Synchrony Ventures

Synchrony Financial is a consumer financial services company based in Stamford, Connecticut, specializing in a variety of financing programs and banking products tailored for various sectors, including retail, healthcare, automotive, and travel. The company is a leading provider of private-label credit cards in the United States, offering products such as dual cards and general-purpose co-branded credit cards. Synchrony also provides promotional financing options for consumer purchases and services, including health and personal care. Additionally, it offers deposit products like certificates of deposit and savings accounts, catering to both retail and commercial clients. Synchrony partners with numerous national and regional retailers, local merchants, and healthcare providers to deliver its credit products through both physical and digital channels. Established in 2003, Synchrony Financial has grown to become a significant player in the consumer finance landscape.

Josh Aycock

Principal

Josh Aycock

Investor

Sue Bishop

EVP and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Michael Bopp

Chief Growth Officer and EVP

28 past transactions

Bliss Aesthetics

Seed Round in 2025
Bliss Aesthetics offers plastic surgery and medical spa services with personalized care.

Prism Data

Seed Round in 2023
Prism Data is a cash flow underwriting infrastructure and analytics platform that focuses on transforming raw transaction data from financial providers into actionable insights. This platform is designed to enhance credit scoring by providing essential open banking infrastructure. By analyzing consumer-permission deposit account transaction data, Prism Data enables businesses to gain a deeper understanding of credit risk, identity, and income. Its applications extend across various sectors, including payments, lending, insurance, personal financial management, fraud mitigation, and real estate, allowing organizations to derive valuable insights that inform their decision-making processes.

Treez

Series C in 2022
Treez, Inc. is a company that develops an enterprise cloud commerce platform tailored for the cannabis market, focusing on retail management solutions for medical marijuana dispensaries in the United States. Established in 2016 and based in Oakland, California, Treez offers a comprehensive suite of software services designed to streamline operations across the cannabis supply chain. Its platform includes point of sale systems, dispensary inventory management, and omnichannel sales capabilities, all while ensuring regulatory compliance for every transaction. Additionally, Treez connects brands with retailers through a centralized catalog, providing real-time market insights. The platform is designed for integration with various third-party solutions, enhancing retailers' abilities to adapt to industry changes and optimize their business performance.

Skipify

Series A in 2021
Skipify is a California-based technology company focused on enhancing the e-commerce experience by reducing friction in the shopping process. The company offers a platform that integrates with existing email providers, allowing shoppers to make purchases directly from blog posts, reviews, and product links. This innovation streamlines the checkout process by connecting shoppers with their payment options, rewards, and points, thereby minimizing abandoned carts and improving overall customer satisfaction. Additionally, Skipify's solution supports merchants in strengthening their relationships with customers and increasing affiliate and partner conversion rates.

Socure

Series D in 2021
Socure Inc. is a provider of digital identity verification solutions, focusing on real-time identity authentication through its Socure ID+ platform. This predictive analytics platform utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to authenticate identities by analyzing a multitude of online and offline data sources, including email, phone numbers, addresses, IP addresses, and social media profiles. Socure's offerings include Aida, an AI-driven bot for validating digital identities, Docv, an omnichannel document verification solution, and Sigma Synthetic Fraud, which tackles synthetic identity fraud. The company addresses the needs of various sectors, including software, consulting, and financial firms, through compliance initiatives such as customer identification programs, know your customer requirements, and anti-money laundering measures. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Socure has established partnerships with key industry players to enhance its service delivery.

Allegro Credit

Acquisition in 2021
Allegro Credit is a consumer financing provider based in Burlingame, California, specializing in financing for audiology equipment, dental services, and musical instruments. The company collaborates with merchant partners to offer point-of-sale financing solutions that cater to the needs of both businesses and customers. Allegro Credit focuses on providing consumer-friendly products, high approval rates, and tailored financial offerings, which enhance their partners' ability to serve clients effectively.

The Mom Project

Series B in 2020
The Mom Project, Inc. is a digital marketplace that connects women, particularly mothers, with employment opportunities across various sectors, including marketing, finance, technology, and project management. Founded in 2015 and based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the company serves a community of over 500,000 individuals, including moms, dads, and allies, facilitating access to flexible work arrangements at both large corporations and small businesses. In addition to matching job seekers with employers, The Mom Project also provides insights and recommendations to companies on improving workplace conditions for women, aiming to foster a more supportive environment for mothers while redefining traditional career structures.

