Ferst Capital Partners

Ferst Capital Partners (FCP) is a private investment firm which invests in venture capital, private equity, public markets, sector-focused funds and crypto assets. We have an interest and expertise in consumer fintech, digital assets and search funds.

Jay Ferst

Managing Partner

Dominique Ferst

Managing Partner

Marko Jelavic

Principal

19 past transactions

auticon

Venture Round in 2020
auticon GmbH is a Berlin-based company that specializes in information technology consulting services, particularly in software testing and quality assurance. Founded in 2011, it is notable for exclusively employing autistic individuals as software testers, leveraging their unique skills to deliver high-quality services. auticon's offerings include analyzing and testing complex systems, static code analysis for various programming languages, migration of web content management systems, and usability testing. The company serves a diverse clientele, including software producers, consulting firms, and public institutions. With additional offices in Munich and Düsseldorf, auticon continues to set itself apart through its commitment to diversity and innovative workforce solutions.

Moka

Series A in 2019
Moka Financial Technologies Inc. is a Canadian company that operates a financial application designed to help users save and invest more effectively. Founded in 2015 and based in Montreal, Moka provides a unique service that automatically rounds up users' everyday purchases and invests the spare change, enabling individuals to start investing without requiring substantial financial knowledge or lifestyle changes. Since its launch in 2017, the app has gained significant popularity, with over 750,000 downloads and numerous positive reviews. In 2020, the company rebranded from Mylo to Moka and expanded its reach to France. Moka aims to enhance its offerings by leveraging artificial intelligence and human expertise to develop new features that assist users in managing expenses, accelerating debt repayment, and providing financial coaching, thereby empowering individuals to optimize their financial well-being.

KNØX

Seed Round in 2019
KNØX Industries Inc., founded in 2018 and based in Montreal, Canada, specializes in providing digital asset custody services with comprehensive insurance coverage for the full value of assets held in custody. The company is supported by prominent institutional and venture partners, ensuring a strong foundation for its operations. KNØX combines ease of use with high security, helping institutions fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities. Clients utilize a secure end-to-end system through a dedicated terminal to manage their assets effectively. The insurance protection offered for client assets is governed by the full terms and conditions of the applicable policy.

NorthOne

Seed Round in 2018
NorthOne Inc. is a digital banking platform that specializes in providing mobile-first banking solutions for small businesses, freelancers, and startups. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in New York and Boston, NorthOne offers an API-enabled bank account that simplifies financial management and transactions. The platform is designed to integrate with various financial tools, including payment processing software like Stripe, to streamline users' financial operations. NorthOne is accessible on both iOS and Android devices, making it convenient for users to manage their finances on the go.

Covera

Seed Round in 2017
Covera takes care of insurance re-shopping for you. We build a detailed profile on your behalf and, before your policies expire, present you with a small number of curated alternatives that can be purchased in minutes. If you can get smarter insurance coverage with a different insurance provider, Covera does all of the work to switch you over in time. If you're already with the best possible provider, we keep you exactly where you are. Best of all, using Covera doesn't cost you a penny.

CoPower

Venture Round in 2017
CoPower Inc., founded in 2013 and headquartered in Canada, operates as an online platform focused on clean energy investing. It facilitates investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy generation projects, aiming to provide financial returns while also delivering measurable environmental benefits. Since late 2014, CoPower has successfully placed over $2.5 million in clean energy loans. The company is recognized as a Certified B Corporation, reflecting its commitment to social and environmental responsibility.

Moka

Seed Round in 2017
Moka Financial Technologies Inc. is a Canadian company that operates a financial application designed to help users save and invest more effectively. Founded in 2015 and based in Montreal, Moka provides a unique service that automatically rounds up users' everyday purchases and invests the spare change, enabling individuals to start investing without requiring substantial financial knowledge or lifestyle changes. Since its launch in 2017, the app has gained significant popularity, with over 750,000 downloads and numerous positive reviews. In 2020, the company rebranded from Mylo to Moka and expanded its reach to France. Moka aims to enhance its offerings by leveraging artificial intelligence and human expertise to develop new features that assist users in managing expenses, accelerating debt repayment, and providing financial coaching, thereby empowering individuals to optimize their financial well-being.

Zensurance

Seed Round in 2016
Zensurance Inc. provides online commercial insurance brokerage services for startups and small businesses. It offers business, contractors, tech, and tenants insurance. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. As of August 15, 2018, Zensurance Inc. operates as a subsidiary of The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Goodfood

Seed Round in 2016
Goodfood is a home meal solutions company that delivers fresh ingredients and recipes with free delivery. It aims to take the hassle out of cooking, leaving subscribers with the fun part - cooking, sharing with family and eating. Subscribers select their favorite recipes from a variety of original dishes online. The Company prepares a personalized box of fresh ingredients and delivers it to the subscriber's doorstep with easy step-by-step instructions. The company's administrative office is based in Montreal, Quebec. Jonathan Ferrari, Raffi Krikorian, and Neil Cuggy founded it in 2014.

