X, a toolset designed to enhance and share these assistants. Rasa Enterprise provides an enterprise-grade solution for developing contextual assistants at scale. Rasa's platform is utilized across various industries, including healthcare, insurance, banking, telecommunications, and travel, focusing on applications such as lead generation, internal process automation, and customer service. The company is known for its commitment to data privacy and security, catering to both startups and large enterprises.

Seal Security

Seed Round in 2024
Seal Security specializes in providing an open-source vulnerability and patch management platform that automates and enhances supply chain security operations. The company offers security teams standalone patches that facilitate centralized management of the vulnerability patching process, minimizing the need for research and development input. This approach significantly reduces manual labor and technical debt for both security and development teams. Seal Security's solution is designed to integrate effectively with various coding languages, patch management systems, and open-source platforms through robust APIs and command-line interfaces, ensuring comprehensive protection and compliance throughout the open-source journey.

Mesh

Venture Round in 2024
Mesh is a company that creates a secure ecosystem for cryptocurrency transactions, facilitating seamless deposits and payments across over 300 exchanges and wallets. It serves as a connectivity layer for various financial services platforms, allowing integration and interaction with multiple currencies and assets. In addition to its focus on cryptocurrency transactions, Mesh's platform supports stock trading and the transfer of crypto across various platforms. The company provides enterprise clients with tools to authenticate access to banks, brokerages, and exchanges, enabling functionalities such as digital asset transfers, crypto payments, account aggregation, and registered securities trading.

Prometeo

Series A in 2024
Prometeo operates as a leading fintech infrastructure company, providing a marketplace that connects global corporations with financial institutions in Latin America and the United States. The company specializes in creating advanced technological infrastructure through banking Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), offering access to a vast network of over 1,500 connections to more than 1,200 financial institutions across 11 countries. Prometeo's platform simplifies and secures access to banking data, facilitates bank account validation, and enables account-to-account payments. By automating these processes, the company reduces friction and costs for its clients while enhancing financial connectivity. Additionally, Prometeo offers educational tools and money transfer applications to help users better understand their financial behavior and manage their finances effectively.

Forage

Series A in 2022
Forage is a payments company that enables merchants to accept EBT SNAP payments through a unified API, enhancing access to essential goods for customers utilizing government assistance programs. The company focuses on simplifying the integration of EBT payments in both online and in-person environments, allowing businesses to reach a wider customer base. This approach supports food security initiatives and fosters inclusivity in commerce. Forage also provides ongoing support and resources to assist merchants in effectively utilizing their payment solutions while navigating the regulatory landscape surrounding EBT transactions. By streamlining payment processing, Forage aims to improve the efficiency of government subsidies and promote equitable digital access for communities.

Lava Network

Seed Round in 2022
Lava is building the Amazon for data across web3, Lava is the modular data access network for scaling access to any blockchain. Anyone can add in-demand chains and APIs as modules to Lava, with each module being served by a network of node operators competing to offer the best service. RPC is the first service supported by the protocol and already helps developers unlock innovation across 30+ chains. By leveraging modular architecture and a peer-to-peer network of node operators, Lava powers the universal and performant infrastructure layer for developers to build whatever, wherever.

Codat

Series C in 2022
Codat Limited is a London-based company that specializes in financial and accounting software integrations. Established in 2016, Codat operates a universal API platform that facilitates real-time connectivity for software providers and financial institutions. This enables them to create integrated products tailored for small business customers. The platform simplifies the extraction of data from various sources, such as cloud accounting packages and payment terminals, and supports data mapping to improve operational efficiency. By handling the complexities of integrations, Codat allows its clients to concentrate on enhancing their offerings. The company serves a diverse range of sectors, including banking, insurance, and e-commerce, and has a presence in New York, New York. Codat is supported by notable investors, including Tiger Global, PayPal Ventures, Index Ventures, and American Express Ventures.

Modulr

Series C in 2022
Modulr is a provider of a payments-as-a-service application programming interface platform aimed at enhancing the payment processes for digital businesses. The company focuses on enabling faster, easier, and more reliable money movement through its software-driven solutions. By integrating seamlessly into various products and systems, Modulr automates payment flows and allows businesses to embed payments directly into their platforms. This capability not only streamlines existing services but also facilitates the launch of new payment products and services, ultimately helping businesses improve operational efficiency and enhance customer experiences. Through its innovative approach, Modulr aims to unlock the potential of embedded payments for a wide range of enterprises.