Prove

Series H in 2020
Prove is a New York-based identity verification startup that focuses on smartphone-based solutions to enhance security and consumer privacy. The company specializes in phone-centric and API marketplace offerings that facilitate customer acquisition and engagement by streamlining processes and minimizing friction. Prove's software is designed to protect against identity theft and social engineering attacks, providing instant mobile authentication that improves the overall customer experience. By leveraging these technologies, Prove enables its clients to enhance security measures while reducing the risk of fraud. Its solutions are utilized across various sectors, including financial services, healthcare, and retail, to ensure safe and efficient identity verification.

Anagram

Series A in 2020
Anagram Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Santa Monica, California, develops a software platform designed to assist healthcare professionals, particularly eye care providers, in managing the complexities of health insurance networks. The company's platform automates vision insurance billing and facilitates instant rebates, allowing providers to offer immediate reimbursements to patients. This enables eye care providers to serve patients without the constraints of managed vision plans, leveraging partnerships with leading eyewear labs and frame manufacturers. Anagram was formerly known as Glass Health, Inc., changing its name in February 2020.

flexEngage

Series A in 2019
flexEngage, Inc. is a software company based in Orlando, Florida, specializing in receipts management and digital communications for retailers. Founded in 2014 and previously known as flexReceipts, the company focuses on transforming standard post-purchase interactions—such as receipts, order notifications, and packing slips—into personalized marketing channels that enhance customer engagement and drive additional sales. Its software not only eliminates the need for paper receipts but also allows retailers to incorporate social media links, videos, and customized offers into digital communications. By providing services that help clients like Under Armour and GNC better connect with their customers, flexEngage aims to reduce churn and increase brand loyalty. The company has developed a significant database of consumer shopping behavior, boasting 300 million transactions and 41 million unique consumer profiles, positioning itself as a vital tool for retailers seeking to compete effectively in a rapidly evolving marketplace.

Fundbox

Series C in 2019
Fundbox is an AI-powered financial platform based in San Francisco, established in 2013 by co-founders Eyal Shinar, Tomer Michaeli, and Yuval Ariav. The company provides small businesses with quick and intuitive access to credit, aiming to enhance customer growth within the small business economy. Fundbox utilizes machine learning and deep data analytics to offer invoice financing and lines of credit, allowing small and mid-sized enterprises to efficiently accelerate cash flow against outstanding invoices. This approach not only improves payment terms but also helps increase average order volumes and close rates for its clients.

Grabango

Venture Round in 2019
Grabango is a technology company that specializes in checkout-free shopping solutions for the retail industry. Founded in 2016 and based in Berkeley, California, Grabango develops a system that utilizes computer vision and machine learning to enhance the shopping experience in existing grocery and convenience stores. By employing cameras and shelf sensors, the technology identifies items as customers pick them up and adds them to a virtual basket. After selecting their items, shoppers can simply scan a code in the Grabango app to pay via their registered payment method and exit the store without waiting in line. This innovative approach aims to streamline the shopping process, making it faster and more convenient for customers, while also ensuring privacy through anonymized data handling. Grabango partners with large-scale retailers to retrofit their stores, eliminating traditional checkout lines and setting a new standard in retail shopping.

ChargeAfter

Series A in 2019
ChargeAfter Ltd operates a consumer financing platform that connects merchants with a network of global lenders to provide personalized and responsible financing options at the point of sale. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, with additional offices in California and New York, the company offers a data-driven decisioning engine that facilitates real-time financing offers tailored to various consumer credit types. This approach enables approvals for nearly all customer applications, enhancing the shopping experience for consumers while allowing retailers to implement the platform quickly both online and in-store. ChargeAfter’s platform features detailed transaction reporting and white-label options, enabling merchants to seamlessly integrate multiple financing products into their sales processes. By streamlining credit distribution, ChargeAfter helps merchants boost conversion rates, increase average order values, and foster customer loyalty.

Prove

Series G in 2019
Prove is a New York-based identity verification startup that focuses on smartphone-based solutions to enhance security and consumer privacy. The company specializes in phone-centric and API marketplace offerings that facilitate customer acquisition and engagement by streamlining processes and minimizing friction. Prove's software is designed to protect against identity theft and social engineering attacks, providing instant mobile authentication that improves the overall customer experience. By leveraging these technologies, Prove enables its clients to enhance security measures while reducing the risk of fraud. Its solutions are utilized across various sectors, including financial services, healthcare, and retail, to ensure safe and efficient identity verification.

