Profile

    Corporate information

    Official name
    PayPal Incorporated

    Registration country

    Affiliated entities

    Investment activity status
    Active investor

    Company type

    Web-based payment services.

    Overview

    Fueled by a fundamental belief that having access to financial services creates opportunity, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) is committed to democratizing financial services and empowering people and businesses to join and thrive in the global economy. Our open digital payments platform gives PayPal's more than 250 million active account holders the confidence to connect and transact in new and powerful ways, whether they are online, on a mobile device, in an app, or in person. Through a combination of technological innovation and strategic partnerships, PayPal creates better ways to manage and move money, and offers choice and flexibility when sending payments, paying or getting paid. Available in more than 200 markets around the world, the PayPal platform, including Braintree, Venmo and Xoom, enables consumers and merchants to receive money in more than 100 currencies, withdraw funds in 56 currencies and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25 currencies.

    Funding rounds

    Acquisition USD 1,500,000,000


    USD 1,500,000,000 (8 Jul 2002) at USD 1,500,000,000 valuation.

    Profile Country Notes
    eBay Inc American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website. United States

    (31 Dec 1999)

    Profile Country Notes
    Sequoia Capital Operations LLC Venture capital firm. United States

    (1 Jul 1999)

    Profile Country Notes
    BlueRun Ventures Early stage venture capital firm focused on Internet, mobile and media opportunities United States


    Profile Country Notes
    Peter Thiel United States


    Profile Country Notes
    Clearstone Venture Partners Venture capital firm United States
    GIV Venture Partners Global Internet Ventures United States


    Profile Country Notes
    Plug and Play Ventures United States

    Current and past shareholders

    Investor Contacts Round
    BlueRun Ventures logo BlueRun Ventures
    Early stage venture capital firm focused on Internet, mobile and media opportunities
    Series B
    Clearstone Venture Partners logo Clearstone Venture Partners
    Venture capital firm
    +1 (650) 234-0400
    N/A
    Compass Technology Partners LP logo Compass Technology Partners LP
    +1 (650) 322-7595
    Series C
    eBay Inc logo eBay Inc
    American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website.
    Acquisition
    Elon Musk photo Elon Musk
    Seed
    Series C
    GIV Venture Partners logo GIV Venture Partners
    Global Internet Ventures
    +1 (781) 213-9344
    N/A
    Goldman Sachs & Co logo Goldman Sachs & Co
    Investment bank
    Series C
    Madison Dearborn Partners LLC logo Madison Dearborn Partners LLC
    +1 (312) 895-1000
    Series C
    Plug and Play Ventures logo Plug and Play Ventures
    N/A (exited)
    Qualcomm Ventures logo Qualcomm Ventures
    The corporate venturing arm of Qualcomm.
    +1 (858) 651-7287
    Series C
    Sequoia Capital Operations LLC logo Sequoia Capital Operations LLC
    Venture capital firm.
    +1 (650) 854-3927
    N/A

    Selected investments

    Country Date Notes
    Exchange Corporation KK
    Provider of purchase settlement technology for Japan.
    Japan 10 Sep 2021 Acquisition
    USD 2,700,000,000 (USD 2,700,000,000) deal size. Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active
    Blockchain Capital V
    22 Jun 2021 Fund Closing
    Initial investment. Round participant. Active
    Honey Science Corp
    United States 1 Nov 2019 Acquisition
    4,000,000,000 (USD 4,000,000,000) deal size. Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active
    Libra Association
    Consortium governing Facebook's cryptocurrency.
    1 Jun 2019 Seed
    Initial investment. Round participant. Active
    Uber Technologies Inc
    On-demand car service that allows everyone to have a private driver experience through iPhone, SMS, and web based requests.
    United States 26 Apr 2019 Private Equity
    Led the investment round. Active
    Raisin
    Pan-European fintech marketplace for savings and investment products.
    7 Feb 2019 Series D
    Active
    iZettle
    Financial technology company that revolutionises mobile payments with the world’s first mini chip card reader and software for mobile devices.
    31 Dec 2018 Acquisition
    USD 2,200,000,000 (USD 2,200,000,000) deal size. Led the investment round. Active
    Iron Pearl
    11 Apr 2013 Acquisition
    Active
    Tradeshift Inc
    Supply chain payments and marketplaces.
    United States 11 Oct 2010 Seed
    Led the investment round. Active
    Billfloat Inc
    Offers consumers “more time to pay” their bills on time to help avoid late fees, overdraft charges, service termination and high cost loans.
    United States 13 Feb 2010 Seed
    Active
    mFoundry Inc
    Provider of mobile banking and payment solutions.
    United States 1 Oct 2007 Series C
    Initial investment. Round participant. Active

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