Paidiem Payment Solutions
Seed Round in 2024
Paidiem is a financial operating system and workforce management platform. They serve staffing, finance, consulting, health care, information technology, and logistics.
Canopy Connect
Series A in 2023
Canopy Connect streamlines insurance verification for businesses by securely collecting comprehensive policy details from consumers' existing insurance carriers. Over 3,500 companies across various sectors, such as insurance agencies, marketplaces, carriers, lenders, and embedded insurance providers, utilize Canopy Connect to swiftly obtain accurate information via a user-friendly dashboard or API integration. This enhances conversion rates and improves customer retention by eliminating manual data entry and guesswork for consumers.
Datavations
Seed Round in 2023
Datavations specializes in providing market intelligence data and analytics software tailored for the home improvement retail sector. The company focuses on Assortment, Price, and Inventory Optimization, helping manufacturers gain a competitive edge and enhance revenue. By delivering insights based on store-level, industry-wide product pricing, inventory, and sales data, Datavations enables manufacturers to identify competitive and consumer trends. This real-time analytics approach empowers manufacturers to understand market dynamics more effectively and improve their service to retail partners within the home improvement ecosystem.
Pontoro
Seed Round in 2023
Pontoro Inc. is a financial technology company established in late 2018, aimed at enhancing investor access to private market assets, particularly in the realm of infrastructure debt financing. The company is developing a patented technology solution that will create an innovative private investment platform, offering liquidity typically absent in traditional investment opportunities. By utilizing a blockchain-based platform, Pontoro facilitates the flow of infrastructure loans from large banks to institutional investors, enhancing asset liquidity and providing price transparency in the private market. With an initial focus on addressing the significant shortfall in infrastructure debt finance, Pontoro is poised to transform the landscape of private investments.
Steam
Venture Round in 2022
Stream automates the most common adjuster tasks for workers' compensation claims adjudication. Headquartered in New York, NY.
FairPlay is a company that offers fairness solutions for financial institutions, focusing on integrating fairness into AI decision-making processes to help clients assess and mitigate algorithmic bias in their models. The platform provides tools for automated fair lending analysis, allowing financial institutions to evaluate their decision-making frameworks against regulatory standards. FairPlay AI also helps organizations identify potential biases in their algorithms, ensuring compliance with fair lending regulations while promoting equitable outcomes in financial services. By leveraging data-driven insights, FairPlay AI enables clients to enhance their decision-making processes and foster greater transparency in their operations.
Paidiem Payment Solutions
Seed Round in 2022
Paidiem is a financial operating system and workforce management platform. They serve staffing, finance, consulting, health care, information technology, and logistics.
Fundid is a financial advisory platform founded by Stefanie Sample in 2021, designed to assist entrepreneurs in navigating the complexities of business finance and accessing capital. The company focuses on simplifying the process of securing grant and incentive funding by matching business owners with appropriate resources. Fundid aims to empower entrepreneurs, particularly female business owners, by providing them with the necessary tools and information to establish and expand their operations effectively. Through its innovative platform, Fundid facilitates growth journeys for various businesses by enhancing their access to vital financial support.
Pontoro
Seed Round in 2021
Pontoro Inc. is a financial technology company established in late 2018, aimed at enhancing investor access to private market assets, particularly in the realm of infrastructure debt financing. The company is developing a patented technology solution that will create an innovative private investment platform, offering liquidity typically absent in traditional investment opportunities. By utilizing a blockchain-based platform, Pontoro facilitates the flow of infrastructure loans from large banks to institutional investors, enhancing asset liquidity and providing price transparency in the private market. With an initial focus on addressing the significant shortfall in infrastructure debt finance, Pontoro is poised to transform the landscape of private investments.
Fundid is a financial advisory platform founded by Stefanie Sample in 2021, designed to assist entrepreneurs in navigating the complexities of business finance and accessing capital. The company focuses on simplifying the process of securing grant and incentive funding by matching business owners with appropriate resources. Fundid aims to empower entrepreneurs, particularly female business owners, by providing them with the necessary tools and information to establish and expand their operations effectively. Through its innovative platform, Fundid facilitates growth journeys for various businesses by enhancing their access to vital financial support.
FairPlay
Seed Round in 2021
FairPlay is a company that offers fairness solutions for financial institutions, focusing on integrating fairness into AI decision-making processes to help clients assess and mitigate algorithmic bias in their models. The platform provides tools for automated fair lending analysis, allowing financial institutions to evaluate their decision-making frameworks against regulatory standards. FairPlay AI also helps organizations identify potential biases in their algorithms, ensuring compliance with fair lending regulations while promoting equitable outcomes in financial services. By leveraging data-driven insights, FairPlay AI enables clients to enhance their decision-making processes and foster greater transparency in their operations.
Chipper Cash
Series C in 2021
Chipper Cash is a financial services company founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It operates a software application platform that enables users to send and receive money instantly and for free across different currencies within Africa. The platform facilitates peer-to-peer cross-border money transfers in a simple manner, similar to sending a text message, enhancing financial inclusivity across the continent. Chipper Cash’s innovative approach allows users to make personal payments efficiently via their mobile devices, making it a key player in the African fintech landscape.
Upgrade Inc., established in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices across North America, operates an online lending platform that combines access to personal loans and the Upgrade Card with free credit education tools and monitoring services. The company aims to provide affordable and responsible credit solutions to mainstream consumers, offering products such as personal loans and a unique credit card designed for use at retail locations nationwide. Additionally, Upgrade offers mobile banking products and educational resources to help consumers understand and manage their finances effectively.
Prime Trust
Series A in 2021
Prime Trust LLC, based in Summerlin, Nevada, is a technology-driven trust company that offers innovative solutions for trust and custodial services. By developing software that serves as a financial infrastructure, Prime Trust enables fintech and digital asset companies to streamline their operations. As a chartered and regulated financial institution, it is subject to oversight by the banking commissioner’s office at the Financial Institutions Division. Prime Trust holds a diverse range of assets, including cash, stocks, bonds, cryptocurrencies, real estate, and private business interests. The company acts as a custodian and trustee for various personal and corporate trusts, playing a significant role in the crowdfunding industry. It collaborates with individuals, corporations, legal professionals, and investment advisers to provide specialized custodial, escrow, and trust services.
Synctera Inc. is a digital banking solutions provider based in San Carlos, California, and was incorporated in 2020. The company specializes in offering technology infrastructure, sponsor bank connections, and a compliance framework to facilitate the launch of FinTech and embedded banking products for businesses of all sizes. Synctera’s platform employs a unified set of APIs, allowing companies to efficiently introduce and expand various financial products such as debit cards, bank accounts, charge cards, lines of credit, and money movement services. By examining the specific needs of traditional banks and connecting them with appropriate FinTech firms, Synctera manages relationships and regulatory compliance, enabling regional and community banks to transition to digital operations effectively.