Nyca Partners

Nyca Partners LLC is a venture capital and advisory firm founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, United States. The firm specializes in the financial technology sector, focusing on startups and early-stage companies that offer innovative solutions in areas such as merchant payments, alternative credit networks, digital advice, and enhancements to financial services infrastructure. Nyca Partners connects these companies with financial institutions, technology firms, and expert advisors to foster growth and innovation. The firm typically invests between $10 million and $15 million in its portfolio companies, targeting a range of stages from seed to later-stage investments. As a Registered Investment Adviser, Nyca Partners is committed to supporting the fintech ecosystem.

Agastya Gupta

Associate

Jasleen Kaur

Principal

Stephanie Khoo

Partner

Sol Lee

Principal

Max Liebeskind

Principal

Ravi Mohan

COO and Partner

Samriti Pal

Associate

Isabel Steinhaus

Senior Associate

168 past transactions

Changxiang World

Seed Round in 2025
Changxiang World is an intelligent service provider that specializes in the field of art training. The company is dedicated to developing an integrated art training intelligent service platform.

Gierd

Series A in 2025
Gierd is a technology company that provides an end-to-end ecommerce marketplace platform for brands. It aims to simplify and streamline the process of launching, scaling, and managing ecommerce marketplace sales. Gierd's platform offers a suite of tools, including market price analytics, financial performance reporting, inventory management, and data democratization, empowering brands of all sizes with concrete insights and resources to grow their business efficiently.

Sympera AI

Seed Round in 2025
Sympera AI is a technology company that provides a platform for relationship managers in the banking sector. This platform uses artificial intelligence to analyze client behavior, predict client needs, and offer tailored sales strategies. It helps bankers identify suitable clients, engage in meaningful conversations, and grow their client portfolios. Sympera's team specializes in developing AI-based solutions specifically for the banking industry to address gaps in relationship management.

Utila

Series A in 2025
Utila is an institutional crypto operations platform designed to facilitate secure digital asset management for organizations of all sizes. The company offers an enterprise-grade, non-custodial wallet platform that utilizes multi-party computation (MPC) key management, ensuring high security and user control. Its chain-agnostic infrastructure allows institutional investors, trading firms, and Web3 developers to efficiently manage cryptocurrency assets across multiple blockchains and wallets from a single interface. Additionally, Utila provides an API that enables developers to create custom solutions on its secure multi-chain wallet infrastructure. With a transaction volume exceeding $3 billion shortly after its launch, Utila aims to enhance the accessibility, security, and usability of enterprise-grade wallets in the evolving digital asset landscape.

Crossmint

Venture Round in 2025
Crossmint is the leading enterprise-grade developer platform to build onchain. Crossmint's suite of products includes wallets, tokenization, payments, and more; and powers 40,000+ companies and developers, including Fortune 500 companies and major brands like Mastercard, Adidas, Red Bull, Coinbase, Phantom, and more.

CoverForce

Series A in 2025
CoverForce is an API platform designed to streamline the quoting, payment, and binding processes for commercial property and casualty insurance. By providing instant access to a range of insurance products, it enhances the efficiency of sales teams and insurance representatives. The platform facilitates the integration of insurance solutions into existing business workflows, allowing organizations to manage their insurance needs more effectively. CoverForce supports insurance agents and agency networks by enabling them to transact various policies, including business owner policies, general liability, professional liability, and workers' compensation, thereby simplifying access to commercial lines insurance from multiple national carriers.

FairPlay

Venture Round in 2025
FairPlay is a company that offers fairness solutions for financial institutions, focusing on integrating fairness into AI decision-making processes to help clients assess and mitigate algorithmic bias in their models. The platform provides tools for automated fair lending analysis, allowing financial institutions to evaluate their decision-making frameworks against regulatory standards. FairPlay AI also helps organizations identify potential biases in their algorithms, ensuring compliance with fair lending regulations while promoting equitable outcomes in financial services. By leveraging data-driven insights, FairPlay AI enables clients to enhance their decision-making processes and foster greater transparency in their operations.

Sardine

Series C in 2025
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.

