Bain Capital, established in 1984, is a global multi-asset alternative investment firm with over $100 billion in assets under management. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the firm operates through several business units: Private Equity, Public Equity, Credit, and Venture Capital. Bain Capital Private Equity invests in various sectors, including consumer, healthcare, industrials, and technology, across North America, Europe, and Asia. Bain Capital Ventures, the venture capital arm, focuses on seed to growth-stage investments in enterprise software, infrastructure software, and industries being transformed by data. Bain Capital Life Sciences, a dedicated life sciences investment platform, invests in biopharmaceutical, specialty pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostics, and enabling life science technology companies globally. Bain Capital Double Impact, the firm's impact investing arm, builds great companies that deliver both competitive financial returns and meaningful, measurable social and environmental good.
Room 3658-60, 36/F Two IFC 8 Century Boulevard Shanghai, 200120, China / 47/F Cheung Kong Center, 2 Quee' Road Central, Hong Kong
Darren Abrahamson
Managing Director
Ajay Agarwal
Partner
Thomas Allen
Principal
Eric Anderson
Managing Director and Member of the North American Private Equity Team
Maria Andrisani
Partner, Private Equity
Ernesto Anguilla
Partner and Head of Communications and Public Affairs
Tim Anten
Managing Director and Member of the European Private Equity Team
Melaku Arega
Associate
Carlos Argilagos
Director
Emily Ashworth
Managing Director, Operating Partner of Portfolio Group and Member of the North American Private Equity team
Lorenzo Bartolini
Associate
James Bath
Operating Partner in the Portfolio Group and Member of the European Private Equity team
Jonathan Belitsos
Partner, Private Equity
Nicholas Bendt
Managing Director of Industrial and Energy Vertical and a Member of the European Private Equity team
Saahil Bhatia
Managing Director, Private Equity and Member of the Asia Pacific Private Equity team
William Bihrle
Managing Director, Technology, Media, Telecommunications and Private Equity and Member Of The North American Private Equity Team
Riker Bixby
Associate
Brooks Blake
Investment Director and Partner, Investments
Allison Braley
Partner
Jakob Brevinge
Principal
Andrej Busch
Partner, Private Equity and Member of the European Private Equity team
Giovanni Camera
Partner, Technology Financial and Business Services and Member of the European Private Equity team
Phillip Carter
Managing Director
Jonah Cashdan
Principal
Richie Chaikof
Associate
Hui Chan
Managing Director, Consumer, Retail and Dining Vertical, Member of the European Private Equity Team and Member of the Recruiting Team
Amit Chandra
Partner
Hunter Chang
Associate
Cecilia Chao
Partner, Double Impact Team
Bradley Charchut
Partner
Daniel Charnoff
Principal, Industrials and Member of the North American Private Equity Team
Shuvam Chaudhuri
Associate
Drew Chen
Partner, Private Equity, Technology, Media and Telecommunications Vertical and Founding Member Of The Asian Pacific Private Equity Team
Mary Chen
Associate
Daisy Chen
Managing Director
Leong Cheung
Operating Partner
John Paul (JP) Chilazi
Managing Director of Healthcare Vertical and Member of the North American Private Equity Team
Mike Choi
Managing Director, Private Equity and Member of the Asian Private Equity Team
Kevin Chong
Partner, Special Situations and Head of Special Situations Portfolio Group
Kei W. Chua
Partner, Special Situations
Tan Chuqiao
Partner
Davis Clayson Jr.
Managing Director
Alysaa Co
Associate
Alysaa Co
Principal
Stefan Cohen
Partner
Zeeza Cole
Principal
Amanda Conklin
Vice President, Double Impact
Todd Cook
Partner
Michael Cooney
Associate
Jay Corrigan
Group Co-CFO
Ryan Cotton
Managing Director
Pascal Croak
Investor
Leslie Crowe
Partner
David Cullen
Partner and Head of European Portfolio Group
Frank D'Hollander
Operating Partner
Jennie Daisak
Vice President
Jennifer Davis
Partner, Private Equity, Consumer and Retail Vertical and Member of the North American Private Equity Team
Nathaniel Denby
Vice President
Clarence Deng
Principal, Member of the Consumer and Technology verticals on the Asia Pacific Private Equity
David DesPrez
Managing Director, Special Situations
Wayne DeVeydt
Managing Director
Tina Dimitrova
Principal
Christina Dix
Partner, Healthcare Vertical and Member of European Private Equity team
Arnaud Doerane
Managing Director, Private Equity, Technology Financial and Business Services Vertical and Member of the European Private Equity Team
Jacob Donnelly
Partner
David B. Edelson
Managing Director, Portfolio Group
Erin Endres
Associate
Eric Erb
Partner and Member of the Asian Pacific Private Equity
Ece Erdagoz Wyrick
Investor
Liraz Evenor
Managing Director Private Equity and Director in the Consumer and Retail Vertical & Member of the Portfolio Group for North America Private Equity
Andy Fan
Principal
Robert Farkas
Partner, Private Equity and Member of the North American Private Equity Team
Leonard Feiner
Principal
Valentin Fernandez
Principal, Private Equity and Member of the North American Private Equity Team
William Van Fossen
Associate
Jorge Fournier
Vice President
Michel Freund
Partner and Member of the North American Private Equity Team
Scott Friend
Partner
Rak Garg
Partner
Nick Gattas
Principal, Asian Pacific Private Equity team
Francois Gilbart
Operating Partner, Private Equity
Jeffrey Green MD
Partner
Evan Greif
Principal, Life Sciences
Max de Groen
Partner, Private Equity
Kevin Guan
Managing Director
Andrew Hack
Managing Director
Soren Haefcke
Principal
Dave Hamilton
Partner and Co-Head of Information Technology
Ingrid Hammond
Operating Partner, Portfolio Group and Member of the North American Private Equity Team
Kristie Han
Principal
Alena Harrison
Operating Partner
Joshua Hartz
Partner, Special Situations
Ray Hass
Managing Director and Member of the Asia Pacific Portfolio Group
Dawit Heck
Principal
Blair Hendrix
Partner and Head, North American Private Equity Portfolio Group
Darren Herman
Managing Director, Private Equity and Member of the North American Private Equity team
Aaref Hilaly
Partner
Sarah Hinkfuss
Partner
Alison Holmes
Principal, Private Equity and Consumer, Retail and Dining Vertical & Member of the North American Private Equity Team
Hajime Honda
Managing Director and Member of the Asia Pacific Private Equity Team
Halvor Meyer Horten
Partner, Industrials Vertical and Member of the European Private Equity team
Olivia Howard
Partner
David Humphrey
Partner, Global Head of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Vertical and Co-Head of Bain Capital's North American Private Equity
Jonathan Humphrey
Managing Director, Global Macro and Asset Allocation group
Abhiroop Jayanthi
Managing Director and Member of the Asian Pacific Private Equity team
Cristian Jitianu
Partner, Private Equity, Consumer, Retail and Dining and Financial and Business Service Verticals
Philippe Kamel
Principal of European Private Equity Team
Masafumi Kamishiro
Operating Partner, Portfolio Group and Member of the Asian Pacific Private Equity team
Andrew Kaplan
Partner, Private Equity and Healthcare Vertical and Member Of The North American Private Equity Team
Christopher Kastner
Operating Partner
Nick Kazarinoff
Principal, Healthcare Vertical and Member of the European Private Equity Team
James Kellog
Managing Director
Liam Kennedy
Partner and Corporate Controller
Kevin Kerby
Managing Director, Private Equity and Member of the North American Private Equity Team
Victoria Khanna
Partner, Investor Relation
Tomohiro Kikuta
Partner
Hyunseung Kim
Managing Director, Portfolio Group and Member of the Asian Pacific Private Equity Team
Ryuto Kobayashi
Managing Director
Takatoshi Kojima
Principal, Private Equity and Member of the Asia Pacific Private Equity Team
Hayato Kondoh
Principal and Member of the Asia Pacific Private Equity team
Joshua de Kroes
Principal, Industrials and Member of the European Private Equity
Michael Krupka
Partner
Hisashi Kubodera
Principal and Member of the Asian Pacific Private Equity Team
Ajay Kumar
Managing Director, Private Equity, Industrial and Energy Vertical and Member Of The North American Private Equity Team
Christina Kyriazi
Partner
Komi Kyu
Managing Director and Member of the Asia Pacific Private Equity Team
Jungwoo Lee
Partner, Industrial and Technology, Media and Telecommunications and Member of the Asia Pacific Private Equity and Special Situations teams
Casey Leonetti
Operating Partner
Susan Levine
Partner, Private Equity and Member Of The North American Private Equity Team
Angela Liu
Associate
Carolyn Liu
Managing Director
Andrew Liu
Executive Vice President of Asia Portfolio Group
Zihan Liu
Principal
Cara Lorion
Managing Director, Partner and Co-CFO for Coinvest, GP and Partner Services
