Anthemis

Anthemis Group, established in 2010, is a London-based, multi-stage asset management platform that invests in and supports early-stage financial services and technology companies in the United States and Europe. The firm aims to drive change in the financial system by fostering businesses committed to resiliency, transparency, access, and equity. With a deep understanding of markets and models, and a passion for emerging technology, Anthemis creates a collaborative ecosystem for diverse stakeholders to address the financial system's most pressing challenges.

Jeremy Brown

Investment Principal

Marin Cauvas

Partner

Hana Charnley

Investment Analyst

Archie Cochrane

Principal

Elizabeth Davis

Partner

Vica Epifantseva-Manos

Partner

Ali Geramian

Partner

Georgia Haigh

Analyst

Kim Liermann

Partner and Chief of Staff

Mei Lim

CFO and Managing Partner

Vasiliki Manos

Partner

Alexander Mayall

Investment Principal

Swarnali Mitra

Investor

Natasha Naidoo

Associate

Iason Nikolakis

Partner

Katie Palencsar

Partner

Sean Park

Co-Founder, Chief Investment Officer and General Partner

Ines Patricio

Investment Associate

Sherrise Pond

Associate

Yann Ranchere

Venture Partner

Tom Ryan

Partner

Kate Sampson

Partner

Vinay Singh

Managing Director

Alex Steiner

Principal

Luis Torres

Investor-Venture Growth

Bukie Adebo Umeano

Investment Principal

Gabby Wright

Principal

Erica Young

Principal

Past deals in FinTech

Burbank

Seed Round in 2025
Burbank specializes in secure, energy-efficient user authentication for businesses. Its core technology, "Tap and PIN," allows users to authenticate anytime, anywhere, enhancing the customer experience. Burbank's offerings include Card Present Over the Internet, SoftPOS, and an Issuer Toolkit, helping businesses minimize false positives, reduce online fraud, and expand customer reach.

Habitto

Series A in 2024
Habitto is a fintech platform focused on alleviating financial anxiety by helping customers develop healthy money habits. The company offers personalized financial advice through its mobile application, which serves as a single point for customer acquisition. With features that include digital onboarding and electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC), Habitto provides users with daily access to their financial status and policy information. The platform also offers a variety of investment and insurance products, enabling customers to effectively save, grow, and protect their money while working towards their financial goals.

Provable Markets

Series A in 2024
Provable Markets is a financial services company that offers market participants a secure, unified, and pragmatic access point for cash and synthetic equity finance trading. The company has developed an SEC registered Alternative Trading System (ATS) named Aurora. Provable Markets aims to create a paradigm shift in how financial markets operate, with a focus on transparency and solving some of the biggest challenges in the financial industry. The company has a community of passionate people working towards these goals.

Happypal

Series A in 2023
HappyPal is a French company revolutionizing the employee benefits market, valued at approximately $20 billion. By replacing traditional paper gift vouchers—20% of which expire before use—HappyPal provides an innovative SaaS and fintech solution. The company offers a modern credit card specifically designed for various employee allowances, including gifts, cultural activities, vacations, and sports. This platform addresses the common challenges associated with employee benefits management, such as high fees and poor user experiences. HappyPal enables employers to easily establish a personalized and efficient benefits program, facilitating better communication and engagement with employees.

TreasurySpring

Series B in 2023
TreasurySpring Limited is a financial technology firm founded in 2016 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The company operates an online platform designed to connect issuers and investors in the institutional short-term funding markets. TreasurySpring offers a range of Fixed-Term Funds (FTFs) that provide access to sovereign, financial, and corporate fixed-term investments. These funds enable cash-rich firms to engage in short-term investments that were previously difficult to access, while also allowing institutions seeking funding to tap into a wider pool of capital providers. By leveraging legal, financial, and operational technology, TreasurySpring facilitates the creation and management of these financial instruments, enhancing security and potential yields for investors.

Kasheesh

Seed Round in 2023
Kasheesh is a fintech company that specializes in innovative financial services. It has developed technology that allows users to split online payments across multiple debit and credit cards. This approach enables customers to utilize available funds effectively, facilitating the consolidation of spending and enhancing the optimization of financial transactions. By offering this payment solution, Kasheesh aims to improve financial flexibility for consumers, making it easier for them to manage their expenses.

Inclined Technologies

Series A in 2022
Inclined Technologies is a financial technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2020. The company focuses on enhancing the value of whole life insurance policies for policyholders. Inclined's primary offering is the Inclined Line Of Credit (iLOC), which is designed to provide accessible cash value and refinancing options. By connecting policyholders with financial institutions through a unique marketplace, Inclined aims to improve efficiency, lower barriers to access, and enhance the overall customer experience. The company's mission is to help policyholders maximize the value of their investments in whole life insurance policies, thereby driving better long-term outcomes.

Denim

Series B in 2022
Denim is a freight payment system that focuses on enhancing the operational efficiency of freight brokers. The company offers a comprehensive platform designed to streamline back-office processes, including payments, collections, and financing. By providing services such as factoring and automated invoicing, Denim enables small freight brokers to access essential working capital necessary for growth in a competitive market. The software aims to simplify complex financial operations, allowing brokers to devote more time to managing their core business activities while enhancing their financial management capabilities.

Power

Seed Round in 2022
Power is a financial technology company specializing in providing credit card programs tailored for businesses, particularly high-growth brands. Founded by Randy Fernando and Andrew Dust, Power utilizes a cloud-native issuance platform to offer modern co-branded credit cards. The company's technology focuses on enhancing the connection between retailers and their customers through embedded banking experiences, enabling brands to build, launch, and scale customer-centric financial products efficiently.

Koffie Financial

Series A in 2022
Koffie Financial is a fintech platform designed specifically for the trucking and transportation industry, offering quick and affordable insurance coverage that emphasizes safety. The company leverages artificial intelligence to provide fleet owners with instant quotes and transparent policies, streamlining the underwriting, loss control, claims handling, and fleet operations processes. By utilizing advanced technology, Koffie Financial is able to reduce costs and save time, enabling modern truckers to receive tailored insurance solutions that come with lower premiums compared to traditional insurers. This innovative approach helps clients in the logistics, insurance, and auto industries operate more safely and efficiently.

Kasheesh

Seed Round in 2022
Kasheesh is a fintech company that specializes in innovative financial services. It has developed technology that allows users to split online payments across multiple debit and credit cards. This approach enables customers to utilize available funds effectively, facilitating the consolidation of spending and enhancing the optimization of financial transactions. By offering this payment solution, Kasheesh aims to improve financial flexibility for consumers, making it easier for them to manage their expenses.

Hokodo

Series B in 2022
Hokodo Ltd is a London-based company that specializes in developing insurance and financing solutions tailored for B2B marketplaces and digital platforms such as cloud accounting and e-invoicing systems. Founded in 2018, Hokodo offers a user-friendly digital platform that integrates easily with existing systems, streamlining the order-to-cash process. Their services include Invoice Protection, which safeguards businesses against unpaid invoices, and Secure Freight, which protects goods during transit or storage. Additionally, Hokodo enables real-time credit assessments, allowing merchants to make informed decisions regarding credit terms, protect themselves against bad debt, and access working capital financing options. Through these innovations, Hokodo aims to enhance the safety and efficiency of B2B transactions across Europe.

