Fenway Summer

Fenway Summer Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2014 and based in Washington, D.C. The firm specializes in investing in the financial technology sector, focusing on innovative companies that are transforming the financial services industry. Fenway Summer Ventures primarily targets early-stage investments but is also open to promising growth-stage opportunities. The firm aims to provide both capital and strategic insights to entrepreneurs, helping them to build strong brands and develop world-class teams within this multi-trillion dollar market.

Alex Acree

Venture Partner

Casey Allen

COO and Principal

Chris Haspel

Partner and Head, Capital Markets

Jack Lefelar

Associate

Alison Miller

Principal and Co-Founder

Anna Canfield Roth

Principal

Javier Saade

Venture Partner

Christopher Trepel

Operating Partner

Casey Williams

Principal

Kin Chung Ph.D

Principal and Chief Credit Officer

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Summer​

Venture Round in 2024
Summer combines innovative technology and policy expertise to serve student loan borrowers. The company's platform provides resources including a personalized loan payment dashboard, payment notifications, student loan policy updates, and customized repayment plans, enabling student borrowers to take control of their loans and save money while repaying. Summer was established in 2017 in New York by Will Sealy.

Parlay

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Parlay is a technology company that specializes in helping community banks and credit unions streamline their small business lending processes. Its core product is a loan packaging platform, which provides analytical tools, a user-friendly borrower portal, loan readiness scoring, pipeline analytics, and a lender dashboard. This platform aims to increase small business lending conversions and efficiency, enabling community banks and credit unions to approve more small businesses for loans and enhance their customer conversion rates.

Matic

Series B in 2023
Matic Insurance Services, Inc. is a digital insurance agency that revolutionizes the insurtech industry by integrating insurance solutions within the home and auto ownership experience. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, with additional offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Lviv, Ukraine, Matic operates a digital insurance marketplace featuring over 40 A-rated home and auto carriers. The company's platform facilitates a seamless mortgage process by integrating directly with lenders and insurance providers, allowing homeowners to analyze property data and easily compare insurance quotes. Matic is dedicated to advocating for policyholders, offering a transparent comparison shopping experience that saves customers significant time and reduces premiums by over 30% annually.

Summer​

Series A in 2023
Summer combines innovative technology and policy expertise to serve student loan borrowers. The company's platform provides resources including a personalized loan payment dashboard, payment notifications, student loan policy updates, and customized repayment plans, enabling student borrowers to take control of their loans and save money while repaying. Summer was established in 2017 in New York by Will Sealy.

Green Check Verified

Convertible Note in 2021
Green Check Verified, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing a cloud-based regulatory compliance platform tailored for legal cannabis-related businesses and financial institutions. Founded in 2016 and based in North Haven, Connecticut, the company offers a software-as-a-service platform that includes compliance monitoring and reporting tools. This platform allows cannabis businesses to access traditional banking services while effectively managing and sharing their compliance history. By enabling transparent and verifiable banking solutions, Green Check Verified helps dispensaries and other cannabis enterprises foster stable and productive banking relationships, streamlining their operations and ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements.

DigitalPay

Seed Round in 2020
DigitalPay is a digital payments provider that operates a SaaS platform designed to enhance the speed, security, and convenience of transactions for customers and vendors. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers a gateway that allows users to securely send money to their payees' preferred payment networks. Serving industries such as travel, consumer rebates, legal services, and the contractor/freelance economy, DigitalPay's platform facilitates real-time payments, thereby lowering operating costs, reducing fraud, and providing recipients with a range of popular payment options. This unified experience allows clients to enjoy greater choice and efficiency in their digital payment processes.

National Credit Care

Venture Round in 2020
National Credit Care, LLC is a credit solutions provider based in Westminster, Colorado, established in 2005. The company specializes in credit restoration and counseling services across the United States. Its offerings include comprehensive credit report analysis and consultation, direct communication with creditors, and error correction and removal. National Credit Care also assists clients with identity theft cleanup and fraud resolution. By focusing on these areas, the company aims to help individuals address and resolve various credit-related issues, thereby enabling them to restore and improve their credit profiles.

TangoTrade

Seed Round in 2019
TangoTrade is a B2B fintech company specializing in facilitating international trade for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It offers an innovative trade finance platform that combines financing solutions, payment assurance, and cross-border payments, all powered by smart contracts and blockchain technology. This enables SMEs to participate confidently and cost-effectively in global trade opportunities.