Phillip Loughlin
Partner, Global Head of the Financial and Business Services Vertical and Member of the Consumer / Retail Vertical
Benjamin Lund
Partner
James Mackey
Principal, Private Equity and Technology Vertical and Member of the North American Private Equity Team
Vibhu Manya
Operating Partner, Private Equity and Member of the Asian Pacific Private Equity Team
Francesco Marra
Managing Director, Portfolio Group and Member of the European Private Equity team
Giacomo Massetti
Managing Director, Consumer and Industrial Verticals and Member of the European Private Equity team
Kimberly McCaslin
Partner, Private Equity and Head of the North America Portfolio Group
Greg Mervine
Associate
Abby Meyers
Principal
Grace Mollard
Managing Director, Consumer, Retail and Restaurant Vertical and Member Of The North American Private Equity Team And Recruiting Team
Sarah Morris
Managing Director of Portfolio Group and Member of the European Private Equity Team
Paul Moskowitz
Managing Director, Private Equity and Healthcare Vertical and Member Of The North American Private Equity Team
Colin Motley
Managing Director, Technology, Media, Telecom Vertical and Private Equity and Member Of The North American Private Equity Team
Mike Murphy
Partner, Private Equity
Maurizio Mussi
Partner, Private Equity and Member of the European Private Equity Team
Shunsuke Nakahama
Partner and Member of the Portfolio Group for the Asia Pacific Private Equity
Cara Nealon
Senior Vice President, Portfolio Group and Member of the North American Private Equity Team
Adam Nebesar
Partner, Private Equity and Consumer, Retail and Dining Vertical and Member Of The North American Private Equity Team
Petr Nosek
Principal
Devin O'Reilly
Partner, Private Equity and Head of the Healthcare Vertical
Kazunari Obama
Principal, Private Equity Tokyo
Martha Obasi
Vice President
Saanya Ojha
Partner
Fatima Porras Olalla
Principal, European Private Equity Team
Nicholas Onie
Principal of Asia Pacific Private Equity Team
Kenichi Ota
Principal, Private Equity and Member of the Asia Pacific Private Equity Team
Kohei Otani
Principal, Asia Pacific Private Equity Team
Jie Pan
Operating Partner
Minju Park
Principal, Special Situations
Hardi Patel
Associate
Sam Payne
Principal, Private Equity and Member of the Asian Pacific Private Equity Team
Gregory Petros
Principal, Healthcare Vertical and Member of the European Private Equity team
Benjamin Prawdzik
Vice President, Consumer and Financial and Business Services Verticals
Marc Pulde
Principal, Industrial and Energy Vertical and Member Of The North American Private Equity Team
Chen Qian
Managing Director and Member of the Asian Pacific Private Equity Team
Larissa Quinn
Operating Partner
Gianni Renzi
Associate
Peter Riehl
Managing Director
Allyson S. Rinderle
Managing Director
Allyson Rinderle
Managing Director
Steve Rizoli
Principal
Joseph Robbins
Partner, Private Equity and Industrial Vertical and Member of the North American Private Equity Team
Mitt Romney
Founder
Joshua Ross
Managing Director
Douglas Rudisch
Managing Director
Mark Saadine
Managing Director of Consumer, Retail and Dining Vertical and Member of the North American Private Equity Team
Jeremie Saiman
Principal of European Private Equity Team
Youssef Salha
Partner, Private Equity and Member of the European Private Equity team
Linas Samuolis
Principal, Special Situations Team
Tom Sargeant
Partner
Matt Sears
Principal
Dominik Seitz
Principal
Ivano Sessa
Partner, European Co-Head of the Industrial Vertical and Member of the European Private Equity Team
Hans Sherman
Partner
Hajime Shimazu
Managing Director and Member of the Asian Pacific Private Equity Team
Harry Simpson
Vice President
Ari Singer-Freeman
Associate
Pavninder Singh
Partner, Private Equity, Financial and Business Services and Industrial and Energy Verticals and Member Of The Asian Pacific Private Equity Team
David Spiller JD
Partner of Portfolio Group and Member of the North American Private Equity Team
Peter Spring
Partner, Double Impact
David Steiner
Vice President of Real Esate
Slater Stich Ph.D
Partner
Zhao Su
Principal
Pooja Subramaniam
Associate
Radhika Subramanian
Principal, Consumer, Retail and Financial services and a Member of the Asia Pacific Private Equity team
Ricky Sun
Partner
Mark Sutton
SVP and Chief Information Security Office
Junichi Takami
Executive Vice President, Portfolio Group and Member of the Asian Pacific Private Equity team
Yuji Takei
Partner, Private Equity
James Tam
Partner and Managing Director, Private Equity Team, Greater China
Will Tetler
Managing Director, Special Situations
Aurelia Tichoux
Operating Partner of Portfolio Group and Member of the European Private Equity Team
Miray Topay
Partner, Private Equity
John Toussaint
Managing Director
Pierre-Henri Vacher-Lavenu
Principal
Davide Vidotto
Principal, Private Equity and Member of the European Private Equity team
Paolo Massimiliano Maria Vismara
Executive Vice President
Shunsuke Wakita
Principal and Member of the Asian Pacific Private Equity Team
Nigel Walder
Managing Director
Danielle Wang
Operating Partner of Portfolio Group Portfolio Group and Member of the North American Private Equity Team
Renjie Wang
Managing Director and Member of the Asia Pacific Private Equity Team
Michael Ward
Managing Director, COO and CFO
Shun Watanabe
Managing Director, Portfolio Group and Member of the Asian Pacific Private Equity team
Harris Weber
Principal
Sam Weil
Principal, Private Equity and Member Of The North American Private Equity Team
Phil Wieland
Operating Partner
Shena Willis
Principal, Private Equity and Member of the European Private Equity Team
ELi Winkler
Managing Director, Private Equity
Natalie Wright
Partner and Head of Investment Operations, Private Equity
Ray Xi
Managing Director
Frank Yao
Managing Director
Takumi Yoshikawa
Operating Partner and Member of the Asian Pacific Private Equity Team
Martina Yu
Principal, Private Equity and member of the Asian Pacific Private Equity team
Amanda Zajac
Investor
Lina Zhou
Principal, Private Equity, Consumer, Retail and Dining vertical and Member of European Private Equity team
Jack Zhu
Vice President
Paul Zurlo
Partner and COO
Charles Megaw Ph.D
Partner, Private Equity and Member of Portfolio Group for Europe Private Equity
Jack Sun
Managing Director
Will Cozean
Managing Director
Amir Zamani
Managing Director
Zhenyu Zhang Ph.D
Managing Director and Member of the Asian Pacific Private Equity Team
Past deals in FinTech
Navro
Series B in 2025
Navro specializes in providing payment and banking infrastructure tailored for software companies. The company has developed a fintech platform that enables brands to scale their payment operations on a global scale. Navro offers a range of services, including customizable checkout solutions, integration of various payment acceptance methods, local fund collection, and real-time payment stack management. This comprehensive approach allows businesses to efficiently manage their payments infrastructure, facilitating international growth and ensuring that companies can receive funds in their preferred methods.
Lean Technologies
Series B in 2024
Lean Technologies Limited, founded in 2019 and based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is a FinTech startup that specializes in providing an application programming interface (API) platform for financial data applications. The company's API suite simplifies access to consumer financial data, allowing businesses to navigate the complexities of financial infrastructure with ease. By enabling seamless access to customers' financial information and facilitating instant bank transfers, Lean Technologies aims to enhance the accessibility, transparency, and utility of financial data and payments. This approach fosters a more inclusive and interconnected financial landscape, ultimately benefiting both consumers and businesses.
Ansa
Series A in 2024
Ansa develops a closed-loop payment technology that enables marketers to create customer balances and facilitate payments. This platform is designed to enhance customer loyalty by funding accounts and offering insights into consumer spending behaviors. By leveraging this technology, businesses can reduce payment costs, increase transaction values, and encourage repeat purchases, ultimately fostering stronger customer relationships and driving revenue growth.
Argyle
Series C in 2024
Argyle develops a payroll connectivity platform that enhances financial services by providing real-time income and employment data. The platform automates various processes, including verifications, background checks, account funding, direct deposit switching, premium calculations, and wage advancements. By streamlining these functions, Argyle enables businesses and financial institutions to improve their onboarding and account management processes, thereby facilitating modern financial solutions.
