FJ Labs

FJ Labs is a U.S.-based investment firm established in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm operates with a stage-agnostic approach, primarily targeting marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. FJ Labs focuses its investments on seed and Series A rounds, with a financial commitment ranging from $50,000 to $5,000,000. The firm has invested in a variety of notable companies, including Alibaba Group, beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, and ADORE ME.

Matias Barbero

Investor

Zineb Belghiti

Associate

Camila Bustamante

Analyst

Andres Santos Cantu

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Agapitos Diakogiannis

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Nancy Dong

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Vivian Graves

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Fabrice Grinda

Founding Partner

William Guillouard

Venture Partner

Arne Halleraker

Partner

Mark Lurie

Venture Partner

Jose Marin

Founding Partner

Martin Pustilnick

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Guimar Vaca Sittic

Venture Partner

Luke Skertich

Investor

Kelly Tully

Head of Platform / Investor

Jeff Weinstein

Partner

Andrea Xu

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Past deals in FinTech

Secfi

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Secfi, Inc. is a company that specializes in pre-wealth advisory solutions, focusing on equity planning and financing for startup employees and founders. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Amsterdam, Secfi offers tools and resources designed to help private company shareholders make informed financial decisions regarding their equity from the offer stage to an initial public offering. The company provides options exercise and shareholder financing solutions, along with educational resources and guidance from licensed equity strategists. By simplifying the complexities of equity compensation, Secfi aims to empower employees to better understand their financial options and concentrate on their passions.

Fuell

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Fuell Technologies, S.L. is a Madrid-based company that specializes in issuing corporate credit cards and providing expense management software for businesses. Founded in 2019, Fuell's platform integrates a corporate card with expense management tools, allowing companies to manage spending in real-time and set budgets without the need for traditional expense reports. The service includes features such as automatic budget updates, credit increases as businesses grow, and cashbacks on various expenditures, including rideshare, fuel, dining, and recruitment services. This innovative approach aims to streamline financial management, offering businesses greater control over their expenses and enhancing operational efficiency.

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.

Faks

Seed Round in 2023
Faks is an app development company. The company's application allows users to send faster requests, track the status of the requests, and settle any complaints, enabling the pharmacists to maintain a secure relationship with supplier laboratories.

Caju

Series B in 2022
At Caju we are creating a benefits platform for the teams of the future. Starting with benefits used every day by most employees, we want teams to use products and services they like and that are fair to merchants and partners. We'll launch soon!

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.

Skyfire

Seed Round in 2022
Skyfire operates an open protocol financing platform designed to enhance the accessibility of digital assets, particularly non-fungible tokens (NFTs). By offering point-of-sale financing options, Skyfire simplifies the purchasing process for NFTs, allowing users to acquire these digital assets more easily. Additionally, the platform provides collateralized lending solutions that improve post-sale liquidity, enabling users to access funds against their NFT holdings. This approach not only facilitates smoother transactions but also empowers marketplaces to offer differentiated and flexible payment and liquidity solutions, contributing to the growth of NFTs as a significant asset class.

NymCard

Venture Round in 2022
NymCard is a next generation issuer processor payment platform, which is reinventing payment cards through state-of-the-art infrastructure offered to banks and other financial institutions in Africa and the Middle East. We enables financial institutions to issue innovative digital payment products in regions that have historically dealt with extremely low penetration of payment cards. Utilizing powerful open API’s and Mobile SDK’s, our clients can now offer plastic, virtual, or tokenized cards to mobile end-users in as little as 8 weeks.

Koban

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Koban is a fintech company that aims to reduce complexity and revolutionize the way money works in Latam. The majority of Latin Americans that remain unbanked and the existing banking customers deserve a better choice. They offer their users digital financial services that are easy to use, innovative and accessible to move, transact, save and understand money all in a highly secure digital platform. In Koban they put customers first. They are passionate about empowering people’s financial lives through technology and design and driven by their mission to promote financial inclusion in their countries.

Abhi

Series A in 2022
Abhi is a financial wellness platform that offers salary advances to employees based on their accrued wages. The company's application allows employees to access their unpaid wages without hidden charges, providing a straightforward solution for financial needs. In addition to salary advances, Abhi facilitates services such as invoice factoring and payroll processing. This enables employers to manage their payroll efficiently and ensures timely payments to employees, even during financial challenges. By streamlining access to funds, Abhi aims to enhance the financial well-being of both businesses and their employees.