Resolve

Seed Round in 2019
Resolve Innovations, Inc., established in 2017 and headquartered in Oakland, California, operates a financial management platform. This platform enables users to explore and compare debt relief options, and facilitates connections with debt relief providers. Additionally, it offers tools to enhance credit scores, reduce expenses, increase income, manage and consolidate debt, lower interest rates, and negotiate with creditors. The company was founded by a team comprising financial advisors, debt experts, and technologists, aiming to provide accessible and unbiased assistance to individuals facing financial challenges.

Supply Finance

Series A in 2018
Supply Finance Limited is a Dublin-based company that operates a trade finance platform specifically designed for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Established in 2017, the company aims to provide SMEs in Europe with access to the same financing tools that larger businesses typically enjoy. Supply Finance has developed a sophisticated system backed by robust operational capabilities, facilitating the delivery of trade finance products to a diverse range of companies. To enhance its offerings, the company collaborates with leading trade finance partners across Europe, enabling them to expand their services and effectively support small businesses in their local markets.

Future Finance

Series C in 2018
Future Finance is a non-government lender specializing in student loans, founded in 2014 by Brian Norton and Vishal Garg. Headquartered in Dublin, the company aims to eliminate financial barriers to education, allowing students to focus on their studies and career aspirations. Future Finance offers straightforward loan facilities designed for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, covering tuition fees and living expenses. By providing accessible financing options, the company seeks to empower individuals from diverse financial backgrounds to achieve their educational goals without the stress of financial constraints.

FS Card

Venture Round in 2017
FS Card is a credit card venture designed to move small-dollar loan customers into a more affordable product. Their mission is to bring honest mainstream financial products to the mass market, enabling underserved borrowers to meet their everyday liquidity needs in a flexible and convenient way. At FS Card, they see an opportunity to re-imagine the small-dollar lending landscape and meet the needs of a customer base that has been poorly served by existing credit options. Their team has the vision and expertise to fix this problem and provide access for customers who too often struggle to borrow in a cost-effective way.

Elemeno Health

Seed Round in 2017
Elemeno Health, Inc. is a healthcare technology company that provides a mobile software platform aimed at reducing medical errors and enhancing patient safety in hospitals and medical centers. Established in 2016 and based in Oakland, California, Elemeno Health offers a team-based medical information platform that acts as a personal assistant for healthcare professionals, empowering them with access to current practices, checklists, and instructional videos. The platform focuses on closing the knowledge-practice gap at the frontlines by delivering context-driven microlearning and transforming complex procedures into manageable steps. Additionally, it incorporates gamification and recognition features to engage staff and facilitate on-demand training for both on-site and remote caregivers. By improving practice consistency and accelerating the adoption of best practices, Elemeno Health has significantly contributed to better healthcare outcomes and operational efficiency in the medical field.

EarnUp

Series A in 2017
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 with debt by intelligently managing their financial obligations, including home mortgages, student loans, auto loans, and personal loans. The service allows users to set aside small amounts of money when financially feasible, which are then used to make loan payments on their behalf. By synchronizing micro-payments with users' income and lifestyle, EarnUp aims to streamline the debt repayment process and help individuals regain control over their finances, ultimately enabling them to pay off their debts more efficiently.

Numerated

Series A in 2017
Numerated is a fintech company that simplifies business banking for financial institutions and their clients through its innovative digital lending platform. This platform enables banks and credit unions to enhance customer experience by leveraging data to streamline the origination of various business banking products, facilitating the entire process from application to decision and closure. The software includes features such as pre-filled digital applications, decision automation, and sales and marketing tools, thereby making it easier for businesses to obtain financial products. With over 400,000 businesses and 30,000 financial institution associates utilizing the platform, Numerated has processed $50 billion in lending. Financial institutions with a collective asset base of $1 trillion employ Numerated's solutions, which have garnered recognition in the fintech industry for their effectiveness and innovation.

Lendable

Series A in 2017
Lendable operates a peer-to-peer lending platform that streamlines the loan borrowing process. By connecting borrowers directly with investors, it eliminates the traditional banking structure, which often involves complex paperwork and lengthy procedures. Lendable offers paperless loans that can be accessed quickly and efficiently, allowing users to receive personalized rates without impacting their credit scores. This approach provides fair lending options for individuals, including those with less-than-perfect credit histories, making it easier for them to secure the financing they need.

