We started Clara to help individuals and families finance their lives in a more efficient, transparent, and empowered way. We started with one of life’s most important financial decisions -- a home. We are building technology to reduce the time and cost it takes to originate a mortgage and creating a more personalized, clear experience for our customers.
InfluxData Inc. specializes in managing and analyzing time-series data through its open-source platform, InfluxDB. The company provides a suite of products including InfluxEnterprise, a management solution for InfluxDB clusters; InfluxCloud, a fully-managed InfluxDB service; Telegraf, a data collection tool; Chronograf for data visualization; and Kapacitor for processing and monitoring time-series data. InfluxData's technology is tailored to handle the extensive volumes of time-stamped data generated by IoT devices, applications, and networks, enabling organizations to analyze this information in real time. With a focus on empowering developers and businesses, InfluxData supports notable clients such as Cisco, IBM, PayPal, and Tesla in building efficient monitoring and analytics applications. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, InfluxData also has an office in London, United Kingdom.
Warren is an investment platform that simplifies finances and transforms the habit of investing in something easy, transparent, and efficient. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Perch Credit (also known as Perch), is a fin-tech mobile app that allows users to take common recurring expenses, such as their subscriptions & rent, and turn these into creditworthy data points. Perch is currrently live on iOS and plans to be on Android in the coming months.
Perch recently graduated YC (S20) and closed 2.5M in their most recent round.
LEV is a tech-enabled commercial real estate broker for capital markets advisors. They use machine learning and artificial intelligence to identify the best financing scenarios and lenders for every deal, based on historical data and lender activity. The company technology quickly and automatically organizes deal- and property-related documents, while digitizing them for easier management and storage. LEV was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in New York, NY, USA.
Fidel Limited engages in developing application program interface (API) platform that connects developers to marketing services. The company develops card-linked API, which allows developers and retailers to create apps and connect banking cards with reward services. It manages all heavy lifting in the background and transactional data securely accessible through a single access point so that developer can create web and mobile applications using real-time payment data. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
ChargeAfter Ltd is a financing technology platform that specializes in Point of Sale financing. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, with additional offices in Sunnyvale, California, and New York, the company connects lenders with merchants to create a global financing network. This platform enables merchants to provide consumers with personalized financing options at checkout from multiple lenders, facilitating real-time financial solutions that enhance the purchasing experience. ChargeAfter's innovative approach aims to streamline the financing process, making it more accessible for consumers while supporting merchants in offering diverse payment solutions.
Contour is building the world’s open trade finance network. By focusing on collaboration and leveraging new technologies we are dissolving the barriers to seamless trade. Our networks of banks, corporates, services and partnerships enable the instant flow of trusted data across the world’s trade routes and current fragmented ecosystems.
AcroCharge provides the charge-back mitigation solutions to eCommerce merchants.
Doconomy is a Sweden-based fintech company that offers digital banking services. Their vision is of enabling a sustainable lifestyle for everyone. Doconomy wants to inspire change in behaviour and reduce unsustainable consumption and carbon emissions.
Doconomy activates a circular ecosystem, connecting the consumer, the producer, the retailer and influencer to futureproof planet earth, and achieve a sustainable lifestyle for all.
DriveWealth, LLC is a digital trading technology company based in Chatham, New Jersey, founded in 2012. It operates a mobile investing platform aimed at individual investors, providing access to U.S. securities markets and a selection of exchange-traded funds and stocks. The company specializes in cloud-based, API-driven brokerage infrastructure, enabling broker-dealers, advisors, and online partners worldwide to offer digital brokerage solutions. DriveWealth's platform supports real-time fractional trading, allowing users to invest in fractional shares on a dollar-equivalent basis. In addition to trading services, the company offers educational resources to help investors understand finance and investment fundamentals.
Octane Lending, Inc. operates an online lending platform that facilitates connections between automobile dealers and customers seeking financing. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, the company streamlines the application process by enabling users to submit credit applications to multiple lenders, including both prime and sub-prime options. Additionally, Octane enhances the sales process for dealers by providing automated insurance estimates and warranty options. The company focuses on the Powersports market, which is valued at $21 billion, and aims to simplify the purchasing experience through automated underwriting and innovative credit products. Through its in-house lender, Roadrunner Financial, Octane offers instant financing solutions, reaching millions of potential customers via platforms like CycleWorld.com and its own website, Octane.co.
