Canapi Ventures

Canapi Ventures, established in 2018 and headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina, is a venture capital firm specializing in early to growth-stage fintech companies. It invests in innovative financial services technologies, driving disruption in outdated business models. Backed by U.S. regulatory experts and financial institutions, Canapi Ventures provides capital, customers, and strategic guidance to founders building the future of digital financial services.

Michael Burns

Investor

Lulu Chang

Investor

Tom Davis

General Partner

Walker Forehand

Co-Founder, President and General Partner

Gene Ludwig

Managing Partner

Chip Mahan

Managing Partner

Keenan McCarthy

Vice President, Platform

Richard Miller

Vice President

Connie Qian

Principal

Jeffrey Reitman

General Partner

Sara Shackelford

CFO

Greg Thome

Principal

Gregory Thome II

Principal

Neil Underwood

Co-Founder and General Partner

43 past transactions

Island

Series E in 2025
Island is a cybersecurity company that specializes in enterprise browser solutions. It offers a web browser tailored for businesses, enabling secure and efficient work environments. Island's platform provides organizations with comprehensive control, visibility, and governance over their online activities, enhancing performance and minimizing cybersecurity risks. The company fosters a collaborative work culture, valuing integrity, quality, and honesty in its interactions with clients.

Ethos

Seed Round in 2025
Ethos is creating an end-to-end platform for model risk management in financial services.

SmartSuite

Series A in 2025
SmartSuite develops a work management platform integrating databases, spreadsheets, documents, collaboration tools, and automation features. The platform is designed to streamline business processes by consolidating essential workflow elements into a single system. It enables teams to manage tasks, organize information, and automate repetitive processes without requiring coding expertise.

Anatomy Financial

Series A in 2024
Anatomy Financial specializes in streamlining financial operations for healthcare organizations that bill insurance. Their core offering is an AI-driven platform that automates financial workflows, including automated conversion of Explanation of Benefits (EOBs), intelligent reconciliation, and a modern healthcare lockbox system. This platform integrates and analyzes bank, claims, and accounting data in real-time, providing actionable financial insights and automating reconciliation processes. By doing so, Anatomy Financial enables healthcare providers to focus more on patient care.

OpenYield

Seed Round in 2024
OpenYield is a next-generation bond marketplace designed specifically for retail brokerages and advisors. The company aims to democratize access to the bond market by providing an equity-like trading environment for bonds sourced directly from algorithmic liquidity providers. This innovative platform empowers wealth management firms to enhance their fixed-income offerings while reducing operational costs. OpenYield is positioned to facilitate the growing trend of direct indexing in the fixed-income sector, thereby transforming the way retail investors and financial advisors engage with bond investments.

Synply

Seed Round in 2024
Synply is a technology company that provides a user-friendly, cloud-based platform for managing syndicated loans and portfolios. Its platform streamlines the entire process, from origination to servicing, by offering real-time data, system integrations, and workflow tools. This enhances transparency and access to information for both banking partners and borrowers.

Cashmere AI

Seed Round in 2024
Cashmere AI is a private messaging service made with the intention of making fan chats profitable. The company's platform enables easy communication between creators and followers by providing paid direct messages to cut through the clutter and interactive text and voice discussions.

Capitalize

Series B in 2024
Capitalize Money, Inc. is a fintech company based in New York that focuses on retirement savings solutions. Founded in 2019, it offers a digital platform that simplifies the process of managing retirement accounts, including the transfer of 401(k) assets into individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The company aims to assist users in finding and transferring old retirement accounts while facilitating the opening of new ones. By leveraging proprietary technology, Capitalize seeks to minimize barriers in the retirement savings system, enabling individuals to make informed financial decisions and maximize their retirement savings. Capitalize is backed by prominent venture capital firms from New York, the Bay Area, and Los Angeles.

ModernFi

Venture Round in 2024
ModernFi is a financial technology company that operates a deposit network for institutional clients. It facilitates the growth, retention, and management of these institutions' deposit bases through services such as fund sweeping, deposit sourcing, and extended insurance programs. By offering these solutions, ModernFi helps institutions attract and retain large-value depositors, thereby driving their growth and enhancing balance sheet stability.

ModernFi

Series A in 2024
ModernFi is a financial technology company that operates a deposit network for institutional clients. It facilitates the growth, retention, and management of these institutions' deposit bases through services such as fund sweeping, deposit sourcing, and extended insurance programs. By offering these solutions, ModernFi helps institutions attract and retain large-value depositors, thereby driving their growth and enhancing balance sheet stability.

