Clocktower Technology Ventures

Clocktower Technology Ventures is a Santa Monica, California-based venture capital firm founded in 2015. It specializes in financial services and fintech, investing in lending, credit and banking, payments, insurance, capital markets and investments, personal finance, enterprise financial software, and real estate finance. As the technology investing arm of Clocktower Group, it supports fintech companies globally, with a portfolio across North America, Europe, and Latin America. Since its inception, it has invested in 96 fintech companies.

Natalie Charney

Associate

Ned Daoro

Principal

Miles Dowling

Analyst

David Lofthouse

Venture Partner

Ally McCloskey

Principal

Past deals in Payments

Toku

Series A in 2024
Toku operates an online financial platform designed for B2C companies, focusing on the automation of collections and streamlining the payment process. The platform leverages machine learning to optimize the collection of recurring payments, thereby reducing late payments and enhancing operational efficiency. Toku also provides features that allow companies to manage automatic payment methods, including inactivation and deactivation. By facilitating payment orchestration and offering account-to-account payments, Toku aims to lower payment fees and improve the overall financial operations of its clients.

UME Financial Services

Series A in 2024
Ume is a consumer finance platform designed to simplify access to credit, particularly for low-income individuals who lack traditional banking resources. By offering purchase credit through retailers' points of sale, Ume eliminates hidden fees, unclear terms, and high interest rates, fostering a more inclusive financial environment. The platform aims to empower consumers to achieve their personal financial goals while enabling retailers to offer a risk-free credit alternative. Through its competitive pricing and commitment to transparency, Ume seeks to democratize credit access and create an economic landscape that benefits both consumers and retailers.

Helcim

Series B in 2024
Helcim is a payments company that enables small businesses to accept credit card payments with ease and affordability. The company offers a comprehensive payment platform that includes features such as invoicing, online store capabilities, point of sale systems, recurring payment management, API integrations, and multi-currency processing. By focusing on user-friendly tools and a supportive approach, Helcim aims to enhance the payment experience for businesses and their customers. Its services are designed to be accessible and cost-effective, helping businesses thrive while enriching their communities.

Boom

Seed Round in 2023
Boom offers an online platform that simplifies rent payments by allowing users to pay with credit or debit cards, bank transfers, and digital wallets. The service aims to provide a flexible and rewarding experience for tenants, enabling them to manage their rent payments according to their schedules. By integrating various payment methods, Boom enhances convenience and accessibility for users while facilitating timely rent transactions.

Navro

Series A in 2023
Navro specializes in providing payment and banking infrastructure for software companies. Its platform offers tools for real-time insights into payments, efficient tracking of money movements, and streamlined international transactions.

Runa

Series B in 2022
Runa is pioneering a first-of-its-kind payment rail capable of sending and accepting digital value at scale. With Runa, companies can pay the people they serve in any form of digital value, anywhere, instantly. The Runa Network provides a wide range of digital payout types including gift cards, prepaid cards, subscriptions, donations, cryptocurrencies and more. Legacy payment mechanisms struggle to adapt to low-volume, high-velocity transactions both locally and globally, such as sending payouts to gig workers, creators, or sending rewards to customers or employees wherever they are. Runa’s infrastructure and network facilitates payouts to these recipients, helping businesses expand their reach, retain their users while modernizing the way in which they manage and transfer money: instantly, internationally, and free of charge for the senders and the recipient. Runa was established as WeGift in October 2016 by Aron Alexander in London, England.

Rosaly

Seed Round in 2022
Rosaly is a fintech company founded by Arbia Smiti in late 2019, focused on enhancing the financial well-being of employees through its innovative platform. The company's services include automatic management of advance payment requests and a comprehensive financial management tool designed to alleviate financial stress for employees. By providing on-demand pay, budget management, and educational resources through its app, Rosaly empowers businesses to support their staff's financial health while ensuring that cash flow remains unaffected.

