At Caju we are creating a benefits platform for the teams of the future. Starting with benefits used every day by most employees, we want teams to use products and services they like and that are fair to merchants and partners. We'll launch soon!
Kanastra operates as a technology-driven back office for alternative investments, focusing on private credit and private equity. The company has developed an asset management platform that addresses inefficiencies in the securitization market. This platform provides a range of services, including bank services, debt issuance, bookkeeping, and distribution. It also supports passive management and mirroring while offering real-time analytics and structured data. By leveraging technology, Kanastra aims to facilitate a seamless investment experience, allowing investors and originators to operate more efficiently and with greater freedom.
Proptech, real estate, vacation and short-term rentals, consumer finance
Kushki is a payment platform specifically designed for the Latin American market, enabling seamless integration and local pricing strategies. Founded in New York City in 2016 by entrepreneurs Aron Schwarzkopf and Sebastian Castro, Kushki connects various payment methods across the region, including credit and debit cards, bank transfers, and cash networks, utilizing over 300,000 physical payment points. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of solutions for e-commerce, mobile commerce, and physical retail, featuring services such as a payment box, recurring payments, smart links, and tokenization. By standardizing the fragmented payment landscape, Kushki enhances operational efficiency, reduces costs, and provides businesses with greater control and transparency in managing their digital payment processes. The company operates in multiple countries, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the USA, and Canada.
Carmoola is transforming the way consumers experience car finance, enabling more people to get access to safe, fair, personal transport.
Developer of a fintech API platform designed to connect ERPs and accounting software with corporate bank accounts. The company's platform offers cloud-based tools such as identifying and access management, permission and approvals of customer requests as well as handles all the security, identity, and other banking operations, enabling banks and financial institutions to perform treasury-related operations efficiently.
Gaia is a provider of medical insurance services focused on in vitro fertilization (IVF). The company aims to make IVF treatments more accessible and affordable by combining reproductive health data with financial technology. Gaia offers personalized success predictions and tailored insurance plans that address the outcome risks associated with IVF. By integrating these aspects, Gaia enables individuals to access treatments while protecting them from unexpected costs, thereby enhancing the overall affordability and personalization of reproductive health services.
Nexu is a financing platform used by car dealerships to offer financing to more car buyers in a 100% digital and real-time experience. Nexu's platform uses AI, statistical algorithms and technology automation.
Nowsta, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. The company offers an all-in-one software platform designed for hourly and event-based workforces, which includes features for scheduling, time tracking, and financial technology solutions. By leveraging advancements in machine learning and payment technologies, Nowsta aims to enhance the management capabilities of employers, enabling them to efficiently oversee their hourly workforce. The platform focuses on improving communication and payment processes for hourly wage employees, thereby transforming the way companies manage labor.
Resolve is a B2B payments platform that facilitates risk-free net terms for merchants, allowing them to enhance sales and optimize cash flow. By leveraging non-traditional underwriting data to assess financing applications, Resolve enables manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors to offer automated extended payment options to their customers. The platform is applicable across various sales channels, including e-commerce checkouts, making it a versatile solution for businesses seeking to streamline their payment processes. Resolve is supported by prominent investors, including the co-founder of PayPal, Max Levchin.
FLINK, S.A.P.I. de C.V. operates as a NeoBank. It offers an application from which user can open account. The application helps to receive and send money. It also offers International MasterCard with customized modules to make purchases and transactions in any establishment. FLINK, S.A.P.I. de C.V. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.
Carmoola is transforming the way consumers experience car finance, enabling more people to get access to safe, fair, personal transport.
At Caju we are creating a benefits platform for the teams of the future. Starting with benefits used every day by most employees, we want teams to use products and services they like and that are fair to merchants and partners. We'll launch soon!
M1 Finance is a developer of a money management platform used to automate the investing process. Its platform allows users to invest automatically for free in a custom stock and ETF portfolio, helps to borrow a low-cost line of credit, and also provides digital banking that integrates with investments that enable users to manage their money in sophisticated ways.
Z1 was created to scan and automate the way decision-making for innovation investments is made. The company has a method to qualify new businesses, in a totally digital way. Inspired and based on acceleration programs that already exist throughout the world and that have already proven their success. During this process the entrepreneur can perform tasks and absorb content that will help him to develop a successful business, saving time and reducing the chance of failures.