Island

Series C in 2023
Island is a cybersecurity company that specializes in enterprise browser solutions. It offers a web browser tailored for businesses, enabling secure and efficient work environments. Island's platform provides organizations with comprehensive control, visibility, and governance over their online activities, enhancing performance and minimizing cybersecurity risks. The company fosters a collaborative work culture, valuing integrity, quality, and honesty in its interactions with clients.

Nova Credit

Series C in 2023
Nova Credit is a data analytics and credit reporting company focused on expanding access to credit for immigrants by making their financial histories portable across borders. It combines alternative data with bank-grade infrastructure to provide a compliant credit platform and cross-border reporting, including solutions such as Credit Passport and cash flow underwriting and verification. The company helps lenders, property managers, and other businesses assess credit risk more accurately, enabling immigrants to access financial services and housing abroad where traditional credit data are limited. Headquartered in San Francisco, Nova Credit serves clients across industries and leverages its credit expertise to bridge gaps in conventional credit analytics and support responsible growth in open finance.

Dynamo AI

Series A in 2023
DynamoFL empowers enterprises to deploy Gen AI solutions in a safe, private, and compliant manner. Our tools offer a scalable and efficient solution for defense against adversarial AI threats, ensuring the integrity and security of ML models throughout their lifecycle. Our suite of proactive AI model defense solutions can be deployed to both identify and remediate security and robustness risks in Generative AI systems. We enable organizations to deploy state-of-the-art LLMs on substantially cheaper hardware, even including CPU resources.

Crux

Seed Round in 2023
Crux is the capital markets technology company changing the way clean energy and manufacturing projects are financed in the U.S. Crux’s platform, market intelligence, and expert team help developers and manufacturers raise capital through all stages of project development and operation. The company’s first offering is the leading platform for tax credit transfers. Since its launch in 2023, Crux has raised more than $27 million in funding from venture capital and strategic investors. Crux’s world-class team brings together expertise from energy, tax, finance, government, and technology to power an abundant, resilient, and secure energy future. For more information, visit https://www.cruxclimate.com/.

Thoropass

Series C in 2022
Thoropass is a compliance automation platform that helps businesses navigate complex regulatory requirements. The company offers a suite of services and tools designed to simplify the compliance process, enabling organizations to manage and store compliance programs effectively. Thoropass provides access to various infosec and privacy frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. By combining intelligent software with expert guidance and continuous monitoring, Thoropass prepares companies for successful audits each year. Its platform facilitates the design of stage-appropriate controls and offers a concierge service to assist clients throughout the certification process. Hundreds of growing companies rely on Thoropass to build scalable security practices and maintain compliance over the long term.

Elpha Secure

Series A in 2022
Elpha Secure is a cybersecurity solutions provider focused on safeguarding small and medium-sized businesses from evolving cyber threats. The company offers a comprehensive cyber risk intelligence and analysis platform that detects and mitigates risks in real time, ensuring businesses can respond effectively to potential attacks. Elpha Secure's services include on-demand data backup and restoration, as well as intelligent insights to enhance security measures. Additionally, the company provides scalable and affordable cyber insurance coverage, supported by a team of incident response professionals and backed by an AM Best A-rated carrier. Their cybersecurity software is developed and maintained in-house, with validation from a leading third-party security provider, ensuring robust protection against cyber risks.

Alloy

Venture Round in 2022
Alloy Digital LLC is a prominent media company focused on the 12-34 demographic, recognized for its digital media and video network that creates and delivers original content across various platforms. In addition to its media operations, Alloy has developed an identity verification platform designed to enhance security and streamline fraud prevention for banks and financial institutions. This platform offers a single API and dashboard that simplifies the management of customer data, enabling organizations to automate their identity compliance and fraud decision processes. By integrating multiple data sources and providing tools for case management and reporting, Alloy supports financial institutions and FinTech companies in effectively addressing identity and compliance challenges.

Asset Class

Series A in 2022
Asset Class is a financial technology firm that specializes in providing innovative investment management software solutions tailored for various financial sectors, including private equity, venture capital, financial advisory, and commercial lending. The company's software suite encompasses a range of functionalities, such as asset management, wealth management, and commercial lending support. Additionally, it offers tools for customer relationship management, investment banking, business intelligence, analytics, workflow automation, and document management. By streamlining financial operations, Asset Class enables businesses to overcome fragmented financial processes and identify growth opportunities effectively.