Wectory

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Wectory is a financial technology company that offers a mobile application designed to facilitate rental payments for landlords and tenants. Through its platform, landlords can receive upfront funding for rental payments, allowing them to request up to twelve months of rent as a single payment. This arrangement provides landlords with immediate cash flow, which can be used for personal or housing-related expenses. The application also includes features such as one-touch or automated payments, reminders, reports, and payment schedules, streamlining the rental payment process. Tenants benefit by making regular payments directly to Wectory’s account to repay the landlord's debt, creating a structured and efficient financial arrangement for both parties.

Overnight

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Overnight Finance is a protocol for asset management that provides passive yield products based on delta-neutral strategies to conservative stablecoin investors. It creates a profitable stablecoin USD+ that is backed by a conservative DeFi portfolio and is focused on maximum liquidity and avoiding losses even on a one-day horizon. The USD+ token can be exchanged for USDC at the owner's request, which is positioned as a secured asset with a reserve in the form of short-term US Treasuries and fiat currencies.

Vest

Seed Round in 2022
Vest is an app-based brokerage that wants to provide Latin American savers with access to American assets that are differentiated by product, pricing, and content. Latin Americans are known for saving, but many prefer to do so in cash or in zero-interest savings accounts.

Nexu

Series A in 2022
Nexu is a financing platform used by car dealerships to offer financing to more car buyers in a 100% digital and real-time experience. Nexu's platform uses AI, statistical algorithms and technology automation.

Ledn

Series B in 2021
Ledn builds financial products with a mission to help more people save in digital assets. Ledn’s suite of products consists of Borrow - A bitcoin-backed loan which allows customers to access dollars without selling their bitcoin, B2X - Allowing clients to instantly double their bitcoin holdings through the use of a Ledn loan and Save - A bitcoin and USDC savings account that pays interest on bitcoin or USDC with no minimums. For more information visit ledn.io.

Earnr

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Earnr is a finance and tax service aimed at the U.K. creator economy and people doing “side-hustle” businesses. The company was founded in 2020 by Anil Nair, Enzo Ottens, and Jamie Leverton.

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.

Cleverea

Seed Round in 2021
Cleverea is the P&C neoinsurer for the millennial generation. We focus on a B2B2C distribution strategy with partners like neobanks, insurers/insurtechs, brokers, airlines, etc. We conceptually design, technologically develop and stretegically distribute highly disruptive insurance products across the whole customer journey.

REWORTH

Seed Round in 2021
Reworth helps its partners build successful businesses by creating a win-win-win ecosystem between financial institutions, merchants and consumers, increasing transactions by aligning incentives for all of them.

Juni

Series A in 2021
Juni Technology AB is a fintech company based in Göteborg, Sweden, that specializes in developing a Software-as-a-Service banking application and platform tailored for e-commerce and online marketing entrepreneurs. Founded in 2020, Juni aims to empower digital entrepreneurs by providing tools that enhance decision-making and facilitate business growth. The platform is designed to help users optimize their operations and leverage the opportunities within the digital commerce landscape.

Aper

Venture Round in 2021
Aper is a technology company focused on enhancing the digital ecosystem for businesses, particularly in the financial and telecom sectors. It offers three primary services: Marketplace Solutions, which enable companies to create tailored marketplace platforms similar to Amazon; Loyalty Solutions, which leverage analytics to optimize customer engagement throughout their lifetime journey; and Digital Transformation, which provides customized software development to meet specific client needs. The company utilizes advanced technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence to facilitate the integration of various connected technologies, thereby helping financial institutions build efficient and adaptable marketplaces. Through these offerings, Aper aims to support businesses in adopting new technologies and driving growth.