Kinly

Series A in 2022
Kinly is a financial technology company focused on serving the unique needs of African-Americans and their allies. It provides a range of digital banking services designed to enhance financial literacy and promote responsible money management. Kinly offers tools for financial education, expense tracking, and goal setting, alongside debit cards linked to savings accounts. By delivering these resources, the company aims to empower users to develop positive financial habits, achieve their financial goals, and fulfill their aspirations.

Cowbell

Series B in 2022
Cowbell Cyber, Inc. is an innovative provider of cyber insurance specifically designed for small and mid-sized businesses (SMEs). Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Pleasanton, California, with additional offices in Omaha, Nebraska; Atlanta, Georgia; and Plano, Texas, Cowbell delivers standalone cyber coverage that addresses the distinct needs of each organization. Utilizing an artificial intelligence-powered platform, the company quantifies insurable risk and enables continuous risk assessment and underwriting. Cowbell's approach includes a closed-loop risk management solution encompassing risk prevention, mitigation, and incident preparedness services. By leveraging both inside-out and outside-in data alongside advanced machine-learning models, Cowbell's offerings continuously evolve to adapt to current and emerging cyber threats, allowing businesses across various industries, such as healthcare, technology, construction, finance, retail, and agriculture, to manage their risk exposure effectively.

Weavr

Series A in 2022
Weavr is a developer of a digital financial platform that enables companies to seamlessly integrate banking and financial services into their offerings through the use of APIs. The platform provides a range of financial solutions for both consumers and businesses, including accounts with or without IBANs, virtual and physical cards, and wearable payment options. By offering comprehensive tools for creating, integrating, and managing these financial elements, Weavr allows digital businesses to incorporate payment services within their applications efficiently. This integration is achieved without imposing the burdens of data security and regulatory compliance on the companies utilizing the platform, thereby simplifying the process of embedding financial services in various applications.

Habitto

Seed Round in 2022
Habitto is a fintech platform focused on alleviating financial anxiety by helping customers develop healthy money habits. The company offers personalized financial advice through its mobile application, which serves as a single point for customer acquisition. With features that include digital onboarding and electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC), Habitto provides users with daily access to their financial status and policy information. The platform also offers a variety of investment and insurance products, enabling customers to effectively save, grow, and protect their money while working towards their financial goals.

Happy Money

Series D in 2022
Happy Money, Inc. is a financial services company based in Costa Mesa, California, that focuses on helping individuals pay off credit card debt and build savings. Founded in 2009, the company originally operated under the name Payoff, Inc. before rebranding in March 2020. Happy Money offers a range of innovative products, including Payoff, a loan program specifically designed to assist customers in managing their credit card obligations; Joy, a mobile application featuring robotic Money Coaches that guide users in spending wisely and saving effectively; and the Happy Money Score, which combines psychological insights to enhance financial decision-making. The company emphasizes a mission-driven approach, aiming to transform the financial landscape by encouraging borrowers to become savers and promoting a more mindful form of capitalism. Through its unique platform, Happy Money integrates financial products with dedicated support and educational resources to foster long-term financial wellness for its members.

Ejara

Seed Round in 2021
Ejara is a mobile investment platform designed specifically for Africa and its diasporas, offering access to a range of investment opportunities, including fractional shares, commodities, and cryptocurrencies. The company has developed blockchain-based software that facilitates the trading of investment products globally, allowing users to invest in various companies and manage their portfolios effectively. Ejara also provides features such as interest-saving accounts, which help users save and grow their investments over time. The platform is aimed at empowering traders by enabling them to track their investment performance and enjoy greater trading flexibility.

Balance Re

Series A in 2021
Balance Re is a life reinsurance startup that specializes in quantitative asset-liability management. The company offers reinsurance services aimed at managing insurance and financial risks, as well as the complex interactions between them. Utilizing proprietary technology, Balance Re consistently assesses and measures risks over time, allowing for real-time data analysis. This capability is underpinned by the company's expertise in quantitative asset-liability management, which enables clients to optimize capital allocation for growth, enhance product positioning, and strengthen competitive advantage.

Tide

Series C in 2021
Tide is a UK-based fintech company specializing in business banking services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Its platform offers streamlined business accounts and administrative solutions, such as seamless integration with accounting systems, to help SMEs save time and money. Tide's advanced technology is tailored to the needs of SMEs, making it a leading challenger in the UK's SME banking sector. The company is committed to serving SMEs exclusively, focusing on their unique requirements.

Weavr

Seed Round in 2021
Weavr is a developer of a digital financial platform that enables companies to seamlessly integrate banking and financial services into their offerings through the use of APIs. The platform provides a range of financial solutions for both consumers and businesses, including accounts with or without IBANs, virtual and physical cards, and wearable payment options. By offering comprehensive tools for creating, integrating, and managing these financial elements, Weavr allows digital businesses to incorporate payment services within their applications efficiently. This integration is achieved without imposing the burdens of data security and regulatory compliance on the companies utilizing the platform, thereby simplifying the process of embedding financial services in various applications.

StepEx

Pre Seed Round in 2021
StepEx is a fintech company that facilitates education funding by allowing borrowers to exchange a percentage of their future income for educational opportunities. This innovative model enables individuals to pursue further education without the burden of traditional borrowing costs, as repayments are designed to remain affordable and prevent bankruptcy. StepEx collaborates with educational institutions, providing the necessary infrastructure for them to offer courses in exchange for future payments. The platform not only attracts a diverse range of applicants but also enables financial institutions to invest in students' future earnings. By aligning corporate funding with the qualifications needed for talent acquisition, StepEx helps companies improve their workforce diversity while simultaneously reducing recruitment costs and enhancing their impact investments. This unique approach creates a non-correlated asset class, offering investors exposure to the labor market and higher risk-adjusted returns compared to traditional assets.

Daylight

Seed Round in 2021
Daylight is a digital banking platform based in West Hollywood, California, specifically designed for the LGBTQ+ community. Founded in 2020, Daylight offers a range of services including prepaid cards, financial tools, and advice tailored to the unique needs of its members. The platform not only facilitates smarter financial habits but also provides cashback rewards for spending at queer bars and allied businesses. By fostering a supportive community, Daylight aims to empower individuals to navigate the financial system effectively and build a secure future without compromise.

Hokodo

Series A in 2021
Hokodo Ltd is a London-based company that specializes in developing insurance and financing solutions tailored for B2B marketplaces and digital platforms such as cloud accounting and e-invoicing systems. Founded in 2018, Hokodo offers a user-friendly digital platform that integrates easily with existing systems, streamlining the order-to-cash process. Their services include Invoice Protection, which safeguards businesses against unpaid invoices, and Secure Freight, which protects goods during transit or storage. Additionally, Hokodo enables real-time credit assessments, allowing merchants to make informed decisions regarding credit terms, protect themselves against bad debt, and access working capital financing options. Through these innovations, Hokodo aims to enhance the safety and efficiency of B2B transactions across Europe.