Car IQ Inc. is a company that has created a cloud-based vehicle management platform and payment gateway tailored for auto dealer groups, car sharing services, and autonomous vehicles. Established in 2016 and located in San Francisco, California, Car IQ offers an innovative automotive payment solution that allows vehicles to autonomously initiate payments for various services, including tolls, fuel, and parking, without the need for credit cards. The technology relies on a patented machine identity verification process, enabling vehicles to connect directly to payment networks and service providers. This platform leverages sensor data from the vehicle to facilitate seamless transactions and enhance the overall management of automotive services.
Soldo Limited is a provider of expense management software solutions tailored for small businesses, enterprises, and accountants. Established in 2014 and based in London, with additional offices in Italy and Ireland, Soldo offers various products, including Soldo Pro, which manages expenses from payment to reconciliation, Soldo Premium for controlling business spending, and Soldo Enterprise for supporting financial strategies. The platform integrates prepaid Mastercard® cards, a web-based administration console, and a mobile app, offering a comprehensive solution to streamline the business expense cycle. This system enhances visibility and control over company spending while automating tasks and ensuring compatibility with major accounting software. Soldo has garnered significant investment, exceeding $80 million, from notable investors, reflecting its commitment to innovation in the fragmented landscape of business spending management.
SmartAsset is a financial technology company that empowers people with automated personalized financial advice. Its proprietary technology, up-to-the-minute research and unique Automated Financial Modeling software simulate the impact of different decisions on people’s personal finances, enabling millions of people to make smart financial decisions. The company has created dozens of calculators and tools spanning the full range of personal finance options including home buying, retirement planning, life insurance, personal loans, student loans, credit cards, loan refinance, taxes, finding a financial advisor and investing. These tools live on SmartAsset’s website and are embedded in relevant content on financial publisher websites via the Captivate tool. The company furthers its mission of helping people make smart financial decisions by connecting them to financial advisors via the SmartAdvisor service. In addition to these tools, an in-house editorial team creates thousands of educational articles and data-driven studies.
Forto, founded in Berlin in 2016 as FreightHub, is a digital freight forwarder specializing in logistics technology and services for global supply chains. The company offers an intuitive platform that enables customers to optimize and manage their entire supply chain processes efficiently. With a diverse portfolio of over 2,000 customers and a workforce of over 200 employees, Forto operates across nine global offices. The company is committed to enhancing global trade while promoting sustainability, positioning itself as a leader in the logistics sector.
Splash Financial, Inc. is a student loan refinancing company based in Cleveland, Ohio, that specializes in providing online lending solutions for college graduates seeking to consolidate and refinance their student loan debt. Founded in 2013, the company focuses on offering financial flexibility, particularly for medical students, by allowing them to refinance their loans into a single, manageable payment. This includes a unique feature that enables a minimum monthly payment of just $1 during residency training. Splash Financial aims to empower young professionals by providing financial education and resources, helping them achieve greater financial freedom while pursuing their career and life goals without the burden of student loan debt.
komgo SA operates a distributed ledger technology platform for commodity transactions. The platform digitalizes the trade and commodities finance sector. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
Feedzai is AI. We’re coding the future of commerce with today’s most advanced risk management platform powered by big data and artificial intelligence. Founded and developed by data scientists and aerospace engineers, Feedzai has one mission: make banking and commerce safe. The world’s largest banks, payment providers and retailers use Feedzai’s machine learning technology to manage risks associated with banking and shopping, whether digitally or in person.
