Eight Roads Ventures

Eight Roads Ventures is a global venture capital firm and the proprietary investment arm of Fidelity International Limited. With offices in London, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, Mumbai, and other locations, it invests across Europe, Asia, and North America in technology-driven companies. The firm targets sectors including software and services, healthcare IT, information technology, FinTech, consumer and enterprise technology, e-commerce, and real estate tech linked to data. It backs start-ups and growth-stage companies from early to late stages, often leading rounds and, when appropriate, co-investing with other top firms; it seeks board seats in portfolio companies. Eight Roads manages about $11 billion in assets and has a five-decade history of supporting hundreds of companies worldwide, reflecting a track record across technology, health tech and related fields.

Umang Agarwal

Principal

Hiroki Ashida

Vice President

Daniel Auerbach

Senior Managing Partner, Asia

Vytautas Balsys

Partner

Helena Barman

Investor

Past deals in Retail Lending

Fibe

Series E in 2024
Fibe is an Indian consumer lending platform and app that serves young, aspirational, tech-savvy borrowers. It offers a range of financing options, including cash and personal loans, loans against mutual funds, salary advances, educational, medical, and solar loans, and credit cards. The platform provides tools such as credit scores, financial wellness resources, and loan eligibility calculators to help customers plan and access financing during crunch times.

Fibe

Secondary Market in 2024
Fibe is an Indian consumer lending platform and app that serves young, aspirational, tech-savvy borrowers. It offers a range of financing options, including cash and personal loans, loans against mutual funds, salary advances, educational, medical, and solar loans, and credit cards. The platform provides tools such as credit scores, financial wellness resources, and loan eligibility calculators to help customers plan and access financing during crunch times.

Slerp

Series A in 2021
Slerp is an e-commerce platform that enables brands to bring a network of bricks-and-mortar locations online for on-demand ordering and supports multi-premise operations by integrating physical locations with online channels, providing custom inventory control and connections to last-mile couriers. It enables direct-to-consumer online ordering and multiple order types, including on-demand, same-day, pre-orders, and nationwide delivery, helping restaurants, retailers, and other operators increase order revenue while reducing reliance on marketplaces.

Slerp

Seed Round in 2020
Slerp is an e-commerce platform that enables brands to bring a network of bricks-and-mortar locations online for on-demand ordering and supports multi-premise operations by integrating physical locations with online channels, providing custom inventory control and connections to last-mile couriers. It enables direct-to-consumer online ordering and multiple order types, including on-demand, same-day, pre-orders, and nationwide delivery, helping restaurants, retailers, and other operators increase order revenue while reducing reliance on marketplaces.

Fibe

Series C in 2020
Fibe is an Indian consumer lending platform and app that serves young, aspirational, tech-savvy borrowers. It offers a range of financing options, including cash and personal loans, loans against mutual funds, salary advances, educational, medical, and solar loans, and credit cards. The platform provides tools such as credit scores, financial wellness resources, and loan eligibility calculators to help customers plan and access financing during crunch times.

Akulaku

Series C in 2018
Akulaku is a Southeast Asia fintech platform that provides online credit and digital financial services. Founded in 2016 and based in Jakarta, Indonesia, it serves customers across Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia with digital banking, digital financing, digital investment, and insurance brokerage offerings. The company operates a virtual credit card and ecommerce platform, as well as Asetku, an online wealth management service, and a mobile neobank supported by Bank Neo Commerce. It focuses on meeting the daily financial needs of underserved customers in emerging markets and aims to reach about 50 million users across Southeast Asia by 2025.

Fibe

Series B in 2018
Fibe is an Indian consumer lending platform and app that serves young, aspirational, tech-savvy borrowers. It offers a range of financing options, including cash and personal loans, loans against mutual funds, salary advances, educational, medical, and solar loans, and credit cards. The platform provides tools such as credit scores, financial wellness resources, and loan eligibility calculators to help customers plan and access financing during crunch times.

Blispay

Venture Round in 2017
Blispay Inc. is a financial technology company based in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 2014. It develops a mobile application designed for online bill payments and provides a unique financing solution for retailers through its Blispay Visa Card. This mobile-centric credit card allows merchants, regardless of size, to offer a streamlined in-store financing experience without the need for technical integration or financial commitments. Customers benefit from instant card issuance, six months of special financing options, and 2% cash back on purchases. Blispay aims to enhance the shopping experience by providing everyday credit and financing solutions that cater to the needs of both consumers and small to midsize retailers, ultimately helping businesses increase sales and improve customer satisfaction. The founding team comprises seasoned professionals with backgrounds at notable companies including PayPal and Microsoft.

Akulaku

Series A in 2017
Akulaku is a Southeast Asia fintech platform that provides online credit and digital financial services. Founded in 2016 and based in Jakarta, Indonesia, it serves customers across Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia with digital banking, digital financing, digital investment, and insurance brokerage offerings. The company operates a virtual credit card and ecommerce platform, as well as Asetku, an online wealth management service, and a mobile neobank supported by Bank Neo Commerce. It focuses on meeting the daily financial needs of underserved customers in emerging markets and aims to reach about 50 million users across Southeast Asia by 2025.
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