TreasurySpring

Series A in 2021
TreasurySpring Limited is a financial technology firm founded in 2016 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The company operates an online platform designed to connect issuers and investors in the institutional short-term funding markets. TreasurySpring offers a range of Fixed-Term Funds (FTFs) that provide access to sovereign, financial, and corporate fixed-term investments. These funds enable cash-rich firms to engage in short-term investments that were previously difficult to access, while also allowing institutions seeking funding to tap into a wider pool of capital providers. By leveraging legal, financial, and operational technology, TreasurySpring facilitates the creation and management of these financial instruments, enhancing security and potential yields for investors.

Maxwell Financial Labs

Series B in 2021
Maxwell Financial Labs, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California. It specializes in providing a comprehensive platform that connects home buyers, real estate agents, and lenders, facilitating the mortgage loan process from application intake to the secondary market. The company's Mortgage Optimization Platform offers technology-driven solutions designed to give local lending teams a competitive edge, enabling non-depository mortgage banks, credit unions, brokers, and local banks to better serve their communities. By focusing on enhancing the homeownership experience, Maxwell Financial Labs aims to deliver significant benefits to all stakeholders involved in the mortgage process.

Mansa

Series A in 2021
Mansa is a financial startup that specializes in providing microcredit ranging from €500 to €10,000 to self-employed and freelance workers. The company has developed an online lending platform that simplifies the borrowing process by removing unnecessary paperwork and hidden fees, ensuring transparency for its users. Mansa's platform enables instant identity verification and allows for the online signing of loan contracts, facilitating quick access to credit financing for freelancers seeking to fund their projects at fair interest rates.

First Boulevard

Seed Round in 2021
First Boulevard is a digitally native neobank building generational wealth for Black America. Though unbanked, underbanked and underserved, the Black community’s $1.4-trillion in annual economic impact provides a significant base to build upon. By developing a platform focused on improving financial livelihood through incentive-based financial education, Black-focused spending, and automated wealth building, First Boulevard helps members remove the stress out of managing their money while also developing positive financial behaviors and habits to reach goals faster.

Koffie Financial

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Koffie Financial is a fintech platform designed specifically for the trucking and transportation industry, offering quick and affordable insurance coverage that emphasizes safety. The company leverages artificial intelligence to provide fleet owners with instant quotes and transparent policies, streamlining the underwriting, loss control, claims handling, and fleet operations processes. By utilizing advanced technology, Koffie Financial is able to reduce costs and save time, enabling modern truckers to receive tailored insurance solutions that come with lower premiums compared to traditional insurers. This innovative approach helps clients in the logistics, insurance, and auto industries operate more safely and efficiently.

Koffie Financial

Seed Round in 2021
Koffie Financial is a fintech platform designed specifically for the trucking and transportation industry, offering quick and affordable insurance coverage that emphasizes safety. The company leverages artificial intelligence to provide fleet owners with instant quotes and transparent policies, streamlining the underwriting, loss control, claims handling, and fleet operations processes. By utilizing advanced technology, Koffie Financial is able to reduce costs and save time, enabling modern truckers to receive tailored insurance solutions that come with lower premiums compared to traditional insurers. This innovative approach helps clients in the logistics, insurance, and auto industries operate more safely and efficiently.

Ember

Seed Round in 2021
Ember Digital Limited is a London-based company that provides software designed to automate accounting and tax processes for contractors and small businesses. The platform leverages Open Banking and Machine Learning to streamline the entire accounting workflow, from bank transaction processing to tax submission. It offers features such as real-time transaction classification, generation of accounting reports, invoicing, payroll management, tax estimation, and filing with HMRC. By integrating these functions into a single platform, Ember aims to eliminate the need for costly accounting software and manual bookkeeping, allowing users to manage their finances more efficiently while reducing overall costs. Incorporated in 2019, Ember positions itself as an innovative solution in the financial technology sector.

Weavr

Seed Round in 2020
Weavr is a developer of a digital financial platform that enables companies to seamlessly integrate banking and financial services into their offerings through the use of APIs. The platform provides a range of financial solutions for both consumers and businesses, including accounts with or without IBANs, virtual and physical cards, and wearable payment options. By offering comprehensive tools for creating, integrating, and managing these financial elements, Weavr allows digital businesses to incorporate payment services within their applications efficiently. This integration is achieved without imposing the burdens of data security and regulatory compliance on the companies utilizing the platform, thereby simplifying the process of embedding financial services in various applications.

First Boulevard

Venture Round in 2020
First Boulevard is a digitally native neobank building generational wealth for Black America. Though unbanked, underbanked and underserved, the Black community’s $1.4-trillion in annual economic impact provides a significant base to build upon. By developing a platform focused on improving financial livelihood through incentive-based financial education, Black-focused spending, and automated wealth building, First Boulevard helps members remove the stress out of managing their money while also developing positive financial behaviors and habits to reach goals faster.

Nivelo

Seed Round in 2020
Nivelo is the infrastructure bridge to next generation payments, powering fintech platforms through safe and faster payment solutions.

TrueLayer

Series C in 2020
TrueLayer Limited is a London-based company founded in 2016 that provides an open banking platform designed to facilitate the development of financial applications. Its toolkit enables businesses to connect with bank data, verify accounts, and access transactions in real-time, thus supporting a variety of sectors including payments, online lending, personal finance management, investment services, and cryptocurrencies. TrueLayer's solutions are utilized by FinTech startups, online lenders, personal finance managers, and other financial service providers to enhance user experiences by enabling secure and efficient transactions. The platform is operational in 21 countries and serves over 10 million users, streamlining the onboarding of new customers and allowing for rapid money transfers. TrueLayer aims to transform the payment landscape by combining real-time bank payments with financial and identity data.

Denim

Debt Financing in 2020
Denim is a freight payment system that focuses on enhancing the operational efficiency of freight brokers. The company offers a comprehensive platform designed to streamline back-office processes, including payments, collections, and financing. By providing services such as factoring and automated invoicing, Denim enables small freight brokers to access essential working capital necessary for growth in a competitive market. The software aims to simplify complex financial operations, allowing brokers to devote more time to managing their core business activities while enhancing their financial management capabilities.

Denim

Seed Round in 2020
Denim is a freight payment system that focuses on enhancing the operational efficiency of freight brokers. The company offers a comprehensive platform designed to streamline back-office processes, including payments, collections, and financing. By providing services such as factoring and automated invoicing, Denim enables small freight brokers to access essential working capital necessary for growth in a competitive market. The software aims to simplify complex financial operations, allowing brokers to devote more time to managing their core business activities while enhancing their financial management capabilities.