Orum develops a financial platform that creates instant payment wallets and enables money movement. Its solution includes Foresight, an automated programming interface that enables banks and financial institutions to move money in real time. The platform uses machine learning and data science to predict availability of funds and fraud patterns. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in New York, New York.
Kushki is a payment platform specifically designed for the Latin American market, enabling seamless integration and local pricing strategies. Founded in New York City in 2016 by entrepreneurs Aron Schwarzkopf and Sebastian Castro, Kushki connects various payment methods across the region, including credit and debit cards, bank transfers, and cash networks, utilizing over 300,000 physical payment points. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of solutions for e-commerce, mobile commerce, and physical retail, featuring services such as a payment box, recurring payments, smart links, and tokenization. By standardizing the fragmented payment landscape, Kushki enhances operational efficiency, reduces costs, and provides businesses with greater control and transparency in managing their digital payment processes. The company operates in multiple countries, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the USA, and Canada.
Kushki is a payment platform specifically designed for the Latin American market, enabling seamless integration and local pricing strategies. Founded in New York City in 2016 by entrepreneurs Aron Schwarzkopf and Sebastian Castro, Kushki connects various payment methods across the region, including credit and debit cards, bank transfers, and cash networks, utilizing over 300,000 physical payment points. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of solutions for e-commerce, mobile commerce, and physical retail, featuring services such as a payment box, recurring payments, smart links, and tokenization. By standardizing the fragmented payment landscape, Kushki enhances operational efficiency, reduces costs, and provides businesses with greater control and transparency in managing their digital payment processes. The company operates in multiple countries, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the USA, and Canada.
Resolve Innovations, Inc. operates as a financial management platform. Its platform allows users to compare debt relief options and connect with debt relief providers. The company also provides tools to improve credit score, trim expenses, boost income, pay down debt, consolidate debt, reduce interest rates, and negotiate with creditors. Resolve Innovations, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Oakland, California.
Tilled, Inc. operates a payments platform that facilitates the integration of payment processing into software applications, allowing businesses to quickly start accepting various forms of payment, including credit and debit cards, ACH transactions, and health savings account payments. Founded in 2019 and based in Boulder, Colorado, Tilled provides services such as hosted payment forms, recurring payments, and split payments. The platform is designed to enable clients to monetize payments through modern APIs and SDKs, eliminating the need for upfront costs or additional staffing. This approach allows businesses to concentrate on their core operations while generating revenue from payment processing.
Resolve is a B2B payments platform that facilitates risk-free net terms for merchants, allowing them to enhance sales and optimize cash flow. By leveraging non-traditional underwriting data to assess financing applications, Resolve enables manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors to offer automated extended payment options to their customers. The platform is applicable across various sales channels, including e-commerce checkouts, making it a versatile solution for businesses seeking to streamline their payment processes. Resolve is supported by prominent investors, including the co-founder of PayPal, Max Levchin.
Graviti offers you the products you need the most, financed for months. No credit or debit card, no initial payment, no arrears, and with your credit approved immediately. Graviti wants to make sure every family in LATAM is able to buy basic appliances for the home by offering fair and accessible financing to acquire them.
Mantl is the first customer-centric outer core ecosystem that gives banks and credit unions the flexibility to innovate using modern technology, while owning their brand throughout the entire customer lifecycle.
Orum develops a financial platform that creates instant payment wallets and enables money movement. Its solution includes Foresight, an automated programming interface that enables banks and financial institutions to move money in real time. The platform uses machine learning and data science to predict availability of funds and fraud patterns. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in New York, New York.
M1 Finance is a developer of a money management platform used to automate the investing process. Its platform allows users to invest automatically for free in a custom stock and ETF portfolio, helps to borrow a low-cost line of credit, and also provides digital banking that integrates with investments that enable users to manage their money in sophisticated ways.
FLINK, S.A.P.I. de C.V. operates as a NeoBank. It offers an application from which user can open account. The application helps to receive and send money. It also offers International MasterCard with customized modules to make purchases and transactions in any establishment. FLINK, S.A.P.I. de C.V. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.
Finch develops a software that helps users to access payroll and HR systems. Its software allows admins to connect their company in a compliant and secure manner to applications; integrates across providers enabling developers to access a previously closed system and are at the source of truth for employee data and money flow; and powers use cases across lending, insurance, benefits, FP and A, and HR applications. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Mountain View, California.