Lendable

Series A in 2017
Lendable Inc., established in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in facilitating debt financing for fintech firms operating in emerging and frontier markets. The company's core business involves operating an online lending platform that connects alternative lenders with institutional debt investors, thereby bridging the funding gap for high-growth fintechs in Africa and other developing regions. Lendable aims to expand financial access by supporting impact investing as a competitive asset class, targeting one hundred million underserved borrowers worldwide.

RevolutionCredit

Seed Round in 2017
RevolutionCredit, Inc. is a behavioral data and analytics firm specializing in consumer credit solutions. Founded in 2012 and based in Irvine, California, the company provides innovative products designed to enhance the credit decision-making process. Its flagship solution, BeyondMyScore, generates predictive behavioral signals from consumers at the point of transaction, allowing creditors to refine their acquisition and account management strategies across various credit risk levels. Additionally, RevolutionCredit offers BackOnTrack, a solution that employs behavioral science to improve collections outcomes for consumer creditors. By delivering real-time behavioral scores, RevolutionCredit aids lenders in effectively risk-segmenting consumers and promoting positive financial behaviors.

Advizr

Series A in 2017
Advizr Inc., established in 2013 and headquartered in New York, specializes in developing financial planning applications for advisors. Their primary product, Advizr Express, provides clients with a retirement readiness assessment via iPad or embedded on websites. This tool assists advisors in creating comprehensive financial plans for their clients. Since July 2019, Advizr has operated as a subsidiary of Orion Advisor Services, LLC.

Merlon Intelligence

Seed Round in 2017
Merlon Intelligence, Inc. is a compliance technology company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2016. It specializes in providing risk management and compliance solutions tailored for the financial industry. The company's offerings include Merlon Intelligent Screening, which automates customer screening by analyzing news and information from various sources; Merlon Intelligent List Management, which assists in managing sanction lists to address financial crimes; Merlon Intelligent Assessment, a platform designed to enhance the customer risk assessment process; and Merlon Intelligent Triage, which aggregates customer-related information for compliance analysts. By servicing banks, Merlon Intelligence aims to reduce risk and combat money laundering effectively.

Nav

Series B in 2017
Nav is a business financial management platform that provides entrepreneurs with free access to personal and business credit reports from major credit bureaus, including Experian, Dun & Bradstreet, Equifax, and TransUnion. The platform offers tools for monitoring finances and building business credit, along with a marketplace featuring over 100 financing products, such as loans and credit cards. By employing a lender-neutral approach, Nav helps business owners identify the most suitable financing options based on their specific needs and approval odds. Additionally, Nav's services are utilized by other business service providers to enhance their customer offerings, making it a valuable resource for managing operational funding requirements efficiently.

XOR Data Exchange

Venture Round in 2017
XOR Data Exchange, Inc. is a data exchange platform that focuses on permission-based data sharing to address fraud and credit risk issues within the financial services and communications sectors. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company enables data owners to maintain control over their information while facilitating its optimization and monetization. By allowing organizations to share data across both competing and non-competing industries, XOR Data Exchange enhances accountability and transparency. Additionally, the company offers solutions such as a compromised identity exchange to protect consumers from identity theft and fraud, as well as Lumen, a patent-pending technology that searches for personal information on the Internet, including dark websites known for trafficking in stolen data. Its clientele includes credit card issuers, small business lenders, marketplace lenders, and companies within the wireless, cable, and satellite industries.

Maxex

Series A in 2017
MAXEX LLC, established in 2009 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, operates as an exchange and clearinghouse for the purchase and sale of residential mortgage loans. It facilitates transactions between qualified buyers and sellers, including bank and non-bank lenders along with premier investors such as Wall Street banks, real estate investment trusts, and insurance companies. MAXEX's digital platform provides standardized rules, independent loan reviews, ongoing surveillance, and dispute resolution processes, enabling efficient peer-to-peer trading of individual or pooled loans through a scalable transaction management system.

SupportPay

Series A in 2016
SupportPay is a payment platform designed to assist single, divorced, separated, and blended families in managing their financial relationships. The platform enables users to share, manage, and track expenses, payments, and schedules related to child support. Through its application, parents can easily track expenses, store receipts, dispute items, and facilitate payments directly between one another. SupportPay is accessible to consumers and can also be offered as an employee benefit, providing a comprehensive solution for families navigating the complexities of financial arrangements. The company is owned by Smart Family Tech, Inc., which acquired its assets following the liquidation of its predecessor, Ittavi, Inc.

