About BBVA Ventures
BBVA Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Aug 2015, BBVA Ventures has invested in 6 companies. It primarily invests in Series D round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to FinTech and Auto Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series D round of SumUp Overall, BBVA Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 1 IPO and 3 acquisitions including key companies like DocuSign, SumUp and Radius. A lot of funds co-invest with BBVA Ventures, with names like USAA sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
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Series D, Series B & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
BBVA Ventures' List of Top Investments
BBVA Ventures has a portfolio of 6 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in DocuSign and Taulia.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Auto Tech and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Series D, Series B and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by BBVA Ventures:
1. DocuSign
Provider of electronic signature and intelligent agreement management platform solutions. The platform offers tools for contract lifecycle management, agreement preparation, and agreement workflow automation. It provides features such as electronic notarization, web forms, and multi-channel delivery options. The platform extends its capabilities through integrations, APIs, and a mobile application.
Key facts about DocuSign
- Founded Year: 2003
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Jan 31, 2026
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $520M
- Employee Count: 8,433 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, Glynn Capital and 90 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jul 20, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Prosper
Prosper is a peer-to-peer lending marketplace. Prosper allows people to invest in each other in a way that is financially and socially rewarding. Borrowers list loan requests between $2,000 and $35,000 and individual lenders can invest as little as $25 in each loan listing they select. Prosper handles the servicing of the loan on behalf of the matched borrowers and investors. It also offers personal loans for business purposes. It has disbursed more than $5B in loans as of February 2016. Its investors include investors include Sequoia Capital, BlackRock, Institutional Venture Partners, and Credit Suisse NEXT Fund.
Key facts about Prosper
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $414M
- Employee Count: 474 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, EG Capital Advisors and 48 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Nov 17, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. SumUp
Provider of card payment terminals and point of sale systems. These hardware and software tools facilitate transaction processing for merchants. The offerings include mobile card readers, self-service kiosks, and digital invoicing capabilities. Merchants utilize these tools to accept contactless payments and manage financial records. The system integrates with mobile applications to support business operations and order processing.
Key facts about SumUp
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Wilmington (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $997M
- Employee Count: 4,196 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Deutsche Bank, G Squared and 50 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, May 19, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Radius
Radius is a predictive marketing and sales platform. Its smart prospecting list application takes the most comprehensive data set on each small and medium-sized business in America and turns it into actionable insights for anyone whose target market is small business. Radius provides prospect data like contact info and business information in addition to social media activity from Facebook, Twitter, Google, Foursquare and more. Radius can sync prospect data to Salesforce or append current leads with better data. Radius is available on the Salesforce App Exchange.
Key facts about Radius
- Founded Year: 1990
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $333M
- Employee Count: 51 - 200 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Glynn Capital and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: PE, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Taulia
AI-based electronic invoicing and supply chain management solution for businesses. It features solutions to provide dynamic discounting, supply chain finance, cash forecasting, invoice automation, supplier management, and more. It offers a web-based invoice management solution that allows you to choose an early payment option using their working capital or third-party funds.
Key facts about Taulia
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $220M
- Employee Count: 190 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Questmark Capital Management, Harmonic and 26 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Mar 11, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
BBVA Ventures' Investments by Stage
BBVA Ventures has made 3 investments in Series D stage with an average round size of $76M, 2 investments in Series B stage and 1 investment in Series E stage with an average round size of $115M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series D | 3 |
Series B | 2 |
Series E | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BBVA Ventures' Investments by Sector
BBVA Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the FinTech, Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Financial Services and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 6 Tech companies, 4 Consumer (B2C) companies, 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 4 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
FinTech | 4 |
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Consumer | 2 |
Financial Services | 2 |
Vertical SaaS | 2 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BBVA Ventures' Investments by Geography
BBVA Ventures has made most investments in United States (6).BBVA Ventures' recent investments
BBVA Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by BBVA Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 27, 2015 | United States | Series D | 4087 | [+1] | |
May 2015 | United States | Series D | 3448 | [+1] | |
Apr 13, 2015 | United States | Series D | 8906 | [+6] | |
Nov 10, 2014 | United States | Series D | 9421 | [+4] | |
Sep 25, 2014 | United States | Series D | 6638 |
Unicorns in BBVA Ventures' Portfolio
BBVA Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - SumUp. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is SumUp which became a unicorn in 2019, 5 years after BBVA Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in BBVA Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
82 | Provider of card payment terminals and point of sale systems | 2012 | Wilmington | Series E | mmasniw |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in BBVA Ventures' Portfolio
1 of BBVA Ventures' portfolio company became public - DocuSign. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Apr 2018 at marketcap of $4.41BHere are BBVA Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 27, 2018 | Mar 03, 2014 | Series E | 8129 |
Acquired companies in BBVA Ventures' Portfolio
3 companies from BBVA Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Taulia in Jan 2022 by SAP for $*****.Here are BBVA Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 27, 2022 | Sep 25, 2014 | Series D | 5134 | |
Jun 29, 2020 | Nov 10, 2014 | Series D | 2464 | |
Sep 03, 2019 | May 09, 2013 | Series B | 6714 |
Co-investors of BBVA Ventures
Over the past 13 years, 130 investors have co-invested in BBVA Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before BBVA Ventures: Comcast Ventures, Accel and 42 others have invested in rounds before BBVA Ventures. There are 2 companies where Comcast Ventures has invested before BBVA Ventures and 2 companies where Accel has invested before BBVA Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of BBVA Ventures: 19 investors entered a company along with BBVA Ventures. These include investors like USAA (2 companies).
- Invested after BBVA Ventures: A total of 67 investors have invested in BBVA Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Deutsche Bank (2 companies), Goldman Sachs (2 companies) and Generation Investment Management (1 company).
Recent News related to BBVA Ventures
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BBVA-backed U.S. digital banking startup Azlo readies for launchReuters•Feb 15, 2018•Azlo, BBVA Ventures
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Fintech company SumUp raises another €10 millionTech.eu•Aug 27, 2015•SumUp, BBVA Ventures, Groupon, American Express Ventures
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Prosper Marketplace Raises $165 Million in Latest Funding Round - The New York TimesThe New York Times•Apr 08, 2015•Prosper, UBS, J P Morgan, BBVA Ventures and 5 others
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Personal Capital Completes $50M Series D Financing |FinSMEsFinSMEs•Oct 29, 2014•Personal Capital, Crosslink Capital, Venrock, USAA and 3 others
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DocuSign Receives Strategic Investment From Recruit Holdings | DocuSignDocuSign•Oct 06, 2014•DocuSign, Comcast Ventures, Accel, Scale Venture Partners and 15 others
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NTT Finance Makes Strategic Investment in DocuSign | DocuSignDocuSign•Oct 06, 2014•DocuSign, Comcast Ventures, Accel, Scale Venture Partners and 15 others
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Mitsui & Co (U.S.A.), Inc. Makes Strategic Investment in DocuSign | DocuSignDocuSign•Oct 06, 2014•DocuSign, Comcast Ventures, Accel, Scale Venture Partners and 15 others
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Taulia Nabs Another $13M From Singapore’s EDBI And BBVA Ventures To Open New Offices OverseasTechCrunch+•Sep 25, 2014•Taulia, BBVA Ventures, EDBI
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