American Express Ventures
New York, New York, United StatesFounded 2011
American Express Ventures focuses on investing in innovative early- to growth-stage startups that are strategically relevant to American Express's core business. The firm primarily targets companies in financial services (fintech), e-commerce, cybersecurity, digital payments, commerce, enterprise technology, and frontier technologies like AI, aiming to enhance American Express's offerings, improve customer experience, and drive growth.
Portfolio
10
Fund Size
$80M
Top Stage
Series B
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
HG
Howard Grosfield
Stage Distribution
Portfolio
10 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cookin | Series A | $17M | Feb 2023 |
| TRM Labs | Series B | $70M | Nov 2022 |
| Airbase | Unknown | — | Feb 2022 |
| Finix | Series B | $30M | Aug 2020 |
| MishiPay | Series A | $4M | Sep 2019 |
| Better Mortgage | Series C | $160M | Aug 2019 |
| BioCatch | Growth | $30M | Mar 2018 |
| iZettle | Series D | $63M | Jan 2017 |
| iZettle | Series B | $31.4M | Oct 2012 |
| Trulioo | Series C | $50M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Mastercard2 shared
Citi Ventures2 shared
Goldman Sachs2 shared
Greylock Partners1 shared
Northzone1 shared
Activant Capital1 shared
Ping An Global Voyager Fund1 shared
Ally Financial1 shared
AGNC1 shared
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)1 shared
Pine Brook1 shared
Kleiner Perkins1 shared
Santander Innoventures1 shared
Victory Park Capital1 shared
Intel Capital1 shared
Index Ventures1 shared
Thoma Bravo1 shared
PayPal Ventures1 shared
Citigroup1 shared
Maverick Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 1 March 2026