Relay
Series B in 2024
Relay is an-all-in-one, collaborative business banking and money management platform that helps small businesses and their teams take control of their cash flow and get crystal clear on what they’re earning, spending and saving. With Relay, business owners can: -Bank with no monthly account fees, no overdraft fees, and no minimum balance required -Organize income, expenses and cash reserves using up to 20 individual accounts -2 savings accounts offering between 1-3% APY -Issue up to 50 virtual or physical Visa® debit cards to meticulously organize spending by team or project -Send payments and deposits via ACH, wires or checks -Cashflow automations, like maximum balance transfer rules and recurring payments -Give team members and financial advisors secure, role-based banking access -Integrate banking with accounting softwares like QuickBooks Online and Xero -Get personalized customer support by email and phone Relay is also the official banking partner of Profit First, the cash flow management methodology and book created by serial entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz.
GigEasy
Pre Seed Round in 2024
GigEasy is a technology company developing an insurance and benefits platform tailored to the gig economy. Its platform offers flexible coverage options, including health, dental, and vision plans, with on-demand activation and competitive pricing. GigEasy's API enables businesses to integrate insurance directly into their platforms, allowing gig workers to safeguard their income and businesses to provide attractive benefits packages.
Navro
Venture Round in 2024
Navro specializes in providing payment and banking infrastructure tailored for software companies. The company has developed a fintech platform that enables brands to scale their payment operations on a global scale. Navro offers a range of services, including customizable checkout solutions, integration of various payment acceptance methods, local fund collection, and real-time payment stack management. This comprehensive approach allows businesses to efficiently manage their payments infrastructure, facilitating international growth and ensuring that companies can receive funds in their preferred methods.
Aleph
Series A in 2023
Aleph operates a financial planning and analysis platform designed to enhance the capabilities of traditional spreadsheets such as Excel and Google Sheets. By integrating data from accounting systems and various operational sources, Aleph provides specialized financial tools that are always current. This allows clients to create sophisticated financial models and use cases, ultimately facilitating informed investment decisions. Aleph aims to support finance departments by merging the familiarity of spreadsheets with advanced financial insights, making it a valuable resource for financial professionals.
Rightfoot
Series A in 2023
Rightfoot provides a financial data platform that simplifies the integration of debt payment solutions into applications, initially focusing on student debt. Recognizing the challenges associated with handling debt payments, which cannot be managed like traditional bank accounts, Rightfoot facilitates this process by establishing direct connections with loan servicers through mutually agreed relationships. Additionally, the platform allows banks and lenders to access comprehensive banking and credit data without requiring customers to log in, thereby enhancing the decision-making process for lending. This innovative approach enables developers to incorporate debt payment functionalities seamlessly while ensuring that financial institutions can make informed, data-driven lending decisions.
Granica
Series A in 2023
Granica provides a data readiness platform designed to support enterprises in effectively leveraging artificial intelligence. The platform enables data engineers and leaders to prepare AI-ready data that enhances the efficiency and safety of AI, machine learning, and analytics initiatives. By optimizing data sets for training and inference, Granica reduces storage costs by up to 60% and improves query performance by up to 56%. The company focuses on ensuring data privacy and mitigating the risks of sensitive data leakage while enhancing the accuracy and fairness of AI models. Granica curates and refines training data sets, selecting impactful samples to boost model performance and instill greater trust in AI applications. Targeting industries such as financial services, retail, geo-spatial intelligence, and autonomous vehicles, Granica aims to make AI implementations more effective and beneficial for its clients.
Ansa
Seed Round in 2023
Ansa develops a closed-loop payment technology that enables marketers to create customer balances and facilitate payments. This platform is designed to enhance customer loyalty by funding accounts and offering insights into consumer spending behaviors. By leveraging this technology, businesses can reduce payment costs, increase transaction values, and encourage repeat purchases, ultimately fostering stronger customer relationships and driving revenue growth.
Navro
Series A in 2023
Navro specializes in providing payment and banking infrastructure tailored for software companies. The company has developed a fintech platform that enables brands to scale their payment operations on a global scale. Navro offers a range of services, including customizable checkout solutions, integration of various payment acceptance methods, local fund collection, and real-time payment stack management. This comprehensive approach allows businesses to efficiently manage their payments infrastructure, facilitating international growth and ensuring that companies can receive funds in their preferred methods.
Moov
Series B in 2023
Moov Financial, Inc. is a financial technology company that specializes in developing an open-source platform designed to embed banking services within various applications. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Moov is focused on rebuilding banking infrastructure for a cloud-native environment, free from legacy technology constraints. The platform offers a developer-friendly approach, allowing for customization and portability across cloud providers or on-premises environments. Moov's services include ACH processing, customer accounts, KYC and OFAC compliance, wire transfers, and image cash letters. By providing a modular and decoupled banking-as-a-service solution, Moov enables organizations to integrate transactional banking capabilities seamlessly into their software, thereby enhancing user experiences and simplifying money management.
Finley Technologies
Series A in 2023
Finley Technologies is a developer of software that simplifies debt capital raising and management for growing companies. Its platform automates various aspects of debt capital operations, including due diligence and compliance, while centralizing organizational knowledge. This functionality allows customers to effectively manage ongoing reporting with their capital providers. Notable clients, such as Ramp, utilize Finley's solutions to oversee substantial amounts of debt capital. The team at Finley possesses expertise from prominent financial institutions and technology firms, and the company is supported by reputable investors.
PeopleFund
Series C in 2023
Founded in 2015, PeopleFund is a premier data-driven digital lender in South Korea, specializing in consumer finance. The company aims to provide financial freedom through affordable loans and attractive investment opportunities. Utilizing a proprietary credit model and advanced technology, PeopleFund enhances loan rates for borrowers while maintaining a low loss rate, benefiting both retail and institutional investors. It is recognized as the first digital lender in Korea to exceed $1 billion in loan originations and has innovatively engaged nearly 400,000 retail investors. PeopleFund stands out as the first fintech platform to offer loan and investment products directly through KakaoTalk, a popular messaging app in Korea. Additionally, the company operates a lending platform that collaborates with banks and financial institutions to streamline the loan process, making personal loans accessible at competitive interest rates through various third-party applications.
PeopleFund
Venture Round in 2022
Founded in 2015, PeopleFund is a premier data-driven digital lender in South Korea, specializing in consumer finance. The company aims to provide financial freedom through affordable loans and attractive investment opportunities. Utilizing a proprietary credit model and advanced technology, PeopleFund enhances loan rates for borrowers while maintaining a low loss rate, benefiting both retail and institutional investors. It is recognized as the first digital lender in Korea to exceed $1 billion in loan originations and has innovatively engaged nearly 400,000 retail investors. PeopleFund stands out as the first fintech platform to offer loan and investment products directly through KakaoTalk, a popular messaging app in Korea. Additionally, the company operates a lending platform that collaborates with banks and financial institutions to streamline the loan process, making personal loans accessible at competitive interest rates through various third-party applications.
Navro
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Navro specializes in providing payment and banking infrastructure tailored for software companies. The company has developed a fintech platform that enables brands to scale their payment operations on a global scale. Navro offers a range of services, including customizable checkout solutions, integration of various payment acceptance methods, local fund collection, and real-time payment stack management. This comprehensive approach allows businesses to efficiently manage their payments infrastructure, facilitating international growth and ensuring that companies can receive funds in their preferred methods.
Arc Technologies
Series A in 2022
Arc Technologies is a financial services platform designed specifically for software startups, offering a comprehensive suite of customized financial products. By integrating cash management and capital markets, Arc enables these companies to convert future revenue into immediate capital without equity dilution. The platform provides essential financial tools that facilitate borrowing, spending, and effective capital management. In collaboration with Stripe, Arc aims to create a unique fintech solution that allows software founders to manage their finances seamlessly in one digital environment, empowering them to grow their businesses efficiently through proprietary insights and tailored financial strategies.
Properly
Series B in 2022
Properly Inc. is a Canadian real estate brokerage founded in 2018 and headquartered in Toronto. The company specializes in buying and selling residential properties, utilizing a technology-driven platform designed to enhance the home buying and selling experience. Properly's innovative approach allows clients to purchase a new home before listing their current one, offering the option of securing a backup offer. The platform employs machine learning to accurately assess market values for homes, streamlining the transaction process. By providing a user-friendly online interface, Properly aims to simplify real estate transactions and accommodate the timelines of its clients.
Column Tax
Series A in 2022
Column Tax is a technology company that provides a platform for mobile banks and fintech companies, allowing them to integrate advanced tax features for their customers. Through its application programming interface (API), Column Tax enables these financial institutions to facilitate tax-related services, such as direct deposits of tax refunds and secure tax payments from their accounts. This integration aims to enhance the user experience by offering personalized and efficient income tax solutions, thereby simplifying tax management for end-users.
Fidel API
Series B in 2022
Fidel API is a financial infrastructure platform that empowers developers to create programmable experiences in real-time during payment card transactions. By integrating directly with major payment networks like Visa and Mastercard, the platform provides granular transaction data, including amount, location, date, and merchant details. This enables businesses to enhance customer engagement and marketing efforts through real-time, event-driven interactions. Fidel API's technology facilitates the development of advanced loyalty and rewards programs, as well as streamlining processes such as reimbursements and expense management. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in London, Fidel API serves a diverse clientele ranging from startups to large enterprises, including notable organizations like Google and British Airways. The company is supported by significant investors and has a global presence with offices in Lisbon and New York, along with remote employees.