Goin

Series A in 2021
Goin is a mobile application to save money easily and take advantage of it without knowing how to invest, through Machine Learning algorithms that allow you to accumulate the user's money through small daily gestures. he three Spanish founders, David, Carlos and Gabriel, were looking for a way to optimize their own money, and decided to conduct an experiment by exchanging their debit cards and thus saving 62% during those two months of rehearsal. This is how Goin emerged, which aims to meet the needs of 100% of Millennials, of which 83% confess that they do not know how to save, making available an easy-to-use tool that enhances their finances and lifestyle. On the one hand, the Barcelona startup allows the user to add money automatically and multiply it without having previous knowledge of investment. Goin uses a simple system that first asks to know the user through questions about their habits and, in this way, they are offered automatic systems and methods of saving. Once the user adds money to the app, they can transfer part or all of it to investment, or to their bank account. Its Smart Saving technology manages to accumulate money with small, everyday gestures, such as rounding a payment.

ZAX

Series A in 2021
Creating a platform for product discovery, sales, marketing, trust, payment, credit & logistics services to suppliers & resellers across Latin America.

Caju

Series A in 2021
At Caju we are creating a benefits platform for the teams of the future. Starting with benefits used every day by most employees, we want teams to use products and services they like and that are fair to merchants and partners. We'll launch soon!

Savvy

Seed Round in 2021
Savvy operates as a versatile platform that enhances both the rental application process and cryptocurrency transactions. For the rental market, Savvy streamlines the application experience for renters and landlords by utilizing open banking technology. This approach provides a more transparent, secure, and efficient application process, allowing renters to build credit through their rent payments and access a wider range of housing options. For landlords, the platform simplifies tenant screening with a comprehensive end-to-end solution that saves time and reduces the risk of tenant defaults. In addition, Savvy features a cryptocurrency wallet that enables users to send, receive, and exchange various currencies securely. This wallet is designed with industry-standard encryption and includes a unique feature that consolidates dispersed ERC-20 token balances, making it easier for e-commerce merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments with minimal transaction fees.

Morty

Series B in 2021
Morty is on a mission to revolutionize the outdated mortgage industry by letting people shop, compare, and close on any mortgage from any lender, completely online. Purchasing a home is the largest, most important financial transaction of most people’s lives. They believe getting a mortgage should be just as simple, modern, and transparent as buying anything else online. We’re building the first-ever, fully digital marketplace to make this possible - like Kayak, but for mortgages.

Buenbit

Series A in 2021
Cryptocurrency exchange with presence in Argentina, Perú and Paraguay. Leveraging cryptocurrency trading to offer a low cost Cross-Border payment solution.

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.

Fresha

Series C in 2021
Fresha is a SaaS-enabled marketplace platform for beauty and wellness industry. The platform takes the hassle out of running a business by managing appointment bookings, point-of-sale, customer records, human resources, inventory, and financial reporting. The consumer marketplace unlocks revenue potential for merchants by leveraging the power of online bookings and automated marketing through mobile apps and integrations to Instagram, Facebook and Google.

Kafene

Series A in 2021
Kafene is a mission driven startup with the goal of empowering flexible ownership for the customers that need it most. Backed by some of the top VCs in fintech, Kafene brings flexible payment options to products like furniture, appliances, electronics, musical instruments, and jewelry while protecting consumers from the traps of traditional debt products. If a consumer can no longer make payments on their merchandise, Kafene understands. The consumer can simply return the item with no obligation and no residual debt. This freedom is powered by a best in class consumer facing technology platform that includes app-based point of sale virtual wallets and AI based underwriting.

Fuell

Seed Round in 2021
Fuell Technologies, S.L. is a Madrid-based company that specializes in issuing corporate credit cards and providing expense management software for businesses. Founded in 2019, Fuell's platform integrates a corporate card with expense management tools, allowing companies to manage spending in real-time and set budgets without the need for traditional expense reports. The service includes features such as automatic budget updates, credit increases as businesses grow, and cashbacks on various expenditures, including rideshare, fuel, dining, and recruitment services. This innovative approach aims to streamline financial management, offering businesses greater control over their expenses and enhancing operational efficiency.

Ziina

Seed Round in 2021
Ziina FZ-LLC provides payment-processing services. The company develops a mobile application through which a user can transfer money to other users by linking the bank account to the application. Ziina FZ-LLC was founded in 2019 and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Wectory

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Wectory is a financial technology company that offers a mobile application designed to facilitate rental payments for landlords and tenants. Through its platform, landlords can receive upfront funding for rental payments, allowing them to request up to twelve months of rent as a single payment. This arrangement provides landlords with immediate cash flow, which can be used for personal or housing-related expenses. The application also includes features such as one-touch or automated payments, reminders, reports, and payment schedules, streamlining the rental payment process. Tenants benefit by making regular payments directly to Wectory’s account to repay the landlord's debt, creating a structured and efficient financial arrangement for both parties.