SupportPay

Series A in 2016
SupportPay is a payment platform designed to assist single, divorced, separated, and blended families in managing their financial relationships. The platform enables users to share, manage, and track expenses, payments, and schedules related to child support. Through its application, parents can easily track expenses, store receipts, dispute items, and facilitate payments directly between one another. SupportPay is accessible to consumers and can also be offered as an employee benefit, providing a comprehensive solution for families navigating the complexities of financial arrangements. The company is owned by Smart Family Tech, Inc., which acquired its assets following the liquidation of its predecessor, Ittavi, Inc.

PayJoy

Series A in 2016
PayJoy Inc. is a consumer financing company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. The firm specializes in providing smartphone-enabled financing solutions, primarily targeting underbanked individuals in emerging markets. By leveraging mobile security technology, PayJoy allows customers to select a smartphone, make an initial deposit, and choose a flexible payment plan. The financed smartphone serves as collateral, unlocking its full functionality once the purchase is complete. PayJoy's mission is to enhance access to credit for underserved populations, helping them navigate financial challenges and improve their economic standing. The company has successfully reached over 10 million customers across various countries, including Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and South Africa, and continues to show solid profitability and growth.

EarnUp

Seed Round in 2016
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 with debt by intelligently managing their financial obligations, including home mortgages, student loans, auto loans, and personal loans. The service allows users to set aside small amounts of money when financially feasible, which are then used to make loan payments on their behalf. By synchronizing micro-payments with users' income and lifestyle, EarnUp aims to streamline the debt repayment process and help individuals regain control over their finances, ultimately enabling them to pay off their debts more efficiently.

Trunomi

Seed Round in 2016
Trunomi, Inc. is a technology company that operates a consent-based data sharing platform aimed at enhancing customer verification processes for clients in the financial industry, both in the United States and internationally. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Campbell, California, Trunomi empowers consumers to digitally manage and share their personal data through a personal data store, while ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations. The platform offers features such as secure messaging, document sharing, and digital rights management, allowing businesses to visualize and manage customer data effectively. Trunomi's patented technology ensures that it does not store or access customer personal data, thereby transcending jurisdictional limitations associated with data privacy. Certified to meet NSA security standards and validated by legal experts, the platform provides a zero-risk solution for organizations to comply with global regulations, automate data subject requests, and enhance the overall customer experience related to privacy.

Advizr

Convertible Note in 2016
Advizr Inc., established in 2013 and headquartered in New York, specializes in developing financial planning applications for advisors. Their primary product, Advizr Express, provides clients with a retirement readiness assessment via iPad or embedded on websites. This tool assists advisors in creating comprehensive financial plans for their clients. Since July 2019, Advizr has operated as a subsidiary of Orion Advisor Services, LLC.

Future Finance

Series B in 2016
Future Finance is a non-government lender specializing in student loans, founded in 2014 by Brian Norton and Vishal Garg. Headquartered in Dublin, the company aims to eliminate financial barriers to education, allowing students to focus on their studies and career aspirations. Future Finance offers straightforward loan facilities designed for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, covering tuition fees and living expenses. By providing accessible financing options, the company seeks to empower individuals from diverse financial backgrounds to achieve their educational goals without the stress of financial constraints.

Wunder

Series A in 2016
Wunder is a company based in Boulder, Colorado, specializing in financing and developing large-scale solar projects across the United States. Established in 2013, Wunder provides construction and term financing for various commercial solar initiatives, including power purchase agreements, feed-in tariffs, and community solar developments. The company collaborates with solar organizations and financial institutions to facilitate the creation of solar projects for businesses, municipalities, nonprofits, and communities. Additionally, Wunder operates solar investment funds that connect individual and institutional investors with solar projects, leveraging proprietary software to conduct thorough project evaluations. This approach enables accredited investors to build diversified solar portfolios, traditionally accessible only to larger entities.

Vault

Seed Round in 2016
Vault is a technology company based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2013, that specializes in providing a comprehensive platform for student loan management and support. The company offers an intuitive web-based tool designed to assist employees in managing their student debt, empowering them to achieve financial freedom. Vault enables employers to enhance talent acquisition and retention by facilitating contributions to employees' loan repayments while also promoting 401(k) savings. The platform simplifies repayment scenarios and helps users find suitable repayment plans, fostering strong relationships between employers and employees. By addressing the financial burden of student loan debt, Vault positions itself as a valuable resource for organizations looking to support their workforce.