Pomelo

Series A in 2022
Pomelo is a fintech-as-a-service platform focused on providing innovative payment solutions in Latin America. The company has developed a digital processing platform designed to enhance payment services by allowing businesses to create virtual accounts and issue prepaid and credit cards. This is achieved through compliant onboarding processes, which facilitate the customization required by fintech companies and embedded finance players for their specific programs. By redefining the possibilities in payment services, Pomelo aims to support the growth and efficiency of financial technology in the region.

Destaxa

Seed Round in 2022
Destaxa is an integrated financial management platform that simplifies the tracking of business transactions for small and medium entrepreneurs. By auditing each transaction and optimizing fees, the company enhances clients' relationships with credit card machines and aids in recovering amounts due. Destaxa aims to eliminate the complexities of financial management, allowing clients to avoid cumbersome Excel spreadsheets and bureaucratic processes. Its automatic routing solutions enable merchants to work seamlessly with multiple payment acquirers and accept various payment networks, ensuring cost-efficient payment methods for each transaction. Overall, Destaxa provides a practical, safe, and efficient solution that allows entrepreneurs to focus on their core business activities with greater transparency and confidence.

Kushki

Series B in 2022
Kushki is a Latin America–focused digital payments platform that offers an integrated payments solution and omnichannel capabilities for e-commerce, m-commerce, and brick‑and‑mortar retail. It provides an API that standardizes the region’s fragmented payments landscape by supporting card payments, bank transfers, and cash networks, with access to more than 300,000 physical payment points. The platform emphasizes local logic and pricing to simplify cross‑border and local transactions and enables rapid integration for merchants. Founded in 2016 in New York City, Kushki operates across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the United States, and Canada.

Kamino

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Kamino is a comprehensive financial management platform tailored for medium-sized businesses in Brazil. It offers embedded B2B payments, real-time data access, and a rigorous approval system for secure payment processing. By automating accounts payable and reconciliation, Kamino has significantly saved businesses time and improved operational efficiency.

Nowsta

Series B in 2022
Nowsta, Inc. is a technology company that offers an all-in-one software solution designed to optimize the management of hourly and event-based workforces. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, the platform provides essential tools for scheduling, time tracking, and financial management, enabling employers to effectively oversee their hourly staff. By integrating advancements in machine learning and payment technologies, Nowsta aims to enhance communication and streamline payment processes for hourly wage employees. The company's innovative approach seeks to transform workforce management, making it easier for businesses to operate efficiently and support their employees.

Resolve

Series A in 2021
Resolve operates a B2B payments platform that facilitates 'buy now, pay later' transactions for business purchases. It enables merchants to offer risk-free, extended payment terms to their clients, thereby enhancing sales and cash flow. Resolve serves manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors across various sales channels, including e-commerce checkouts. The company's platform uses non-traditional underwriting data to authorize delayed payments, assuming all repayment risks within the credit period. Backed by prominent investors such as PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, Resolve aims to bridge the gap between buyers and sellers in the B2B sector.

Dots

Seed Round in 2021
Dots is a multichannel payouts API that automates manual processes for marketplaces. Dots' API lets a marketplace pay their sellers in the ways they want to be paid, including Venmo, Paypal, ACH and Zelle. As more Americans earn a living by becoming a 1099 worker, marketplaces need to provide flexible payout options and we make supporting these payouts easy through a single API.

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.

Kushki

Series B in 2021
Kushki is a Latin America–focused digital payments platform that offers an integrated payments solution and omnichannel capabilities for e-commerce, m-commerce, and brick‑and‑mortar retail. It provides an API that standardizes the region’s fragmented payments landscape by supporting card payments, bank transfers, and cash networks, with access to more than 300,000 physical payment points. The platform emphasizes local logic and pricing to simplify cross‑border and local transactions and enables rapid integration for merchants. Founded in 2016 in New York City, Kushki operates across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the United States, and Canada.