Goin

Venture Round in 2020
Goin is a mobile application focused on enhancing users' financial health by integrating with traditional banking systems. The app provides innovative tools for saving, investing, and smart shopping, leveraging users' banking information and spending behavior to offer actionable insights. Utilizing machine learning algorithms, Goin encourages users to accumulate savings through small daily actions, such as rounding up transactions. It also facilitates the addition of funds to the application and allows users to transfer money to various investment options, including cryptocurrency and equity funds, or back to their bank accounts. By promoting these financial habits, Goin aims to improve its clients' overall financial well-being and lifestyle.

NOW Money

Series A in 2020
NOW Money is a fintech company that leverages mobile banking technology to offer financial services to the unbanked population in the Middle East. By providing accounts and remittance solutions, NOW Money aims to include individuals who are currently excluded from the financial system. The company focuses on low-income migrant workers in the Gulf region, offering them access to essential financial tools, including international money transfers and currency conversion services, at a reduced cost. This approach not only facilitates financial inclusion but also helps users save significantly on remittance expenses.

Maxwell Financial Labs

Series A in 2020
Maxwell Financial Labs, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California. It specializes in providing a comprehensive platform that connects home buyers, real estate agents, and lenders, facilitating the mortgage loan process from application intake to the secondary market. The company's Mortgage Optimization Platform offers technology-driven solutions designed to give local lending teams a competitive edge, enabling non-depository mortgage banks, credit unions, brokers, and local banks to better serve their communities. By focusing on enhancing the homeownership experience, Maxwell Financial Labs aims to deliver significant benefits to all stakeholders involved in the mortgage process.

Apollo Agriculture

Series A in 2020
Apollo Agriculture, established in 2015, is a Kenyan agtech company with a presence in Nairobi. It specializes in providing smallholder farmers with access to critical farming inputs, financing, and advisory services. The company leverages agronomic machine learning, remote sensing, and mobile technology to assess credit risk and tailor financial and technical assistance to each farmer's unique needs and location. This approach aims to enhance farm yields and profitability in emerging markets, with a focus on Kenya.

Wollit

Seed Round in 2020
Wollit Ltd, established in 2017 and headquartered in London, specializes in providing financial stability to individuals with irregular incomes or zero-hour contracts through its online platform. The company offers instant top-ups, allowing users to maintain a consistent monthly income despite fluctuating work hours and earnings. Wollit's services aim to improve credit scores over time, enabling users to access better financial products and opportunities.

Weavr

Seed Round in 2020
Weavr is a developer of a digital financial platform that enables companies to seamlessly integrate banking and financial services into their offerings through the use of APIs. The platform provides a range of financial solutions for both consumers and businesses, including accounts with or without IBANs, virtual and physical cards, and wearable payment options. By offering comprehensive tools for creating, integrating, and managing these financial elements, Weavr allows digital businesses to incorporate payment services within their applications efficiently. This integration is achieved without imposing the burdens of data security and regulatory compliance on the companies utilizing the platform, thereby simplifying the process of embedding financial services in various applications.

Weavr

Seed Round in 2020
Weavr is a developer of a digital financial platform that enables companies to seamlessly integrate banking and financial services into their offerings through the use of APIs. The platform provides a range of financial solutions for both consumers and businesses, including accounts with or without IBANs, virtual and physical cards, and wearable payment options. By offering comprehensive tools for creating, integrating, and managing these financial elements, Weavr allows digital businesses to incorporate payment services within their applications efficiently. This integration is achieved without imposing the burdens of data security and regulatory compliance on the companies utilizing the platform, thereby simplifying the process of embedding financial services in various applications.

Wollit

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Wollit Ltd, established in 2017 and headquartered in London, specializes in providing financial stability to individuals with irregular incomes or zero-hour contracts through its online platform. The company offers instant top-ups, allowing users to maintain a consistent monthly income despite fluctuating work hours and earnings. Wollit's services aim to improve credit scores over time, enabling users to access better financial products and opportunities.

Circles powered by StepLadder

Seed Round in 2019
A fast-growing, award-winning FinTech pioneering collaborative savings circles to help people all over the world reach their financial goals. For individuals: In the UK we offer products to help people raise money for their property deposit, getting married, starting a family, paying for education, cosmetic surgery and paying off debt. Check out: https://www.joinstepladder.com/ For companies: You can now white-label our Savings Circles and offer them to your customers and potential customers to increase you market share, improve retention, enhance engagement and generate revenue Read more here: https://www.step-ladder-solutions.com/ For Investors: StepLadder is leading the way in the new global category of digital Collaborative Finance. Savings Circles transactions total more than $500 billion worldwide, and 40% of consumers in more than 90 countries around the world use offline and informal ROSCAs. The opportunity is huge. The impact we have on people’s lives is real.

QuanTemplate

Series B in 2019
Quantemplate Limited, operating as Quantemplate Technologies Limited, is a technology company based in London, with additional offices in New York and Gibraltar. Established in 2012, it specializes in developing a machine learning-based data transformation and analytics platform tailored for the insurance industry. The platform empowers business users to cleanse and harmonize raw data sources, facilitating data integration, mapping, and analysis. By leveraging advanced machine learning capabilities, Quantemplate enables critical operations such as catastrophe modeling, pricing, bordereaux management, and performance analysis. Its tools automate various processes, allowing users to derive proprietary insights that enhance competitive advantage. Recognized as a notable player in the FinTech and InsurTech sectors, Quantemplate serves leading insurance businesses aiming to optimize costs and support digital transformation initiatives.

Tide

Series B in 2019
Tide is a UK-based fintech company specializing in business banking services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Its platform offers streamlined business accounts and administrative solutions, such as seamless integration with accounting systems, to help SMEs save time and money. Tide's advanced technology is tailored to the needs of SMEs, making it a leading challenger in the UK's SME banking sector. The company is committed to serving SMEs exclusively, focusing on their unique requirements.

Goin

Series A in 2019
Goin is a mobile application focused on enhancing users' financial health by integrating with traditional banking systems. The app provides innovative tools for saving, investing, and smart shopping, leveraging users' banking information and spending behavior to offer actionable insights. Utilizing machine learning algorithms, Goin encourages users to accumulate savings through small daily actions, such as rounding up transactions. It also facilitates the addition of funds to the application and allows users to transfer money to various investment options, including cryptocurrency and equity funds, or back to their bank accounts. By promoting these financial habits, Goin aims to improve its clients' overall financial well-being and lifestyle.

kWh Analytics

Series B in 2019
kWh Analytics, Inc. is a leading provider of risk management and analytics solutions specifically designed for solar investors and operators. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, the company utilizes a comprehensive performance database that encompasses 20% of the U.S. solar asset class. Its flagship product, HelioStats, offers data integration, analytics, and performance benchmarking, enabling clients to make informed investment decisions and enhance portfolio performance. Additionally, kWh Analytics introduced the Solar Revenue Put, a credit enhancement that mitigates investment risk by providing an insurance-backed production guarantee, thereby improving financing terms for solar projects. The company also offers resources such as The Solar Lendscape, which catalogs active solar lenders, and DealFlow reports that analyze market trends. Serving a diverse clientele, including institutional investors, asset management firms, and private equity groups, kWh Analytics aims to minimize risk and boost equity returns in the solar sector.