StreamElements

Series B in 2021
StreamElements is a company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded in 2016. It specializes in developing a web-based platform tailored for live content creators, offering tools for monetization, audience management, and community growth. The platform allows creators to display unblockable ads, collect donations, and reward viewers with loyalty points. Key features include a stream dashboard, overlay manager, chat statistics, leaderboard, spam filters, and custom stream pages. StreamElements also facilitates revenue generation through viewer purchases using currency earned by watching streams. Additionally, the company provides cloud-based overlays, alerts, chatbots, loyalty programs, sponsorships, and brand-safe moderation services. It supports creators across various platforms like Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and TikTok, connecting them with brands for performance marketing campaigns.

Codat

Series B in 2021
Codat Limited is a London-based company that specializes in financial and accounting software integrations. Established in 2016, Codat operates a universal API platform that facilitates real-time connectivity for software providers and financial institutions. This enables them to create integrated products tailored for small business customers. The platform simplifies the extraction of data from various sources, such as cloud accounting packages and payment terminals, and supports data mapping to improve operational efficiency. By handling the complexities of integrations, Codat allows its clients to concentrate on enhancing their offerings. The company serves a diverse range of sectors, including banking, insurance, and e-commerce, and has a presence in New York, New York. Codat is supported by notable investors, including Tiger Global, PayPal Ventures, Index Ventures, and American Express Ventures.

Extend

Series C in 2021
Extend Inc., established in 2019 and based in San Francisco, specializes in providing extended warranties and protection plans for a wide array of products such as electronics, appliances, furniture, and more. The company offers these services both online and offline, with plans underwritten by various insurance companies. Extend differentiates itself through its API-first approach, enabling merchants to integrate its platform into their existing eCommerce solutions seamlessly. Its intelligent decision engine employs machine learning to optimize warranty offers in real-time, enhancing conversions and revenue generation for merchants. Additionally, Extend stores purchase details and facilitates the claim process, ensuring a smooth customer experience throughout.

Codat

Venture Round in 2021
Codat Limited is a London-based company that specializes in financial and accounting software integrations. Established in 2016, Codat operates a universal API platform that facilitates real-time connectivity for software providers and financial institutions. This enables them to create integrated products tailored for small business customers. The platform simplifies the extraction of data from various sources, such as cloud accounting packages and payment terminals, and supports data mapping to improve operational efficiency. By handling the complexities of integrations, Codat allows its clients to concentrate on enhancing their offerings. The company serves a diverse range of sectors, including banking, insurance, and e-commerce, and has a presence in New York, New York. Codat is supported by notable investors, including Tiger Global, PayPal Ventures, Index Ventures, and American Express Ventures.

Modulr

Venture Round in 2020
Modulr is a provider of a payments-as-a-service application programming interface platform aimed at enhancing the payment processes for digital businesses. The company focuses on enabling faster, easier, and more reliable money movement through its software-driven solutions. By integrating seamlessly into various products and systems, Modulr automates payment flows and allows businesses to embed payments directly into their platforms. This capability not only streamlines existing services but also facilitates the launch of new payment products and services, ultimately helping businesses improve operational efficiency and enhance customer experiences. Through its innovative approach, Modulr aims to unlock the potential of embedded payments for a wide range of enterprises.

Extend

Series B in 2020
Extend Inc., established in 2019 and based in San Francisco, specializes in providing extended warranties and protection plans for a wide array of products such as electronics, appliances, furniture, and more. The company offers these services both online and offline, with plans underwritten by various insurance companies. Extend differentiates itself through its API-first approach, enabling merchants to integrate its platform into their existing eCommerce solutions seamlessly. Its intelligent decision engine employs machine learning to optimize warranty offers in real-time, enhancing conversions and revenue generation for merchants. Additionally, Extend stores purchase details and facilitates the claim process, ensuring a smooth customer experience throughout.

Restream

Seed Round in 2019
Restream, Inc. is a web-based platform that enables users to stream live video simultaneously across various platforms. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Restream serves over one million users in more than 80 countries. The platform provides a range of features, including analytics, scheduling, shared chat, and monitoring, allowing content producers to effectively engage with their audiences. Additionally, it offers seamless integration with encoders, facilitating the distribution and monetization of live video content.

PPRO

Series C in 2018
PPRO is a fintech company specializing in digital payments infrastructure, enabling businesses and banks to streamline their payment processes through a single connection. The company offers a comprehensive platform that includes credit card processing, alternative payment methods, local cash collection, e-money accounts, and e-wallet facilities. PPRO's solutions allow payment platforms, acquirers, and merchants to access essential services, such as fraud screening tools, without the need for complex coding. Its orchestration layer efficiently manages process flows and data, ensuring that partners can deliver seamless end-to-end services to their customers. Notable clients, including Citi, PayPal, and Stripe, utilize PPRO's infrastructure to enhance their operations, improve conversion rates, and simplify the complexities associated with digital payments.