Paceline is a fitness rewards platform that integrates financial incentives with physical activity, aiming to enhance consumer engagement in the wellness sector. Founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, the company has developed a retail wellness ecosystem that connects users' health and fitness activities to their credit cards. By doing so, it offers tailored rewards related to brands and purchases that users already make, encouraging individuals to achieve their fitness goals while enjoying financial benefits. Paceline's innovative approach seeks to transform the financial landscape by making it more technology-driven and consumer-focused.
Private Equity Round in 2020
Railsbank Technology Ltd develops an API banking and compliance technology platform that connects together a global network of partner banks with companies. The platform provides companies with access to wholesale banking services in five lines of code. It enables users to create bank accounts, streamline technical integration with banks, and connect to payment schemes to receive and send money to/from these accounts. Railsbank Technology Ltd was founded in 2016 and is based in London, United Kingdom with additional offices located in Singapore, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka.
Tilled, Inc. operates a payments platform that facilitates the integration of payment processing into software applications, allowing businesses to quickly start accepting various forms of payment, including credit and debit cards, ACH transactions, and health savings account payments. Founded in 2019 and based in Boulder, Colorado, Tilled provides services such as hosted payment forms, recurring payments, and split payments. The platform is designed to enable clients to monetize payments through modern APIs and SDKs, eliminating the need for upfront costs or additional staffing. This approach allows businesses to concentrate on their core operations while generating revenue from payment processing.
M1 Finance is a developer of a money management platform used to automate the investing process. Its platform allows users to invest automatically for free in a custom stock and ETF portfolio, helps to borrow a low-cost line of credit, and also provides digital banking that integrates with investments that enable users to manage their money in sophisticated ways.
Orum develops a financial platform that creates instant payment wallets and enables money movement. Its solution includes Foresight, an automated programming interface that enables banks and financial institutions to move money in real time. The platform uses machine learning and data science to predict availability of funds and fraud patterns. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in New York, New York.
TaxScouts is a tax preparation platform that makes tax planning easier. It allows drawing up of personal income tax online by certified accountants and its tax bot helps users to understand their personal income tax situation and suggests ways to reduce their tax bill.
Founded by Mart Abramov, Kaupo Kõrv, and Daniel Karger in 2017, TaxScouts is headquartered in London, England.
Mantl is the first customer-centric outer core ecosystem that gives banks and credit unions the flexibility to innovate using modern technology, while owning their brand throughout the entire customer lifecycle.
Gaia is a provider of medical insurance services focused on in vitro fertilization (IVF). The company aims to make IVF treatments more accessible and affordable by combining reproductive health data with financial technology. Gaia offers personalized success predictions and tailored insurance plans that address the outcome risks associated with IVF. By integrating these aspects, Gaia enables individuals to access treatments while protecting them from unexpected costs, thereby enhancing the overall affordability and personalization of reproductive health services.
M1 Finance is a developer of a money management platform used to automate the investing process. Its platform allows users to invest automatically for free in a custom stock and ETF portfolio, helps to borrow a low-cost line of credit, and also provides digital banking that integrates with investments that enable users to manage their money in sophisticated ways.
Kushki is a payment platform specifically designed for the Latin American market, enabling seamless integration and local pricing strategies. Founded in New York City in 2016 by entrepreneurs Aron Schwarzkopf and Sebastian Castro, Kushki connects various payment methods across the region, including credit and debit cards, bank transfers, and cash networks, utilizing over 300,000 physical payment points. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of solutions for e-commerce, mobile commerce, and physical retail, featuring services such as a payment box, recurring payments, smart links, and tokenization. By standardizing the fragmented payment landscape, Kushki enhances operational efficiency, reduces costs, and provides businesses with greater control and transparency in managing their digital payment processes. The company operates in multiple countries, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the USA, and Canada.
Starship is mobile health savings account (HSA) with automated investing and health tracking tools in a beautiful mobile app built for humans. It is building a health care savings account platform that combines a mobile-first signup process, overflow investing into index funds, easy reimbursements, and a chat service for expert advice. Starship was founded in 2016 and is based in New York City.
Railsbank Technology Ltd develops an API banking and compliance technology platform that connects together a global network of partner banks with companies. The platform provides companies with access to wholesale banking services in five lines of code. It enables users to create bank accounts, streamline technical integration with banks, and connect to payment schemes to receive and send money to/from these accounts. Railsbank Technology Ltd was founded in 2016 and is based in London, United Kingdom with additional offices located in Singapore, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka.
