FJ Labs

Founded in 2015, FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm focusing on stage-agnostic investments in marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. Their investment range varies from $50,000 to $5,000,000, typically at seed or series A stages.

Matias Barbero

Investor

Zineb Belghiti

Analyst

Agapitos Diakogiannis

Investor

Fabrice Grinda

Partner

William Guillouard

Venture Partner

Arne Halleraker

Partner

Jose Marin

Partner

Daniel Simon

Venture Partner

Luke Skertich

Investor

Guimar Vaca Sittic

Venture Partner

Jeff Weinstein

Partner

Andrea Xu

Investor

Past deals in Risk Management

Strike

Series A in 2025
Strike is a cybersecurity firm focused on providing accessible and high-quality security solutions to enterprises of all sizes. The company specializes in Continuous Pentesting, which connects organizations with cybersecurity professionals to ensure ongoing security assessments rather than relying solely on periodic testing. This approach combines manual pentesting by skilled experts with automated scanning, allowing organizations to identify and address vulnerabilities in real-time. By integrating with clients' management and communication systems, Strike enhances the efficiency of vulnerability triaging and remediation, helping businesses safeguard their data against potential threats before they can be exploited.

ValidMind

Seed Round in 2024
ValidMind specializes in AI governance and risk management for the financial services industry. Its solution ensures regulatory compliance and risk mitigation of artificial intelligence and machine learning models, empowering institutions to confidently adopt AI advancements responsibly.

Simetrik

Series B in 2024
Founded in 2017, Simetrik specializes in providing big data solutions for corporate finance control and automation. Its platform offers AI-powered tools, no-code configuration, and secure data integration capabilities, enabling global enterprises to streamline transaction reconciliation, detect anomalies, reduce manual effort, accelerate financial closings, and enhance decision-making.

January

Series B in 2023
January is a developer of a data-driven financial platform that focuses on providing end-to-end resolution services for delinquent and charged-off consumer loans. The platform aims to build and enforce trust in consumer finance by addressing the challenges faced by borrowers in delinquency and default, such as harassment, hidden fees, and damaged credit scores. At the same time, it helps creditors recover lost funds while mitigating compliance and operational risks. By utilizing technology, January offers a streamlined and effective resolution process that caters to the unique financial situations and preferences of borrowers, ultimately fostering a more trustworthy relationship between borrowers and creditors.

Shyft

Convertible Note in 2023
Shyft Network Inc, founded in 2017 and based in Barbados, operates a blockchain-based digital identity network aimed at enhancing regulatory compliance and data security. As a subsidiary of Bitfury USA, Inc., Shyft focuses on aggregating existing protocols to create a standardized approach to anti-money laundering verification. The network offers robust data protection and features such as a bridge watcher system to detect and deter threats. It provides users with granular control over their information, allowing them to decide what data to share, with whom, and for what purposes. Shyft also facilitates incentivized data exchange, enabling businesses to improve personal information security while accessing valuable compliance-satisfying data.

Simetrik

Series A in 2023
Founded in 2017, Simetrik specializes in providing big data solutions for corporate finance control and automation. Its platform offers AI-powered tools, no-code configuration, and secure data integration capabilities, enabling global enterprises to streamline transaction reconciliation, detect anomalies, reduce manual effort, accelerate financial closings, and enhance decision-making.

Whistic

Series B in 2022
Whistic, Inc. is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Pleasant Grove, Utah. It operates an AI-powered platform designed to help organizations evaluate and manage the IT security risks associated with their SaaS vendors. Whistic's platform streamlines the vendor risk assessment process, allowing information security and compliance teams to establish effective third-party risk management programs. The solution offers a centralized repository for security and compliance documentation, facilitating easier responses to security review requests and aiding in regulatory compliance. Additionally, Whistic features a unique Trust Catalog that connects vendors with their customers, enabling seamless exchange of security and compliance information. This comprehensive approach significantly reduces the risk of data breaches and enhances customer trust in the vendor relationship.

Strike

Seed Round in 2022
Strike is a cybersecurity firm focused on providing accessible and high-quality security solutions to enterprises of all sizes. The company specializes in Continuous Pentesting, which connects organizations with cybersecurity professionals to ensure ongoing security assessments rather than relying solely on periodic testing. This approach combines manual pentesting by skilled experts with automated scanning, allowing organizations to identify and address vulnerabilities in real-time. By integrating with clients' management and communication systems, Strike enhances the efficiency of vulnerability triaging and remediation, helping businesses safeguard their data against potential threats before they can be exploited.