Able

Series A in 2022
Able is a digital lending platform that focuses on streamlining the commercial lending process. The company provides tools that enable commercial lenders to efficiently gather and process borrower information, facilitating quicker loan approvals and enhanced customer relationships. By automating the traditionally time-consuming tasks associated with loan applications, Able helps lenders manage data more effectively and improve their overall operational efficiency. This approach not only accelerates the loan booking process but also strengthens the connections between lenders and their clients, making it easier for businesses to secure financing.

Middesk

Series B in 2022
Middesk, Inc., founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, is an identity platform that specializes in automating business verification and enhancing decision-making processes for organizations. The company's platform offers comprehensive data on various businesses, allowing service providers to monitor changes in their customer base and gain a clearer understanding of client needs. By centralizing the credentialing process, Middesk enables companies to effectively manage risk and compliance with minimal friction, thus streamlining onboarding and increasing operational efficiency. Through its services, Middesk supports businesses in establishing, operating, and maintaining compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements.

Codat

Series C in 2022
Codat Limited is a technology company based in London, with an additional location in New York, that specializes in financial and accounting software integrations. Founded in 2016, Codat operates a universal API platform designed to facilitate real-time connectivity between software providers and financial institutions, primarily serving small business customers across various sectors, including banking, insurance, and e-commerce. The platform enables seamless data integration, allowing businesses to extract and synchronize information from cloud accounting systems and payment terminals. Codat simplifies the integration process, enabling providers to focus on enhancing their products while reducing financial and operational costs for their clients. By developing infrastructure that supports custom product creation, Codat empowers businesses to integrate their offerings with other applications effectively.

Posh AI

Series A in 2022
Posh develops a conversational AI platform for the banking industry. Its platform creates AI assistants that help frontline staff and customer interactions. Purpose-built for financial services, Posh’s AI spans voice, digital, and knowledge channels, offering conversational customer service, 24/7 self-service, and increased employee efficiency.

Capitolis

Series D in 2022
Capitolis Inc. is a financial technology company that provides an online software-as-a-service platform designed for banks and financial institutions. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and Tel Aviv, Capitolis focuses on enhancing the efficiency and safety of capital markets. Its platform allows financial institutions to optimize their balance sheets and improve liquidity by facilitating the rapid sourcing of capital for trades from other institutions with substantial balance sheets. By connecting global banks with institutional investors, Capitolis enables access to diversified capital and investment opportunities, ultimately transforming the efficiency of market participants and supporting their growth objectives.

Posh

Series A in 2021
Posh is a conversational AI and NLP technology development company that enables developers to deliver a new way to interact with users. With Posh, website actions that takes minutes to complete can be sped up to just seconds with a simple message from bots. Companies in finanical services, healthcare, utilities, and beyond are using the Posh platform to re-create call centers and automate routine requests for both customers and staff while saving time and money. The company wants to make the internet experience easier and more enjoyable. Posh was launched on 2015 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Fireblocks

Series E in 2021
Fireblocks Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in blockchain-based security solutions for digital asset management. Its platform is designed to securely transfer digital assets between exchanges, wallets, custodians, and counterparties, catering primarily to financial institutions such as banks, fintech companies, and hedge funds. The company employs advanced technologies, including a patent-pending chip isolation security and model predictive control (MPC), to enhance the security of assets in transit. Fireblocks enables its clients to manage and streamline their digital asset operations effectively, ensuring the protection of funds while facilitating their movement across various platforms. Additionally, Fireblocks has an operational presence in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Neuro-ID

Series B in 2021
Neuro-ID, Inc., established in 2014 and headquartered in Whitefish, Montana, specializes in developing prescriptive analytics solutions for the risk industry. The company offers Neuro-CS, a real-time analytics tool that focuses on applicant behavior patterns and measures how individuals respond to questions in real time. Serving banking and financial institutions, insurance providers, and e-commerce organizations, Neuro-ID aims to reduce fraud and online threats while enhancing customer experience through its actionable insights.

Thoropass

Series B in 2021
Thoropass is a compliance automation platform that helps businesses navigate complex regulatory requirements. The company offers a suite of services and tools designed to simplify the compliance process, enabling organizations to manage and store compliance programs effectively. Thoropass provides access to various infosec and privacy frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. By combining intelligent software with expert guidance and continuous monitoring, Thoropass prepares companies for successful audits each year. Its platform facilitates the design of stage-appropriate controls and offers a concierge service to assist clients throughout the certification process. Hundreds of growing companies rely on Thoropass to build scalable security practices and maintain compliance over the long term.