Stackin' is the simplest entry point into finance with over one million subscribers and a mission to empower people to improve their financial lives via text message. Stackin' provides the necessary tools & curated products for a younger generation of consumers to build healthy financial habits over time in a fun, entertaining, judgement-free relationship. Powered by a custom messaging platform, data, machine learning and human touch, their personalized messages educate subscribers on how to save money, reduce debt and start investing.
Borrowell Inc. is a Toronto-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in financial products and services for Canadians. The company operates an online marketplace-lending platform that connects borrowers with lenders, offering personal loans and credit cards. Borrowell also provides tools for consumers to check their credit scores, which can aid in securing personal loans, car loans, or mortgages. By leveraging technology and a community-focused approach, Borrowell aims to enhance the borrowing experience, offering users better rates and improved service.
Nowsta, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. The company offers an all-in-one software platform designed for hourly and event-based workforces, which includes features for scheduling, time tracking, and financial technology solutions. By leveraging advancements in machine learning and payment technologies, Nowsta aims to enhance the management capabilities of employers, enabling them to efficiently oversee their hourly workforce. The platform focuses on improving communication and payment processes for hourly wage employees, thereby transforming the way companies manage labor.
Pei Technology Inc., founded in 2017 and based in Los Angeles, California, offers a mobile application that connects to users' existing debit and credit cards. This application automatically provides cashback rewards, allowing users to earn savings in either bitcoin or USD. Pei enhances the cashback experience by offering up to 20% additional rewards on top of standard card rewards, facilitating extra savings for its users. The company is also recognized for its participation in the Sputnik ATX W'18 cohort.
Developer of an online financial trading platform designed to offer stock trading services with the help of machine learning. The company's platform uses a dark pool that helps in buying and selling orders in a secured manner, as well as modulates the speed of its trading based on real-time measurement of its own performance, enabling clients to keep the transaction protected from traders hunting down bids and offers.
Resolve is a B2B payments platform that facilitates risk-free net terms for merchants, allowing them to enhance sales and optimize cash flow. By leveraging non-traditional underwriting data to assess financing applications, Resolve enables manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors to offer automated extended payment options to their customers. The platform is applicable across various sales channels, including e-commerce checkouts, making it a versatile solution for businesses seeking to streamline their payment processes. Resolve is supported by prominent investors, including the co-founder of PayPal, Max Levchin.
Alloy engages in helping financial institutions and fintech companies solve identity and compliance problems.
Chime is a fintech company established in 2013 by Chris Britt and Ryan King, aimed at providing a modern approach to banking that empowers its members to manage their finances effectively. The company offers a suite of services, including a Chime debit card, Spending Account, and Savings Account, all accessible through a user-friendly mobile app available on both iPhone and Android devices. Chime focuses on helping its members avoid bank fees, save money automatically, and enhance their financial well-being. Key features of the platform include fee-free overdrafts, early access to paychecks, and tools designed to improve credit scores, all of which promote greater financial control and flexibility. Chime has gained recognition for its innovative solutions in the personal finance space, positioning itself as a leader in digital banking.
AlphaFlow, Inc. operates an online investment platform focused on real estate assets, providing tech-driven investment management services. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in New York, the company offers professionally managed portfolios of real estate loans to institutional investors and accredited individuals. AlphaFlow collaborates with residential real estate lenders nationwide, employing a comprehensive underwriting process that evaluates over 50 factors. The firm specializes in diversifying investments by distributing client portfolios across 75 to 100 loans in more than 15 states, thereby creating optimized portfolios. By automating best practices in investment management, such as diversification and institutional-quality data analytics, AlphaFlow enables investors to access real estate opportunities without the high fees and minimum requirements typical of traditional investing. This approach promotes a more accessible and intelligent way for investors to engage in real estate.
Bread is a financial technology company that partners with retailers to provide pay-over-time solutions, enhancing the accessibility and transparency of consumer credit. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, the company leverages technology to create user-friendly financing options that enable more consumers to access products. By improving the ease of use and affordability of financing, Bread helps its merchant partners increase sales and reach a broader customer base. The company focuses on advancing consumer-friendly credit solutions, thereby facilitating growth in e-commerce sales.
Tomorrow Ideas, Inc. specializes in developing an application aimed at safeguarding families' financial futures. The app offers a range of features, including tools for creating a last will and testament, establishing a revocable living trust, and setting up guardianship for children and pets. Additionally, it includes calculators for net worth and life insurance, a comparison of term life insurance options, and provides a complimentary insurance policy. The application is accessible on both iOS and Android platforms. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Tomorrow Ideas is committed to helping families navigate important financial decisions.