NOW Money

Series A in 2019
NOW Money is a fintech company that leverages mobile banking technology to offer financial services to the unbanked population in the Middle East. By providing accounts and remittance solutions, NOW Money aims to include individuals who are currently excluded from the financial system. The company focuses on low-income migrant workers in the Gulf region, offering them access to essential financial tools, including international money transfers and currency conversion services, at a reduced cost. This approach not only facilitates financial inclusion but also helps users save significantly on remittance expenses.

TrueLayer

Series C in 2019
TrueLayer Limited is a London-based company founded in 2016 that provides an open banking platform designed to facilitate the development of financial applications. Its toolkit enables businesses to connect with bank data, verify accounts, and access transactions in real-time, thus supporting a variety of sectors including payments, online lending, personal finance management, investment services, and cryptocurrencies. TrueLayer's solutions are utilized by FinTech startups, online lenders, personal finance managers, and other financial service providers to enhance user experiences by enabling secure and efficient transactions. The platform is operational in 21 countries and serves over 10 million users, streamlining the onboarding of new customers and allowing for rapid money transfers. TrueLayer aims to transform the payment landscape by combining real-time bank payments with financial and identity data.

kWh Analytics

Series A in 2019
kWh Analytics, Inc. is a leading provider of risk management and analytics solutions specifically designed for solar investors and operators. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, the company utilizes a comprehensive performance database that encompasses 20% of the U.S. solar asset class. Its flagship product, HelioStats, offers data integration, analytics, and performance benchmarking, enabling clients to make informed investment decisions and enhance portfolio performance. Additionally, kWh Analytics introduced the Solar Revenue Put, a credit enhancement that mitigates investment risk by providing an insurance-backed production guarantee, thereby improving financing terms for solar projects. The company also offers resources such as The Solar Lendscape, which catalogs active solar lenders, and DealFlow reports that analyze market trends. Serving a diverse clientele, including institutional investors, asset management firms, and private equity groups, kWh Analytics aims to minimize risk and boost equity returns in the solar sector.

Goin

Seed Round in 2019
Goin is a mobile application focused on enhancing users' financial health by integrating with traditional banking systems. The app provides innovative tools for saving, investing, and smart shopping, leveraging users' banking information and spending behavior to offer actionable insights. Utilizing machine learning algorithms, Goin encourages users to accumulate savings through small daily actions, such as rounding up transactions. It also facilitates the addition of funds to the application and allows users to transfer money to various investment options, including cryptocurrency and equity funds, or back to their bank accounts. By promoting these financial habits, Goin aims to improve its clients' overall financial well-being and lifestyle.

Flux Systems

Series A in 2018
Flux Systems Limited is a technology company that specializes in a digital receipts and rewards platform designed to streamline the management of payment receipts. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Reading, United Kingdom, Flux Systems provides a service that automatically links digital receipts to users' banking applications, enhancing the shopping experience for consumers and retailers alike. The platform is built with bank-level security and utilizes third-party servers in secure European data centers, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations regarding data protection. The company partners with various retailers and financial institutions, including Barclaycard, Costa, and Starling Bank, to deliver its innovative services across the United Kingdom.

Kindur

Series A in 2018
Kindur Services Inc., operating as Kindur, is a financial technology company based in New York that focuses on assisting baby boomers in their retirement transition. Established in 2016, Kindur offers a platform designed to enhance financial wellness for retirees and their families. The platform manages various aspects of retirement finances, including savings, pensions, and social security, tailored to different phases of retirement. Kindur provides straightforward digital advice to help users understand their financial situation, covering savings, insurance, social security, and healthcare costs. By offering tools such as a personalized retirement paycheck, Kindur aims to empower individuals to navigate retirement with confidence and prepare for unforeseen expenses.

Tide

Convertible Note in 2018
Tide is a UK-based fintech company specializing in business banking services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Its platform offers streamlined business accounts and administrative solutions, such as seamless integration with accounting systems, to help SMEs save time and money. Tide's advanced technology is tailored to the needs of SMEs, making it a leading challenger in the UK's SME banking sector. The company is committed to serving SMEs exclusively, focusing on their unique requirements.

Fluidly

Series A in 2018
Fluidly, established in 2016 and based in London, specializes in cash flow management and forecasting software. It leverages data science, accounting expertise, and machine learning to provide intuitive, AI-powered cash flow forecasting and management solutions. Fluidly's software automates cash flow forecasting using transaction data from accounting systems, offering small and medium enterprises real-time, invoice-level insights to optimize their financial future and make informed decisions.

Hokodo

Seed Round in 2018
Hokodo Ltd is a London-based company that specializes in developing insurance and financing solutions tailored for B2B marketplaces and digital platforms such as cloud accounting and e-invoicing systems. Founded in 2018, Hokodo offers a user-friendly digital platform that integrates easily with existing systems, streamlining the order-to-cash process. Their services include Invoice Protection, which safeguards businesses against unpaid invoices, and Secure Freight, which protects goods during transit or storage. Additionally, Hokodo enables real-time credit assessments, allowing merchants to make informed decisions regarding credit terms, protect themselves against bad debt, and access working capital financing options. Through these innovations, Hokodo aims to enhance the safety and efficiency of B2B transactions across Europe.

Tide

Convertible Note in 2018
Tide is a UK-based fintech company specializing in business banking services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Its platform offers streamlined business accounts and administrative solutions, such as seamless integration with accounting systems, to help SMEs save time and money. Tide's advanced technology is tailored to the needs of SMEs, making it a leading challenger in the UK's SME banking sector. The company is committed to serving SMEs exclusively, focusing on their unique requirements.

TrueLayer

Series B in 2018
TrueLayer Limited is a London-based company founded in 2016 that provides an open banking platform designed to facilitate the development of financial applications. Its toolkit enables businesses to connect with bank data, verify accounts, and access transactions in real-time, thus supporting a variety of sectors including payments, online lending, personal finance management, investment services, and cryptocurrencies. TrueLayer's solutions are utilized by FinTech startups, online lenders, personal finance managers, and other financial service providers to enhance user experiences by enabling secure and efficient transactions. The platform is operational in 21 countries and serves over 10 million users, streamlining the onboarding of new customers and allowing for rapid money transfers. TrueLayer aims to transform the payment landscape by combining real-time bank payments with financial and identity data.

Goji Investments

Series A in 2018
Goji Investments, founded in February 2015 and based in London, is a company that specializes in peer-to-peer investment and wealth management, aiming to empower direct lending. Established by professionals with expertise in wealth management, banking, and technology, Goji seeks to expand online direct lending to new investor markets. The company offers a platform that provides financial advisory services and facilitates lending platforms, allowing clients to access lending investments and connect with a global base of investors, regardless of their scale of ambition. Backed by prominent Fintech venture capital and angel investors, Goji is positioned to innovate within the financial services sector.