Tilled

Series A in 2021
Tilled, Inc. is a payments platform based in Boulder, Colorado, that specializes in providing a PayFac-as-a-Service solution for B2B independent software vendors (ISVs). Founded in 2019, Tilled enables software companies to seamlessly integrate payment processing into their applications through modern APIs and SDKs. This turnkey system allows clients to start monetizing payments without incurring upfront costs or the need for additional personnel. By handling the complexities of regulatory compliance and associated liabilities, Tilled simplifies the payment facilitation process, allowing software vendors, marketplaces, and SaaS providers to focus on their core operations while generating revenue from credit card processing.

Orum.io

Series A 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.

Lockstep

Series A in 2021
Lockstep is a financial technology company that aims to enhance the efficiency of accounting departments by automating the management of accounts receivable and accounts payable. The company's platform revolutionizes the way accounting teams interact with vendors and customers by establishing direct connections between their accounting systems, eliminating the need for manual data entry from emails and paper documents. This innovation not only reduces errors and accelerates cash flow but also allows staff to concentrate on higher-value tasks. By streamlining the sharing of accounting data among business partners, Lockstep facilitates timely and accurate bookkeeping, ultimately improving financial performance for its clients.

Tilled

Seed Round in 2020
Tilled, Inc. is a payments platform based in Boulder, Colorado, that specializes in providing a PayFac-as-a-Service solution for B2B independent software vendors (ISVs). Founded in 2019, Tilled enables software companies to seamlessly integrate payment processing into their applications through modern APIs and SDKs. This turnkey system allows clients to start monetizing payments without incurring upfront costs or the need for additional personnel. By handling the complexities of regulatory compliance and associated liabilities, Tilled simplifies the payment facilitation process, allowing software vendors, marketplaces, and SaaS providers to focus on their core operations while generating revenue from credit card processing.

Orum.io

Seed Round in 2020
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.

Kushki

Series A in 2020
Kushki is a Latin America–focused digital payments platform that offers an integrated payments solution and omnichannel capabilities for e-commerce, m-commerce, and brick‑and‑mortar retail. It provides an API that standardizes the region’s fragmented payments landscape by supporting card payments, bank transfers, and cash networks, with access to more than 300,000 physical payment points. The platform emphasizes local logic and pricing to simplify cross‑border and local transactions and enables rapid integration for merchants. Founded in 2016 in New York City, Kushki operates across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the United States, and Canada.

Ordway Labs

Series A in 2020
Founded in 2018, Ordway Labs operates a billing and finance platform that simplifies pricing, invoicing, payment collection, and revenue recognition. Its platform, Ordway, caters to businesses seeking to manage recurring subscriptions, usage-based billing, discounts, promotions, and automate financial operations.

Cardless

Seed Round in 2019
Cardless offers a platform that enables businesses to create and manage integrated credit card experiences. The service handles application processing, customer support, and account management, providing a seamless experience for users. Its application allows customers to track purchases, make payments, and select rewards, while brands can reward loyalty with points that can be redeemed for experiences, merchandise, and exclusive offers, giving clients control over their financial accounts.

Mercury

Series A in 2019
Mercury specializes in digital banking solutions tailored for startups and tech-focused businesses. It offers business checking and savings accounts, corporate credit cards, cash management tools, payment processing, expense tracking, and seamless integrations with accounting software. Mercury also provides API access for custom financial automation and caters to venture-backed companies with specialized banking services.

Reel

Seed Round in 2019
Reel is a platform for debt-free shopping that makes it simple to pay for what you want in installment savings. From a new pair of shoes to an Apple Watch, we help you save a little every day, while by giving you inspiration and price alerts.

Nowsta

Series A in 2019
Nowsta, Inc. is a technology company that offers an all-in-one software solution designed to optimize the management of hourly and event-based workforces. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, the platform provides essential tools for scheduling, time tracking, and financial management, enabling employers to effectively oversee their hourly staff. By integrating advancements in machine learning and payment technologies, Nowsta aims to enhance communication and streamline payment processes for hourly wage employees. The company's innovative approach seeks to transform workforce management, making it easier for businesses to operate efficiently and support their employees.

Pei

Seed Round in 2019
Pei Technology Inc., established in 2017 and headquartered in Los Angeles, offers a mobile application called Pei. This app connects to users' existing debit and credit cards, automatically providing cashback in either Bitcoin or USD on eligible purchases. Users can earn up to 20% cashback, in addition to their regular card rewards, fostering savings and Bitcoin accumulation.