BlueQubit

Seed Round in 2024
BlueQubit is a quantum computing technology company that develops software and algorithms tailored for quantum computers. Its mission is to harness the principles of quantum mechanics to address complex challenges that exceed the capabilities of traditional computing. The company specializes in creating a universal software library for quantum computing, and offers operating systems specifically designed for gate-based quantum algorithms. Through its innovative platform, BlueQubit enables various industries—including finance, pharmaceuticals, logistics, and materials science—to optimize processes and enhance problem-solving capabilities. The company’s focus on developing cutting-edge quantum solutions positions it as a key player in the evolving landscape of quantum technology.

Duetti

Venture Round in 2024
Duetti is a music fintech company that provides financial solutions tailored for independent musicians. It specializes in purchasing catalog rights and monetizing these assets through data-driven marketing and social media strategies. By offering artists quick access to catalog sales, Duetti unlocks new investment opportunities and empowers musicians to pursue their professional and personal aspirations. The company also delivers data-informed pricing for established tracks, enabling artists to sell individual tracks or portions of their work. Through its innovative approach, Duetti aims to enhance the financial prospects of musicians while maximizing the potential of their musical catalog.

Point.me

Series B in 2024
Point.me is an award travel discovery tool and points concierge service that assists loyalty program members in securing flights for fewer points. Utilizing a proprietary algorithm, the platform searches over 150 airlines to identify optimal flight deals, including first and business-class options. It collaborates with more than 30 loyalty programs, allowing customers to filter results based on their preferred programs, airlines, routes, and point balances. In addition to its user-friendly search capabilities, Point.me offers a concierge consulting service, where experts in miles and points manage the award redemption process, simplifying the booking experience for users. This dual approach makes it easier for travelers to find and book rewarding travel experiences.

NALA

Series A in 2024
NALA Incorporation Company Limited is a FinTech firm based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, founded in 2017. The company develops a mobile payments application that facilitates various financial transactions, including bill payments, peer-to-peer transfers, and airtime top-ups, all without requiring an internet connection. NALA's platform is designed to enhance financial inclusion by providing services that cater to users in regions with limited internet access. The application incorporates bank-grade security encryption and multi-factor authentication to ensure the safety of transactions. Additionally, NALA offers budgeting tools and transaction history tracking, enabling users to manage their finances effectively. Through its services, NALA aims to simplify mobile money transfers for Africans worldwide and support international payments.

Findigs

Series B in 2024
Findigs is a property technology company that enhances the rental screening and leasing process for property managers and landlords. The company specializes in digital underwriting and tenant screening, offering a platform that verifies tenant identity and financial information. With tools designed for fraud prevention and streamlined application processing, Findigs aims to simplify decision-making in property management. Its software allows applicants to securely link their bank accounts, enabling instant verification of income and assets. Additionally, Findigs provides a digital rental concierge to assist with various rent-related processes, ultimately saving time and money for both tenants and landlords.

Coverdash

Series A in 2024
Coverdash is a digital business insurance agency that specializes in meeting the insurance needs of startups and small to medium-sized businesses. The company provides a comprehensive range of commercial insurance products, including general liability, business owners policies, workers compensation, directors and officers liability, cyber insurance, and professional liability. By utilizing advanced technology, Coverdash enables partners to deliver customizable insurance solutions that integrate operational, compliance, and financial components within their platforms. The agency focuses on offering tailored service and instant coverage policies to freelancers, consultants, e-commerce merchants, and various small businesses, ensuring they receive appropriate coverage at competitive rates.

Qapita

Series B in 2024
Qapita is a software-as-a-service platform that specializes in equity and transaction management services. The company offers an equity management platform that facilitates the management of capitalization tables, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), and the digital issuance of ESOPs. This platform is designed to assist equity stakeholders in efficiently managing their holdings throughout South and Southeast Asia. By digitizing these processes, Qapita aims to streamline the complexities associated with equity management, enabling users to work more effectively and with greater accuracy.

Duetti

Venture Round in 2024
Duetti is a music fintech company that provides financial solutions tailored for independent musicians. It specializes in purchasing catalog rights and monetizing these assets through data-driven marketing and social media strategies. By offering artists quick access to catalog sales, Duetti unlocks new investment opportunities and empowers musicians to pursue their professional and personal aspirations. The company also delivers data-informed pricing for established tracks, enabling artists to sell individual tracks or portions of their work. Through its innovative approach, Duetti aims to enhance the financial prospects of musicians while maximizing the potential of their musical catalog.