+Simple

Series A in 2018
+Simple is an insurance Robo-Broker focused on providing tailored insurance solutions for freelancers and small to medium-sized enterprises. The company operates a technology platform that optimizes insurance coverage based on the duration of contracts and personalizes offers according to the specific activities of its clients and their evolving needs. Its secure online subscription service allows users to access their insurance contracts in a digital format, stored in a virtual safe. This approach enables clients to efficiently manage their insurance requirements and claims, ensuring they receive competitive and relevant coverage.

QuanTemplate

Series A in 2017
Quantemplate Limited, operating as Quantemplate Technologies Limited, is a technology company based in London, with additional offices in New York and Gibraltar. Established in 2012, it specializes in developing a machine learning-based data transformation and analytics platform tailored for the insurance industry. The platform empowers business users to cleanse and harmonize raw data sources, facilitating data integration, mapping, and analysis. By leveraging advanced machine learning capabilities, Quantemplate enables critical operations such as catastrophe modeling, pricing, bordereaux management, and performance analysis. Its tools automate various processes, allowing users to derive proprietary insights that enhance competitive advantage. Recognized as a notable player in the FinTech and InsurTech sectors, Quantemplate serves leading insurance businesses aiming to optimize costs and support digital transformation initiatives.

Maxwell Financial Labs

Seed Round in 2017
Maxwell Financial Labs, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California. It specializes in providing a comprehensive platform that connects home buyers, real estate agents, and lenders, facilitating the mortgage loan process from application intake to the secondary market. The company's Mortgage Optimization Platform offers technology-driven solutions designed to give local lending teams a competitive edge, enabling non-depository mortgage banks, credit unions, brokers, and local banks to better serve their communities. By focusing on enhancing the homeownership experience, Maxwell Financial Labs aims to deliver significant benefits to all stakeholders involved in the mortgage process.

Maxwell Financial Labs

Seed Round in 2017
Maxwell Financial Labs, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California. It specializes in providing a comprehensive platform that connects home buyers, real estate agents, and lenders, facilitating the mortgage loan process from application intake to the secondary market. The company's Mortgage Optimization Platform offers technology-driven solutions designed to give local lending teams a competitive edge, enabling non-depository mortgage banks, credit unions, brokers, and local banks to better serve their communities. By focusing on enhancing the homeownership experience, Maxwell Financial Labs aims to deliver significant benefits to all stakeholders involved in the mortgage process.

Kindur

Seed Round in 2017
Kindur Services Inc., operating as Kindur, is a financial technology company based in New York that focuses on assisting baby boomers in their retirement transition. Established in 2016, Kindur offers a platform designed to enhance financial wellness for retirees and their families. The platform manages various aspects of retirement finances, including savings, pensions, and social security, tailored to different phases of retirement. Kindur provides straightforward digital advice to help users understand their financial situation, covering savings, insurance, social security, and healthcare costs. By offering tools such as a personalized retirement paycheck, Kindur aims to empower individuals to navigate retirement with confidence and prepare for unforeseen expenses.

Flux Systems

Seed Round in 2017
Flux Systems Limited is a technology company that specializes in a digital receipts and rewards platform designed to streamline the management of payment receipts. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Reading, United Kingdom, Flux Systems provides a service that automatically links digital receipts to users' banking applications, enhancing the shopping experience for consumers and retailers alike. The platform is built with bank-level security and utilizes third-party servers in secure European data centers, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations regarding data protection. The company partners with various retailers and financial institutions, including Barclaycard, Costa, and Starling Bank, to deliver its innovative services across the United Kingdom.

Abaka

Seed Round in 2017
Abaka Holdings Ltd., established in 2016 and headquartered in London, operates an AI-powered digital savings and retirement platform. It partners with employers to enhance employee financial wellbeing by offering a platform that boosts benefits awareness, facilitates employer-staff communication, and empowers employees to manage their finances. Abaka's platform provides personalized financial guidance and nudges, helping employees build financial knowledge and make informed decisions. It also collaborates with financial institutions to deliver scalable, affordable advice on pensions, savings, and investments to retail customers, using conversational AI, behavioral nudges, and data insights. Abaka's technologies are licensed by tier-one international banks, pension providers, and asset managers, benefiting over 9 million users across multiple countries.

Tide

Series A in 2017
Tide is a UK-based fintech company specializing in business banking services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Its platform offers streamlined business accounts and administrative solutions, such as seamless integration with accounting systems, to help SMEs save time and money. Tide's advanced technology is tailored to the needs of SMEs, making it a leading challenger in the UK's SME banking sector. The company is committed to serving SMEs exclusively, focusing on their unique requirements.

TrueLayer

Series A in 2017
TrueLayer Limited is a London-based company founded in 2016 that provides an open banking platform designed to facilitate the development of financial applications. Its toolkit enables businesses to connect with bank data, verify accounts, and access transactions in real-time, thus supporting a variety of sectors including payments, online lending, personal finance management, investment services, and cryptocurrencies. TrueLayer's solutions are utilized by FinTech startups, online lenders, personal finance managers, and other financial service providers to enhance user experiences by enabling secure and efficient transactions. The platform is operational in 21 countries and serves over 10 million users, streamlining the onboarding of new customers and allowing for rapid money transfers. TrueLayer aims to transform the payment landscape by combining real-time bank payments with financial and identity data.

Arthena

Seed Round in 2017
Arthena is a financial technology company that specializes in creating quantitative investment strategies for the art market. By leveraging data science, Arthena has developed a platform that allows investors to access art as an asset class. The company focuses on enhancing transparency in art investing, providing insights into acquired assets and artists. Through its platform, investors can pool their capital to form syndicates, enabling them to invest in diversified collections of fine art tailored to their risk tolerance. This innovative approach opens up opportunities for individuals to participate in the art world, traditionally reserved for a select few.

Quantopian

Series C in 2016
Quantopian, Inc. is an online platform that facilitates the development and testing of quantitative trading algorithms. Established in 2011 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers a comprehensive suite of tools and infrastructure that enables users to learn about quantitative finance, engage in community discussions, and explore algorithms created by other members. The platform allows users to create and backtest their own algorithms, analyze results, and evaluate risk metrics. Quantopian also fosters an engaged community of approximately 195,000 quants, who share insights and learn from each other. The company provides capital for algorithm authors to trade, both through monthly contests and a selection process aimed at high-quality strategies. By combining education, data, and a collaborative research environment, Quantopian inspires individuals worldwide to innovate in algorithmic investing.

kWh Analytics

Series A in 2016
kWh Analytics, Inc. is a leading provider of risk management and analytics solutions specifically designed for solar investors and operators. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, the company utilizes a comprehensive performance database that encompasses 20% of the U.S. solar asset class. Its flagship product, HelioStats, offers data integration, analytics, and performance benchmarking, enabling clients to make informed investment decisions and enhance portfolio performance. Additionally, kWh Analytics introduced the Solar Revenue Put, a credit enhancement that mitigates investment risk by providing an insurance-backed production guarantee, thereby improving financing terms for solar projects. The company also offers resources such as The Solar Lendscape, which catalogs active solar lenders, and DealFlow reports that analyze market trends. Serving a diverse clientele, including institutional investors, asset management firms, and private equity groups, kWh Analytics aims to minimize risk and boost equity returns in the solar sector.