Belvo

Series A in 2021
Belvo Technologies, Inc. is a financial technology company that has developed an open banking application programming interface (API) platform designed to facilitate access to banking and fiscal information. Founded in 2020 and based in Dover, Delaware, Belvo's platform enables businesses to retrieve various financial data, including bank account statements, historical transactions, account ownership details, and tax information. This developer-first API is aimed at enhancing the creation of more efficient and inclusive financial products in Latin America, streamlining the entire process from client registration to data retrieval.

Denim

Series A in 2021
Axle Payments specializes in providing financial solutions to the freight industry, focusing on small freight brokers and their carriers. Founded in 2016 by Shawn Vo and Bharath Krishnamoorthy, the company is headquartered in New York. Axle Payments offers non-recourse factoring and payment processing services, which help brokers and carriers access the working capital they need to operate effectively. In addition to factoring, the company provides integrated payment solutions, collections, and financing options that enhance the efficiency and transparency of financial transactions within the logistics sector. Axle Payments aims to support the sustainability of the global logistics industry through its innovative financial services.

Zengo

Series A in 2021
Developer of a non-custodial digital currency wallet designed to make the global crypto economy more accessible. The company's digital wallets let people buy and sell cryptocurrencies and generate and manage private keys that reduce and fix the problems of security breaches and human error, enabling cryptocurrency traders and investors to manage their digital assets and investment portfolios in a convenient, secure, and hassle-free manner.

inyad

Series A in 2021
SaaS, Point of sale system

Allinfra

Seed Round in 2021
Allinfra Ltd is a company that develops a blockchain-based platform for the tokenization of unlisted infrastructure finance and environmental assets. Founded in 2017 and based in the Cayman Islands, Allinfra's platform enables direct investments in these assets, allowing individuals and institutions to create, purchase, and transfer ownership interests. It provides an alternative source of financing for asset owners while enhancing liquidity and access in the market. The company also offers Allinfra Climate, an enterprise software solution that helps institutions achieve sustainability goals by collecting climate-relevant information directly from assets. This verifiable and auditable data can be stored, utilized, or monetized, thereby supporting sustainability efforts while facilitating investment in renewable and infrastructure projects.

Incode

Series A in 2021
Incode Technologies Inc. is a digital identity company specializing in biometric identity solutions that enhance customer experiences across banking, payments, hospitality, and retail sectors. The company has developed Incode Omni, an omnichannel platform that leverages artificial intelligence to provide secure identity verification through facial recognition and government-issued IDs. Its product suite includes Incode Hello, a chat and video conference solution; Incode Welcome, for applying for bank accounts or credit cards; Incode Facepay, a facial recognition payment system; Incode Talk, for app authentication; and Incode Greet. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, Incode operates globally, with additional offices in Europe and Latin America. The company is recognized for its enterprise-grade facial recognition capabilities and serves some of the world's largest banks, financial institutions, and retailers, setting a high standard for convenience and security in digital identity verification.

Baraka

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Baraka is a UAE-based fintech company focused on connecting young, millennial investors with both regional and international investment opportunities. The company offers an investment application that aims to democratize access to stock markets by providing a platform for commission-free investing in stocks, initial public offerings, and exchange-traded funds. Baraka enhances the investment experience through educational content, market news, and in-depth stock analysis, enabling users to deepen their investment knowledge and make informed decisions. By fostering a vibrant and transparent investing ecosystem, Baraka empowers its community members to exchange opinions, insights, and advice, facilitating a supportive environment for new and experienced investors alike.

minu

Series A in 2021
Minu Servicios, S.A.P.I de C.V. operates an application called minu, which allows employees in Mexico to access their earned salaries before the official payroll date. By providing this service, Minu aims to enhance the financial well-being of workers, enabling them to manage their finances more effectively. The company collaborates with human resources departments to implement its solution, which is designed to improve employee satisfaction, retention, and talent attraction. Minu is backed by prominent institutional investors in the FinTech sector, reflecting its potential to transform the payroll experience in Mexico.

bxblue

Series A in 2021
bxblue is a marketplace for personal loans in Brazil explicitly targeting pensioners and Government workers because they can they take loans secured by their guaranteed income. Because of that banks can deduct the payment directly from the paycheck, leading to an apr 10x lower than credit cards. Payroll secured loans are the most affordable personal loan in Brazil, and they represent 60% of the personal loans in the country. It is a 40bn dollar/year marke, completely offline. We are taking this entire market online.