Socure Inc. specializes in digital identity verification solutions through its Socure ID+ platform, which utilizes predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to authenticate identities in real-time. The platform aggregates data from various online and offline sources, such as emails, phone numbers, and social media, to support compliance with customer identification programs, know your customer guidelines, and anti-money laundering regulations. In addition to the Socure ID+ platform, the company offers tools like Aida, an AI-driven bot for identity validation, Docv for document verification, and Sigma Synthetic Fraud, which addresses synthetic identity fraud. Socure enhances financial inclusion by approving a significant percentage of millennial and thin-file consumers while substantially reducing fraud in online account openings. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Socure serves a diverse clientele, including software firms, financial institutions, and integration partners, and has established a strategic partnership with ForgeRock.
goHenry Limited offers a pre-paid debit card and accompanying application designed for young people aged 6 to 18, enabling them to learn responsible money management. The platform combines web and mobile tools with parental controls, allowing parents to set up regular pocket money transfers, assign tasks for their children to earn extra money, and impose spending limits. Parents can monitor their children's spending in real-time, block or unblock cards, and invite relatives to contribute to savings. The service promotes financial independence by providing children with hands-on experience in earning, saving, and spending, all within a safe environment. By using budgeting tools, young users can track their earnings and expenditures, set savings goals, and categorize their spending, fostering financial literacy from an early age. Founded in 2007 and based in Farnborough, United Kingdom, goHenry was formerly known as PktMny Limited before rebranding in 2013.
Arcus Financial Intelligence, Inc. operates an API platform designed for banks and financial institutions, focusing on managing consumer bills and financial data. Founded in 2012 and based in New York, the company provides real-time bill management and payment services, allowing users to understand their financial obligations, including the number of bills, amounts owed, and due dates. Initially established as a cross-border bill payment provider under the name Regalii, the company shifted its focus in 2016 to enhance bill payment data services in the domestic market, introducing products such as xData and xChange. Arcus has established partnerships with notable fintech mobile payment applications, including Santander and Walmart, enabling accessible payment solutions through its multi-rail payment platform. The company has successfully raised significant funding over the years, attracting investments from prominent venture capital firms and Y Combinator.
Arcus Financial Intelligence, Inc. operates an API platform designed for banks and financial institutions, focusing on managing consumer bills and financial data. Founded in 2012 and based in New York, the company provides real-time bill management and payment services, allowing users to understand their financial obligations, including the number of bills, amounts owed, and due dates. Initially established as a cross-border bill payment provider under the name Regalii, the company shifted its focus in 2016 to enhance bill payment data services in the domestic market, introducing products such as xData and xChange. Arcus has established partnerships with notable fintech mobile payment applications, including Santander and Walmart, enabling accessible payment solutions through its multi-rail payment platform. The company has successfully raised significant funding over the years, attracting investments from prominent venture capital firms and Y Combinator.
Socure Inc. specializes in digital identity verification solutions through its Socure ID+ platform, which utilizes predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to authenticate identities in real-time. The platform aggregates data from various online and offline sources, such as emails, phone numbers, and social media, to support compliance with customer identification programs, know your customer guidelines, and anti-money laundering regulations. In addition to the Socure ID+ platform, the company offers tools like Aida, an AI-driven bot for identity validation, Docv for document verification, and Sigma Synthetic Fraud, which addresses synthetic identity fraud. Socure enhances financial inclusion by approving a significant percentage of millennial and thin-file consumers while substantially reducing fraud in online account openings. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Socure serves a diverse clientele, including software firms, financial institutions, and integration partners, and has established a strategic partnership with ForgeRock.
Since 2001, Volante has been focused on addressing the challenges of financial message integration and payments on-boarding, processing and orchestration. With a broad range of over 85 financial institutions and corporates as clients in 26 countries they provide the business agility needed to be competitive and thrive in the digital payments age by quickly dealing with the complexities of change, and taking advantage of business opportunities as they arise.
All Volante products are born from a heritage of payments and financial message integration, and are rich with innovative functionality as a result of best practice driven R&D over the past 16 years. This means that their products coupled with their growing and maintained library of hundreds of international and domestic message standards plugins and transformations enable projects to be completed in months not years, or weeks not months, while insulating core systems from change.
