PayJoy

📍 San Francisco, United States🗓 Founded 2015👥 1,778 employees💰 Last funded Jan 2023
Financial Services🌐 payjoy.com
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PayJoy is a mission-first credit provider dedicated to helping under-served customers in emerging markets to achieve financial stability and success. Our patented technology for secured credit provides an on-ramp for new customers to enter the credit system. Through PayJoy’s point-of-sale financing and credit offerings, customers gain access to a modern quality of life. PayJoy’s credit also allows our customers to seize opportunities as micro-entrepreneurs, and acts as insurance for tough times. Through our cutting-edge machine learning, data science, and anti-fraud AI, we have served nearly 20 million customers and lent nearly $4B across 9 countries while achieving solid profitability and growth.
17
Total investors
12
Early stage
2
Mid stage
3
Late stage
2015
Founded

Investors

17 investors
All
Early stage
Mid stage
Late stage
Seed investors· 2
Jai Choi
Jai Choi
Global Tech Investor
Seed Investor
early stage
69 investments
Feb 2017
Eric Ver Ploeg
Eric Ver Ploeg
Seed Stage Venture Firm — Helping Our Companies Raise Best Possible Series A
Seed Investor
early stage
14 investments
2016
Angel investors· 1
Collin Wallace
Collin Wallace
3x Founder | Partner@Lobby Capital | Former Head of Innovation@Grubhub | Stanford MBA | Georgia Tech Engineer | Investing in the best ideas for the future
Angel Investor
early stage
10 investments
Mar 2014
Early stage· 9
Suguru Yamaryo
Suguru Yamaryo
President & CEO @ ITC Venture Partners | Venture Capital, Business Development
early stage
12 investments
Sep 2017
DA
Derek Au
Venture Investment Lead, Orange Silicon Valley
Board Observer on behalf of Orange
early stage
Sep 2016
Mitch Kitamura
Mitch Kitamura
Investor, Operator, Everything else at DNX Ventures
early stage
12 investments
Jul 2016
TP
Tyler P.
Venture Capital
early stage
17 investments
Jun 2016
Wale Ayeni
Wale Ayeni
Partner - Venture Capital | Frontier Markets & Frontier Tech | Board Member, NED |
Investor and Board Advisor
early stage
21 investments
Jun 2016
Yann Kandelman
Yann Kandelman
🔍 Search to make a difference!
early stage
19 investments
Jun 2016
Deepak J.
Deepak J.
Builder ; Technology Investor ; Engineer at Heart (MIT/IITM alum)
Ser A Investor and CEO Advisor
early stage
9 investments
2016
Arjan Schütte
Arjan Schütte
Fintech VC on a mission to increase economic emancipation
Investor and Board Observer
early stage
13 investments
Sep 2015
Safa Rashtchy
Safa Rashtchy
Founding Managing Partner at Think + Ventures, looking for entrepreneurs who never give up. Writing about #founders, #startups, #technology, #seedfunding, and #venturecapital
early stage
14 investments
2015
Series B· 1
Tyler Crown
Tyler Crown
AI/Infra, Fintech, Healthtech Investor | Stanford MBA
Series B Investor
mid stage
12 investments
2018
Mid stage· 1
Seth Rosenberg
Seth Rosenberg
GP @ Greylock Partners
Board Observer
mid stage
10 investments
Oct 2018
Late stage· 3
Patrick Brett
Patrick Brett
Venture Investor: Fintech Lending, PropTech, & Private Credit
late stage
14 investments
Jan 2023
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Investor geography3 countries
United States
15
Japan
1
France
1
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Frequently asked questions
Who invested in PayJoy?
PayJoy has 17 investors on record on gritt.io, including 12 early-stage backers, 2 mid-stage and 3 late-stage investors.
When did PayJoy last raise funding?
The most recent investment in PayJoy recorded on gritt.io was in January 2023.
When was PayJoy founded?
PayJoy was founded in 2015.
What industry is PayJoy in?
PayJoy operates in Financial Services. Find similar Financial Services investors on gritt.io.
Where is PayJoy based?
PayJoy is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.