Hyperwallet

Acquisition in 2018
Hyperwallet Systems Inc. is a financial technology company that specializes in providing an online worker payout platform for financial institutions and marketplace companies. Established in 2000 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, the company enables organizations to distribute funds across various countries and currencies through its payment platform and settlement network. Hyperwallet offers a diverse array of mass payment options, including branded prepaid cards, direct payments to cards, global bank deposits, cash pickups, virtual prepaid cards, and check delivery services. Additionally, the platform enhances payment experiences for users and promotes worker loyalty by offering integrated financial tools and tax reporting solutions. As of November 2018, Hyperwallet operates as a subsidiary of PayPal Holdings.

Pine Labs

Secondary Market in 2018
Pine Labs is a technology and financial solutions provider focused on enhancing merchant operations and increasing revenue. The company offers a comprehensive platform that facilitates both online and offline transactions, enabling retailers to connect with financial institutions and consumer brands efficiently. Its services include processing easy monthly installment transactions, delivering customer insights for targeted sales, and simplifying payment acceptance. Pine Labs supports over 350,000 POS terminals across 3,700 cities in India and Malaysia, catering to more than 100,000 merchants in diverse sectors such as electronics, food and beverage, fashion, and airlines. The company collaborates with 15 major banks and 7 financial institutions, ensuring a robust ecosystem for retailers to engage and retain customers while minimizing operational complexities and risks.

iZettle

Acquisition in 2018
iZettle AB is a financial technology company based in Stockholm, Sweden, that specializes in mobile payment services and applications designed for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Founded in 2010, it revolutionized the industry with the introduction of the first mini chip card reader, enabling businesses to accept card payments through smartphones and tablets. iZettle offers a range of products, including the iZettle Card Reader Lite and an application compatible with iOS and Android devices, which facilitate payment processing, business management, sales analytics, and customer engagement. The company serves a diverse clientele across several countries, including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Brazil. As of 2018, iZettle operates as a subsidiary of PayPal Holdings, Inc.

StackMob

Acquisition in 2013
StackMob is a company that provides a cloud-based platform for developing, deploying, and managing mobile applications. It enables developers to efficiently create full-featured applications by significantly reducing backend development time, allowing them to focus on enhancing user experiences. The platform includes a range of backend services that facilitate quick deployment and management of applications, ensuring that developers can bring their products to market faster. Additionally, StackMob offers a front-end development environment that supports the creation of applications compatible with multiple mobile operating systems, streamlining the development process across different devices.

Braintree

Acquisition in 2013
Braintree's payment platform provides all the tools online and mobile businesses need to accept payments. Providing the global commerce tools people need to build and grow businesses, Braintree’s global platform powers payments for thousands of online and mobile commerce innovators including Airbnb, Uber, GitHub, Facebook and Pinterest. Merchants in more than 40 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia can accept, split, and enable payments in more than 130 currencies. Braintree’s SDK powers PayPal, including PayPal One Touch™, Venmo, Apple Pay, Android Pay, credit/debit cards, and Bitcoin across any device. Braintree was acquired by PayPal in 2013.

Tradeshift

Seed Round in 2010
Tradeshift is a global cloud-based business network that connects buyers and suppliers, streamlining supply chain processes. Founded in 2009, the company offers a suite of services including eProcurement, AP automation, risk management, seller engagement, and payment solutions. Tradeshift's platform enables businesses to connect with their suppliers digitally, facilitating early payment discounts, risk mitigation, and the elimination of manual processes. With a presence in multiple countries, Tradeshift operates as a subsidiary of Tradeshift Holdings Inc. and also has an innovation lab, Tradeshift Frontiers, dedicated to exploring emerging technologies for B2B commerce and global supply chain transformation.

Bezahl.de

Bezahl.de is a financial technology startup that focuses on automating and digitizing the receivables process. Its digital payment management platform streamlines tasks such as invoicing, dunning, and financial accounting, enabling real-time communication with customers regarding payment receipts. The platform enhances internal payment management for businesses, particularly in marketing and automotive sectors, by facilitating automated accounting, payment traceability, and contactless payment options. Additionally, Bezahl.de offers services for invoice digitization and embedded finance, ultimately helping organizations improve efficiency and conserve resources in their payment processes.
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