FJ Labs

FJ Labs, established in 2015 and headquartered in New York, is a stage-agnostic investment firm focusing on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. It invests in seed and series A rounds, with a typical investment range of $50,000 to $5,000,000. The firm's portfolio includes notable companies such as Alibaba Group, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, Adore Me, and Earnest, spanning sectors like e-commerce, fintech, and ad tech.

Matias Barbero

Venture Capital

Zineb Belghiti

Operations Associate

William Guillouard

Operating Partner

Arne Halleraker

Partner

Christopher Keshian

Investor

Ariel Lebowits

CFO

Jose Marin

Founding Partner

Güimar Vaca Sittic

Venture Partner

Jeff Weinstein

Partner

Past deals in Fraud Detection

Comun

Series A in 2024
Comun is a digital banking platform tailored for Latinos in the United States, offering a user-friendly app that enables quick application for FDIC-secured deposit accounts and VISA debit cards in under two minutes. The platform provides access to over 55,000 ATMs across North America and prioritizes customer service in both Spanish and English. Comun enhances financial security through advanced fraud detection features and facilitates free and instant transfers via its internal payments platform, ComunYa. Additionally, users can connect Direct Deposit to receive their paychecks up to two days early, promoting financial stability and freedom among its customers.

Comun

Series A in 2024
Comun is a digital banking platform tailored for Latinos in the United States, offering a user-friendly app that enables quick application for FDIC-secured deposit accounts and VISA debit cards in under two minutes. The platform provides access to over 55,000 ATMs across North America and prioritizes customer service in both Spanish and English. Comun enhances financial security through advanced fraud detection features and facilitates free and instant transfers via its internal payments platform, ComunYa. Additionally, users can connect Direct Deposit to receive their paychecks up to two days early, promoting financial stability and freedom among its customers.

Higlobe

Convertible Note in 2024
Higlobe is an international payment platform established in 2020 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The company specializes in providing money transfer services primarily for overseas freelancers, contractors, and independent workers who work with U.S. business clients. Higlobe distinguishes itself by offering zero transaction fees for its services, with the mission of completely eliminating transaction costs for its users. The platform features an account secured by blockchain technology and includes services to combat money laundering and fraud. This allows non-U.S. freelancers and companies to quickly and efficiently withdraw payments from their U.S.-based clients without encountering hidden charges or fees. Higlobe aims to streamline international payments and enhance the financial experience for independent workers globally.

Incognia

Series B in 2024
Incognia is a provider of advanced identity solutions designed to facilitate secure and seamless digital interactions. The company specializes in persistent device fingerprint technology, which integrates device recognition signals, location analytics, and tamper detection to enhance user verification and fraud prevention. Its platform offers a range of services, including data breach prevention, secure authentication, and account takeover protection, enabling businesses in sectors such as food delivery, ride-hailing, marketplaces, and financial services to safeguard their reputations and improve customer retention. By delivering customizable risk assessments and actionable insights, Incognia helps companies optimize conversions, minimize false positives, and effectively combat fraud.

Reworth

Seed Round in 2024
Reworth is a company that facilitates interactions between banks and merchants through a payment relationship marketing platform, aimed at enhancing customer engagement. It leverages anonymous transactional data shared by financial institutions to deliver personalized cashback offers, thereby encouraging consumer spending and loyalty. Reworth's API infrastructure supports the creation of various reward programs and allows partners to access real-time business intelligence, competitor analysis, and first-party marketing data. This data-driven ecosystem not only helps banks improve their market share and profitability but also equips merchants with the insights needed to better understand and predict consumer behavior. By powering innovative financial services such as credit scoring and fraud prevention, Reworth is positioned to play a significant role in the evolution of Open Finance.

Comun

Seed Round in 2023
Comun is a digital banking platform tailored for Latinos in the United States, offering a user-friendly app that enables quick application for FDIC-secured deposit accounts and VISA debit cards in under two minutes. The platform provides access to over 55,000 ATMs across North America and prioritizes customer service in both Spanish and English. Comun enhances financial security through advanced fraud detection features and facilitates free and instant transfers via its internal payments platform, ComunYa. Additionally, users can connect Direct Deposit to receive their paychecks up to two days early, promoting financial stability and freedom among its customers.

Higlobe

Series A in 2022
Higlobe is an international payment platform established in 2020 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The company specializes in providing money transfer services primarily for overseas freelancers, contractors, and independent workers who work with U.S. business clients. Higlobe distinguishes itself by offering zero transaction fees for its services, with the mission of completely eliminating transaction costs for its users. The platform features an account secured by blockchain technology and includes services to combat money laundering and fraud. This allows non-U.S. freelancers and companies to quickly and efficiently withdraw payments from their U.S.-based clients without encountering hidden charges or fees. Higlobe aims to streamline international payments and enhance the financial experience for independent workers globally.

Sardine

Series A in 2022
Sardine is a financial technology company that specializes in providing a risk and fraud infrastructure tailored for the online economy. It has developed a device intelligence platform that leverages artificial intelligence and advanced risk engine software. This platform enhances fraud detection while minimizing sign-up friction by analyzing multiple real-time data points, including device information, browser details, and behavioral biometrics. By integrating this technology, Sardine enables businesses to establish a robust risk and fraud management framework, ultimately reducing costs within the fintech ecosystem.

Enigma

Seed Round in 2022
Enigma is a San Francisco-based company specializing in cloud SDK solutions designed to protect data-in-use. It focuses on automating and streamlining business operations, particularly for financial institutions, aiding in anti-money laundering compliance, credit card fraud detection, and insurance premium pricing. Additionally, Enigma leverages advanced privacy technologies to develop a platform for scalable, end-to-end decentralized applications. The company introduces innovative secret contracts—smart contracts that enable the utilization of private and sensitive data within decentralized applications and services, enhancing both data security and operational efficiency.

Comun

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Comun is a digital banking platform tailored for Latinos in the United States, offering a user-friendly app that enables quick application for FDIC-secured deposit accounts and VISA debit cards in under two minutes. The platform provides access to over 55,000 ATMs across North America and prioritizes customer service in both Spanish and English. Comun enhances financial security through advanced fraud detection features and facilitates free and instant transfers via its internal payments platform, ComunYa. Additionally, users can connect Direct Deposit to receive their paychecks up to two days early, promoting financial stability and freedom among its customers.

Reworth

Seed Round in 2021
Reworth is a company that facilitates interactions between banks and merchants through a payment relationship marketing platform, aimed at enhancing customer engagement. It leverages anonymous transactional data shared by financial institutions to deliver personalized cashback offers, thereby encouraging consumer spending and loyalty. Reworth's API infrastructure supports the creation of various reward programs and allows partners to access real-time business intelligence, competitor analysis, and first-party marketing data. This data-driven ecosystem not only helps banks improve their market share and profitability but also equips merchants with the insights needed to better understand and predict consumer behavior. By powering innovative financial services such as credit scoring and fraud prevention, Reworth is positioned to play a significant role in the evolution of Open Finance.

Stripe

Series C in 2015
Stripe is a technology company that develops APIs and tools for businesses to accept and manage online payments. It offers a range of products, including Payments, Subscriptions, Connect, Sigma, and Atlas, catering to various industries such as e-commerce, B2B platforms, and non-profits. Stripe also provides fraud detection tools like Radar and user interface components for custom payment forms with Stripe Elements. It supports international debit/credit cards and serves businesses in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and other regions. Additionally, Stripe Capital offers financing options based on payment history, with automatic repayment adjustments based on daily sales.
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