We’re excited to announce our investment in BILT Incorporated, an Amex Ventures portfolio company that provides 3D intelligent instructions for constructing and maintaining products. BILT will use the funding to expand its operations and grow into additional categories and industries. See more below:
Amex Ventures
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Harnessing the combined strength of American Express and start-ups to accelerate innovation for consumers and businesses
About us
American Express Ventures is harnessing the combined strength of American Express and start-ups to drive innovation and alter the trajectory of consumer commerce and B2B services. We do this by investing in and partnering with start-ups to accelerate new ideas to market. Since 2011, Amex Ventures has invested in over 70 start-ups focused on commerce, payments, fraud prevention, data analytics and security.
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http://www.amexventures.com
External link for Amex Ventures
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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- 11-50 employees
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- 2011
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- Corporate Venture Investing
Updates
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We’re excited to announce our follow-on investment in Cardless, an Amex Ventures portfolio company that partners with brands to design and manage co-branded credit card programs. Cardless will use the funding to increase its product offering, hire talent and expand in key verticals. See more below:
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Last week, Amex Ventures had a strong presence at AFROTECH. A big thank you to Ope Runsewe, Shilla Kim-Parker, and Luke Bailey for their panel discussion on how founders can best prepare for partnering with large enterprises. Their insights were valuable to all attendees. Also, thank you to all the founders and investors who attended our Early-Stage Founders & Funders Breakfast. It’s always a pleasure to partner with Forum Ventures and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and connect with inspiring founders and operators. We are grateful for all the connections we made and look forward to being back at the conference next year.
Last week, I flew down to Houston to join Shilla Kim-Parker and Luke Bailey on stage at the Founders & Funders session - thank you AFROTECH for another great year! Shila hosted a fantastic discussion, and Luke shared his founder wisdom as always. A few key insights I shared with our audience from across the startup ecosystem: - Know Your North Star: Focus on how your product or service creates a game-changing, complementary partnership for a corporate. - Visionary Leadership: Articulate a clear vision and use it to build an “A-team” to deliver on it. This gave me the perfect opportunity to draw parallels from football and Sir Alex Ferguson’s ability to lead championship-winning teams year after year (a time fellow Man Utd fans wish we could go back to🙏🏿😂) - Relationships and Networks matter: Find investors and communities who offer opportunities for you, and when they arise, don’t just stand at the door - push it open and deliver on your vision. I’ve tagged some of VCs and groups in the comments section we mentioned in the session. Thank you to the many American Express colleagues that made this happen (Jacob, Aziza, Maddy, Jennifer, Bianca, Rochelle & Caisey) and were able to join us and to Forum Ventures (🙏🏿Nia) & Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati for being incredible partners for our breakfast event.
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At Amex Ventures, we're passionate about driving innovation and exploring the transformative potential of Gen AI. Recently, we hosted a dinner with visionary founders and industry leaders to discuss the future of Gen AI and its impact on various sectors. Curious to learn more about the insights shared and the type of Gen AI startups were looking for? Check out our latest blog post below:
Gen AI and The Enterprise: An Amex Ventures Perspective
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Wonder, an Amex Ventures portfolio company that is transforming food delivery service, announced its acquisition of Grubhub as well as an additional $250M in funding from new investors. This exciting development will help Wonder make its delivery service more accessible and convenient for customers. Additionally, Wonder locations will now be available on Grubhub for third-party delivery. See more below:
Wonder Announces Acquisition of Grubhub
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Calling all pre-seed to Series B founders and investors attending #AfroTech! Amex Ventures is teaming up with Forum Ventures and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati to host a breakfast meetup on 11/14 for innovative founders and investors. If you'll be in Houston, Texas, join us for a great meal, insightful discussions, and the chance to connect with fellow founders and investors within the tech ecosystem. 🔗Register here - https://lu.ma/vlo357ny
AfroTech Early-Stage Tech Founders & Funders Breakfast · Luma
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We are excited to announce our investment in Mindtrip, Inc., an AI-powered travel assistant startup that provides trip recommendations and customizable itineraries. The company’s platform combines conversational AI with integrated travel content, letting users discover, research and book hotels, flights, restaurants, and on-trip experiences. See more below:
AI trip planner Mindtrip receives funding, launches receipt function
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"Amex Ventures isn’t just another fintech investor. We’re interested in startups that align strategically with American Express, across areas like dining, travel, entertainment, commerce, B2B services, and enterprise software. As a CVC firm, we offer more than just funding.” Hear more from Ope Runsewe, Managing Director and our Head of Business Development, about how we work with founders.
Amex Ventures: Interview With Managing Director & Head of Business Development Ope Runsewe
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Congrats to Finix, an Amex Ventures portfolio company on their Series C funding announcement. The company enables businesses to accept and send payments online and in-store. Finix will use the funding to continue its efforts to broaden its product offering, expand into new regions, and increase its innovation in the payments space. See more below:
Today Finix is excited to announce we’ve raised $75M in Series C funding led by Acrew Capital and co-led by Leap Global Partners and Lightspeed. When we started Finix, we were big believers in the developer movement. We still are! Since then, we’ve recognized that there’s been a major shift in the market. Even businesses that have developers don’t want to spend their time or resources on payments — they want highly brandable and configurable payment components. From startups to publicly traded companies, merchants to vertical SaaS companies, customers of all sizes are taking advantage of Finix’s no-code solutions. Today, every feature in Finix's broad product suite is now available in no-code, low-code, and API-driven solutions. If Adyen is for the enterprise, Square is for card present SMBs, Stripe is for the developer-centric startup, Finix is for the 22M businesses without enough developers. Read more here: https://hubs.ly/Q02VFwqb0
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We are excited to announce our investment in Galileo 🔭, a startup offering an end-to-end platform that enables enterprises to utilize more precise and reliable AI throughout their Gen AI stack and workflow. The startup's technology provides customers with the visibility and control necessary to build, deploy, test, monitor, and secure their AI systems. See more below: https://lnkd.in/e279rBzz
Galileo Raises $45M Series B Funding to Bring Evaluation Intelligence to Generative AI Teams Everywhere
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