CARD.com

Series C in 2016
CARD.com specializes in affinity-branded prepaid cards, offering consumers personalized financial products aligned with their interests. With over 8,000 designs featuring celebrities like Tom Brady and brands such as Hallmark and Star Trek, CARD.com provides a mobile-friendly banking solution that includes online bill payments, direct deposits, ATM withdrawals, PoS purchases, and online payments.

StreetShares

Series A in 2016
StreetShares, Inc. is a technology company based in Reston, Virginia, that focuses on small business lending through its peer-to-peer marketplace. Founded in 2013, it provides a lending-as-a-service platform that enables community banks, credit unions, and other non-financial organizations to offer loans to small businesses efficiently. The company's platform supports a variety of lending products, including term loans and business bonds, facilitating a digital, omnichannel experience for both lenders and borrowers. With a commitment to streamlining the lending process, StreetShares features one-day underwriting, allowing financial institutions to connect with small business owners in a timely and hassle-free manner. The company has garnered recognition for its innovative approach and contributions to the field of small business banking.

College Ave Student Loans

Series C in 2016
College Ave Student Loans offers private student loans to undergraduate students, graduate students, and the parents of students entering college. By specializing in student loans, it is able to provide its customers the attention they deserve and deliver loans that are personalized for each individual. The company also facilitates competitive rates, the most repayment options, and a customer-friendly experience from application through repayment. College Ave Student Loans also offers its borrowers the choice between deferred, interest only, flat payment, and full principal and interest payments.

Bee (One Financial)

Seed Round in 2015
We create and market financial products that work for everyone, and we’re committed to passing the returns from innovation on to our customers. Today, we’re focused on low- and middle-income Americans, for whom we offer an app-based direct to consumer banking product (think checking account) but are striving to build a product suite that will ultimately appeal to everyone. We are a venture-backed startup with a mission to provide everyone with low cost, accessible financial services that are clear, convenient, personal, and fair.

Bee (One Financial)

Venture Round in 2015
We create and market financial products that work for everyone, and we’re committed to passing the returns from innovation on to our customers. Today, we’re focused on low- and middle-income Americans, for whom we offer an app-based direct to consumer banking product (think checking account) but are striving to build a product suite that will ultimately appeal to everyone. We are a venture-backed startup with a mission to provide everyone with low cost, accessible financial services that are clear, convenient, personal, and fair.

CARD.com

Series B in 2015
CARD.com specializes in affinity-branded prepaid cards, offering consumers personalized financial products aligned with their interests. With over 8,000 designs featuring celebrities like Tom Brady and brands such as Hallmark and Star Trek, CARD.com provides a mobile-friendly banking solution that includes online bill payments, direct deposits, ATM withdrawals, PoS purchases, and online payments.

Lendable

Seed Round in 2015
Lendable Inc., established in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in facilitating debt financing for fintech firms operating in emerging and frontier markets. The company's core business involves operating an online lending platform that connects alternative lenders with institutional debt investors, thereby bridging the funding gap for high-growth fintechs in Africa and other developing regions. Lendable aims to expand financial access by supporting impact investing as a competitive asset class, targeting one hundred million underserved borrowers worldwide.

Quotanda

Seed Round in 2015
Quotanda is a lending as a service (LaaS) platform that specializes in providing student loan services aimed at democratizing access to education. The company offers a comprehensive online lending platform that enables various organizations, including lenders, educational institutions, and community foundations, to quickly establish affordable education loan programs in any country and currency. Quotanda's technology streamlines the entire lending process, managing all aspects of online lending programs for its partners. This includes program setup, marketing, compliance, credit origination, loan disbursement, and ongoing servicing, such as interest and principal collection, as well as default management. By improving financing options, Quotanda helps students secure loans for their educational pursuits, fostering greater affordability in education.

Advizr

Seed Round in 2015
Advizr Inc., established in 2013 and headquartered in New York, specializes in developing financial planning applications for advisors. Their primary product, Advizr Express, provides clients with a retirement readiness assessment via iPad or embedded on websites. This tool assists advisors in creating comprehensive financial plans for their clients. Since July 2019, Advizr has operated as a subsidiary of Orion Advisor Services, LLC.

