MassMutual Ventures

MassMutual Ventures, established in 2014, is the venture capital arm of MassMutual Financial Group, a Fortune 500 insurance company founded in 1851. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the firm invests in enterprise software-as-a-service, cybersecurity, health technology, financial technology, and climate technology sectors. MassMutual Ventures provides capital, connections, and advice to accelerate the growth of its portfolio companies, with a focus on enterprise software, cybersecurity, and fintech.

Yara Alenazi Ph.D

Senior Associate

Weijian Chen

Associate

Mark Goodman

Managing Partner

Timothy Krysiek

Managing Partner

Tim Krysiek

Managing Partner

Carlos Jo Loo

Principal

Alix Brunet Nazir

Principal

Kim Nguyen

Investor

Darrell Oliveira JD

Vice President

Eric Partlan

Chief Investment Officer

George W. Rice

Co-Founder

Douglas Russell

Managing Director and Head of MassMutual Ventures

Sam Stone

Senior Associate

Cheryl Teo

Senior Associate

Past deals in Compliance

Bitwise

Venture Round in 2025
Bitwise is a specialized asset manager focused on cryptocurrency investments for individuals, investment managers, and institutions. The company provides a diverse range of investment solutions, including index funds, yield and alpha strategies, multi-strategy offerings, and separately managed accounts. Bitwise emphasizes the importance of security and liquidity, implementing modern protective measures for assets. Its platform is designed to facilitate rules-based exposure to the cryptocurrency market, helping clients navigate the complexities of digital assets while aligning with their investment objectives.

Scrut Automation

Private Equity Round in 2024
Scrut Automation is an information security compliance platform founded in 2021 in Bangalore, Karnataka. The company specializes in automating labor-intensive compliance tasks by integrating with cloud and software-as-a-service tools to collect a wide array of evidence artifacts, significantly reducing the time required for compliance processes. By merging technology with human expertise, Scrut Automation addresses complex compliance cases and provides a centralized point of contact for external resources, such as auditors and penetration testers. This approach enables businesses to automate collaboration, controls, and monitoring related to compliance, ultimately facilitating more efficient enterprise operations.

Griffin

Series A in 2024
Griffin is a banking-as-a-service provider that specializes in enabling companies to create and launch financial services products. Its platform acts as an operating system for embedded finance, offering an all-in-one solution that simplifies the process for fintech companies by reducing costs and time to market while alleviating the challenges of partnering with traditional banks. Additionally, Griffin's digital banking platform facilitates payments for the fintech sector and incorporates integrated compliance services, allowing businesses to meet know-your-customer and anti-money laundering requirements securely and efficiently. By enhancing the customer experience through embedded finance, Griffin supports global brands with complex payment needs.

Scrut Automation

Series A in 2024
Scrut Automation is an information security compliance platform founded in 2021 in Bangalore, Karnataka. The company specializes in automating labor-intensive compliance tasks by integrating with cloud and software-as-a-service tools to collect a wide array of evidence artifacts, significantly reducing the time required for compliance processes. By merging technology with human expertise, Scrut Automation addresses complex compliance cases and provides a centralized point of contact for external resources, such as auditors and penetration testers. This approach enables businesses to automate collaboration, controls, and monitoring related to compliance, ultimately facilitating more efficient enterprise operations.

Cardata

Private Equity Round in 2023
Cardata's software simplifies the administrative tasks associated with vehicle reimbursement programs and helps companies save money. Using proprietary data and technology, Cardata delivers IRS compliant and non-taxable vehicle reimbursements. Cardata offers fully managed and IRS Compliant non-taxable vehicle reimbursement programs. With databases in both the United States and Canada, Cardata reimbursements are accurate and fair. We provide dedicated support to ensure excellent service.

Zluri

Series B in 2023
Zluri is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) management platform designed to assist modern enterprises in managing their SaaS applications and identity governance. The platform enables IT teams to discover, manage, secure, and ensure compliance across various SaaS tools. By providing a centralized solution, Zluri empowers IT departments to regain control over their SaaS landscape, reducing risks and eliminating unnecessary expenditures on unused subscriptions. Additionally, the platform automates various IT tasks, allowing organizations to maximize the value and productivity of their software ecosystem, ultimately enhancing operational efficiency.

CareAcademy

Funding Round in 2023
CareAcademy is an online training provider dedicated to empowering senior care professionals through specialized education. Its platform offers a range of courses covering essential topics such as infection control, nutrition, meal preparation, dementia care, fall prevention, and safe transfers. With over 250,000 direct care workers utilizing its services, CareAcademy aims to enhance the skills and knowledge of caregivers, ultimately improving the quality of care for older adults. The company also features an advanced reporting, training, and compliance management dashboard, providing a comprehensive and scalable training solution that helps transform home care businesses into industry leaders.

Griffin

Series A in 2023
Griffin is a banking-as-a-service provider that specializes in enabling companies to create and launch financial services products. Its platform acts as an operating system for embedded finance, offering an all-in-one solution that simplifies the process for fintech companies by reducing costs and time to market while alleviating the challenges of partnering with traditional banks. Additionally, Griffin's digital banking platform facilitates payments for the fintech sector and incorporates integrated compliance services, allowing businesses to meet know-your-customer and anti-money laundering requirements securely and efficiently. By enhancing the customer experience through embedded finance, Griffin supports global brands with complex payment needs.