EarnUp
Series C in 2022
EarnUp Inc. is a fintech company based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on automating loan payments for consumers. Established in 2013, EarnUp's platform is designed to assist over 200 million Americans managing various types of debt, including home mortgages, student loans, auto loans, and personal loans. The platform allows users to set aside small amounts of money when they can afford it, which are then allocated for loan payments, helping users pay off their debts more efficiently. By syncing micro-payments with individual income and automating savings in real-time, EarnUp aims to alleviate the stress of financial management and empower users to take control of their financial situations.
Argyle
Series B in 2022
Argyle develops a payroll connectivity platform that enhances financial services by providing real-time income and employment data. The platform automates various processes, including verifications, background checks, account funding, direct deposit switching, premium calculations, and wage advancements. By streamlining these functions, Argyle enables businesses and financial institutions to improve their onboarding and account management processes, thereby facilitating modern financial solutions.
Vesta
Series A in 2022
Vesta Corporation is a provider of electronic payment solutions, specializing in client-branded services that enhance payment processing for merchants. The company offers a range of merchant solutions, including vSafe for Small to Midsize Businesses, which focuses on payment and fraud protection for smaller digital goods merchants, and vSafe for Enterprise, designed for comprehensive payments management and enterprise-level fraud prevention. Additionally, Vesta provides vGuaranteed, a payment solution tailored for online retailers, and DelayPay, a retail installment program that allows prepaid wireless customers to pay for services in installments. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, Vesta operates globally, with centers in the United States, Ireland, China, and an office in Singapore. The company serves diverse industries, including e-commerce, telecommunications, and financial services, processing hundreds of millions of secure payments across various channels while prioritizing data security and fraud loss elimination.
Arc Technologies
Seed Round in 2022
Arc Technologies is a financial services platform designed specifically for software startups, offering a comprehensive suite of customized financial products. By integrating cash management and capital markets, Arc enables these companies to convert future revenue into immediate capital without equity dilution. The platform provides essential financial tools that facilitate borrowing, spending, and effective capital management. In collaboration with Stripe, Arc aims to create a unique fintech solution that allows software founders to manage their finances seamlessly in one digital environment, empowering them to grow their businesses efficiently through proprietary insights and tailored financial strategies.
Zero Hash
Series D in 2022
Zero Hash LLC is a Chicago-based company that provides post-trade settlement services for digital assets, including derivatives and loans. Established in 2017, it offers a range of services such as digital asset storage, settlements, institutional custody, and regulatory compliance, all facilitated through an application programming interface (API). Zero Hash serves various clients, including neo-banks, broker-dealers, and payment groups, enabling them to seamlessly integrate digital asset trading and custody into their platforms. Its turnkey solution simplifies the complexities associated with regulatory licensing and back-end operations, allowing businesses to focus on enhancing customer experiences. Zero Hash’s clients include notable names like MoneyLion, Transak, and MoonPay. The company is supported by investors such as Point72 Ventures and Bain Capital Ventures, emphasizing its role in making digital assets accessible to a broader audience.
Hometap
Venture Round in 2021
Hometap is a fintech company founded in 2018 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in home equity investments. It offers homeowners a unique opportunity to access cash without incurring debt or selling their property. By providing immediate funds in exchange for a percentage of the home's future value, Hometap enables homeowners to utilize the money for various purposes, such as paying off debt or financing renovations. This approach allows homeowners to improve their financial situation without the burden of monthly payments or additional loans.
PeopleFund
Series C in 2021
Founded in 2015, PeopleFund is a premier data-driven digital lender in South Korea, specializing in consumer finance. The company aims to provide financial freedom through affordable loans and attractive investment opportunities. Utilizing a proprietary credit model and advanced technology, PeopleFund enhances loan rates for borrowers while maintaining a low loss rate, benefiting both retail and institutional investors. It is recognized as the first digital lender in Korea to exceed $1 billion in loan originations and has innovatively engaged nearly 400,000 retail investors. PeopleFund stands out as the first fintech platform to offer loan and investment products directly through KakaoTalk, a popular messaging app in Korea. Additionally, the company operates a lending platform that collaborates with banks and financial institutions to streamline the loan process, making personal loans accessible at competitive interest rates through various third-party applications.
Column Tax
Seed Round in 2021
Column Tax is a technology company that provides a platform for mobile banks and fintech companies, allowing them to integrate advanced tax features for their customers. Through its application programming interface (API), Column Tax enables these financial institutions to facilitate tax-related services, such as direct deposits of tax refunds and secure tax payments from their accounts. This integration aims to enhance the user experience by offering personalized and efficient income tax solutions, thereby simplifying tax management for end-users.
Embed Financial Technologies
Series A in 2021
Embed provides modern securities execution, clearing, settlement, and custody APIs for fintechs, broker-dealers, RIAs, banks, and trust companies.
Wisetack
Series B in 2021
Wisetack, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in real-time consumer lending at the point of sale. Founded in 2018, Wisetack offers a platform that allows in-person businesses to provide financing options to customers, enhancing sales opportunities. The platform integrates seamlessly into existing software systems through a suite of APIs, enabling businesses to embed financing solutions directly into their operations. Wisetack facilitates a straightforward sign-up process and checks consumer eligibility before offering installment payment options, thereby simplifying the payment experience for both businesses and their customers.
Sense Finance
Seed Round in 2021
Sense Finance is a decentralized finance platform that operates a fixed-income protocol on the Ethereum blockchain. The protocol enables users to manage risk through self-directed strategies, allowing them to trade fixed rates and future yields on existing yield-bearing assets. By splitting these assets into principal and yield components, Sense Finance enhances users' ability to navigate and mitigate risks associated with fluctuations in the decentralized finance markets. This innovative approach to risk management positions Sense Finance as a significant player in the evolving landscape of decentralized finance.
Properly
Series B in 2021
Properly Inc. is a Canadian real estate brokerage founded in 2018 and headquartered in Toronto. The company specializes in buying and selling residential properties, utilizing a technology-driven platform designed to enhance the home buying and selling experience. Properly's innovative approach allows clients to purchase a new home before listing their current one, offering the option of securing a backup offer. The platform employs machine learning to accurately assess market values for homes, streamlining the transaction process. By providing a user-friendly online interface, Properly aims to simplify real estate transactions and accommodate the timelines of its clients.
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.
Augtera Networks
Series A in 2021
Augtera Networks is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence solutions for network management. Founded in 2016 and based in Palo Alto, California, Augtera offers an AI-driven platform designed to enhance operations, planning, and orchestration across physical, virtual, and cloud network environments. The platform addresses the challenges of increasing scale and complexity in network management by providing tools for data integration, network modeling, and visualization. It aims to eliminate operational noise, facilitate proactive management, and prevent incidents in enterprise and service provider networks. Augtera's technology is utilized by a range of industries, including cloud services, finance, and telecommunications, enabling clients to automate and optimize their network operations effectively.
Harness Wealth
Series A in 2021
Harness Wealth is a wealth management platform tailored for entrepreneurs, investors, and individuals involved in business development. It aims to provide accessible and valuable financial advice through a combination of innovative technology and expert advisory services. The platform employs proprietary technology to create personalized financial profiles, including balance sheets and opportunity assessments. This unified data approach enables clients to effectively monitor their financial activities and identify opportunities for growth. By integrating financial advisors, estate lawyers, and tax professionals, Harness Wealth offers comprehensive support to help clients achieve their financial goals and build lasting legacies.
Finley Technologies
Seed Round in 2021
Finley Technologies is a developer of software that simplifies debt capital raising and management for growing companies. Its platform automates various aspects of debt capital operations, including due diligence and compliance, while centralizing organizational knowledge. This functionality allows customers to effectively manage ongoing reporting with their capital providers. Notable clients, such as Ramp, utilize Finley's solutions to oversee substantial amounts of debt capital. The team at Finley possesses expertise from prominent financial institutions and technology firms, and the company is supported by reputable investors.
Collectable
Series A in 2021
Collectable is a leading fractional investment platform focused on sports collectibles, allowing investors of various income levels to invest in high-end items similarly to stock investments. The platform facilitates the buying, selling, and trading of equity interests in rare and historically significant collectibles. By enhancing access, liquidity, and transparency, Collectable aims to elevate the collectibles asset class and democratize investment opportunities in this market. The company is recognized for its innovative initiatives, including continuous trading and retained ownership, and has gained attention from major media outlets such as Bloomberg, CNN, and Forbes.