PeerIQ

Seed Round in 2015
PeerIQ, Inc. is a financial information services company based in New York that specializes in the peer-to-peer lending sector. The company provides institutional investors with a comprehensive analytics platform that aggregates detailed loan data from various online marketplaces. This platform offers credit risk analytics and benchmarks, allowing clients to assess loan performance, generate cash flows, develop investment strategies, price credit instruments, and manage loan portfolios effectively. Additionally, PeerIQ offers a Consumer Credit Suite, which integrates consumer credit datasets with its risk analytics tools, helping clients optimize their loan portfolios and make informed investment and origination decisions. Established in 2001, PeerIQ aims to enhance transparency and efficiency in the lending markets, ultimately supporting better investment decision-making for its clients.

Trunomi

Seed Round in 2015
Trunomi, Inc. is a technology company that operates a consent-based data sharing platform aimed at enhancing customer verification processes for clients in the financial industry, both in the United States and internationally. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Campbell, California, Trunomi empowers consumers to digitally manage and share their personal data through a personal data store, while ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations. The platform offers features such as secure messaging, document sharing, and digital rights management, allowing businesses to visualize and manage customer data effectively. Trunomi's patented technology ensures that it does not store or access customer personal data, thereby transcending jurisdictional limitations associated with data privacy. Certified to meet NSA security standards and validated by legal experts, the platform provides a zero-risk solution for organizations to comply with global regulations, automate data subject requests, and enhance the overall customer experience related to privacy.

Shift

Series B in 2015
Shift is an online marketplace specializing in the buying and selling of used cars. The company acts as a personal concierge service, handling tasks such as detailing cars, listing them on multiple platforms, arranging test drives, and finding interested buyers. Shift charges customers a service fee for registration, car preparation services, and sales tax. Before purchase, customers receive a comprehensive 150-point concierge report that includes vehicle specifications, high-resolution photos, vehicle history, and inspection results.

XOR Data Exchange

Series A in 2015
XOR Data Exchange, Inc. is a data exchange platform that focuses on permission-based data sharing to address fraud and credit risk issues within the financial services and communications sectors. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company enables data owners to maintain control over their information while facilitating its optimization and monetization. By allowing organizations to share data across both competing and non-competing industries, XOR Data Exchange enhances accountability and transparency. Additionally, the company offers solutions such as a compromised identity exchange to protect consumers from identity theft and fraud, as well as Lumen, a patent-pending technology that searches for personal information on the Internet, including dark websites known for trafficking in stolen data. Its clientele includes credit card issuers, small business lenders, marketplace lenders, and companies within the wireless, cable, and satellite industries.

Flexport

Series A in 2015
Flexport, established in 2013, is a San Francisco-based company specializing in global freight forwarding and customs brokerage services. It offers an online platform that simplifies and streamlines international trade for businesses. Flexport's services include customs clearance, freight transportation by ocean, air, and road, along with value-added services such as cargo insurance, warehousing, and trade finance. The company's user-friendly dashboard enables clients to understand, purchase, manage, and track these services in real-time, optimizing their supply chain and logistics operations.

Applied Data Finance

Seed Round in 2015
Applied Data Finance, LLC, operating as Personify Financial, specializes in providing loans to less-than-prime borrowers in the United States. Founded in 2014 and based in San Diego, California, the company has developed a platform that leverages advanced data science and machine learning to assess the credit risk of non-prime borrowers. This allows them to offer consumer loans and credit facilities to individuals who typically cannot access traditional financing options. Additionally, Applied Data Finance has created an Institutional Whole Loan Platform, which facilitates institutional investors in purchasing loans originated through its proprietary predictive analytics. This approach positions the company as a crucial link between underbanked consumers and capital markets.

Goodworld

Seed Round in 2015
Goodworld, Inc. operates an online platform that facilitates charitable donations through social media, allowing users to support causes they care about by using the #donate hashtag on platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., Goodworld specializes in social payments and nonprofit technology, providing a secure and efficient system for fundraising. The platform empowers nonprofits to raise funds while enabling users to easily comment, tweet, and donate, thereby enhancing the viral nature of charitable giving. Through its innovative approach, Goodworld connects communities and promotes social impact movements, making the donation process straightforward and accessible.

Veem

Series A in 2015
Veem Inc. is a payment service provider that specializes in simplifying the process of sending and receiving funds for businesses. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers a platform that allows small and medium-sized enterprises to conduct transactions in local currencies. By utilizing blockchain technology as its payment rail, Veem eliminates the need for intermediary banks, which reduces costs and improves transaction efficiency. The platform enables real-time payment tracking, invoice generation, and the ability to upload mass documents, enhancing the overall user experience. Additionally, Veem provides integration services with accounting platforms, further streamlining financial operations for its users. The company also has offices in Kanata, Canada, and Shanghai, China.