Ziina

Seed Round in 2021
Ziina FZ-LLC provides payment-processing services. The company develops a mobile application through which a user can transfer money to other users by linking the bank account to the application. Ziina FZ-LLC was founded in 2019 and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Rapyd

Series D in 2021
Rapyd is a mobile financial network that makes the world’s favorite ways to pay and be paid instantly available through a single API and SDK. Its platform and API brings together local financial specialists from every corner of the world to make the 100s of ways people pay available around the world. It enables ecommerce merchants, gig platforms, challenger wallets, remittance platforms, online lenders, and even traditional banks to break free of their old infrastructure and limitations and create new mobile-friendly solutions.

Carpay

Series A in 2021
Carpay automates loan servicing for Buy Here Pay Here (BHPH) dealers, and gives BHPH borrowers transparency and control over their auto loans.

Vest Wealth Management

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Vest is a digital investment advisor targeting the middle class in emerging markets. Through Vest, users can start investing with just 50 dollars in local funds and investment products.

Neo Financial

Series A in 2020
Credit card, rewards, and deposits all in one.

Conta Simples

Seed Round in 2020
A virtual bank, money transfer and P2P lending beyond the borders on the blockchain. Helping 100 of millions of bank and unbanked people in Latin to get access to the banking and lending system and also make a quick profit while lending to the people in their neighborhood with trust. The first quick approved microloans without any documentation. A network builds by people for people.

Finom

Seed Round in 2020
Finom combines digital business account benefits with multiple services to provide financial solutions for entrepreneurs, self-employed, and freelancers. It pulls together accounting, financial management, and banking functions for early-stage businesses and SMEs into one mobile-first product. Founded in 2019, Finom is headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Oyster

Seed Round in 2020
Oyster Financial, Inc. is a financial services company that offers an online application designed to manage capital and simplify financial management for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small to medium-sized enterprises. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Mexico City and Kathmandu, Oyster provides a comprehensive digital platform that allows business owners to conduct various financial tasks directly from their mobile devices. Services include a Mastercard debit card, fee-free fund transfers, bill payments to over 70 service providers in Mexico, invoice management, and access to discounts at numerous locations. By streamlining these processes, Oyster aims to empower entrepreneurs to achieve their business goals and make informed financial decisions.

Toolbox

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Toolbox is focused on improving the work landscape for skilled construction workers, who collectively earn over $300 billion in wages. Founded in 2018 and based in New York, Toolbox operates a labor marketplace that empowers workers and subcontractors to showcase their professional skills, secure job opportunities, and reduce downtime through short-term gigs. Additionally, Toolbox provides financial technology solutions tailored for small and medium-sized businesses, offering intelligent banking services, financial insights, and automated bookkeeping. This platform enables businesses to easily compare and select lender offers, purchase materials and equipment, and gain a comprehensive view of their financial health, thereby facilitating access to necessary capital for growth.

Toss

Series G in 2020
Toss is a South Korea-based mobile financial service platform operated by fintech start-up Viva Republica Co Ltd. Since its launching in February of 2015, Toss garnered over 13 million app downloads and processed over USD$10 billion in P2P payments. Adding to its success in P2P payments, Viva Republica Co Ltd. has launched over 10 financials services to become a consumer mobile financial services platform. Toss partners with incumbent financial institutions and other fintech players to provide users with services that cover all facets of their financial lives, including payments, loans, investments, credit score management, spending analysis, and insurance products.

SWAP

Seed Round in 2020
SWAP empowers companies to transform their financial operation with an innovative approach, technology, and business model. SWAP’s APIs offer clients end-to-end, white-label, financial solutions. Connected to them, its clients are able to develop complete financial ecosystems including pre-paid cards, digital wallets, financial services and further monetize their platform while expanding their core experience. It removes barriers and generates new business lines for companies, effectively creating internal fintech.