NorthOne

Venture Round in 2016
NorthOne Inc. is a digital banking platform that specializes in providing mobile-first banking solutions for small businesses, freelancers, and startups. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in New York and Boston, NorthOne offers an API-enabled bank account that simplifies financial management and transactions. The platform is designed to integrate with various financial tools, including payment processing software like Stripe, to streamline users' financial operations. NorthOne is accessible on both iOS and Android devices, making it convenient for users to manage their finances on the go.

Lendful Financial

Seed Round in 2016
Based in Canada, Lendful Financial provides a better way to borrow, offering Canadians quick and easy access to loans at interest rates that can save them up to 30% when refinancing. It offers three-to-five-year, fixed-term loans to credit-worthy borrowers with a credit score of 650 and over. Lendful Financial helps its users avoid poor customer service, signing unnecessary paperwork, unexplained high interest rates and bank chargers, and rejection. It aims to provide its customers with the means and time they need to build their lives. Lendful Financial was founded in 2015.

Moka

Seed Round in 2015
Moka Financial Technologies Inc. is a Canadian company that operates a financial application designed to help users save and invest more effectively. Founded in 2015 and based in Montreal, Moka provides a unique service that automatically rounds up users' everyday purchases and invests the spare change, enabling individuals to start investing without requiring substantial financial knowledge or lifestyle changes. Since its launch in 2017, the app has gained significant popularity, with over 750,000 downloads and numerous positive reviews. In 2020, the company rebranded from Mylo to Moka and expanded its reach to France. Moka aims to enhance its offerings by leveraging artificial intelligence and human expertise to develop new features that assist users in managing expenses, accelerating debt repayment, and providing financial coaching, thereby empowering individuals to optimize their financial well-being.

KOHO Financial

Seed Round in 2015
KOHO Financial Inc. is a financial technology company based in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2014. The company offers low-cost banking services through a prepaid, reloadable Visa debit card and a mobile application designed to simplify financial management for users. The platform enables customers to conduct day-to-day banking operations while providing various tools for expense management, including spending insights, cash flow projections, and group spending features. By focusing on accessibility and ease of use, KOHO aims to empower individuals to better manage their finances and achieve their financial goals.

Planet DDS

Venture Round in 2015
Planet DDS, Inc. develops cloud-based practice management software specifically for the dental industry. Its flagship product, Denticon, provides a comprehensive solution that allows dental practices to manage various functions, including patient communication, clinical charting, and dental image management. The software enables users to access practice information through a graphical dashboard, facilitating real-time reporting and anytime, anywhere access. Additionally, Planet DDS offers outsourced business services to assist dental offices with administrative tasks, such as insurance verifications, while also ensuring data security and backup. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, the company serves a diverse clientele, including solo, group, and mobile dental practices across the United States.

Algolux

Seed Round in 2014
Algolux, based in Canada, is an artificial intelligence software company focused on enhancing vision systems through advanced perception technology. Founded by a team of recognized researchers led by Dr. Felix Heide, Algolux develops machine learning solutions that improve safety and performance while lowering costs and time-to-market. One of its key products, Eos, is an embedded perception solution that offers up to three times the accuracy of current computer vision technologies, particularly in challenging environments. Eos is designed to work with various sensor and lens configurations, streamlining the process of training data capture and annotation. Additionally, Algolux provides Atlas, a tool that automates camera tuning, ensuring optimal image quality for various computer vision applications. This product aims to minimize program risks through a scalable, metrics-based methodology applicable to diverse camera setups.

Mirametrix

Series A in 2014
Mirametrix inc. operates an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that detects presence and tracks face, eyes, gaze, and emotions. The company offers Glance, an attention sensing software that provides presence detection; facial recognition; eye and gaze tracking for consumer electronics, automotive, and mobile markets. Mirametrix inc. was founded in 2008 and is based in Montreal, Canada

Microdea

Venture Round in 2013
Microdea is a rapidly growing enterprise software company focused on the development, sale and support of document management and business process automation technology for the transportation industry. Over the past 20 years, we have helped the fastest growing transportation companies preserve and manage their information, as well as streamline historically manual, labor-intensive, and paper-intensive business processes.

Castle Rock Innovations

Venture Round in 2013
Castle Rock Innovations is a state of the art enterprise technology services organization that utilizes technical expertise and business knowledge to create value for our clients with focus on Financial Services Industry for over 15 years. Headquartered in Chicago IL,Local offices in CA, CT, NY, NJ, FL,TX, AL. 2009 & 2010 Inc500 fastest growing private companies in US. CRI has developed the AXIS Retirement Analytics Platform™ (“AXIS”), a leading retirement analytics and compliance solution.

Minitrade

Seed Round in 2013
Minitrade, Inc. operates an online platform to buy and exchange women’s, kids’, and maternity branded clothing. It allows users to sell and exchange gently used girls’ clothing, such as tops, bottoms, dresses, one piece apparel, sets, swimwear, outerwear, and shoes; boys’ clothing, including tops, bottoms, one piece apparel, sets, swimwear, outerwear, and shoes; and women’s clothing, such as tops, bottoms, dresses, sets, outerwear, and maternity wear. The company also allows members to shop and purchase items less than the regular retail price. Minitrade, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in Quebec City, Canada.