Relay
Series A in 2021
Relay is an-all-in-one, collaborative business banking and money management platform that helps small businesses and their teams take control of their cash flow and get crystal clear on what they’re earning, spending and saving. With Relay, business owners can: -Bank with no monthly account fees, no overdraft fees, and no minimum balance required -Organize income, expenses and cash reserves using up to 20 individual accounts -2 savings accounts offering between 1-3% APY -Issue up to 50 virtual or physical Visa® debit cards to meticulously organize spending by team or project -Send payments and deposits via ACH, wires or checks -Cashflow automations, like maximum balance transfer rules and recurring payments -Give team members and financial advisors secure, role-based banking access -Integrate banking with accounting softwares like QuickBooks Online and Xero -Get personalized customer support by email and phone Relay is also the official banking partner of Profit First, the cash flow management methodology and book created by serial entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz.
Embed Financial Technologies
Seed Round in 2021
Embed provides modern securities execution, clearing, settlement, and custody APIs for fintechs, broker-dealers, RIAs, banks, and trust companies.
LvlUp Ventures
Funding Round in 2021
LvlUp Ventures, established in 2019, is a global venture capital firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It invests in and accelerates early-stage startups across diverse sectors such as AI, gaming, consumer tech, and fintech, with a presence in major startup hubs worldwide. LvlUp reviews thousands of applications annually, leveraging its extensive ecosystem and industry expertise to support founders and create category-defining companies. The firm offers bespoke acceleration programs, direct investments, and strategic partnerships, with a track record of producing top-quartile companies and a low failure rate.
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.
Feathery
Seed Round in 2021
Feathery provides a low-code platform that facilitates the creation of customizable forms and user journeys, catering to critical industries such as insurance, financial services, and healthcare. The platform enables product teams to build data intake workflows with ease, offering features such as automatic deployment and SEO indexing. By supporting popular search engines and JavaScript frameworks, Feathery enhances the user experience while granting businesses greater ownership, speed, and control over their data collection processes. This streamlined approach allows organizations to effectively manage their data intake needs while maintaining flexibility and efficiency.
EarnUp
Series B in 2021
EarnUp Inc. is a fintech company based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on automating loan payments for consumers. Established in 2013, EarnUp's platform is designed to assist over 200 million Americans managing various types of debt, including home mortgages, student loans, auto loans, and personal loans. The platform allows users to set aside small amounts of money when they can afford it, which are then allocated for loan payments, helping users pay off their debts more efficiently. By syncing micro-payments with individual income and automating savings in real-time, EarnUp aims to alleviate the stress of financial management and empower users to take control of their financial situations.
Rightfoot
Seed Round in 2021
Rightfoot provides a financial data platform that simplifies the integration of debt payment solutions into applications, initially focusing on student debt. Recognizing the challenges associated with handling debt payments, which cannot be managed like traditional bank accounts, Rightfoot facilitates this process by establishing direct connections with loan servicers through mutually agreed relationships. Additionally, the platform allows banks and lenders to access comprehensive banking and credit data without requiring customers to log in, thereby enhancing the decision-making process for lending. This innovative approach enables developers to incorporate debt payment functionalities seamlessly while ensuring that financial institutions can make informed, data-driven lending decisions.
Vesta
Seed Round in 2021
Vesta Corporation is a provider of electronic payment solutions, specializing in client-branded services that enhance payment processing for merchants. The company offers a range of merchant solutions, including vSafe for Small to Midsize Businesses, which focuses on payment and fraud protection for smaller digital goods merchants, and vSafe for Enterprise, designed for comprehensive payments management and enterprise-level fraud prevention. Additionally, Vesta provides vGuaranteed, a payment solution tailored for online retailers, and DelayPay, a retail installment program that allows prepaid wireless customers to pay for services in installments. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, Vesta operates globally, with centers in the United States, Ireland, China, and an office in Singapore. The company serves diverse industries, including e-commerce, telecommunications, and financial services, processing hundreds of millions of secure payments across various channels while prioritizing data security and fraud loss elimination.
GoCardless
Series F in 2020
GoCardless Limited, established in 2011 and headquartered in London, specializes in online payment processing services for businesses. It facilitates bank-to-bank transfers through web-based gateways and APIs, enabling merchants to collect one-off and recurring payments. The company's key products include GoCardless for simple online payments, GoCardless Pro for building recurring payment ecosystems, and Success+ for predicting and managing payment failures. GoCardless offers international payment collection, with connections to over 2,300 banks across Europe, and securely provides bank account data to enhance products and manage risk. With strategic alliances like Zuora, Inc., GoCardless serves over 75,000 businesses worldwide, operating from offices in London, Paris, Munich, Melbourne, and New York.
Syncapay
Private Equity Round in 2020
Syncapay, Inc. is a holding company based in Plano, Texas, that specializes in acquiring and managing high-growth companies in the digital payments sector through its subsidiary, daVinci Payments, Inc. Established in 2017, Syncapay offers a range of digital payment solutions, including virtual prepaid cards, classic prepaid options, disbursement services, real-time funding, and application programming interface integration. The company's strategy involves leveraging synergies among its portfolio companies to enhance innovation and competitiveness in the market. Syncapay’s expertise stems from its leadership's background with influential firms in the payments industry, and it seeks to expand its influence by acquiring companies that provide or facilitate payment solutions to consumers and businesses globally. The company made its first acquisition in late 2017 by purchasing Swift Prepaid Solutions, marking the beginning of its growth in the financial technology landscape.
OpenFin
Venture Round in 2020
OpenFin Inc. specializes in providing runtime technology solutions tailored for financial desktops, enabling web applications to function outside traditional browser environments. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, with an additional office in London, the company serves clients in the financial services sector, including banks in the United States and Europe. OpenFin's platform facilitates real-time application generation, desktop notifications, and seamless communication between applications while adhering to stringent security and compliance standards required by financial institutions. This approach allows users to avoid costly packaging and deployment cycles, promoting rapid and secure application deployment.
Moov
Series A in 2020
Moov Financial, Inc. is a financial technology company that specializes in developing an open-source platform designed to embed banking services within various applications. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Moov is focused on rebuilding banking infrastructure for a cloud-native environment, free from legacy technology constraints. The platform offers a developer-friendly approach, allowing for customization and portability across cloud providers or on-premises environments. Moov's services include ACH processing, customer accounts, KYC and OFAC compliance, wire transfers, and image cash letters. By providing a modular and decoupled banking-as-a-service solution, Moov enables organizations to integrate transactional banking capabilities seamlessly into their software, thereby enhancing user experiences and simplifying money management.
Argyle
Series A in 2020
Argyle develops a payroll connectivity platform that enhances financial services by providing real-time income and employment data. The platform automates various processes, including verifications, background checks, account funding, direct deposit switching, premium calculations, and wage advancements. By streamlining these functions, Argyle enables businesses and financial institutions to improve their onboarding and account management processes, thereby facilitating modern financial solutions.
Zero Hash
Series C in 2020
Zero Hash LLC is a Chicago-based company that provides post-trade settlement services for digital assets, including derivatives and loans. Established in 2017, it offers a range of services such as digital asset storage, settlements, institutional custody, and regulatory compliance, all facilitated through an application programming interface (API). Zero Hash serves various clients, including neo-banks, broker-dealers, and payment groups, enabling them to seamlessly integrate digital asset trading and custody into their platforms. Its turnkey solution simplifies the complexities associated with regulatory licensing and back-end operations, allowing businesses to focus on enhancing customer experiences. Zero Hash’s clients include notable names like MoneyLion, Transak, and MoonPay. The company is supported by investors such as Point72 Ventures and Bain Capital Ventures, emphasizing its role in making digital assets accessible to a broader audience.
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.
BioCatch
Series C in 2020
BioCatch is a pioneering company specializing in behavioral biometrics, which focuses on analyzing the digital behavior of online users to enhance fraud detection and prevention. By leveraging advanced cognitive science and machine learning, BioCatch provides insights that help financial institutions identify potential risks associated with user interactions while maintaining privacy. The company's technology is designed to combat increasingly sophisticated fraud tactics, including social engineering scams, and to streamline the digital banking experience from account creation to login and beyond. With over a decade of experience and a robust portfolio of patents, BioCatch is committed to driving innovation in the field of digital security, enabling clients to effectively combat fraud while fostering a trusted online environment.
CoinDCX
Series A in 2020
CoinDCX is a Mumbai-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in crypto-enabled financial services. It offers a comprehensive cryptocurrency trading platform that facilitates legal transactions of multiple cryptocurrencies and allows users to withdraw funds to their bank accounts. The platform is designed to provide a secure and trusted environment for customers to learn about cryptocurrencies, while also delivering a fast and reliable trading experience through its liquidity, powerful wallet, and strong security measures. CoinDCX aims to democratize finance by making investments more accessible to a diverse range of traders, catering to various trading experiences, risk tolerances, and trading frequencies.