Pets Best Insurance Services

Acquisition in 2019
Pets Best Insurance Services, LLC, known as Pets Best Insurance, specializes in providing pet health insurance for dogs and cats across the United States. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Boise, Idaho, the company offers a variety of insurance plans that cover a wide range of veterinary services. These include coverage for accidents, illnesses, cancer treatments, hereditary and congenital conditions, emergency care, surgeries, prescription medications, and chronic conditions. Additionally, Pets Best Insurance provides options for routine care, physical rehabilitation, behavioral disorders, and even end-of-life services such as euthanasia and cremation. By offering comprehensive coverage, Pets Best aims to alleviate the financial burden associated with unexpected veterinary expenses, ultimately helping pet owners make informed healthcare decisions for their pets. Pets Best operates as a subsidiary of Synchrony Financial.

Socure

Series C in 2019
Socure Inc. is a provider of digital identity verification solutions, focusing on real-time identity authentication through its Socure ID+ platform. This predictive analytics platform utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to authenticate identities by analyzing a multitude of online and offline data sources, including email, phone numbers, addresses, IP addresses, and social media profiles. Socure's offerings include Aida, an AI-driven bot for validating digital identities, Docv, an omnichannel document verification solution, and Sigma Synthetic Fraud, which tackles synthetic identity fraud. The company addresses the needs of various sectors, including software, consulting, and financial firms, through compliance initiatives such as customer identification programs, know your customer requirements, and anti-money laundering measures. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Socure has established partnerships with key industry players to enhance its service delivery.

Amino

Convertible Note in 2018
Amino Inc. operates an online platform designed to assist users in finding doctors, comparing their qualifications, and scheduling appointments across the United States. The platform enables patients to search for healthcare providers based on specific conditions, procedures, and specialties. In addition to this, Amino functions as a healthcare financial wellness platform, helping companies and their employees navigate the complexities of the U.S. healthcare system. It focuses on delivering data-driven, personalized care recommendations that encourage plan members to seek high-value healthcare options. Through its services, Amino aims to make healthcare more intuitive, accessible, and convenient for patients. The company, originally known as Pare Labs, Inc., was incorporated in 2013 and rebranded to Amino in 2014, with its headquarters located in San Francisco, California.

ChargeAfter

Series A in 2018
ChargeAfter Ltd operates a consumer financing platform that connects merchants with a network of global lenders to provide personalized and responsible financing options at the point of sale. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, with additional offices in California and New York, the company offers a data-driven decisioning engine that facilitates real-time financing offers tailored to various consumer credit types. This approach enables approvals for nearly all customer applications, enhancing the shopping experience for consumers while allowing retailers to implement the platform quickly both online and in-store. ChargeAfter’s platform features detailed transaction reporting and white-label options, enabling merchants to seamlessly integrate multiple financing products into their sales processes. By streamlining credit distribution, ChargeAfter helps merchants boost conversion rates, increase average order values, and foster customer loyalty.

Fundbox

Convertible Note in 2018
Fundbox is an AI-powered financial platform based in San Francisco, established in 2013 by co-founders Eyal Shinar, Tomer Michaeli, and Yuval Ariav. The company provides small businesses with quick and intuitive access to credit, aiming to enhance customer growth within the small business economy. Fundbox utilizes machine learning and deep data analytics to offer invoice financing and lines of credit, allowing small and mid-sized enterprises to efficiently accelerate cash flow against outstanding invoices. This approach not only improves payment terms but also helps increase average order volumes and close rates for its clients.

Loop Commerce

Acquisition in 2018
Loop Commerce, Inc. is a company that offers a gift commerce platform designed for retailers and brands. Its flagship service, GiftNow, facilitates product e-gifting, allowing users to send gifts for various occasions throughout the year. The platform enhances business opportunities by providing a streamlined gifting experience that does not require the selection of specific sizes, colors, or styles, nor does it need the recipient's mailing address. In addition to individual gifting, Loop Commerce also supports corporate gifts, promotions, events, loyalty rewards, social gifting, and digital gift cards. Founded in 2012 and based in Menlo Park, California, Loop Commerce operates as a subsidiary of Synchrony Financial.

Prove

Series F in 2018
Prove is a New York-based identity verification startup that focuses on smartphone-based solutions to enhance security and consumer privacy. The company specializes in phone-centric and API marketplace offerings that facilitate customer acquisition and engagement by streamlining processes and minimizing friction. Prove's software is designed to protect against identity theft and social engineering attacks, providing instant mobile authentication that improves the overall customer experience. By leveraging these technologies, Prove enables its clients to enhance security measures while reducing the risk of fraud. Its solutions are utilized across various sectors, including financial services, healthcare, and retail, to ensure safe and efficient identity verification.

