PayPal Startup Fee Waiver

Fee waived

nothing to pay

Qualified US startups backed by venture capital can get PayPal Checkout and domestic credit card processing fees waived for their first 12 months.

What you get

1 benefit on record

Fee waivedPayPal Checkout and domestic PayPal Credit Card Processing feesWaiver of PayPal Checkout and domestic PayPal Credit Card Processing fees for 12 months from the first live transaction
Nothing to payNo purchase or commitment is part of this offer.

4 conditions · 4 the vendor decides

All of the following, in PayPal's own words. Conditions marked checkable use facts you can state about your company; the vendor verifies the rest.

Applicant must be a US resident aged 18 or older with a US PayPal business account in good standingvendor decides · external verification
Applicant's startup must be venture capital backed at seed or Series A stagevendor decides · external verification
Applicant must be a new PayPal customer who has not used PayPal Checkout or PayPal Credit Card processing beforevendor decides · external verification
Applicant must add PayPal Checkout to their website or app and process at least one live transaction within 6 months of accepting the offervendor decides · external verification

Read from paypal.com/us/business/startups on 7 Aug 2026, read live from the vendor's own page.

Lifecycle, benefits, eligibility, roles and access were read from that source. The title and summary are Sourcey's wording.

PayPal is a digital payments platform offering online checkout, credit card processing, and business payment services for merchants worldwide.

PayPal for Startups offers qualified VC-backed startups a waiver of PayPal Checkout and domestic processing fees for the first 12 months.

This is the only offer on record in the program.