Finix
Series B in 2020
Finix is a developer of a B2B payment processing platform that enables businesses to own, manage, and monetize their payment systems. The platform features a modular, workflow-driven architecture and a real-time interface that allows users to track transactions, consolidate data from various payment processors, and underwrite merchant accounts. This capability supports banks, acquirers, and enterprises in facilitating quick and secure push payments over debit cards and enables them to send money globally. By providing these tools, Finix aims to enhance the payment processing experience for its clients.
Roofstock
Series D in 2020
Roofstock operates an online marketplace designed to facilitate investment in leased single-family rental homes. The platform allows investors to purchase tenant-occupied properties with minimal friction and transparency, offering detailed home and tenant information, as well as access to locally vetted property management options. Roofstock provides clients with comprehensive research, analytics, and insights to evaluate independently certified properties, enabling them to approach real estate investments similarly to stock portfolios, with an emphasis on asset allocation rather than the complexities of managing vacant homes that require repairs and leasing. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Oakland, California, Roofstock has attracted investment from notable firms, including Bain Capital and Khosla Ventures.
Augtera Networks
Venture Round in 2019
Augtera Networks is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence solutions for network management. Founded in 2016 and based in Palo Alto, California, Augtera offers an AI-driven platform designed to enhance operations, planning, and orchestration across physical, virtual, and cloud network environments. The platform addresses the challenges of increasing scale and complexity in network management by providing tools for data integration, network modeling, and visualization. It aims to eliminate operational noise, facilitate proactive management, and prevent incidents in enterprise and service provider networks. Augtera's technology is utilized by a range of industries, including cloud services, finance, and telecommunications, enabling clients to automate and optimize their network operations effectively.
Compound
Series A in 2019
Compound is an open-source interest rate protocol based in San Francisco, California, that facilitates the development of new financial applications for developers. Founded in 2017, it operates a decentralized finance lending platform designed to create efficient money markets through real-time asset management. The protocol, built on the Ethereum blockchain, employs a series of open-source smart contracts that algorithmically adjust interest rates based on the specific supply and demand of each asset. This enables users to access liquid, transparent, and predictable interest rates, making it a widely adopted system with thousands of users and numerous applications integrating its functionalities.
EarnUp
Series B in 2019
EarnUp Inc. is a fintech company based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on automating loan payments for consumers. Established in 2013, EarnUp's platform is designed to assist over 200 million Americans managing various types of debt, including home mortgages, student loans, auto loans, and personal loans. The platform allows users to set aside small amounts of money when they can afford it, which are then allocated for loan payments, helping users pay off their debts more efficiently. By syncing micro-payments with individual income and automating savings in real-time, EarnUp aims to alleviate the stress of financial management and empower users to take control of their financial situations.
Argyle
Seed Round in 2019
Argyle develops a payroll connectivity platform that enhances financial services by providing real-time income and employment data. The platform automates various processes, including verifications, background checks, account funding, direct deposit switching, premium calculations, and wage advancements. By streamlining these functions, Argyle enables businesses and financial institutions to improve their onboarding and account management processes, thereby facilitating modern financial solutions.
VoiceOps
Series A in 2019
VoiceOps is a pioneering coaching enablement solution designed specifically for call centers, focusing on enhancing the effectiveness of coaches to achieve higher return on investment. Established in 2016, the company provides a platform that drives significant behavior change among sales representatives, resulting in improved conversion rates, decreased attrition, and reduced ramp-up time. VoiceOps integrates artificial intelligence tools to analyze high-volume calls, identify successful behaviors, and implement necessary improvements, thereby facilitating a more consultative customer experience. Its impact is notable, with clients experiencing substantial increases in close rates and significant reductions in compliance violations and post-call work. VoiceOps serves a diverse clientele across industries such as financial services, education, and insurance, and continues to grow rapidly, positioning itself as a leader in call center efficiency and performance enhancement.
Wisetack
Series A in 2019
Wisetack, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in real-time consumer lending at the point of sale. Founded in 2018, Wisetack offers a platform that allows in-person businesses to provide financing options to customers, enhancing sales opportunities. The platform integrates seamlessly into existing software systems through a suite of APIs, enabling businesses to embed financing solutions directly into their operations. Wisetack facilitates a straightforward sign-up process and checks consumer eligibility before offering installment payment options, thereby simplifying the payment experience for both businesses and their customers.
Finix
Series A in 2019
Finix is a developer of a B2B payment processing platform that enables businesses to own, manage, and monetize their payment systems. The platform features a modular, workflow-driven architecture and a real-time interface that allows users to track transactions, consolidate data from various payment processors, and underwrite merchant accounts. This capability supports banks, acquirers, and enterprises in facilitating quick and secure push payments over debit cards and enables them to send money globally. By providing these tools, Finix aims to enhance the payment processing experience for its clients.
EMX
Seed Round in 2019
EverMarkets is a next generation exchange that uses crypto as collateral to trade equity, commodity, and cryptocurrency futures.
OpenFin
Series C in 2019
OpenFin Inc. specializes in providing runtime technology solutions tailored for financial desktops, enabling web applications to function outside traditional browser environments. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, with an additional office in London, the company serves clients in the financial services sector, including banks in the United States and Europe. OpenFin's platform facilitates real-time application generation, desktop notifications, and seamless communication between applications while adhering to stringent security and compliance standards required by financial institutions. This approach allows users to avoid costly packaging and deployment cycles, promoting rapid and secure application deployment.
Robot Ventures
Seed Round in 2019
Robot Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2019 and based in New York, specializing in early-stage investments in the fintech and blockchain sectors. The firm focuses on (pre-)seed funding for innovative companies that are led by founders with ambitious visions and unconventional perspectives. By targeting exceptional startups within the cryptocurrency and financial technology domains, Robot Ventures aims to support and nurture transformative ideas that challenge traditional business models.
CoinDCX
Seed Round in 2019
CoinDCX is a Mumbai-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in crypto-enabled financial services. It offers a comprehensive cryptocurrency trading platform that facilitates legal transactions of multiple cryptocurrencies and allows users to withdraw funds to their bank accounts. The platform is designed to provide a secure and trusted environment for customers to learn about cryptocurrencies, while also delivering a fast and reliable trading experience through its liquidity, powerful wallet, and strong security measures. CoinDCX aims to democratize finance by making investments more accessible to a diverse range of traders, catering to various trading experiences, risk tolerances, and trading frequencies.
CoinDCX
Seed Round in 2019
CoinDCX is a Mumbai-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in crypto-enabled financial services. It offers a comprehensive cryptocurrency trading platform that facilitates legal transactions of multiple cryptocurrencies and allows users to withdraw funds to their bank accounts. The platform is designed to provide a secure and trusted environment for customers to learn about cryptocurrencies, while also delivering a fast and reliable trading experience through its liquidity, powerful wallet, and strong security measures. CoinDCX aims to democratize finance by making investments more accessible to a diverse range of traders, catering to various trading experiences, risk tolerances, and trading frequencies.
Wisetack
Seed Round in 2019
Wisetack, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in real-time consumer lending at the point of sale. Founded in 2018, Wisetack offers a platform that allows in-person businesses to provide financing options to customers, enhancing sales opportunities. The platform integrates seamlessly into existing software systems through a suite of APIs, enabling businesses to embed financing solutions directly into their operations. Wisetack facilitates a straightforward sign-up process and checks consumer eligibility before offering installment payment options, thereby simplifying the payment experience for both businesses and their customers.
Acorns
Series E in 2019
Acorns is a financial technology company founded in 2012 and based in Irvine, California. The company offers a mobile application that enables individuals to automate micro-investments by rounding up their everyday purchases and investing the spare change into a diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds. Acorns employs a proprietary financial engine to facilitate these micro-investments, allowing users to invest small amounts of money effortlessly. In addition to its investment services, Acorns provides debit card, personal checking, investment, and retirement account options, making it easier for users to manage their finances and grow their savings over time.
ParaFi Capital
Corporate Round in 2018
ParaFi Capital is an alternative asset management and technology firm based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2018, it focuses on liquid and venture investment strategies within the digital asset ecosystem, including companies in fintech and blockchain. As one of the earliest institutional investors in the blockchain industry, ParaFi has established itself as a trusted partner for leading global institutions. The firm aims to leverage its expertise to identify and support innovative companies operating in this rapidly evolving sector.
Lolli
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Lolli, Inc. is a company that specializes in a rewards platform enabling users to earn bitcoin while shopping online. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, Lolli offers a browser extension for the Chrome browser that partners with over 1,000 top brands. When users make purchases from these partner sites, Lolli receives a percentage of the sale and shares a portion of that revenue with users by sending bitcoin directly to their Lolli wallet. This platform provides an accessible way for consumers to earn cryptocurrency as an alternative form of currency for their online transactions.