Happy Money

Series C in 2016
Happy Money, Inc. is a financial services company based in Costa Mesa, California, that focuses on helping individuals pay off credit card debt and build savings. Founded in 2009, the company originally operated under the name Payoff, Inc. before rebranding in March 2020. Happy Money offers a range of innovative products, including Payoff, a loan program specifically designed to assist customers in managing their credit card obligations; Joy, a mobile application featuring robotic Money Coaches that guide users in spending wisely and saving effectively; and the Happy Money Score, which combines psychological insights to enhance financial decision-making. The company emphasizes a mission-driven approach, aiming to transform the financial landscape by encouraging borrowers to become savers and promoting a more mindful form of capitalism. Through its unique platform, Happy Money integrates financial products with dedicated support and educational resources to foster long-term financial wellness for its members.

Bento for Business

Series A in 2016
Bento for Business is a fintech company based in San Francisco and Chicago, dedicated to providing small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with a comprehensive financial operating platform. The company's mission is to empower SMBs to achieve their vision by offering tools that enhance employee empowerment and customer value. Bento's platform enables businesses to issue payment credentials securely, giving them unprecedented control and visibility over company expenses through virtual and corporate cards, along with feature-rich management tools. These solutions help eliminate fraud and reduce administrative overhead. The company also offers open APIs and White Label partnerships to automate payments beyond just employee expenses. Led by experienced executives from top-tier technology and financial services companies, Bento is well-funded by leading financial technology venture capitalists.

SparkFin

Seed Round in 2016
SparkFin is a fintech company based in San Diego, California, specializing in stock discovery through its innovative mobile platform. The company has developed a user-friendly interface that allows users to easily track investment updates and receive real-time notifications and alerts about stocks. By providing hand-curated automated updates, SparkFin helps users monitor market movements and discover new investment opportunities. The firm aims to enhance the investment experience by facilitating the sharing and finding of stock ideas, positioning itself as a valuable resource for both individual and institutional investors.

SparkFin

Angel Round in 2015
SparkFin is a fintech company based in San Diego, California, specializing in stock discovery through its innovative mobile platform. The company has developed a user-friendly interface that allows users to easily track investment updates and receive real-time notifications and alerts about stocks. By providing hand-curated automated updates, SparkFin helps users monitor market movements and discover new investment opportunities. The firm aims to enhance the investment experience by facilitating the sharing and finding of stock ideas, positioning itself as a valuable resource for both individual and institutional investors.

Moven

Series B in 2015
Moven is a fintech company based in New York, founded in 2011. It specializes in providing mobile banking and personal finance services, with a focus on financial wellness. Moven's platform offers real-time spending insights through its app, debit card, and contactless payment sticker, helping customers make informed decisions and save more money. The company partners with banks and non-bank entities to enhance customer acquisition, engagement, retention, and growth by leveraging these digital tools.

Carta

Series B in 2015
Carta, Inc., established in 2012 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, operates as a SEC-registered transfer agent for private companies. Its core business is an online platform that facilitates electronic management of equity for corporations, involving shareholders, employees, auditors, and legal counsel. The platform offers services such as cap table management, corporate governance, 409A valuations, compliance, and electronic stock issuance. It serves venture-backed small businesses, enterprises, and pre-IPO companies in the United States and internationally. Additionally, Carta aims to simplify private market investments and participation through its platform, fostering growth and transparency in the private capital sector.

QuanTemplate

Series A in 2015
Quantemplate Limited, operating as Quantemplate Technologies Limited, is a technology company based in London, with additional offices in New York and Gibraltar. Established in 2012, it specializes in developing a machine learning-based data transformation and analytics platform tailored for the insurance industry. The platform empowers business users to cleanse and harmonize raw data sources, facilitating data integration, mapping, and analysis. By leveraging advanced machine learning capabilities, Quantemplate enables critical operations such as catastrophe modeling, pricing, bordereaux management, and performance analysis. Its tools automate various processes, allowing users to derive proprietary insights that enhance competitive advantage. Recognized as a notable player in the FinTech and InsurTech sectors, Quantemplate serves leading insurance businesses aiming to optimize costs and support digital transformation initiatives.

Azimo

Series B in 2015
Azimo, established in 2012, is a London-based digital money transfer company that operates globally. It offers a user-friendly mobile app for sending money internationally, either to bank accounts or over 270,000 cash pick-up points worldwide. Azimo's platform is designed to be fast, secure, and cost-effective, providing an alternative to traditional high street remittance services. It supports both Android and iOS devices, enabling users to transfer funds from any internet-connected device.

Vericash

Venture Round in 2015
Vericash is a developer of a comprehensive financial platform focused on delivering digital financial services. The company specializes in mobile payment solutions, catering to both banked and unbanked communities across various markets. Vericash's platform features wide connectivity and offers multi-wallet programs, e-payment and e-integration services, and agency management, along with a range of value-added services. By enabling banks and financial institutions to implement innovative digital financial services, Vericash aims to enhance profitability for all stakeholders involved.

Fidor Solutions

Venture Round in 2015
Fidor Solutions AG is a German company specializing in the development of software products and digital services for the banking sector, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Munich. The company is known for its modular banking platform, fidorOS, which supports digital banking, payment processes, and community engagement tailored to modern customer needs. Fidor Solutions collaborates with various industries, including banking and telecommunications, to create customer-centric digital banks utilizing open banking principles. Their offerings include Bank-as-a-Service, Payment-as-a-Service, and licensing of the fidorOS platform. Fidor's innovative approach has garnered recognition, evidenced by awards for its digital banking initiatives, such as Fidor Bank and O2 Banking by Telefonica. As a subsidiary of Sopra Banking Software SA, Fidor Solutions operates globally, with offices in New York, Dubai, and Singapore, positioning itself as a leader in fintech innovation.

Bento for Business

Seed Round in 2015
Bento for Business is a fintech company based in San Francisco and Chicago, dedicated to providing small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with a comprehensive financial operating platform. The company's mission is to empower SMBs to achieve their vision by offering tools that enhance employee empowerment and customer value. Bento's platform enables businesses to issue payment credentials securely, giving them unprecedented control and visibility over company expenses through virtual and corporate cards, along with feature-rich management tools. These solutions help eliminate fraud and reduce administrative overhead. The company also offers open APIs and White Label partnerships to automate payments beyond just employee expenses. Led by experienced executives from top-tier technology and financial services companies, Bento is well-funded by leading financial technology venture capitalists.