Necto

Seed Round in 2023
Necto is a technology company that operates a secure API aggregator platform, designed to modernize global treasury operations. Its core product is a multi-bank premium API aggregator, which normalizes and standardizes banking data, providing clients with a comprehensive, real-time view of their cash management positions and enabling them to manage and initiate payments efficiently.

Tenet

Series A in 2023
Tenet operates a climate-focused financing marketplace that specializes in home and auto loans, particularly for electric vehicles. The platform aims to facilitate a transition to sustainable living by offering innovative and accessible financing options. By helping consumers save money while pursuing their climate goals, Tenet supports the adoption of electric vehicles and tracks carbon emission savings and vehicle performance. Additionally, the company provides institutional investors with access to high-quality environmental, social, and governance (ESG) assets, promoting a financial system that aligns with positive environmental impact.

RQD Clearing

Series A in 2023
RQD Clearing delivers the technology, solutions, and business model brokers expect from a correspondent clearing. They are built entirely on cloud-native, real-time technology and offer an implementation that scales as clients.

Arkifi

Seed Round in 2023
Arkifi is an artificial intelligence company that specializes in creating AI-powered financial analyst tools aimed at enhancing workflow efficiency for financial professionals. By utilizing a novel architectural framework, Arkifi minimizes dependence on traditional generative AI, thereby reducing the risk of factual inaccuracies typically associated with such technologies. This innovative approach allows financial analysts to concentrate on subjective analysis while relying on consistently accurate data, fostering a high level of confidence in the results produced by its tools. Ultimately, Arkifi seeks to empower enterprises with reliable analytics, streamlining their operations and decision-making processes in the financial sector.

Certificial

Series B in 2023
Certificial is an insurance verification platform that streamlines the supplier management and certificate issuance processes. By providing businesses with real-time access to suppliers' insurance coverage, it ensures that companies can easily monitor compliance and updates regarding changes in coverage. The platform integrates seamlessly with brokers' and AMS providers' APIs, making it accessible for both large and small agents and brokers at no cost to insurers. Certificial's features include immediate information retrieval, historical records of business relationships, and compliance alerts, which help mitigate risks associated with fraud, misinformation, and coverage lapses.

Bequest Finance

Seed Round in 2023
Bequest Finance, a fintech firm, provides an innovative, non-custodial digital asset management solution designed to meet the trusts and estates industry's difficulties. Bequest offers a user-friendly experience by leveraging cutting-edge certified smart contracts, enabling a frictionless process that respects privacy and promotes autonomy, thereby revolutionizing the legal framework of digital asset management

OpenFin

Series D in 2023
OpenFin Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing runtime solutions for financial desktops, facilitating the development and deployment of web applications in the financial services sector. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in London, OpenFin enables applications to operate outside the browser, allowing for enhanced features such as real-time notifications, secure communications, and interoperability among various applications. Its platform is designed to meet the stringent security and compliance requirements of financial institutions, streamlining the app distribution process and eliminating costly packaging and deployment cycles. By offering a user experience akin to mobile operating systems, OpenFin enhances the functionality and efficiency of financial applications, ultimately supporting the needs of banks and financial services across the United States and Europe.

Westhill

Venture Round in 2023
Westhill is an online insurance services company focused on improving the claims experience through digitalization. By connecting insurance carriers and their policyholders with contractors, the company enhances transparency, customer choice, and engagement in the claims process. Westhill aims to streamline and expedite home repair claims, addressing common pain points and inefficiencies faced by homeowners. Through its innovative approach, the company seeks to transform the insurance landscape by providing a faster and more user-friendly experience.

Axoni

Venture Round in 2023
Axoni is a technology company specializing in real-time data replication solutions tailored for the financial industry. Established in 2017, it focuses on serving major financial institutions, including banks, asset managers, hedge funds, and market infrastructure firms worldwide, with offices located in New York and London. The company's platform facilitates the rapid and reliable deployment of critical financial networks, ensuring automated, real-time data replication among market participants. Additionally, Axoni develops distributed ledger software that integrates traditional financial technologies with blockchain capabilities, enhancing market information, trend analysis, and communication networks. This innovative approach allows financial entities to modernize their systems related to legal records, lifecycle events, and cash flow calculations, thereby improving operational efficiency and data management.