Bracket

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Bracket is a company that focuses on providing downside protection insurance for blue-chip assets while also developing a decentralized finance platform aimed at democratizing financial products. Their platform introduces innovative on-chain solutions for volatility trading, allowing investors to engage with financial leverage through an option-spread-like position based on a percentage of the spot price. Additionally, Bracket creates social and collaborative applications on the Force.com platform, enhancing user engagement and interaction. Through these offerings, Bracket seeks to provide investors with enhanced security and flexibility in their financial strategies.

Simetrik

Series A in 2022
Founded in 2017, Simetrik specializes in providing big data solutions for corporate finance control and automation. Its platform offers AI-powered tools, no-code configuration, and secure data integration capabilities, enabling global enterprises to streamline transaction reconciliation, detect anomalies, reduce manual effort, accelerate financial closings, and enhance decision-making.

Overnight

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Overnight is a protocol specializing in asset management, offering passive yield products based on delta-neutral strategies. It introduces USD+, a stablecoin backed by conservative DeFi portfolios, designed for maximum liquidity and loss avoidance even over short periods. Investors can exchange USD+ for USDC upon request.

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.

Whistic

Series A in 2020
Whistic, Inc. is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Pleasant Grove, Utah. It operates an AI-powered platform designed to help organizations evaluate and manage the IT security risks associated with their SaaS vendors. Whistic's platform streamlines the vendor risk assessment process, allowing information security and compliance teams to establish effective third-party risk management programs. The solution offers a centralized repository for security and compliance documentation, facilitating easier responses to security review requests and aiding in regulatory compliance. Additionally, Whistic features a unique Trust Catalog that connects vendors with their customers, enabling seamless exchange of security and compliance information. This comprehensive approach significantly reduces the risk of data breaches and enhances customer trust in the vendor relationship.

Shyft

Series A in 2020
Shyft Network Inc, founded in 2017 and based in Barbados, operates a blockchain-based digital identity network aimed at enhancing regulatory compliance and data security. As a subsidiary of Bitfury USA, Inc., Shyft focuses on aggregating existing protocols to create a standardized approach to anti-money laundering verification. The network offers robust data protection and features such as a bridge watcher system to detect and deter threats. It provides users with granular control over their information, allowing them to decide what data to share, with whom, and for what purposes. Shyft also facilitates incentivized data exchange, enabling businesses to improve personal information security while accessing valuable compliance-satisfying data.

Whistic

Venture Round in 2019
Whistic, Inc. is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Pleasant Grove, Utah. It operates an AI-powered platform designed to help organizations evaluate and manage the IT security risks associated with their SaaS vendors. Whistic's platform streamlines the vendor risk assessment process, allowing information security and compliance teams to establish effective third-party risk management programs. The solution offers a centralized repository for security and compliance documentation, facilitating easier responses to security review requests and aiding in regulatory compliance. Additionally, Whistic features a unique Trust Catalog that connects vendors with their customers, enabling seamless exchange of security and compliance information. This comprehensive approach significantly reduces the risk of data breaches and enhances customer trust in the vendor relationship.

MADSKY

Seed Round in 2019
Madsky is a third-party administrative company focused on facilitating home repairs for homeowners affected by severe weather events. By acting as a liaison among homeowners, contractors, suppliers, vendors, and insurance companies, Madsky streamlines the restoration process. The company boasts a robust network of over 3,000 certified roofing contractors and more than 3,600 suppliers and vendors across the United States. Madsky offers a range of services including contracting, managed repair programs, and material purchases, ensuring clients receive efficient and reliable support. Homeowners benefit from a five-year workmanship warranty on repairs performed by Madsky-referred contractors, enhancing their peace of mind. The company's proprietary Frictionless Customer Experience (FCX) claim management system further optimizes the restoration process, addressing inefficiencies that often plague traditional approaches. Founded by Chris Nussbeck, who has over three decades of experience in the roofing and storm restoration industry, Madsky aims to provide a more automated and personalized solution to home repair challenges, responding to the increasing frequency and severity of weather-related damage.

KNØX

Seed Round in 2018
KNØX specializes in secure digital asset custody for institutions, offering comprehensive insurance coverage for the full value of clients' holdings. Its end-to-end system ensures simplicity and uncompromising security, with each client having access to a dedicated terminal for asset management.
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