QuanTemplate

Seed Round in 2014
Quantemplate Limited, operating as Quantemplate Technologies Limited, is a technology company based in London, with additional offices in New York and Gibraltar. Established in 2012, it specializes in developing a machine learning-based data transformation and analytics platform tailored for the insurance industry. The platform empowers business users to cleanse and harmonize raw data sources, facilitating data integration, mapping, and analysis. By leveraging advanced machine learning capabilities, Quantemplate enables critical operations such as catastrophe modeling, pricing, bordereaux management, and performance analysis. Its tools automate various processes, allowing users to derive proprietary insights that enhance competitive advantage. Recognized as a notable player in the FinTech and InsurTech sectors, Quantemplate serves leading insurance businesses aiming to optimize costs and support digital transformation initiatives.

Moven

Series A in 2014
Moven is a fintech company based in New York, founded in 2011. It specializes in providing mobile banking and personal finance services, with a focus on financial wellness. Moven's platform offers real-time spending insights through its app, debit card, and contactless payment sticker, helping customers make informed decisions and save more money. The company partners with banks and non-bank entities to enhance customer acquisition, engagement, retention, and growth by leveraging these digital tools.

Bento for Business

Seed Round in 2014
Bento for Business is a fintech company based in San Francisco and Chicago, dedicated to providing small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with a comprehensive financial operating platform. The company's mission is to empower SMBs to achieve their vision by offering tools that enhance employee empowerment and customer value. Bento's platform enables businesses to issue payment credentials securely, giving them unprecedented control and visibility over company expenses through virtual and corporate cards, along with feature-rich management tools. These solutions help eliminate fraud and reduce administrative overhead. The company also offers open APIs and White Label partnerships to automate payments beyond just employee expenses. Led by experienced executives from top-tier technology and financial services companies, Bento is well-funded by leading financial technology venture capitalists.

Azimo

Series A in 2014
Azimo, established in 2012, is a London-based digital money transfer company that operates globally. It offers a user-friendly mobile app for sending money internationally, either to bank accounts or over 270,000 cash pick-up points worldwide. Azimo's platform is designed to be fast, secure, and cost-effective, providing an alternative to traditional high street remittance services. It supports both Android and iOS devices, enabling users to transfer funds from any internet-connected device.

Jumo

Series A in 2014
Jumo is a fintech company focused on delivering innovative financial solutions to customers in emerging markets across Africa and Asia. By leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, Jumo develops credit scores and financial products that empower partners to offer loans, savings, and diverse financial choices. The company's ultra-lean banking technology connects banks with traditionally inaccessible customers in cost-effective and responsible ways. Additionally, Jumo's money marketplace utilizes behavioral data from mobile usage to create financial identities for small and medium enterprises, enabling these customers to establish creditworthiness based solely on their behavior. This approach not only enhances access to financial services but also supports the growth of financial inclusion in underserved markets.

Happy Money

Series A in 2013
Happy Money, Inc. is a financial services company based in Costa Mesa, California, that focuses on helping individuals pay off credit card debt and build savings. Founded in 2009, the company originally operated under the name Payoff, Inc. before rebranding in March 2020. Happy Money offers a range of innovative products, including Payoff, a loan program specifically designed to assist customers in managing their credit card obligations; Joy, a mobile application featuring robotic Money Coaches that guide users in spending wisely and saving effectively; and the Happy Money Score, which combines psychological insights to enhance financial decision-making. The company emphasizes a mission-driven approach, aiming to transform the financial landscape by encouraging borrowers to become savers and promoting a more mindful form of capitalism. Through its unique platform, Happy Money integrates financial products with dedicated support and educational resources to foster long-term financial wellness for its members.

Azimo

Seed Round in 2013
Azimo, established in 2012, is a London-based digital money transfer company that operates globally. It offers a user-friendly mobile app for sending money internationally, either to bank accounts or over 270,000 cash pick-up points worldwide. Azimo's platform is designed to be fast, secure, and cost-effective, providing an alternative to traditional high street remittance services. It supports both Android and iOS devices, enabling users to transfer funds from any internet-connected device.

Moven

Seed Round in 2012
Moven is a fintech company based in New York, founded in 2011. It specializes in providing mobile banking and personal finance services, with a focus on financial wellness. Moven's platform offers real-time spending insights through its app, debit card, and contactless payment sticker, helping customers make informed decisions and save more money. The company partners with banks and non-bank entities to enhance customer acquisition, engagement, retention, and growth by leveraging these digital tools.

Xenapto

Seed Round in 2012
Xenapto is a service that specializes in investment data management, designed to assist investors in overseeing their pre and post-investment activities. The platform supports venture capitalists and individual investors by integrating modern productivity tools into a flexible workflow. It facilitates the management of boards of directors and provides updates on company performance, thereby enabling users to effectively track the entire investment lifecycle, from initial research to exit strategies. By streamlining these processes, Xenapto enhances the ability of investors and companies to maintain oversight of their investment plans and procedures.

Fidor Solutions

Venture Round in 2011
Fidor Solutions AG is a German company specializing in the development of software products and digital services for the banking sector, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Munich. The company is known for its modular banking platform, fidorOS, which supports digital banking, payment processes, and community engagement tailored to modern customer needs. Fidor Solutions collaborates with various industries, including banking and telecommunications, to create customer-centric digital banks utilizing open banking principles. Their offerings include Bank-as-a-Service, Payment-as-a-Service, and licensing of the fidorOS platform. Fidor's innovative approach has garnered recognition, evidenced by awards for its digital banking initiatives, such as Fidor Bank and O2 Banking by Telefonica. As a subsidiary of Sopra Banking Software SA, Fidor Solutions operates globally, with offices in New York, Dubai, and Singapore, positioning itself as a leader in fintech innovation.

Simple

Series B in 2011
Simple is a web and mobile application that unifies various accounts into one accessible bank card. Rather than making money from different fees, Simple plans to split the net interest margin with its partner banks (the difference between the rate they lend at and the rate they pay to depositors), thus eliminating the incentive to push more confusing products at consumers. Simple has more than 100,000 customers, processed $1.7 billion in annual transactions last year, and experienced 330% customer growth. Simple was launched by Alex Payne, Shamir Karkal, and Josh Reich in January 2009 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

Simple

Series A in 2010
Simple is a web and mobile application that unifies various accounts into one accessible bank card. Rather than making money from different fees, Simple plans to split the net interest margin with its partner banks (the difference between the rate they lend at and the rate they pay to depositors), thus eliminating the incentive to push more confusing products at consumers. Simple has more than 100,000 customers, processed $1.7 billion in annual transactions last year, and experienced 330% customer growth. Simple was launched by Alex Payne, Shamir Karkal, and Josh Reich in January 2009 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

Simple

Seed Round in 2009
Simple is a web and mobile application that unifies various accounts into one accessible bank card. Rather than making money from different fees, Simple plans to split the net interest margin with its partner banks (the difference between the rate they lend at and the rate they pay to depositors), thus eliminating the incentive to push more confusing products at consumers. Simple has more than 100,000 customers, processed $1.7 billion in annual transactions last year, and experienced 330% customer growth. Simple was launched by Alex Payne, Shamir Karkal, and Josh Reich in January 2009 and is based in Portland, Oregon.
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