CareAcademy

Series B in 2022
CareAcademy is an online training provider dedicated to empowering senior care professionals through specialized education. Its platform offers a range of courses covering essential topics such as infection control, nutrition, meal preparation, dementia care, fall prevention, and safe transfers. With over 250,000 direct care workers utilizing its services, CareAcademy aims to enhance the skills and knowledge of caregivers, ultimately improving the quality of care for older adults. The company also features an advanced reporting, training, and compliance management dashboard, providing a comprehensive and scalable training solution that helps transform home care businesses into industry leaders.

Zluri

Series A in 2022
Zluri is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) management platform designed to assist modern enterprises in managing their SaaS applications and identity governance. The platform enables IT teams to discover, manage, secure, and ensure compliance across various SaaS tools. By providing a centralized solution, Zluri empowers IT departments to regain control over their SaaS landscape, reducing risks and eliminating unnecessary expenditures on unused subscriptions. Additionally, the platform automates various IT tasks, allowing organizations to maximize the value and productivity of their software ecosystem, ultimately enhancing operational efficiency.

Tier1 Financial Solutions

Venture Round in 2022
Tier1 Financial Solutions specializes in providing cloud-based customer relationship management software tailored for the financial industry, particularly for capital markets. The company offers a suite of solutions that includes client relationship management, compliance with know-your-customer (KYC) regulations, anti-money laundering measures, and fraud prevention. Its software enhances productivity, reduces relationship risks, and improves customer return on investment. By augmenting the Salesforce platform with a robust security engine and tailored workflows, Tier1 addresses the specific needs of professionals in research, sales and trading, corporate and investment banking, and investment management. Trusted by over 19,000 users globally, Tier1’s scalable solutions foster collaboration, transparency, and communication within the institutional financial ecosystem, helping organizations optimize engagement and achieve operational efficiency.

SecZetta

Series B in 2021
SecZetta, Inc. specializes in identity lifecycle management and identity and access management software and services. Founded in 2006 and based in Newport, Rhode Island, with an additional office in Bellingham, Massachusetts, the company offers solutions such as NE Profile for managing third-party relationships, NE Access for controlling access to applications, and ID Proxy for handling third-party master data. SecZetta's platform also includes a non-employee identity repository, workflow modification capabilities, and risk modeling features. The firm provides consulting and implementation services focused on governance, risk management, and security audits, serving sectors including retail, healthcare, finance, and education. Through its comprehensive suite of identity management tools, SecZetta aims to protect organizations against third-party security threats.

RiskIQ

Series D in 2020
RiskIQ, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing cloud-based Software-as-a-Service solutions aimed at helping organizations detect and respond to various online security threats, including phishing, fraud, and malware. Its flagship product, RiskIQ Illuminate, allows organizations to map and monitor their digital attack surface, facilitating the understanding and mitigation of vulnerabilities. Additional offerings include RiskIQ PassiveTotal, which connects internal data to external threat indicators, and RiskIQ Digital Footprint, designed to visualize and protect the attack surface. The company also provides RiskIQ Executive Guardian, which tracks potential threats to company executives, and RiskIQ SIS, a data set that identifies cyber threats. RiskIQ’s products support a range of applications, including compliance, incident response, and brand protection, serving diverse industries such as finance, healthcare, and technology. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, RiskIQ also has offices in Lenexa, Kansas, and London, United Kingdom.

Tier1 Financial Solutions

Venture Round in 2017
Tier1 Financial Solutions specializes in providing cloud-based customer relationship management software tailored for the financial industry, particularly for capital markets. The company offers a suite of solutions that includes client relationship management, compliance with know-your-customer (KYC) regulations, anti-money laundering measures, and fraud prevention. Its software enhances productivity, reduces relationship risks, and improves customer return on investment. By augmenting the Salesforce platform with a robust security engine and tailored workflows, Tier1 addresses the specific needs of professionals in research, sales and trading, corporate and investment banking, and investment management. Trusted by over 19,000 users globally, Tier1’s scalable solutions foster collaboration, transparency, and communication within the institutional financial ecosystem, helping organizations optimize engagement and achieve operational efficiency.

RiskIQ

Series C in 2016
RiskIQ, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing cloud-based Software-as-a-Service solutions aimed at helping organizations detect and respond to various online security threats, including phishing, fraud, and malware. Its flagship product, RiskIQ Illuminate, allows organizations to map and monitor their digital attack surface, facilitating the understanding and mitigation of vulnerabilities. Additional offerings include RiskIQ PassiveTotal, which connects internal data to external threat indicators, and RiskIQ Digital Footprint, designed to visualize and protect the attack surface. The company also provides RiskIQ Executive Guardian, which tracks potential threats to company executives, and RiskIQ SIS, a data set that identifies cyber threats. RiskIQ’s products support a range of applications, including compliance, incident response, and brand protection, serving diverse industries such as finance, healthcare, and technology. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, RiskIQ also has offices in Lenexa, Kansas, and London, United Kingdom.
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