Middlegame Ventures

Middlegame Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage and growth companies in the financial technology sector. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., with an additional office in Luxembourg City, the firm targets startups that are transforming financial services through digital solutions and innovative technologies. Its investment areas include fintech, artificial intelligence, machine learning, augmented and virtual reality, big data, blockchain, quantum computing, and crypto-enabled infrastructure. Middlegame Ventures emphasizes partnerships with B2B and B2B2C companies that are enhancing middleware and back-office functions, as well as addressing challenges in core banking, insurance risk management, intelligent payments, asset management, capital markets, user engagement, and regulatory compliance. The firm primarily invests in the European Union and North America, including Ireland and the United States.

Pascal Bouvier

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

William Kotto

CFO

Mia Lewis

Associate

L Michael Meyer

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Patrick Pinschmidt

Co-Founder & General Partner

Kanishk Walia

Principal

Past deals in Luxembourg

Next Gate Tech

Series A in 2022
Next Gate Tech is a Luxembourg based, data-driven FundTech that provides innovative Software-as-a-Service solutions for the asset management industry. Our mission is to enhance the Fund industry technology, thanks to machine learning, data analytics, and smart automation. We capitalize on the rapid emergence of cloud-based computing frameworks to offer fast, accurate, and robust solutions to our clients. We provide intelligent, adaptive, and dynamic automation solutions through a web platform to help industry players manage middle and back-office processes.

Railsr

Private Equity Round in 2020
Railsbank Technology Ltd develops an API banking and compliance technology platform that connects together a global network of partner banks with companies. The platform provides companies with access to wholesale banking services in five lines of code. It enables users to create bank accounts, streamline technical integration with banks, and connect to payment schemes to receive and send money to/from these accounts. Railsbank Technology Ltd was founded in 2016 and is based in London, United Kingdom with additional offices located in Singapore, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka.

Next Gate Tech

Seed Round in 2020
Next Gate Tech is a Luxembourg based, data-driven FundTech that provides innovative Software-as-a-Service solutions for the asset management industry. Our mission is to enhance the Fund industry technology, thanks to machine learning, data analytics, and smart automation. We capitalize on the rapid emergence of cloud-based computing frameworks to offer fast, accurate, and robust solutions to our clients. We provide intelligent, adaptive, and dynamic automation solutions through a web platform to help industry players manage middle and back-office processes.

Railsr

Convertible Note in 2018
Railsbank Technology Ltd develops an API banking and compliance technology platform that connects together a global network of partner banks with companies. The platform provides companies with access to wholesale banking services in five lines of code. It enables users to create bank accounts, streamline technical integration with banks, and connect to payment schemes to receive and send money to/from these accounts. Railsbank Technology Ltd was founded in 2016 and is based in London, United Kingdom with additional offices located in Singapore, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka.