FJ Labs

FJ Labs is a venture capital firm based in New York, founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm is stage-agnostic, focusing on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups, with a particular emphasis on sectors such as B2B, B2C, financial services, mobile technology, advertisement technology, e-commerce, food technology, gaming, health technology, real estate technology, restaurant technology, ridesharing, SaaS, and virtual reality. FJ Labs invests primarily in seed and Series A rounds, with an investment range between $50,000 and $5,000,000. The firm has backed notable companies including Alibaba Group, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, ADORE ME, and Earnest.

Matias Barbero

Venture Capital

Zineb Belghiti

Analyst

Camila Bustamante

Investor

William Guillouard

Operating Partner

Arne Halleraker

Partner

Erez Kalir

Venture Partner

Chris Keshian

Investor

Ariel Lebowits

CFO

Jose Marin

Founding Partner

Anshul Ruparell

Founder

Luke Skertich

Investor

Andrea Xu

Investor

Past deals in Accounting

Paro

Series C in 2023
Paro operates a platform that connects businesses with freelance finance professionals, including bookkeepers, accountants, financial analysts, and CFOs, who offer remote, on-demand support. The company's services encompass various financial tasks, such as month-end accounting, tax preparation, expense classification, and payroll, as well as financial analysis services like budget forecasting, financial modeling, and KPI tracking. Additionally, Paro provides fractional CFO services that include cash flow management, market research, fundraising strategies, and strategic planning. Founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, Illinois, Paro aims to redefine the employment model in the finance sector by leveraging technology to match clients with highly vetted professionals who can meet their specific financial needs on an hourly basis.

Proper

Series B in 2023
Proper Technologies, Inc. provides automated accounting and bookkeeping services specifically tailored for the property industry. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, the company leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance its offerings. Proper's solutions are designed to assist property managers, property owners, and asset managers in expanding their portfolios while streamlining financial operations. By employing advanced technology and insights from experienced financial specialists, Proper enables clients to minimize the time accountants spend on routine tasks, allowing them to focus on strategic growth and operational efficiency.

Fonoa

Series B in 2022
Fonoa specializes in tax automation and compliance software for various sectors, including marketplaces, digital content platforms, ride-sharing, food delivery, and SaaS. The company offers a technology platform that integrates business model specifics with tax compliance requirements, allowing clients to minimize manual workloads and operational costs while ensuring adherence to tax regulations as they expand globally. Fonoa's product suite includes features for verifying customer Tax IDs, accurately determining indirect tax rates, generating locally compliant invoices, and facilitating real-time reporting to tax authorities. By employing an API-first approach, Fonoa's modular solutions operate efficiently, requiring minimal user intervention, thus simplifying the management of tax obligations for businesses.

ZenLedger

Series B in 2022
ZenLedger, Inc. is a software company that specializes in cryptocurrency tax management, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. The company provides a comprehensive tax tool designed for cryptocurrency investors and accountants, allowing users to easily import their cryptocurrency transactions, calculate gains and income, and prepare tax returns. ZenLedger's platform generates various essential documents, including profit/loss statements, capital gains reports, and income reports, thereby simplifying the tax reporting process for miners, day traders, and long-term holders. It is compatible with a wide range of exchanges, currencies, and wallets, making it a versatile solution for both individual investors and tax professionals. By automating the tax preparation process, ZenLedger aims to alleviate the complexities and challenges associated with cryptocurrency taxation.

CountX

Pre Seed Round in 2022
CountX operates a value-added tax automation platform designed to simplify and enhance compliance with international sales tax regulations. The company's services focus on the automated collection and processing of tax-relevant data, enabling online retailers to efficiently manage their sales tax obligations. By integrating with Amazon seller accounts and enterprise resource planning systems, CountX's platform automatically pulls, processes, and verifies data, streamlining the preparation of value-added tax returns. This comprehensive approach provides retailers with a one-stop solution for navigating sales tax issues in the e-commerce landscape.

Earnr

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Earnr is a finance and tax service tailored for the U.K. creator economy and individuals engaged in side-hustle businesses. Founded in 2020 by Anil Nair, Enzo Ottens, and Jamie Leverton, the company provides a platform that automates financial management and tax submissions. Users can import bank transactions, monitor their earnings, and streamline their tax return processes. By facilitating a comprehensive record of self-employed income, Earnr helps users save time on organizing their finances and completing tax filings, making financial management more accessible for freelancers and entrepreneurs.

Abacum

Series A in 2021
Abacum is a developer of financial planning software designed to enhance productivity and strategic impact for small and medium-sized business finance teams. The platform aims to streamline workflow by automating financial planning and management reporting processes. It provides finance teams with the necessary tools to create accurate business plans, link scenarios with decisions, and generate insights across the organization. By automating routine tasks, Abacum enables businesses to manage their financial operations more efficiently, allowing teams to focus on critical decision-making. The platform facilitates collaboration among multiple stakeholders, helping finance teams to surface insights and drive execution effectively, thus improving overall organizational performance.

Fonoa

Series A in 2021
Fonoa specializes in tax automation and compliance software for various sectors, including marketplaces, digital content platforms, ride-sharing, food delivery, and SaaS. The company offers a technology platform that integrates business model specifics with tax compliance requirements, allowing clients to minimize manual workloads and operational costs while ensuring adherence to tax regulations as they expand globally. Fonoa's product suite includes features for verifying customer Tax IDs, accurately determining indirect tax rates, generating locally compliant invoices, and facilitating real-time reporting to tax authorities. By employing an API-first approach, Fonoa's modular solutions operate efficiently, requiring minimal user intervention, thus simplifying the management of tax obligations for businesses.

Treinta

Seed Round in 2021
Treinta is a digital ledger app for Latin American microbusinesses. Through Treinta, users can easily record transactions by assigning products from their inventory and see how their business metrics evolve in real time. The app helps owners save up to 30 minutes a day in bookkeeping related tasks and improve efficiency by over 30%. Out of the 50 million microbusinesses in LATAM, today 90% still track their sales and expenses by using pen and paper.

Conta Simples

Seed Round in 2020
Conta Simples Soluções De Pagamentos Ltda is a Brazilian company based in São Paulo that specializes in providing digital banking solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises. Established in 2018, it offers a range of services, including the issuance of credit cards, processing of credit card transactions, and a mobile application designed to facilitate the management of multiple corporate cards. The company's primary product is a digital account tailored specifically for the needs of Brazilian businesses, addressing the unique challenges they face in managing their financial operations.

Fonoa

Seed Round in 2020
Fonoa specializes in tax automation and compliance software for various sectors, including marketplaces, digital content platforms, ride-sharing, food delivery, and SaaS. The company offers a technology platform that integrates business model specifics with tax compliance requirements, allowing clients to minimize manual workloads and operational costs while ensuring adherence to tax regulations as they expand globally. Fonoa's product suite includes features for verifying customer Tax IDs, accurately determining indirect tax rates, generating locally compliant invoices, and facilitating real-time reporting to tax authorities. By employing an API-first approach, Fonoa's modular solutions operate efficiently, requiring minimal user intervention, thus simplifying the management of tax obligations for businesses.

Paro

Convertible Note in 2017
Paro is a growth platform that brings a talent community and businesses together to navigate immediate challenges and architect a plan. Powered by proprietary AI technology and in-depth industry expertise, Paro matches businesses with the right expertise and solutions to solve problems and drive growth. Their elite community of finance and accounting experts provides a range of services to clients, from bookkeeping and accounting to highly specialized corporate development and strategic advisory. By harnessing the power of people and technology, Paro empowers businesses and professionals to pursue meaningful work and go beyond even their loftiest goals.
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