Private Equity Round in 2020
PPRO provides access, processing, and collection services for alternative payment methods and value added services. Founded in 2006, their vision from the start has been to simplify access to the many different payment methods required by consumers and businesses across the world. Today they offer a full range of flexible services for payment industry leaders as well as e-money issuing programs for consumers and corporate. Headquartered in the UK, they are FCA licensed to issue e-money, are principal members of Mastercard and VISA and continue to strengthen their links with alternative payment method schemes and banks around the world.
Contour is building the world’s open trade finance network. By focusing on collaboration and leveraging new technologies we are dissolving the barriers to seamless trade. Our networks of banks, corporates, services and partnerships enable the instant flow of trusted data across the world’s trade routes and current fragmented ecosystems.
HighRadius Corporation is a fintech company that specializes in financial supply chain management software solutions, focusing on automating accounts receivable and treasury processes. Founded in 2006 and based in Houston, Texas, with offices in Europe and Asia Pacific, HighRadius offers a range of tools designed to enhance the order-to-cash cycle. Its Integrated Receivables platform streamlines processes such as credit management, electronic billing, cash application, and collections. Key offerings include POD & Claims Automation, Dispute Resolution, and Autonomous Receivables, which leverage artificial intelligence to improve operational efficiency and predict future outcomes. The company’s Treasury Management Applications facilitate accurate cash forecasting and bank reconciliation. Through its radiusOne B2B network, HighRadius connects suppliers and buyers, optimizing cash flow and reducing days sales outstanding (DSO). The solutions provided by HighRadius have demonstrated a strong return on investment by improving financial performance and reducing bad debt for organizations.
Akoya, LLC develops the Akoya Data Delivery Platform that offers financial institutions a service that empowers consumers to grant and manage third party access to their financial data in a safe, secure, and transparent manner. The company's platform features include detailed reports, data security, easy to use dashboard, and consumer protection. Akoya, LLC was founded in 2018 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Cashforce BV operates a smart cash flow management and forecasting platform designed to help organizations optimize their financial operations. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, with additional offices in New York, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and London, the company serves sectors such as wholesale and distribution, transportation, logistics, and manufacturing. The platform allows users to forecast cash flows across multiple companies, bank accounts, and currencies, enabling them to identify potential cash shortages or surpluses in advance. Cashforce's unique offerings include seamless integration with various ERP and banking systems, detailed transaction-level visibility, and an AI-based simulation engine that supports multiple cash flow scenarios and impact analyses. The company has a strategic alliance with Treasury Intelligence Solutions GmbH and provides cash visibility to multinational corporations in over 120 countries.
Hello Digit, Inc. designs and develops application software that analyzes income and spending. The company develops mobile application that helps its users to interact with others and save money. Hello Digit, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Fidel Limited engages in developing application program interface (API) platform that connects developers to marketing services. The company develops card-linked API, which allows developers and retailers to create apps and connect banking cards with reward services. It manages all heavy lifting in the background and transactional data securely accessible through a single access point so that developer can create web and mobile applications using real-time payment data. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
Founded in 2015, Even Financial is an NYC based fintech company focused on evolving how financial institutions connect with consumers and provide them the best product recommendations at the right moment, facilitating an on-demand and personalized customer acquisition experience across the entire financial services ecosystem. The Even platform serves as a trusted intermediary for financial institutions - including Prosper, Lending Club, and Marcus by Goldman Sachs - that helps find consumers and distribute their products digitally. Even’s industry-leading search, comparison, and recommendation API is an infrastructure layer that enables hundreds of diverse partners - including Credit.com, Transunion, Money Under 30, Credit Sesame, and The Penny Hoarder - to power comprehensive personal finance websites, mobile apps, and other offerings with a modern platform that is proven to accelerate customer acquisition through optimal product recommendations, lowering cost of acquisition and maximizing monetization. Even Financial is based in New York.
Flybits is the leading customer experience platform for the financial services sector, delivering personalization at scale. With the most advanced capabilities in the market, its enterprise-level solution brings relevant content, products, offers, and information to a bank’s digital channels based on what each individual customer needs in the moments that matter. With Flybits, banks are able to design, launch, and measure data-driven consumer experiences that deliver the right information to the right customer at the right time, while preserving their privacy.