Alloy

Series C in 2021
Alloy Digital LLC is a prominent media company focused on the 12-34 demographic, recognized for its digital media and video network that creates and delivers original content across various platforms. In addition to its media operations, Alloy has developed an identity verification platform designed to enhance security and streamline fraud prevention for banks and financial institutions. This platform offers a single API and dashboard that simplifies the management of customer data, enabling organizations to automate their identity compliance and fraud decision processes. By integrating multiple data sources and providing tools for case management and reporting, Alloy supports financial institutions and FinTech companies in effectively addressing identity and compliance challenges.

Peach Finance

Series A in 2021
Peach Finance, Inc. is a technology company based in Oakland, California, that specializes in developing a comprehensive loan management platform designed for finance, legal, and operations teams. Founded in 2018, Peach offers a software as a service (SaaS) solution that employs machine learning algorithms to enhance repayment rates while ensuring compliance with regulations. The platform is API-first and fully configurable, enabling lenders to efficiently launch and scale lending products across various asset classes. Its robust end-to-end servicing technology includes features such as a loan management system, borrower and agent portals, customer relationship management, omnichannel communications, payment processing, and reporting tools. Additionally, Peach Finance provides a unique Self-Service Portfolio Migration capability, aiming to empower lenders to innovate and improve the financial experiences of their customers.

Orum.io

Series B in 2021
Orum is a financial technology company that provides a platform designed to facilitate real-time money movement and instant payment solutions. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, Orum leverages machine learning and proprietary data science to enhance financial transactions. Its flagship product, Foresight, is an automated programming interface that predicts fund availability and assesses transaction risks, allowing banks and financial institutions to move money instantaneously. By offering a single API integration, Orum enables businesses across various industries to embed its infrastructure, optimizing payment processes for speed, cost, and risk management. The company's innovative approach supports the development of new financial products while ensuring seamless transaction experiences.

Blooma

Series A in 2021
Blooma operates a digital underwriting platform designed to enhance the commercial real estate lending process. Utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning, the platform streamlines loan processing decisions by offering configurable workflows, risk settings, and comprehensive document management. This technology enables banking firms to improve their deal origination efficiency and portfolio monitoring. By reducing loan origination time and costs, Blooma empowers lenders to focus on the most promising opportunities while increasing overall productivity and simplifying complex transactions.

GreenLight

Series D in 2021
GreenLight is a financial technology company that offers a comprehensive money management platform designed specifically for families. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, GreenLight provides a debit card and accompanying app that enables parents and children to earn, save, spend, and invest money effectively. The platform empowers parents with flexible spending controls, tools for managing chores, and automated allowance features, all while promoting financial literacy among children. Users can earn up to 3% cash back on purchases, with the option for parents to automatically invest these rewards in stocks and exchange-traded funds for future family expenses. GreenLight aims to simplify personal finance for families, fostering responsible financial habits from a young age.

Proof

Series D in 2021
Proof operates as a technology company specializing in secure digital transactions. It provides an identity-assured transaction management platform that verifies the identities of individuals engaging in online business dealings. By confirming identities and securing transactions, Proof helps protect both businesses and their customers from fraudulent activities, fostering trust in digital environments.

Capitalize

Series A in 2021
Capitalize Money, Inc. is a fintech company based in New York that focuses on retirement savings solutions. Founded in 2019, it offers a digital platform that simplifies the process of managing retirement accounts, including the transfer of 401(k) assets into individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The company aims to assist users in finding and transferring old retirement accounts while facilitating the opening of new ones. By leveraging proprietary technology, Capitalize seeks to minimize barriers in the retirement savings system, enabling individuals to make informed financial decisions and maximize their retirement savings. Capitalize is backed by prominent venture capital firms from New York, the Bay Area, and Los Angeles.

MX Technologies

Series C in 2021
MX is a fintech data company established in 2010 that focuses on enhancing the financial experiences of individuals by automating access to their financial data. The company provides software solutions for banks, credit unions, and financial technology innovators, enabling them to aggregate, analyze, and present financial data effectively. By offering services such as data cleansing, auto-categorization, custom APIs, and data analytics, MX helps financial institutions improve customer engagement and drive growth. The company has established partnerships with over 600 financial institutions and more than 30 digital banking providers, positioning itself as a significant player in the fintech industry. MX's emphasis on customer-centric banking relationships allows clients to develop next-generation banking applications and solutions, ultimately leading to enhanced financial management for users.