Pairity was founded on the idea that advanced technology could ease the stress of consumer debt for everyone: lenders, collectors, and individuals who are repaying debt. With modern artificial intelligence, rapid machine learning, and new products like a portfolio marketplace and a debt management portal, Pairity helps real people recover. We create and maintain a multitude of machine learning models designed specifically for accounts receivable management, which power a suite of products and an API framework to improve the debt collection process for all parties involved: 1. Pairity Marketplace, a system designed to centralize consumer debt, giving lenders a powerful tool for recovering and/or liquidating accounts. 2. Pairity ML, an AI-analytics platform to score accounts, simulate recovery strategies, allocate workloads and uncover relationships for unprecedented results. 3. Pairity Digital, a white labeled digital communication and payment platform that meets consumers where they are and uses data to help them return to financial stability. Together, these products form an ecosystem that allows for cost-effective end-to-end management of accounts receivable.
Tala is a digital finance company that focuses on providing financial services in emerging markets through mobile technology and data science. The company has developed a smartphone app that allows users to access personalized loans, build digital credit histories, and receive instant credit scoring. With over 2 million borrowers, Tala streamlines the loan process from application to fund disbursement and status tracking entirely within the app. Founded in 2011, Tala is headquartered in Santa Monica and operates additional offices in key cities such as Nairobi, Manila, Dar Es Salaam, Mexico City, Mumbai, and Bangalore.
On the heels of the Great Recession, businesses around the country found themselves left behind. Commercial banks just weren’t lending, and when they were, the delays between application and funding were far too long.
So a group of financial experts, along with a few tech wizards, decided to take action. We engineered a technology that streamlined both approval and funding by getting a more complete financial picture at the beginning of the application process. The result was Currency, and since then we’ve helped support businesses with over $500 million in loans.
Stackin' is the simplest entry point into finance with over one million subscribers and a mission to empower people to improve their financial lives via text message. Stackin' provides the necessary tools & curated products for a younger generation of consumers to build healthy financial habits over time in a fun, entertaining, judgement-free relationship. Powered by a custom messaging platform, data, machine learning and human touch, their personalized messages educate subscribers on how to save money, reduce debt and start investing.
Windfall Data, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in providing actionable consumer financial data services. The company aims to determine the net worth of households worldwide and serves a diverse range of sectors, including financial services, retail, non-profits, and hospitality. Windfall Data utilizes proprietary algorithms and comprehensive data sets to deliver insights that are refreshed weekly, enabling organizations to effectively identify and engage their most promising constituents. Over 400 organizations leverage Windfall's platform for data-driven marketing, sales, and analytics, enhancing their ability to connect with affluent consumers. The company is supported by various venture capital firms, underscoring its innovative approach to consumer financial data.
Moneylion, Inc., a mobile bank, operates a personal finance, banking, and investment platform. It offers Moneylion, an all-in-one mobile banking membership for managed investment accounts, checking accounts, and cashback rewards. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Sandy, Utah.
Trim is a personal finance assistant that aims to enhance the financial health of Americans through its automated services. The application analyzes users' spending habits, negotiates bills for services such as cable and internet, cancels unwanted subscriptions, and provides spending insights and recommendations. By leveraging these features, Trim has successfully saved its users over $60 million. The company is supported by a team with extensive experience from renowned organizations and backed by notable venture investors. As Trim continues to expand its offerings, it remains focused on helping individuals manage their finances more effectively and achieve greater financial stability.
Papaya is a developer of an online mobile bill payment application that simplifies financial transactions for users. The application supports various payment methods, including debit and credit cards and direct bank account transfers. It prioritizes security by encrypting personal information and payment data, ensuring compliance with HIPAA and PCI standards. In addition to its bill payment services, Papaya operates as an electronic money platform, offering digital solutions, online banking, and international payment services. This combination of features enables users to manage their financial activities efficiently and securely.
Nav is a free site and app that gives business owners the fastest, easiest and most trusted path to financing. The leading Business Financial Management app, Nav gives free access to personal and business credit reports from major consumer and commercial credit bureaus including Experian, Dun & Bradstreet, Equifax and TransUnion, and hosts a robust marketplace with more than 100 business financing products including loans and credit cards. The marketplace uses a unique, lender-neutral approach to help business owners find the best financing options for their needs. Nav's solution is also leveraged by other business service providers to enhance their customer experience.