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Car IQ Inc. is a company that has created a cloud-based vehicle management platform and payment gateway tailored for auto dealer groups, car sharing services, and autonomous vehicles. Established in 2016 and located in San Francisco, California, Car IQ offers an innovative automotive payment solution that allows vehicles to autonomously initiate payments for various services, including tolls, fuel, and parking, without the need for credit cards. The technology relies on a patented machine identity verification process, enabling vehicles to connect directly to payment networks and service providers. This platform leverages sensor data from the vehicle to facilitate seamless transactions and enhance the overall management of automotive services.
Symbiont has developed the market-leading platform for institutional applications of blockchain technology. Symbiont smart contracts enable complex instruments to live their entire lifecycle on a truly decentralized, enterprise blockchain network with end-to-end privacy. Financial institutions and governments are working with Symbiont to develop new business lines, increase transparency, reduce risk, and save costs. Industry leaders such as Vanguard and the State of Delaware have chosen to partner with Symbiont. Headquartered in New York City, Symbiont is a financial technology company founded by a team of experts in capital markets and blockchain technology.
Ondot Systems, Inc. is a provider of mobile card service platforms designed to enhance the management of payment cards and transactions for financial institutions. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Jose, California, with additional operations in Atlanta, Georgia, the company serves over 4,000 banks and credit unions. Its offerings include CardControl, which allows consumers to activate or deactivate cards and set usage preferences; CardAlerts, enabling personalized transaction alerts; and a Self Service feature for managing card-related inquiries on-the-go. Ondot also provides mConsole for product managers, Fraud Watch for real-time fraud monitoring, and a Card App to deliver spending insights. By focusing on convenience, control, and transparency in card usage, Ondot Systems aims to increase engagement and lifetime value for cardholders while reducing costs and fraud for financial institutions.
ScaleFactor provides accounting and finance software with automated bookkeeping, proactive alerts, and other features. It is a smart accounting and finance software that changes the way modern businesses operate. By automating complex accounting tasks and translating financial information into usable business insights, ScaleFactor is enabling business owners, managers, and entrepreneurs to focus on what they love: running and growing their business.
The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
PPRO provides access, processing, and collection services for alternative payment methods and value added services. Founded in 2006, their vision from the start has been to simplify access to the many different payment methods required by consumers and businesses across the world. Today they offer a full range of flexible services for payment industry leaders as well as e-money issuing programs for consumers and corporate. Headquartered in the UK, they are FCA licensed to issue e-money, are principal members of Mastercard and VISA and continue to strengthen their links with alternative payment method schemes and banks around the world.
SmartAsset is a financial technology company that empowers people with automated personalized financial advice. Its proprietary technology, up-to-the-minute research and unique Automated Financial Modeling software simulate the impact of different decisions on people’s personal finances, enabling millions of people to make smart financial decisions. The company has created dozens of calculators and tools spanning the full range of personal finance options including home buying, retirement planning, life insurance, personal loans, student loans, credit cards, loan refinance, taxes, finding a financial advisor and investing. These tools live on SmartAsset’s website and are embedded in relevant content on financial publisher websites via the Captivate tool. The company furthers its mission of helping people make smart financial decisions by connecting them to financial advisors via the SmartAdvisor service. In addition to these tools, an in-house editorial team creates thousands of educational articles and data-driven studies.
Octane Lending, Inc. operates an online lending platform that facilitates connections between automobile dealers and customers seeking financing. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, the company streamlines the application process by enabling users to submit credit applications to multiple lenders, including both prime and sub-prime options. Additionally, Octane enhances the sales process for dealers by providing automated insurance estimates and warranty options. The company focuses on the Powersports market, which is valued at $21 billion, and aims to simplify the purchasing experience through automated underwriting and innovative credit products. Through its in-house lender, Roadrunner Financial, Octane offers instant financing solutions, reaching millions of potential customers via platforms like CycleWorld.com and its own website, Octane.co.
