American Express Ventures
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About
Since 2011, American Express Ventures has invested in over 60 start-ups focused on commerce, payments, fraud prevention, data analytics and security. Were harnessing the power of American Express to drive innovation for consumers and businesses. We do this by investing in and partnering with start-ups to accelerate new ideas to market and help entrepreneurs achieve greatness.
Key facts
At-a-glance profile data
- Website
- americanexpress.com
- Type
- Corporate Venture Capital
- Headquarters
- United States
- Portfolio companies
- 19
- Stages
- SeedSeries ASeries BSeries CStrategic
- Cheque size
- $4M to $425M
- Sector focus
- SpeechVoice AIVoice AssistantVirtual AgentConversational AI
Recent investments
| Date | Company | Round | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2025 | 992020 | Seed | $5M |
| 29 Oct 2024 | Melio | Series E | $150M |
| 5 Sept 2024 | Sedric | Series A | $19M |
| 22 Jul 2024 | HQ | Strategic | Undisclosed |
| 13 Feb 2024 | BioCatch | Secondary Transaction | $32M |
| 29 Nov 2023 | Candex | Series B | $45M |
| 6 Oct 2023 | BioCatch | Secondary Transaction | $70M |
| 7 May 2023 | BioCatch | Secondary Transaction | $40M |
| 17 Nov 2021 | Sedric | Seed | $4M |
| 14 Sept 2021 | Melio | Series D | $250M |
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Frequently asked
What companies has American Express Ventures invested in?
American Express Ventures has invested in 992020, Melio, Sedric, HQ, BioCatch and 14 more.