PayPal Ventures is the global corporate venture arm of PayPal, investing for financial return across areas of strategic relevance including fintech, payments, commerce enablement, AI, blockchain, and cybersecurity. Based in San Jose, California, it has backed more than 80 companies from three funds and provides portfolio companies with access to the broader PayPal ecosystem.
40% of their portfolio is in Fintech. Deal activity decreased year-over-year (6 deals in the last 12 months vs 10 prior). Average disclosed round size is $66.0M (across 128 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
110
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series B
Last 12 Mo
6
Team
James Loftus
Managing Partner
Amman Bhasin
Partner
Rachel Zabronsky
Principal
Ashish Aggarwal
Investor
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | $40M | Jun 2026 | |
| Series A | $16.6M | Feb 2026 | |
| Seed | — | Jan 2026 | |
| Seed | $4.7M | Jan 2026 | |
| Series B | $45M | Jan 2026 | |
| Series B | — | Sep 2025 | |
| Series B | — | Sep 2025 | |
| Series A | $18M | Sep 2025 | |
| Unknown | — | Aug 2025 | |
| AAufinity | Series C | $26M | May 2025 |
| Series A | $11M | May 2025 | |
| Series B | $40M | Apr 2025 | |
| Series B | $55M | Apr 2025 | |
| Series B | $35M | Mar 2025 | |
| Series A | $18.5M | Feb 2025 | |
| Series A | $21M | Jan 2025 | |
| Series B | $35M | Jan 2025 | |
| PPliant GmbH | Series B | $40M | Jan 2025 |
| Series A | $11M | Jan 2025 | |
| Series B | $30M | Dec 2024 | |
| Series A | $15M | Sep 2024 | |
| Series A | $55M | Aug 2024 | |
| Seed | — | Jul 2024 | |
| Series A | $20M | Jun 2024 | |
| Series C | $47M | Mar 2024 |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 7 October 2026