CoinAlpha
Seed Round in 2018
CoinAlpha, Inc. is a fintech software engineering company based in Mountain View, California, established in 2017. The firm specializes in trading and market-making software for digital assets, leveraging expertise in data engineering, machine learning, and blockchain technology. CoinAlpha is known for developing Hummingbot, an open-source software platform that allows users to create market-making and arbitrage bots, as well as Hummingbot Miner, a liquidity mining platform that enables users to earn rewards by executing market-making strategies on selected trading pairs. The company pioneered the concept of liquidity mining in a 2019 whitepaper. Initially started as a quantitative hedge fund, CoinAlpha's founders possess extensive experience in investment banking and trading, having worked at prominent financial institutions, along with engineering roles in notable Silicon Valley companies. The company has successfully raised $14.8 million in funding from various venture capital firms and angel investors to support its innovative solutions in contract-based financial products.
Zero Hash
Series B in 2018
Zero Hash LLC is a Chicago-based company that provides post-trade settlement services for digital assets, including derivatives and loans. Established in 2017, it offers a range of services such as digital asset storage, settlements, institutional custody, and regulatory compliance, all facilitated through an application programming interface (API). Zero Hash serves various clients, including neo-banks, broker-dealers, and payment groups, enabling them to seamlessly integrate digital asset trading and custody into their platforms. Its turnkey solution simplifies the complexities associated with regulatory licensing and back-end operations, allowing businesses to focus on enhancing customer experiences. Zero Hash’s clients include notable names like MoneyLion, Transak, and MoonPay. The company is supported by investors such as Point72 Ventures and Bain Capital Ventures, emphasizing its role in making digital assets accessible to a broader audience.
Compound
Seed Round in 2018
Compound is an open-source interest rate protocol based in San Francisco, California, that facilitates the development of new financial applications for developers. Founded in 2017, it operates a decentralized finance lending platform designed to create efficient money markets through real-time asset management. The protocol, built on the Ethereum blockchain, employs a series of open-source smart contracts that algorithmically adjust interest rates based on the specific supply and demand of each asset. This enables users to access liquid, transparent, and predictable interest rates, making it a widely adopted system with thousands of users and numerous applications integrating its functionalities.
RoadSync
Seed Round in 2018
RoadSync, Inc. is a company that specializes in creating an online payment platform tailored for the logistics industry, among others. Since its founding in 2015 and rebranding from MyLumper Corp. in December 2017, RoadSync has developed a payment portal that facilitates instant receipt generation for carriers, brokers, and drivers, while also providing visibility into billing activities and managing recurring transaction emails. The platform serves a variety of clients, including warehouses, repair and tow services, and logistics providers, enhancing their financial operations by streamlining expense management and enabling secure payment acceptance. This automation not only accelerates payment processes but also improves oversight for both payers and vendors, positioning RoadSync as a key financial solution in the rapidly evolving logistics sector. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Roofstock
Series C in 2018
Roofstock operates an online marketplace designed to facilitate investment in leased single-family rental homes. The platform allows investors to purchase tenant-occupied properties with minimal friction and transparency, offering detailed home and tenant information, as well as access to locally vetted property management options. Roofstock provides clients with comprehensive research, analytics, and insights to evaluate independently certified properties, enabling them to approach real estate investments similarly to stock portfolios, with an emphasis on asset allocation rather than the complexities of managing vacant homes that require repairs and leasing. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Oakland, California, Roofstock has attracted investment from notable firms, including Bain Capital and Khosla Ventures.
Basis
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Basis, established in 2017 and headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey, specializes in developing an algorithmic cryptocurrency protocol. This protocol is designed to stabilize purchasing power by automatically adjusting the supply of its cryptocurrency, similar to how central banks manage fiscal debt.
Roofstock
Series C in 2017
Roofstock operates an online marketplace designed to facilitate investment in leased single-family rental homes. The platform allows investors to purchase tenant-occupied properties with minimal friction and transparency, offering detailed home and tenant information, as well as access to locally vetted property management options. Roofstock provides clients with comprehensive research, analytics, and insights to evaluate independently certified properties, enabling them to approach real estate investments similarly to stock portfolios, with an emphasis on asset allocation rather than the complexities of managing vacant homes that require repairs and leasing. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Oakland, California, Roofstock has attracted investment from notable firms, including Bain Capital and Khosla Ventures.
Acorns
Series D in 2017
Acorns is a financial technology company founded in 2012 and based in Irvine, California. The company offers a mobile application that enables individuals to automate micro-investments by rounding up their everyday purchases and investing the spare change into a diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds. Acorns employs a proprietary financial engine to facilitate these micro-investments, allowing users to invest small amounts of money effortlessly. In addition to its investment services, Acorns provides debit card, personal checking, investment, and retirement account options, making it easier for users to manage their finances and grow their savings over time.
Billtrust
Series E in 2017
Billtrust is a provider of cloud-based software that specializes in streamlining and automating accounts receivable (AR) processes for B2B commerce. The company addresses the inefficiencies of traditional AR methods, which often rely on outdated, manual, and paper-based practices. By offering a comprehensive order-to-cash platform, Billtrust facilitates the entire process from order receipt to payment collection, thereby enhancing revenue capture and cash flow for its clients. Its solutions encompass various functions, including credit decisioning, online ordering, invoicing, cash application, and collections. Billtrust integrates with multiple ecosystem players, such as financial institutions and enterprise resource planning systems, enabling customers to transition from costly paper invoicing to efficient electronic billing and payment methods. This transformation not only accelerates payment processing but also generates significant cost savings and improves the overall user experience.
OpenFin
Series B in 2017
OpenFin Inc. specializes in providing runtime technology solutions tailored for financial desktops, enabling web applications to function outside traditional browser environments. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, with an additional office in London, the company serves clients in the financial services sector, including banks in the United States and Europe. OpenFin's platform facilitates real-time application generation, desktop notifications, and seamless communication between applications while adhering to stringent security and compliance standards required by financial institutions. This approach allows users to avoid costly packaging and deployment cycles, promoting rapid and secure application deployment.
Roofstock
Series B in 2016
Roofstock operates an online marketplace designed to facilitate investment in leased single-family rental homes. The platform allows investors to purchase tenant-occupied properties with minimal friction and transparency, offering detailed home and tenant information, as well as access to locally vetted property management options. Roofstock provides clients with comprehensive research, analytics, and insights to evaluate independently certified properties, enabling them to approach real estate investments similarly to stock portfolios, with an emphasis on asset allocation rather than the complexities of managing vacant homes that require repairs and leasing. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Oakland, California, Roofstock has attracted investment from notable firms, including Bain Capital and Khosla Ventures.
Trooly
Series A in 2016
Trooly, Inc. operates an online platform that enhances peer-to-peer social and business interactions through its Instant Trust™ services. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, California, Trooly serves major financial institutions, peer-to-peer marketplaces, marketers, and employers by providing real-time verification and predictive assessments of trustworthiness. Utilizing advanced machine learning technology, Trooly analyzes digital footprints to deliver insights that exceed traditional background checks and risk management tools. This service aims to bridge the "trust gap" in modern commerce, offering instant evaluations of potential risks and rewards with minimal data input, typically costing under $1 per query and producing results in approximately 30 seconds. Trooly operates as a consumer reporting agency, adhering to privacy and data protection laws while ensuring transparency and respect for individual privacy. As of June 2018, Trooly is a subsidiary of Airbnb, Inc.
Roofstock
Series A in 2016
Roofstock operates an online marketplace designed to facilitate investment in leased single-family rental homes. The platform allows investors to purchase tenant-occupied properties with minimal friction and transparency, offering detailed home and tenant information, as well as access to locally vetted property management options. Roofstock provides clients with comprehensive research, analytics, and insights to evaluate independently certified properties, enabling them to approach real estate investments similarly to stock portfolios, with an emphasis on asset allocation rather than the complexities of managing vacant homes that require repairs and leasing. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Oakland, California, Roofstock has attracted investment from notable firms, including Bain Capital and Khosla Ventures.
InAuth
Series A in 2016
InAuth, Inc. is a digital device intelligence company that specializes in providing data-driven authentication and fraud detection solutions tailored for a mobile-first environment. The company offers a range of advanced mobile security services, including persistent and dynamic device identifiers, deep location analysis, and malware detection. InAuth also provides browser security solutions aimed at fraud detection and user identification, as well as a risk and decision engine that assesses device data to manage fraud risk effectively. Additionally, the company focuses on mobile commerce solutions, ensuring the integrity and confidentiality of financial transactions for institutions and their customers. Headquartered in Venice, California, InAuth was incorporated in 2013 and operates as a subsidiary of American Express Company. Its services enable banks, payment networks, merchants, and other organizations to enhance security, reduce fraud, and capitalize on new revenue opportunities in a digitally connected world.