HighRadius Corporation is a fintech company that specializes in financial supply chain management software solutions, focusing on automating accounts receivable and treasury processes. Founded in 2006 and based in Houston, Texas, with offices in Europe and Asia Pacific, HighRadius offers a range of tools designed to enhance the order-to-cash cycle. Its Integrated Receivables platform streamlines processes such as credit management, electronic billing, cash application, and collections. Key offerings include POD & Claims Automation, Dispute Resolution, and Autonomous Receivables, which leverage artificial intelligence to improve operational efficiency and predict future outcomes. The company’s Treasury Management Applications facilitate accurate cash forecasting and bank reconciliation. Through its radiusOne B2B network, HighRadius connects suppliers and buyers, optimizing cash flow and reducing days sales outstanding (DSO). The solutions provided by HighRadius have demonstrated a strong return on investment by improving financial performance and reducing bad debt for organizations.
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Trading Ticket, a startup based out of New York, wants to develop a suite of products that will help consumers become more active, and proactive, investors. TradeIt is a patent pending technology that is in alpha on a publicly listed publishing platform. TradeIt allows users to quickly and easily place orders with their existing online brokerage accounts from any website or mobile device. Developed by 3 leading financial technology veterans, TradeIt has built a robust technology platform that can be easily integrated and embedded into any website, mobile device or advertising unit. TradeIt has navigated the complexities of legal compliance and security concerns to allow for online traders to have safe, fast, frictionless ordering.
BlueVine Capital Inc. is a financial technology company based in Redwood City, California, that specializes in providing working capital solutions to small businesses in the United States. Founded in 2013, BlueVine offers a variety of financial products including lines of credit, term loans, and invoice factoring, aimed at addressing the diverse financial needs of small and medium-sized enterprises. The company has developed an advanced online platform that enables business owners to access financing quickly and easily, featuring fast approvals and a user-friendly dashboard. Since its inception, BlueVine has facilitated nearly $2 billion in financing, helping businesses manage their cash flow challenges effectively. In addition to its financial products, BlueVine also offers a Business Checking Account to further support small business owners.
Feedzai is AI. We’re coding the future of commerce with today’s most advanced risk management platform powered by big data and artificial intelligence. Founded and developed by data scientists and aerospace engineers, Feedzai has one mission: make banking and commerce safe. The world’s largest banks, payment providers and retailers use Feedzai’s machine learning technology to manage risks associated with banking and shopping, whether digitally or in person.
FastPay, established in 2009 and headquartered in multiple locations including Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Westborough, MA, and London, specializes in providing liquidity and financial workflow solutions tailored for the global media industry. The company has successfully originated over $2 billion in loans to a diverse range of clients, including publishers, networks, exchanges, demand-side platforms (DSPs), supply-side platforms (SSPs), agencies, and app developers. FastPay's platform automates the media payment process, enhancing efficiency for agencies, advertisers, and suppliers. It offers a proprietary media database, media dashboards, and accounting system integration, along with payment follow-ups and relationship management services, effectively addressing challenges related to inefficient payment processes and lengthy payment terms.
Plaid Inc. is a technology platform that enables users to connect their bank accounts to various applications, aiming to democratize financial services through innovative solutions. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, Plaid provides a suite of APIs that allow developers to create financial products that connect consumers with traditional financial institutions. Its offerings include tools for accessing transaction history, authenticating bank accounts, verifying identities, and checking real-time account balances and income. These products are utilized across various sectors, including personal finance, consumer payments, lending, banking, and brokerage. Plaid serves a wide range of clients, from startups to Fortune 50 companies, facilitating the development of modern financial services and applications.
C2FO operates an online B2B marketplace that facilitates early payments, providing businesses with tools to manage accounts payable and accounts receivable effectively. As the first working capital market globally, C2FO enhances efficiency by seamlessly connecting suppliers and buyers in a risk-free environment. This platform empowers suppliers to take control of their cash flow while allowing buyers to improve their financial performance, including increases in EBITDA and gross margins. By fostering these interactions, C2FO contributes to the overall financial health of supply chains, creating a more dynamic and responsive marketplace for working capital.