StreetShares

Seed Round in 2015
StreetShares, Inc. is a technology company based in Reston, Virginia, that focuses on small business lending through its peer-to-peer marketplace. Founded in 2013, it provides a lending-as-a-service platform that enables community banks, credit unions, and other non-financial organizations to offer loans to small businesses efficiently. The company's platform supports a variety of lending products, including term loans and business bonds, facilitating a digital, omnichannel experience for both lenders and borrowers. With a commitment to streamlining the lending process, StreetShares features one-day underwriting, allowing financial institutions to connect with small business owners in a timely and hassle-free manner. The company has garnered recognition for its innovative approach and contributions to the field of small business banking.

DigitalPay

Seed Round in 2015
DigitalPay is a digital payments provider that operates a SaaS platform designed to enhance the speed, security, and convenience of transactions for customers and vendors. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers a gateway that allows users to securely send money to their payees' preferred payment networks. Serving industries such as travel, consumer rebates, legal services, and the contractor/freelance economy, DigitalPay's platform facilitates real-time payments, thereby lowering operating costs, reducing fraud, and providing recipients with a range of popular payment options. This unified experience allows clients to enjoy greater choice and efficiency in their digital payment processes.

SupportPay

Seed Round in 2015
SupportPay is a payment platform designed to assist single, divorced, separated, and blended families in managing their financial relationships. The platform enables users to share, manage, and track expenses, payments, and schedules related to child support. Through its application, parents can easily track expenses, store receipts, dispute items, and facilitate payments directly between one another. SupportPay is accessible to consumers and can also be offered as an employee benefit, providing a comprehensive solution for families navigating the complexities of financial arrangements. The company is owned by Smart Family Tech, Inc., which acquired its assets following the liquidation of its predecessor, Ittavi, Inc.

College Ave Student Loans

Venture Round in 2015
College Ave Student Loans offers private student loans to undergraduate students, graduate students, and the parents of students entering college. By specializing in student loans, it is able to provide its customers the attention they deserve and deliver loans that are personalized for each individual. The company also facilitates competitive rates, the most repayment options, and a customer-friendly experience from application through repayment. College Ave Student Loans also offers its borrowers the choice between deferred, interest only, flat payment, and full principal and interest payments.

Circle

Series C in 2015
Circle is a financial technology firm established in 2013 by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville, headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in New York, San Francisco, Dublin, London, and Hong Kong. The company leverages blockchain technology to facilitate payments and e-commerce through stablecoins and its Circle Pay platform, streamlining the process of sending money. Circle offers a range of services, including Circle Invest, which allows users to buy and sell cryptocurrency assets, and Circle Trade, which provides over-the-counter trading services with access to one of the largest global liquidity pools for digital asset trading, averaging $2 billion in monthly volume. Backed by prominent investors such as Goldman Sachs and Accel Partners, Circle positions itself as a key player in the global internet finance sector, focused on integrating crypto assets into mainstream financial applications.

Veem

Seed Round in 2015
Veem Inc. is a payment service provider that specializes in simplifying the process of sending and receiving funds for businesses. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers a platform that allows small and medium-sized enterprises to conduct transactions in local currencies. By utilizing blockchain technology as its payment rail, Veem eliminates the need for intermediary banks, which reduces costs and improves transaction efficiency. The platform enables real-time payment tracking, invoice generation, and the ability to upload mass documents, enhancing the overall user experience. Additionally, Veem provides integration services with accounting platforms, further streamlining financial operations for its users. The company also has offices in Kanata, Canada, and Shanghai, China.

DriveWealth

Series A in 2015
DriveWealth is a fintech company based in Chatham, New Jersey, founded in 2012. It operates a mobile investing platform designed for individual investors, offering a range of exchange-traded funds, U.S.-listed stocks, and educational content to help users understand financial basics. DriveWealth's technology enables partners worldwide to provide branded investing experiences, facilitating customer acquisition, loyalty, retention, and revenue growth. The company specializes in fractional equities trading and offers cloud-based, API-driven brokerage infrastructure, allowing global partners to access the U.S. equities market through real-time fractional share investments.