ChinaPNR
Funding Round in 2015
ChinaPNR Mobile Payments Solutions Pvt. Ltd., founded in 2006 and based in Shanghai, is a financial payment company specializing in third-party payment services. It provides a comprehensive range of online, mobile, and offline payment and settlement solutions aimed at both B2B and B2C markets. The company focuses on enhancing its core competitiveness through advanced technology and operational excellence, ensuring the security of customer data while creating value for clients. Notable products include "Money Manager," which supports e-commerce within traditional distribution, and Tiantianying, a one-stop financial platform that has attracted nearly 2 million registered users. ChinaPNR has established strategic partnerships with numerous banks and fund firms, facilitating seamless investment in fund products. The company has demonstrated significant growth, with annual transaction volumes surpassing 1.8 trillion, ranking it among the leaders in the third-party payment industry.
AvidXchange
Private Equity Round in 2015
AvidXchange, Inc. is a leading provider of accounts payable automation and payment solutions specifically designed for mid-sized companies in various sectors, including banking, construction, healthcare, hospitality, real estate, and technology. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, AvidXchange streamlines invoice and payment processes, processing over $140 billion in transactions annually through a network of more than 680,000 suppliers. The company's comprehensive software suite includes tools for purchase order management, invoice handling, payment processing, check printing, and utility bill management. With a workforce of approximately 1,500 employees and additional offices in several states, AvidXchange has established itself as a prominent player in the fintech space, transforming how approximately 6,000 customers across North America manage their accounts payable and payment workflows.
OpenFin
Convertible Note in 2015
OpenFin Inc. specializes in providing runtime technology solutions tailored for financial desktops, enabling web applications to function outside traditional browser environments. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, with an additional office in London, the company serves clients in the financial services sector, including banks in the United States and Europe. OpenFin's platform facilitates real-time application generation, desktop notifications, and seamless communication between applications while adhering to stringent security and compliance standards required by financial institutions. This approach allows users to avoid costly packaging and deployment cycles, promoting rapid and secure application deployment.
Billtrust
Series D in 2015
Billtrust is a provider of cloud-based software that specializes in streamlining and automating accounts receivable (AR) processes for B2B commerce. The company addresses the inefficiencies of traditional AR methods, which often rely on outdated, manual, and paper-based practices. By offering a comprehensive order-to-cash platform, Billtrust facilitates the entire process from order receipt to payment collection, thereby enhancing revenue capture and cash flow for its clients. Its solutions encompass various functions, including credit decisioning, online ordering, invoicing, cash application, and collections. Billtrust integrates with multiple ecosystem players, such as financial institutions and enterprise resource planning systems, enabling customers to transition from costly paper invoicing to efficient electronic billing and payment methods. This transformation not only accelerates payment processing but also generates significant cost savings and improves the overall user experience.
Billtrust
Series C in 2014
Billtrust is a provider of cloud-based software that specializes in streamlining and automating accounts receivable (AR) processes for B2B commerce. The company addresses the inefficiencies of traditional AR methods, which often rely on outdated, manual, and paper-based practices. By offering a comprehensive order-to-cash platform, Billtrust facilitates the entire process from order receipt to payment collection, thereby enhancing revenue capture and cash flow for its clients. Its solutions encompass various functions, including credit decisioning, online ordering, invoicing, cash application, and collections. Billtrust integrates with multiple ecosystem players, such as financial institutions and enterprise resource planning systems, enabling customers to transition from costly paper invoicing to efficient electronic billing and payment methods. This transformation not only accelerates payment processing but also generates significant cost savings and improves the overall user experience.
OpenFin
Series A in 2014
OpenFin Inc. specializes in providing runtime technology solutions tailored for financial desktops, enabling web applications to function outside traditional browser environments. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, with an additional office in London, the company serves clients in the financial services sector, including banks in the United States and Europe. OpenFin's platform facilitates real-time application generation, desktop notifications, and seamless communication between applications while adhering to stringent security and compliance standards required by financial institutions. This approach allows users to avoid costly packaging and deployment cycles, promoting rapid and secure application deployment.
Billtrust
Series B in 2012
Billtrust is a provider of cloud-based software that specializes in streamlining and automating accounts receivable (AR) processes for B2B commerce. The company addresses the inefficiencies of traditional AR methods, which often rely on outdated, manual, and paper-based practices. By offering a comprehensive order-to-cash platform, Billtrust facilitates the entire process from order receipt to payment collection, thereby enhancing revenue capture and cash flow for its clients. Its solutions encompass various functions, including credit decisioning, online ordering, invoicing, cash application, and collections. Billtrust integrates with multiple ecosystem players, such as financial institutions and enterprise resource planning systems, enabling customers to transition from costly paper invoicing to efficient electronic billing and payment methods. This transformation not only accelerates payment processing but also generates significant cost savings and improves the overall user experience.
Memento
Debt Financing in 2010
Memento specializes in providing enterprise fraud and compliance solutions tailored for credit unions and community banks in North America and Europe. The company’s flagship platform, Security 4.0, integrates data management, fraud analytics, and case management to enable proactive monitoring and real-time alerts, addressing various technological and regulatory challenges. Memento's offerings include tools for monitoring new account fraud across multiple channels and transaction types, as well as solutions for insider threats and deposit account fraud prevention. Additionally, the company provides a suite of services that help smaller financial institutions meet regulatory requirements and combat identity theft. Established in 2002, Memento is headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts, with additional offices in New York, Los Angeles, Milan, London, and Washington, D.C.
Regulatory Datacorp
Venture Round in 2009
Regulatory DataCorp, Inc. specializes in governance, risk, and compliance solutions aimed at Fortune 100 companies across various industries. Established in 2002 and headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, with an office in Singapore, the company delivers precise risk alerts and ongoing monitoring to enhance protection and performance for its clients. Regulatory DataCorp’s offerings encompass a wide array of services, including anti-money laundering, know your customer, anti-bribery and corruption, and supplier due diligence. The company serves diverse sectors such as financial services, e-commerce, technology, energy, and manufacturing, helping these organizations achieve superior risk-screening outcomes and comply with financial regulations while minimizing customer effort.
Memento
Series D in 2008
Memento specializes in providing enterprise fraud and compliance solutions tailored for credit unions and community banks in North America and Europe. The company’s flagship platform, Security 4.0, integrates data management, fraud analytics, and case management to enable proactive monitoring and real-time alerts, addressing various technological and regulatory challenges. Memento's offerings include tools for monitoring new account fraud across multiple channels and transaction types, as well as solutions for insider threats and deposit account fraud prevention. Additionally, the company provides a suite of services that help smaller financial institutions meet regulatory requirements and combat identity theft. Established in 2002, Memento is headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts, with additional offices in New York, Los Angeles, Milan, London, and Washington, D.C.
Regulatory Datacorp
Venture Round in 2007
Regulatory DataCorp, Inc. specializes in governance, risk, and compliance solutions aimed at Fortune 100 companies across various industries. Established in 2002 and headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, with an office in Singapore, the company delivers precise risk alerts and ongoing monitoring to enhance protection and performance for its clients. Regulatory DataCorp’s offerings encompass a wide array of services, including anti-money laundering, know your customer, anti-bribery and corruption, and supplier due diligence. The company serves diverse sectors such as financial services, e-commerce, technology, energy, and manufacturing, helping these organizations achieve superior risk-screening outcomes and comply with financial regulations while minimizing customer effort.
Memento
Series C in 2007
Memento specializes in providing enterprise fraud and compliance solutions tailored for credit unions and community banks in North America and Europe. The company’s flagship platform, Security 4.0, integrates data management, fraud analytics, and case management to enable proactive monitoring and real-time alerts, addressing various technological and regulatory challenges. Memento's offerings include tools for monitoring new account fraud across multiple channels and transaction types, as well as solutions for insider threats and deposit account fraud prevention. Additionally, the company provides a suite of services that help smaller financial institutions meet regulatory requirements and combat identity theft. Established in 2002, Memento is headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts, with additional offices in New York, Los Angeles, Milan, London, and Washington, D.C.
Memento
Series B in 2005
Memento specializes in providing enterprise fraud and compliance solutions tailored for credit unions and community banks in North America and Europe. The company’s flagship platform, Security 4.0, integrates data management, fraud analytics, and case management to enable proactive monitoring and real-time alerts, addressing various technological and regulatory challenges. Memento's offerings include tools for monitoring new account fraud across multiple channels and transaction types, as well as solutions for insider threats and deposit account fraud prevention. Additionally, the company provides a suite of services that help smaller financial institutions meet regulatory requirements and combat identity theft. Established in 2002, Memento is headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts, with additional offices in New York, Los Angeles, Milan, London, and Washington, D.C.
Spot something off? Help us improve by flagging any incorrect or outdated information. Just email us at support@teaserclub.com. Your feedback is most welcome.