Chain, Inc. is an enterprise software company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2012. It specializes in developing cryptographic ledger systems designed to enhance the security and efficiency of financial services. The company's key offerings include the Chain Open Standard, an open-source blockchain protocol for large-scale financial applications, Chain Core, an enterprise-grade production node, and Chain Sandbox, a prototyping environment. Chain's technology allows organizations to securely track and transfer financial assets in a token format across both private and public networks, facilitating programmatic and peer-to-peer transfers of digital assets. Its clientele includes major financial institutions such as Visa, Nasdaq, and Citigroup, as well as emerging startups focused on innovative financial products.
Trading Ticket, a startup based out of New York, wants to develop a suite of products that will help consumers become more active, and proactive, investors. TradeIt is a patent pending technology that is in alpha on a publicly listed publishing platform. TradeIt allows users to quickly and easily place orders with their existing online brokerage accounts from any website or mobile device. Developed by 3 leading financial technology veterans, TradeIt has built a robust technology platform that can be easily integrated and embedded into any website, mobile device or advertising unit. TradeIt has navigated the complexities of legal compliance and security concerns to allow for online traders to have safe, fast, frictionless ordering.
Square, Inc. is a financial technology company that provides comprehensive payment and point-of-sale solutions for businesses in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a diverse ecosystem that includes both hardware and software products. Its hardware lineup features devices such as the Magstripe reader, Contactless and chip reader, Square Stand, Square Register, and Square Terminal, which facilitate various payment methods. On the software side, Square provides tools like Square Point of Sale, Square Appointments, and Square for Retail, among others, to help businesses manage sales, inventory, and customer relationships. Additionally, Square offers services such as managed payments, instant transfers, and small-business financing through Square Capital. The company also operates Cash App, enabling users to send, receive, and store money, and Weebly, which provides website hosting and domain registration services. With a focus on empowering businesses, Square continues to expand its offerings in mobile payments and merchant services.
Janalakshmi Financial Services is a for-profit NBFC serving the urban underserved, with the promoter stake held in the not-for-profit entity Janalakshmi Social Services. This is the only NBFC in India structured in such a manner, with the deliberate intent of keeping the social spirit intact. Janalakshmi Financial Services' market-based approach to financial inclusion is defined by three distinct characteristics: first, an exclusive focus on servicing the needs of the urban poor; second, a strong customer-value driven approach in designing financial products and services; third, the centrality of technology and processes as the foundation of a scalable enterprise.
Jumio is a company specializing in identity verification solutions designed to combat fraud and financial crime in the digital economy. By leveraging informed AI, biometrics, machine learning, and certified liveness detection, Jumio enables businesses to efficiently verify customer identities without hindering the user experience. This technology helps organizations enhance customer conversion rates while preventing fraud. Jumio's services also support compliance with various regulatory requirements, including Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). With a track record of verifying over 225 million identities from more than 200 countries and territories, Jumio serves a diverse clientele across sectors such as financial services, digital currency, retail, travel, and online gaming.
InvestLab is an on-demand financial services technology company that serves the global investing market. Founded in 2010, InvestLab provides its customizable MIX trading platform through a software as a service model to retail brokerages. By using MIX, brokers can access any market around the world while trading any equity, option, or commodity available.
Janalakshmi Financial Services is a for-profit NBFC serving the urban underserved, with the promoter stake held in the not-for-profit entity Janalakshmi Social Services. This is the only NBFC in India structured in such a manner, with the deliberate intent of keeping the social spirit intact. Janalakshmi Financial Services' market-based approach to financial inclusion is defined by three distinct characteristics: first, an exclusive focus on servicing the needs of the urban poor; second, a strong customer-value driven approach in designing financial products and services; third, the centrality of technology and processes as the foundation of a scalable enterprise.
ReadyForZero creates online financial software that helps people tackle any debt and protect their credit - automatically. It's not a "debt negotiation" or "debt settlement" service. The company was co-founded by Rod Ebrahimi and Ignacio Thayer as part of Y Combinator in the Summer of 2010. ReadyForZero is a venture-backed technical product team based in San Francisco.
Live By Touch Holdings Ltd. provides electronic payment terminal with biometrics authentication system which recognizes the fingerprint and take money from the respective bank accounts.