LISNR

Corporate Round in 2017
LISNR, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in ultrasonic communication protocols, enabling data transmission over audio. Founded in 2012, the company offers various solutions, including LISNR Point for close-range transmission, LISNR Zone for mid-range, and LISNR Radius for long-range communication between devices. Additionally, it provides the Acceptance Device, which facilitates the sending and receiving of data. LISNR's technology is utilized by clients in retail and mobility sectors, enhancing customer interactions by creating secure and seamless transactions. The company has established strategic partnerships with notable organizations such as Cisco, AEG, Intel, and Visa. Headquartered in Oakland, California, with an office in Cincinnati, Ohio, LISNR continues to innovate in the field of ultrasonic data communication.

Socure

Series B in 2017
Socure Inc. is a provider of digital identity verification solutions, focusing on real-time identity authentication through its Socure ID+ platform. This predictive analytics platform utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to authenticate identities by analyzing a multitude of online and offline data sources, including email, phone numbers, addresses, IP addresses, and social media profiles. Socure's offerings include Aida, an AI-driven bot for validating digital identities, Docv, an omnichannel document verification solution, and Sigma Synthetic Fraud, which tackles synthetic identity fraud. The company addresses the needs of various sectors, including software, consulting, and financial firms, through compliance initiatives such as customer identification programs, know your customer requirements, and anti-money laundering measures. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Socure has established partnerships with key industry players to enhance its service delivery.

GPShopper

Acquisition in 2017
GPShopper LLC is a mobile engagement platform that specializes in developing custom mobile applications for retailers and branded manufacturers. Founded in 2005 and based in New York, the company provides a cloud-based, native mobile platform compatible with iOS and Android. This platform allows retailers to create seamless omnichannel experiences and integrate existing loyalty programs, including features for program enrollment, point tracking, redemption, and account management. GPShopper's proprietary software development kit (SDK) enhances customer engagement and loyalty across multiple touchpoints, both online and in-store, by leveraging technology to transform the overall retail experience. As of 2017, GPShopper operates as a subsidiary of Synchrony Financial.

First Performance

Venture Round in 2017
First Performance is a provider of a card and customer engagement platform that specializes in subscription management and card engagement solutions. The company offers a comprehensive API platform that enables financial institutions, processors, retailers, and card networks to enhance cardholder experiences through web-based self-service and card control features. Their services include geo-location capabilities, transaction management, and tools for loyalty, alerts, and messaging. By facilitating real-time digital management of cards, First Performance helps reduce fraud and operational costs while empowering cardholders with greater control over their financial activities. Continuous innovation is a key focus, as the company strives to introduce new capabilities such as self-service card controls, spend limits, travel automation, and merchant data cleansing.

flexEngage

Seed Round in 2016
flexEngage, Inc. is a software company based in Orlando, Florida, specializing in receipts management and digital communications for retailers. Founded in 2014 and previously known as flexReceipts, the company focuses on transforming standard post-purchase interactions—such as receipts, order notifications, and packing slips—into personalized marketing channels that enhance customer engagement and drive additional sales. Its software not only eliminates the need for paper receipts but also allows retailers to incorporate social media links, videos, and customized offers into digital communications. By providing services that help clients like Under Armour and GNC better connect with their customers, flexEngage aims to reduce churn and increase brand loyalty. The company has developed a significant database of consumer shopping behavior, boasting 300 million transactions and 41 million unique consumer profiles, positioning itself as a vital tool for retailers seeking to compete effectively in a rapidly evolving marketplace.

LoopPay

Series A in 2014
LoopPay, Inc. is a mobile wallet platform that allows consumers to make payments and store various types of cards on their smartphones. The company's offerings include the LoopPay application for storing payment, loyalty, and gift cards, as well as devices such as the LoopPay Fob and ChargeCase, which enable mobile credit card transactions at retail locations. Utilizing patented Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) technology, LoopPay allows users to make secure payments at over 10 million locations in the United States by turning existing magnetic stripe readers into contactless payment terminals, without incurring costs for merchants. The LoopPay app provides a convenient and secure way for users to manage all their cards, ensuring data protection with password and PIN security. Founded in 2006 and based in Burlington, Massachusetts, LoopPay was previously known as ACT Merchant Services and became a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics America in 2015.

Magic

Magic is a technology company that specializes in password-less authentication solutions, providing an alternative login method that enhances security and user experience. Its innovative technology employs a plug-and-play kit combined with blockchain infrastructure, enabling developers to easily integrate customizable password-less login features into their applications. With just a few lines of code, developers can implement this scalable solution, allowing users to access services without traditional passwords, thus streamlining the login process and reducing security risks associated with password management.
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