Scalefast

Series B in 2020
Scalefast is a digital commerce solution that simplifies and streamlines e-Commerce for inspirational brands. The company uses a powerful combination of Artificial Intelligence and e-Commerce expertise. It provides the infrastructure and full-service business operations necessary to scale quickly and increase revenue, with everything needed under one roof. Scalefast takes the complexity out of digital commerce for brands in the entertainment, consumer goods, and fashion industries. It is based in Los Angeles, with offices in Paris and Madrid, and was founded in 2014.

Aprila Bank

Series B in 2020
Aprila Bank ASA is a commercial banking institution based in Oslo, Norway, specializing in providing financial services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and retail customers. Founded in 2018, the bank focuses on developing digital and automated financing solutions, including Aprila Invoice Sales, which allows for the immediate sale of invoices and is integrated with cloud-based accounting systems. With its API-based technology platform, Aprila connects with approximately 130,000 SMEs through partnerships with prominent ERP and accounting software providers, facilitating seamless financial transactions and improving access to funding for businesses in the Norwegian market.

Finom

Seed Round in 2020
Finom combines digital business account benefits with multiple services to provide financial solutions for entrepreneurs, self-employed, and freelancers. It pulls together accounting, financial management, and banking functions for early-stage businesses and SMEs into one mobile-first product. Founded in 2019, Finom is headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Silverbird

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Silverbird operates as a digital bank focused on facilitating international trade for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company offers online banking services, global business accounts, and high-value cross-border payment solutions tailored for businesses engaged in global commerce. Utilizing advanced, data-driven know-your-client technology, Silverbird effectively onboards international SMEs, helping them become bankable in Europe and other markets. By collaborating with banks, regulators, payment networks, and trade finance firms, Silverbird aims to eliminate the complexities associated with international payments, thereby promoting smoother transactions and fostering growth in global trade. The platform collects and analyzes transactional data to verify legitimate businesses, ensuring secure and efficient international transfers between accounts.

Plooto

Seed Round in 2020
Plooto, Inc. is a Toronto-based company that operates a cloud-based payments platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2015, Plooto's platform simplifies the payment process by allowing users to send and receive payments online efficiently. It enables businesses to make payments to any recipient with an active bank account within 2-3 business days. Additionally, Plooto automates transaction reconciliation with popular accounting software, streamlining financial operations for its users.

ZAX

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Creating a platform for product discovery, sales, marketing, trust, payment, credit & logistics services to suppliers & resellers across Latin America.

Scratch

Series B in 2019
Scratch Financial, operating under the brand Scratchpay, is the leading provider of accessible payment plans for veterinary care in the United States. Established in 2016 by Caleb Morse and John Keatley, the company is based in Los Angeles, California. Scratchpay collaborates with veterinary clinics to offer pet owners straightforward and pet-friendly financing options. The platform allows users to apply for and receive approval for payment plans in approximately 90 seconds, facilitating timely access to essential veterinary services. Scratchpay aims to enhance the affordability and transparency of veterinary care, ultimately ensuring that more pet owners can obtain the medical attention their animals require.

Klar

Seed Round in 2019
Klar is a fintech company providing a mobile app and a debit card that has the benefits of a credit card. Using the Klar card rewards users with cash of up to 4% cash back for each purchase, not points without confusing conversions or expiration dates. Clients can also send and receive payments and collections money instantly to Klar accounts and other banks. The Klar card is linked to an app where users can see all their movements in real-time. Stefan Moller, Daniel Autrique, Jeronimo Riefkohl, and Gianluigi Davassi established the fintech company in Mexico City, Distrito Federal in 2018.

Toss

Series F in 2019
Toss is a South Korea-based mobile financial service platform operated by fintech start-up Viva Republica Co Ltd. Since its launching in February of 2015, Toss garnered over 13 million app downloads and processed over USD$10 billion in P2P payments. Adding to its success in P2P payments, Viva Republica Co Ltd. has launched over 10 financials services to become a consumer mobile financial services platform. Toss partners with incumbent financial institutions and other fintech players to provide users with services that cover all facets of their financial lives, including payments, loans, investments, credit score management, spending analysis, and insurance products.

