# Top 50 Payments Angel Investors in May 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Balaji Srinivasan | 46 | United States, India, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software |
| Sandeep Nailwal | 27 | United States, India, Singapore | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services |
| Naval Ravikant | 22 | United States, India, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, FinTech, Blockchain |
| Chris Adelsbach | 21 | United Kingdom, United States, Ireland | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | FinTech, Financial Services, Software |
| Elad Gil | 17 | United States, United Kingdom, Israel | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence |
| Kain Warwick | 17 | United States, Australia, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Financial Services |
| Meltem Demirors | 17 | United States, Canada, France | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services |
| Max Levchin | 16 | United States, United Kingdom, India | Series A, Seed, Series B | FinTech, Financial Services, Mobile |
| Tim Draper | 16 | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, FinTech, Mobile |
| Sebastien Borget | 15 | United States, France, The Netherlands | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming |
| Charles Delingpole | 15 | United Kingdom, United States, Spain | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Payments |
| Amrish Rau | 15 | India, Singapore, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, Payments |
| Stani Kulechov | 14 | United States, United Kingdom, France | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Financial Services, Cryptocurrency |
| Jonathan Weiner | 14 | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | Seed, Series A, Series B | FinTech, Financial Services, Payments |
| Ben Davenport | 13 | United States, Canada, Israel | Seed, Series A | Software, FinTech, Financial Services |
| Scott Belsky | 13 | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Internet, SaaS |
| Ryan Selkis | 13 | United States, India, France | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services |
| Kunal Shah | 13 | India, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, Internet |
| Taavet Hinrikus | 13 | United Kingdom, United States, Estonia | Seed, Series A, Series B | FinTech, Financial Services, Software |
| Scott Banister | 12 | United States, India, Canada | Seed, Series A, Angel | Software, Internet, Mobile |
| Robert Leshner | 12 | United States, Singapore, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Financial Services |
| Jitendra Gupta | 12 | India, Singapore, United States | Seed, Series A, Angel | Financial Services, FinTech, Payments |
| Kevin Lin | 12 | United States, India, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Gaming, Information Technology, Video Games |
| Gokul Rajaram | 11 | United States, India, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Financial Services, FinTech |
| Alexander Pack | 11 | United States, China, India | Seed, Pre-Seed | Cryptocurrency, Financial Services, Blockchain |
| Dylan Field | 11 | United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence |
| William Hockey | 11 | United States, Singapore, Pakistan | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, FinTech, Financial Services |
| Peter Thiel | 10 | United States, Germany, Canada | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, FinTech, Financial Services |
| Edward Lando | 10 | United States, France, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Health Care |
| Errol Damelin | 10 | United Kingdom, United States, Israel | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | FinTech, Financial Services, Finance |
| Daniel Curran | 10 | United States, Brazil, Canada | Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Software, Mobile |
| Will Neale | 9 | United Kingdom, Japan, Spain | Seed, Pre-Seed | FinTech, Financial Services, Software |
| Mark Ransford | 9 | United Kingdom, France, Hungary | Seed, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, Payments |
| Seth Weinstein | 9 | United States, India, Canada | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Finance |
| Damien Guermonprez | 9 | France, India, Cameroon | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Financial Services, Internet, Software |
| Jaynti Kanani | 9 | India, Singapore, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Internet |
| Didier Valet | 9 | France, Israel, Luxembourg | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, Software |
| Thibaud Elziere | 9 | France, United States, Belgium | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Internet, SaaS |
| Atlas Benjelloun | 9 | United States, Morocco, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series C | Software, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services |
| Fred Ehrsam | 9 | United States, Canada, Israel | Seed, Series A, Series C | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software |
| Avichal Garg | 8 | United States, Canada, Mexico | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Blockchain, Financial Services |
| Charlie Lee | 8 | United States, United Kingdom, China | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, FinTech |
| Michael Vaughan | 8 | United States, Brazil, Germany | Seed, Series A | FinTech, Financial Services, Software |
| Roger Ver | 8 | United States, Panama, Sweden | Seed | Bitcoin, FinTech, Cryptocurrency |
| Ashton Kutcher | 8 | United States, Germany, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, E-Commerce, Apps |
| George Burke | 8 | United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland | Initial Coin Offering, Seed | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software |
| Justin Kan | 8 | United States, Nigeria, India | Seed, Series A | Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce |
| Arjun Sethi | 8 | United States, India, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Financial Services, FinTech |
| Do Kwon | 8 | Singapore, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech |
| Vinny Lingham | 7 | United States, South Africa, United Kingdom | Seed, Angel | Blockchain, Internet, Software |

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