Neuro-ID

Series A in 2020
Neuro-ID, Inc., established in 2014 and headquartered in Whitefish, Montana, specializes in developing prescriptive analytics solutions for the risk industry. The company offers Neuro-CS, a real-time analytics tool that focuses on applicant behavior patterns and measures how individuals respond to questions in real time. Serving banking and financial institutions, insurance providers, and e-commerce organizations, Neuro-ID aims to reduce fraud and online threats while enhancing customer experience through its actionable insights.

Moov

Series A in 2020
Moov Financial, Inc. is a financial technology company that specializes in developing an open-source platform designed to embed banking services within various applications. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Moov is focused on rebuilding banking infrastructure for a cloud-native environment, free from legacy technology constraints. The platform offers a developer-friendly approach, allowing for customization and portability across cloud providers or on-premises environments. Moov's services include ACH processing, customer accounts, KYC and OFAC compliance, wire transfers, and image cash letters. By providing a modular and decoupled banking-as-a-service solution, Moov enables organizations to integrate transactional banking capabilities seamlessly into their software, thereby enhancing user experiences and simplifying money management.

GreenLight

Series C in 2020
GreenLight is a financial technology company that offers a comprehensive money management platform designed specifically for families. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, GreenLight provides a debit card and accompanying app that enables parents and children to earn, save, spend, and invest money effectively. The platform empowers parents with flexible spending controls, tools for managing chores, and automated allowance features, all while promoting financial literacy among children. Users can earn up to 3% cash back on purchases, with the option for parents to automatically invest these rewards in stocks and exchange-traded funds for future family expenses. GreenLight aims to simplify personal finance for families, fostering responsible financial habits from a young age.

Thoropass

Series A in 2020
Thoropass is a compliance automation platform that helps businesses navigate complex regulatory requirements. The company offers a suite of services and tools designed to simplify the compliance process, enabling organizations to manage and store compliance programs effectively. Thoropass provides access to various infosec and privacy frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. By combining intelligent software with expert guidance and continuous monitoring, Thoropass prepares companies for successful audits each year. Its platform facilitates the design of stage-appropriate controls and offers a concierge service to assist clients throughout the certification process. Hundreds of growing companies rely on Thoropass to build scalable security practices and maintain compliance over the long term.

Alloy

Series B in 2020
Alloy Digital LLC is a prominent media company focused on the 12-34 demographic, recognized for its digital media and video network that creates and delivers original content across various platforms. In addition to its media operations, Alloy has developed an identity verification platform designed to enhance security and streamline fraud prevention for banks and financial institutions. This platform offers a single API and dashboard that simplifies the management of customer data, enabling organizations to automate their identity compliance and fraud decision processes. By integrating multiple data sources and providing tools for case management and reporting, Alloy supports financial institutions and FinTech companies in effectively addressing identity and compliance challenges.

Blend

Series F in 2020
Blend is a digital lending platform based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2012 by Erin Collard, Eugene Marinelli, Nima Ghamsari, and Rosco Hill. The company provides a cloud-based software solution that simplifies the application process for mortgages, consumer loans, and deposit accounts. By optimizing the customer journey, Blend enables financial institutions to enhance their services from application to closing. Its platform is utilized by over 285 leading banks, including Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank, facilitating the processing of more than $4 billion in loans daily. The company's offerings include a suite of products that streamline the entire origination process and a Title segment designed to improve the title, settlement, and closing procedures for various mortgage-related products. Blend's focus is on helping lenders acquire more customers, increase productivity, and strengthen customer relationships.

Nova Credit

Series B in 2020
Nova Credit is a data analytics and credit reporting company focused on expanding access to credit for immigrants by making their financial histories portable across borders. It combines alternative data with bank-grade infrastructure to provide a compliant credit platform and cross-border reporting, including solutions such as Credit Passport and cash flow underwriting and verification. The company helps lenders, property managers, and other businesses assess credit risk more accurately, enabling immigrants to access financial services and housing abroad where traditional credit data are limited. Headquartered in San Francisco, Nova Credit serves clients across industries and leverages its credit expertise to bridge gaps in conventional credit analytics and support responsible growth in open finance.

Built Technologies

Series B in 2019
Built Technologies, Inc. is an enterprise technology company that specializes in a cloud-based construction loan administration and draw management platform. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the company aims to mitigate risk and enhance productivity in the construction lending process. Its platform provides features such as file management, custom draw workflows, reporting, and risk management, allowing for real-time visibility into construction portfolios. By streamlining the complex loan administration process, Built Technologies enables various stakeholders—including lenders, borrowers, builders, developers, consultants, and inspectors—to reduce construction loan risk, improve loan profitability, and simplify compliance. The company, originally known as DataFi, LLC, rebranded to Built Technologies in 2015.
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