Profile
Corporate information
Official name
PayPal Incorporated
Registration country
Affiliated entities
Affiliated entities
Company type
Web-based payment services.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.
Team
Current employees
Ken Howery | founder | ||
Peter Thiel | founder | ||
Jose Fernandez da Ponte | |||
Reid Hoffman | |||
Elon Musk | |||
Dan Schulman |
Funding
Funding rounds
Acquisition USD 1,500,000,000
Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
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eBay Inc | American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website. | United States |
Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
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Compass Technology Partners LP | United States | |||
Elon Musk | United States | |||
Goldman Sachs & Co | Investment bank | United States | ||
Madison Dearborn Partners LLC | United States | |||
Qualcomm Ventures | The corporate venturing arm of Qualcomm. | United States |
Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
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Sequoia Capital Operations LLC | Venture capital firm. | United States |
Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
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BlueRun Ventures | Early stage venture capital firm focused on Internet, mobile and media opportunities | United States |
Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
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Clearstone Venture Partners | Venture capital firm | United States | ||
GIV Venture Partners | Global Internet Ventures | United States |
Cap Table
Current and past shareholders
Investor | Contacts | Round | |
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BlueRun Ventures Early stage venture capital firm focused on Internet, mobile and media opportunities |
Series B | ||
Clearstone Venture Partners Venture capital firm |
+1 (650) 234-0400 |
N/A | |
Compass Technology Partners LP |
+1 (650) 322-7595 |
Series C | |
eBay Inc American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website. |
Acquisition | ||
Elon Musk |
Seed Series C |
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GIV Venture Partners Global Internet Ventures |
+1 (781) 213-9344 |
N/A | |
Goldman Sachs & Co Investment bank |
Series C | ||
Madison Dearborn Partners LLC |
+1 (312) 895-1000 |
Series C | |
Plug and Play Ventures |
N/A (exited) | ||
Qualcomm Ventures The corporate venturing arm of Qualcomm. |
+1 (858) 651-7287 |
Series C | |
Sequoia Capital Operations LLC Venture capital firm. |
+1 (650) 854-3927 |
N/A |
Investments
Selected investments
Company | Country | Date | Notes | ||
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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 |
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Blockchain Capital V |
22 Jun 2021 | Fund Closing Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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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 |
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Libra Association Consortium governing Facebook's cryptocurrency. |
1 Jun 2019 | Seed Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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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 |
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Raisin Pan-European fintech marketplace for savings and investment products. |
7 Feb 2019 | Series D Active |
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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 |
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Iron Pearl |
11 Apr 2013 | Acquisition Active |
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Tradeshift Inc Supply chain payments and marketplaces. |
United States | 11 Oct 2010 | Seed Led the investment round. Active |
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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 |
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mFoundry Inc Provider of mobile banking and payment solutions. |
United States | 1 Oct 2007 | Series C Initial investment. Round participant. Active |