# PayPal

> PayPal's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, Codat Limited, Kite AI, shopware AG and Tink AB (Visa), with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Corporate investor.

Website: https://www.paypal.com

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **Codat Limited**, Strategic investment, March 2021, Series C, June 2022, through PayPal Ventures
  - [Codat](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/codat.md), graded B, 64.5/100
  - Source: https://codat.io/resources/codat-announces-strategic-investments-by-paypal-ventures-and-american-express-ventures/
- **Kite AI**, Series A, September 2025, led a round, through PayPal Ventures
  - [Kite Agent Passport](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kite-agent-passport.md), graded D, 51.5/100
  - Source: https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/2025-09-02-Kite-Raises-18M-in-Series-A-Funding-To-Enforce-Trust-in-the-Agentic-Web
- **shopware AG**, Growth capital, February 2022
  - [Shopware](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shopware.md), graded BB, 71.6/100
  - Source: https://www.shopware.com/en/press/press-releases/shopware-raises-usd-100-million-in-growth-capital-from-carlyle-and-paypal/
- **Tink AB (Visa)**, June 2019, June 2020, €85M extension, December 2020, through PayPal Ventures, valued at €1.8B, the purchase price, Acquisition by Visa, June 2021
  - [Tink](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tink.md), graded B, 62.5/100
  - Source: https://tink.com/press/tink-paypal-investment/

## Where they invest

- Accounting & invoicing, 1
- Agent wallets & spending controls, 1
- Commerce & checkout, 1
- Bank data & open banking, 1

## Founders they backed

- [Pete Lord](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/pete-lord/), Codat Limited
- [Alex Cardona](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/alex-cardona/), Codat Limited
- [David Hoare](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/david-hoare/), Codat Limited
- [Chi Zhang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chi-zhang/), Kite AI
- [Scott Shi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/scott-shi/), Kite AI
- [Stefan Hamann](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/stefan-hamann/), shopware AG
- [Sebastian Hamann](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/sebastian-hamann/), shopware AG
- [Daniel Kjellén](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/daniel-kjellen/), Tink AB (Visa)
- [Fredrik Hedberg](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/fredrik-hedberg/), Tink AB (Visa)

## Questions

### Which AI tools has PayPal invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists Codat Limited, Kite AI, shopware AG and Tink AB (Visa) backed by PayPal.

### How are PayPal's companies graded?

On Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Codat (B, 64.5), Kite Agent Passport (D, 51.5), Shopware (BB, 71.6) and Tink (B, 62.5).

Investors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source. An investor isn't a sign of quality, and nobody can pay to be listed or to change a grade. To correct something or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.

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