Resolve

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Resolve operates a B2B payments platform that facilitates 'buy now, pay later' transactions for business purchases. It enables merchants to offer risk-free, extended payment terms to their clients, thereby enhancing sales and cash flow. Resolve serves manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors across various sales channels, including e-commerce checkouts. The company's platform uses non-traditional underwriting data to authorize delayed payments, assuming all repayment risks within the credit period. Backed by prominent investors such as PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, Resolve aims to bridge the gap between buyers and sellers in the B2B sector.

Chime

Series B in 2017
Chime is a mobile banking and finance platform that automatically sets aside a predetermined amount into savings after transactions. It earns revenue from merchant transaction fees, aligning incentives and enabling users to avoid fees, save money, and lead healthier financial lives.

Bread

Series B in 2017
Bread is a New York-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in providing pay-over-time financing solutions for retailers. The company has developed an online financing platform aimed at enhancing merchant sales by offering consumers clear and transparent credit options. By integrating its financing tools into the e-commerce journey, Bread enables merchants to offer flexible payment plans, which increases conversion rates and average order values. The company's focus on consumer-friendly credit aims to improve access, transparency, and ease of use, ultimately making financing more accessible for a broader range of consumers.

Pairity

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Pairity is a technology-driven company focused on transforming the consumer debt management landscape through advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning. By developing a suite of innovative products, Pairity aims to enhance the debt collection process for lenders, collectors, and individuals. Its offerings include the Pairity Marketplace, which centralizes consumer debt and provides lenders with tools for account recovery; Pairity ML, an AI analytics platform that scores accounts and simulates recovery strategies; and Pairity Digital, a customizable communication and payment platform designed to assist consumers in achieving financial stability. These products create a comprehensive ecosystem that fosters efficient and effective management of accounts receivable, thereby improving productivity and compliance while building trust among financial institutions, debt collection agencies, and consumers.

Parasail Health

Seed Round in 2016
Parasail Health provides a patient payment platform and financing options to simplify medical billing and enable access to care. The platform offers affordable patient loans, transparent estimates of out-of-pocket costs, and structured payment plans so patients can receive treatment even with high deductibles. It also helps clinicians receive secure and predictable payments promptly, reducing the risk of bad debt. By aligning patient financing with provider cash flow, Parasail aims to humanize the health care experience for patients and doctors and reduce financial barriers to treatment. Based in Sausalito, California, the company has operated since 2013.

MoneyLion

Series A in 2016
MoneyLion is a mobile banking and financial membership platform offering managed investment accounts, checking accounts, cashback rewards, lending, and personalized financial advice. It uses analytics and machine learning to understand users' finances, providing tailored solutions and encouraging good financial behavior.

Splitwise

Venture Round in 2016
Splitwise, Inc. is a financial technology company that provides a mobile application and web-based platform designed to simplify the process of sharing expenses among individuals, such as roommates, friends, families, and travelers. Founded in 2011 and based in Providence, Rhode Island, Splitwise enables users to track and manage shared expenses, including rent, bills, and travel costs, in a centralized manner. The platform allows users to see who owes what, sends monthly reminders about outstanding debts, and offers tools for assessing fairness in financial transactions through fairness calculators. This functionality helps users navigate the complexities of shared finances, making it easier to maintain transparency and accountability among all parties involved.

Papaya

Seed Round in 2016
Papaya is a mobile application designed to streamline the bill payment process for users by allowing them to pay any bill quickly and easily using their mobile devices. By enabling users to snap a photo of their bills, Papaya eliminates the complexities of traditional payment methods such as mailing checks or navigating cumbersome online payment portals. The platform caters to billers across various industries, facilitating faster and more consistent payment collection. Papaya has gained recognition as one of the highest-rated financial technology applications, receiving over 70,000 reviews on the App Store. Additionally, the company is supported by prominent investors, reinforcing its position in the fintech sector.
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