Venmo

New York, NY, USA

4 employees

App

Seed · $1.3M

About Venmo

Venmo offers an app that allows users to share and make payments with friends for a variety of services. Venmo offers a debit card in partnership with Mastercard (MA). It was founded in 2009 by Andrew Kortina and Iqram Magdon-Ismail.

Company details

Team Size4

LocationNew York, NY, USA

IndustryApp

Funding

Total raised

$1.3M

Last stage

Seed

Investors

RRE Ventures

Accel

New Enterprise Associates

Lerer Hippeau

BBetaworks

Founders

Andrew Kortina

Met Iqram Magdon-Ismail as a freshman roommate at the University of Pennsylvania in 2001. Studied philosophy and creative writing. Previously worked at Bit.ly before co-founding Venmo in 2009.

Iqram Magdon-Ismail

Met Andrew Kortina as a freshman roommate at the University of Pennsylvania in 2001. Studied computer science. Previously worked at Ticketleap before co-founding Venmo in 2009.

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.