Tuition.io

Seed Round in 2015
Tuition.io, Inc. is a company that operates a platform designed to assist users in managing their student loan portfolios. The platform allows employees to view and manage various types of loans, including federal family education loans, federal direct loans, and private loans from multiple servicers. Tuition.io provides an employee benefit that enables employers to contribute directly to their employees' student loan debt, thereby addressing a significant financial burden many workers face. Additionally, the platform offers objective financial wellness education to help employees optimize their student debt. Founded in 2011 and based in Santa Monica, California, the company was formerly known as Binksty before rebranding in July 2012.

Deserve

Seed Round in 2014
Deserve, Inc. is a financial services company based in Menlo Park, California, that specializes in providing credit cards and financial products to international students in the United States. Founded in 2012 and formerly known as Tremus, Inc., the company utilizes machine learning and alternative data to assess creditworthiness, allowing individuals without a traditional credit history to access fair credit products. Deserve employs various predictive attributes, including education, major, cost of education, source of initial funding, and future employability, to determine a student's ability to repay. The company operates a mobile-first credit card platform built on cloud-native and API-enabled architecture, enabling partnerships with financial institutions, fintechs, lenders, and merchant co-brands to deliver personalized experiences for cardholders.

Shift

Series A in 2014
Shift is an online marketplace specializing in the buying and selling of used cars. The company acts as a personal concierge service, handling tasks such as detailing cars, listing them on multiple platforms, arranging test drives, and finding interested buyers. Shift charges customers a service fee for registration, car preparation services, and sales tax. Before purchase, customers receive a comprehensive 150-point concierge report that includes vehicle specifications, high-resolution photos, vehicle history, and inspection results.

College Ave Student Loans

Seed Round in 2014
College Ave Student Loans offers private student loans to undergraduate students, graduate students, and the parents of students entering college. By specializing in student loans, it is able to provide its customers the attention they deserve and deliver loans that are personalized for each individual. The company also facilitates competitive rates, the most repayment options, and a customer-friendly experience from application through repayment. College Ave Student Loans also offers its borrowers the choice between deferred, interest only, flat payment, and full principal and interest payments.

Veem

Convertible Note in 2014
Veem Inc. is a payment service provider that specializes in simplifying the process of sending and receiving funds for businesses. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers a platform that allows small and medium-sized enterprises to conduct transactions in local currencies. By utilizing blockchain technology as its payment rail, Veem eliminates the need for intermediary banks, which reduces costs and improves transaction efficiency. The platform enables real-time payment tracking, invoice generation, and the ability to upload mass documents, enhancing the overall user experience. Additionally, Veem provides integration services with accounting platforms, further streamlining financial operations for its users. The company also has offices in Kanata, Canada, and Shanghai, China.

Shift

Seed Round in 2014
Shift is an online marketplace specializing in the buying and selling of used cars. The company acts as a personal concierge service, handling tasks such as detailing cars, listing them on multiple platforms, arranging test drives, and finding interested buyers. Shift charges customers a service fee for registration, car preparation services, and sales tax. Before purchase, customers receive a comprehensive 150-point concierge report that includes vehicle specifications, high-resolution photos, vehicle history, and inspection results.

Tuition.io

Seed Round in 2014
Tuition.io, Inc. is a company that operates a platform designed to assist users in managing their student loan portfolios. The platform allows employees to view and manage various types of loans, including federal family education loans, federal direct loans, and private loans from multiple servicers. Tuition.io provides an employee benefit that enables employers to contribute directly to their employees' student loan debt, thereby addressing a significant financial burden many workers face. Additionally, the platform offers objective financial wellness education to help employees optimize their student debt. Founded in 2011 and based in Santa Monica, California, the company was formerly known as Binksty before rebranding in July 2012.

Circle

Series B in 2014
Circle is a financial technology firm established in 2013 by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville, headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in New York, San Francisco, Dublin, London, and Hong Kong. The company leverages blockchain technology to facilitate payments and e-commerce through stablecoins and its Circle Pay platform, streamlining the process of sending money. Circle offers a range of services, including Circle Invest, which allows users to buy and sell cryptocurrency assets, and Circle Trade, which provides over-the-counter trading services with access to one of the largest global liquidity pools for digital asset trading, averaging $2 billion in monthly volume. Backed by prominent investors such as Goldman Sachs and Accel Partners, Circle positions itself as a key player in the global internet finance sector, focused on integrating crypto assets into mainstream financial applications.
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