FlipGive

Series A in 2019
FlipGive helps brands acquire new customers & drive loyalty. Our team funding app allows our members to pool their spend as a group to earn cash from everyday shopping spend. We're aggregating the traditionally fragmented youth sports market to create a direct digital channel between our 700+ merchant partners & the North American youth sports market.

Secfi

Series A in 2019
Secfi, Inc. is a company that specializes in pre-wealth advisory solutions, focusing on equity planning and financing for startup employees and founders. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Amsterdam, Secfi offers tools and resources designed to help private company shareholders make informed financial decisions regarding their equity from the offer stage to an initial public offering. The company provides options exercise and shareholder financing solutions, along with educational resources and guidance from licensed equity strategists. By simplifying the complexities of equity compensation, Secfi aims to empower employees to better understand their financial options and concentrate on their passions.

Toolbox

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Toolbox is focused on improving the work landscape for skilled construction workers, who collectively earn over $300 billion in wages. Founded in 2018 and based in New York, Toolbox operates a labor marketplace that empowers workers and subcontractors to showcase their professional skills, secure job opportunities, and reduce downtime through short-term gigs. Additionally, Toolbox provides financial technology solutions tailored for small and medium-sized businesses, offering intelligent banking services, financial insights, and automated bookkeeping. This platform enables businesses to easily compare and select lender offers, purchase materials and equipment, and gain a comprehensive view of their financial health, thereby facilitating access to necessary capital for growth.

Fresha

Series B in 2019
Fresha is a SaaS-enabled marketplace platform for beauty and wellness industry. The platform takes the hassle out of running a business by managing appointment bookings, point-of-sale, customer records, human resources, inventory, and financial reporting. The consumer marketplace unlocks revenue potential for merchants by leveraging the power of online bookings and automated marketing through mobile apps and integrations to Instagram, Facebook and Google.

Securitize

Series A in 2018
Securitize, Inc. is a compliance platform that specializes in the issuance and management of digital securities. Founded in 2017 and based in Redwood City, California, the company offers a range of services for issuers, including document handling, investor communications, and accreditation. For investors, Securitize provides tools for wallet management, an investor dashboard, and token distribution. The platform enables eligible investors to own, manage, and trade digital securities in various capital markets, including equity, funds, fixed income, and real estate. Securitize is recognized as a registered transfer agent and is integrated with multiple regulated U.S. marketplaces, allowing it to facilitate compliant digital securities transactions. Additionally, the company offers KYC/AML and capital management services, ensuring a secure environment for both issuers and investors.

Clearco

Series A in 2018
Clearbanc provides growth capital for web-enabled businesses through its 20-minute term sheet. The company offers fast, affordable growth capital to eCommerce and B2B/SaaS companies. Its investments range from $10K - $10M and its portfolio spans small businesses across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom to some of the fastest-growing consumer brands. Launched in 2015, Clearbanc uses proprietary underwriting technology to offer more capital at quicker speeds and more flexible terms than other financing alternatives.

Teikametrics

Series A in 2018
Teikametrics, LLC is a Boston-based company founded in 2011 that specializes in e-commerce optimization for online retailers. The company offers an advanced software platform that focuses on pricing optimization, inventory management, and operational efficiency for sellers on marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay. By utilizing artificial intelligence, Teikametrics enables retailers to dynamically adjust their prices, manage inventory effectively, and identify market trends ahead of their competitors. Additionally, the platform provides competitive intelligence data, helping businesses to enhance their supply chain and investment strategies. Teikametrics also offers brand consulting services, further supporting the growth and profitability of e-commerce businesses.

Zengo

Seed Round in 2018
Developer of a non-custodial digital currency wallet designed to make the global crypto economy more accessible. The company's digital wallets let people buy and sell cryptocurrencies and generate and manage private keys that reduce and fix the problems of security breaches and human error, enabling cryptocurrency traders and investors to manage their digital assets and investment portfolios in a convenient, secure, and hassle-free manner.

Fresha

Venture Round in 2018
Fresha is a SaaS-enabled marketplace platform for beauty and wellness industry. The platform takes the hassle out of running a business by managing appointment bookings, point-of-sale, customer records, human resources, inventory, and financial reporting. The consumer marketplace unlocks revenue potential for merchants by leveraging the power of online bookings and automated marketing through mobile apps and integrations to Instagram, Facebook and Google.

Cuenca

Seed Round in 2018
Cuenca is a FinTech company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in providing digital financial services. Established in 2016, Cuenca operates a mobile-based application that facilitates various banking functions, including bill payments for utilities such as mobile, electricity, and water. In addition to bill payment services, the platform offers online banking features that enable users to securely deposit and withdraw funds, access savings accounts with competitive interest rates, and obtain loans tailored to their financial needs. This comprehensive digital approach allows users to manage their finances conveniently and efficiently.

SmartAsset

Series C in 2018
SmartAsset is a financial technology company that empowers people with automated personalized financial advice. Its proprietary technology, up-to-the-minute research and unique Automated Financial Modeling software simulate the impact of different decisions on people’s personal finances, enabling millions of people to make smart financial decisions. The company has created dozens of calculators and tools spanning the full range of personal finance options including home buying, retirement planning, life insurance, personal loans, student loans, credit cards, loan refinance, taxes, finding a financial advisor and investing. These tools live on SmartAsset’s website and are embedded in relevant content on financial publisher websites via the Captivate tool. The company furthers its mission of helping people make smart financial decisions by connecting them to financial advisors via the SmartAdvisor service. In addition to these tools, an in-house editorial team creates thousands of educational articles and data-driven studies.

Chipper

Convertible Note in 2018
Chipper, Inc. develops a student loan management application. Its platform allows the students to analyze, manage, and pay back their student debt. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Plastiq

Series B in 2018
Plastiq Inc. is an online payment service that allows users to make payments using credit and debit cards, even when the recipient does not typically accept card payments. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company facilitates payments for various expenses, including tuition, taxes, rent, utilities, and insurance, primarily in the United States and Canada. By processing card payments and converting them into formats that recipients can accept, such as electronic bank transfers or checks, Plastiq enables individuals and businesses to manage their finances more flexibly. This service empowers users to earn credit card rewards, take advantage of early-payment discounts, and utilize their cash flow more effectively, making it easier to manage expenses that traditionally required checks. With a growing presence, Plastiq is committed to advancing innovative payment solutions.

Fictiv

Series B in 2018
Fictiv Inc. operates a manufacturing platform that enables users to design, develop, and deliver fabricate parts. Its online interface enables customers to get instant quotes, review manufacturing feedback, and manage orders from vendors. The company’s platform enables users to leverage distributed manufacturing to fabricate parts through 3D printing and CNC machining. It serves engineers, designers, creators, startups, hackers, and more. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California.

RecargaPay

Series B in 2018
RecargaPay Payments Ltda. operates a mobile prepaid top-up platform in Brazil and Latin America, focused on providing essential payment services to both banked and unbanked consumers. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in São Paulo, with an additional office in Buenos Aires, RecargaPay aims to democratize mobile payments and financial services. The company facilitates a variety of transactions, including airtime top-ups, utility bill payments, and other financial services, creating a comprehensive mobile money ecosystem. RecargaPay allows users to easily cash in and cash out through various methods such as credit and debit cards, loans, QR codes, and mobile point-of-sale systems. With the goal of transforming payment experiences, the company has successfully raised over $63 million in venture capital from a range of investors.

Secfi

Seed Round in 2018
Secfi, Inc. is a company that specializes in pre-wealth advisory solutions, focusing on equity planning and financing for startup employees and founders. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Amsterdam, Secfi offers tools and resources designed to help private company shareholders make informed financial decisions regarding their equity from the offer stage to an initial public offering. The company provides options exercise and shareholder financing solutions, along with educational resources and guidance from licensed equity strategists. By simplifying the complexities of equity compensation, Secfi aims to empower employees to better understand their financial options and concentrate on their passions.

CodenameDjango

Seed Round in 2018
Secure Crypto custody

Aprila Bank

Venture Round in 2017
Aprila Bank ASA is a commercial banking institution based in Oslo, Norway, specializing in providing financial services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and retail customers. Founded in 2018, the bank focuses on developing digital and automated financing solutions, including Aprila Invoice Sales, which allows for the immediate sale of invoices and is integrated with cloud-based accounting systems. With its API-based technology platform, Aprila connects with approximately 130,000 SMEs through partnerships with prominent ERP and accounting software providers, facilitating seamless financial transactions and improving access to funding for businesses in the Norwegian market.