Metrika

Series A in 2023
Metrika is a monitoring and analytics platform based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that specializes in providing visibility and actionable insights into blockchain networks. Founded in 2019, the company has developed a blockchain-based operational intelligence platform that enables the monitoring and analysis of decentralized systems. Metrika's platform is designed to ensure the smooth operation of blockchain networks by identifying performance anomalies that necessitate intervention. This capability allows organizations to enhance their reliability and performance, ultimately supporting their growth and operational efficiency in the evolving landscape of blockchain technology.

Thoropass

Series C in 2022
Thoropass is a compliance automation platform that helps businesses navigate complex regulatory requirements. The company offers a suite of services and tools designed to simplify the compliance process, enabling organizations to manage and store compliance programs effectively. Thoropass provides access to various infosec and privacy frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. By combining intelligent software with expert guidance and continuous monitoring, Thoropass prepares companies for successful audits each year. Its platform facilitates the design of stage-appropriate controls and offers a concierge service to assist clients throughout the certification process. Hundreds of growing companies rely on Thoropass to build scalable security practices and maintain compliance over the long term.

Alterya

Seed Round in 2022
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Sardine

Series B 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.

Ethic

Series C in 2022
Ethic is a technology company that specializes in developing a data-driven platform aimed at simplifying financial planning services and portfolio management. The platform utilizes advanced investment consulting technology to create sustainable portfolios that minimize tracking error relative to established benchmarks. This functionality supports family offices, health advisers, and endowment foundations in delivering tailored sustainability insights and constructing optimized passive portfolios for their clients. Through its innovative approach, Ethic enhances the financial planning process by integrating sustainability considerations into investment strategies.

OvationCXM

Series C in 2022
OvationCXM is a prominent provider of customer experience management solutions, specializing in the integration of artificial intelligence to enhance customer journeys. The company offers a comprehensive platform that empowers enterprises to identify and address friction points in real time across digital platforms, back-office operations, and partner interactions. This innovative platform features journey orchestration, knowledge management, generative AI, dynamic chat capabilities, and partner connectivity, all designed to deliver actionable, data-driven insights. By enabling businesses to achieve complete visibility and control over their customer experiences, OvationCXM supports revenue security, profitable growth, and the cultivation of customer loyalty and employee retention.

Forage

Series A in 2022
Forage is a payments company that empowers merchants to accept EBT SNAP payments through a unified API, enhancing transaction efficiency and access to essential goods for customers utilizing government assistance programs. By offering a seamless integration process for both online and in-person transactions, Forage enables businesses to expand their customer base while supporting food security initiatives and promoting inclusivity in commerce. The company also provides ongoing support and resources to help merchants effectively implement their payment solutions and navigate the complexities of the regulatory landscape associated with EBT transactions. In doing so, Forage fosters equitable digital access, contributing to community development and enhancing the overall efficiency of government subsidy programs.

FairPlay

Series A in 2022
FairPlay is a company that offers fairness solutions for financial institutions, focusing on integrating fairness into AI decision-making processes to help clients assess and mitigate algorithmic bias in their models. The platform provides tools for automated fair lending analysis, allowing financial institutions to evaluate their decision-making frameworks against regulatory standards. FairPlay AI also helps organizations identify potential biases in their algorithms, ensuring compliance with fair lending regulations while promoting equitable outcomes in financial services. By leveraging data-driven insights, FairPlay AI enables clients to enhance their decision-making processes and foster greater transparency in their operations.

april

Series A in 2022
Taxes aren’t just another feature — they’re the key to delivering a complete and connected financial experience. april’s suite of smarter tax products is designed to be embedded and white labeled into existing digital platforms: Filing suite – A comprehensive range of services, including DIY tax filing software, tax pro reviews and consultations, and tax pro-led filing Tax planning suite – Built to address key unmet tax needs, from paycheck optimization to tax liability calculations for liquidity events Onboarding acceleration – Simplifies client onboarding with robust historical data via tax transcript retrieval By integrating tax intelligence at every financial touchpoint, firms can build loyalty, drive differentiation, and own every financial moment.

IMTC

Venture Round in 2022
IMTC is a SaaS-based enterprise fintech provider that transforms the management of fixed income assets for asset and wealth management firms. The company develops a comprehensive, cloud-native investment management service that emphasizes alpha generation. Its platform offers buy-side investors a suite of analytics and portfolio management applications that support the entire investment decision-making process, from idea generation to trade allocation. By enhancing operational efficiency and optimizing performance, IMTC enables investment management firms to improve their returns and better serve their clients.

Fidel API

Series B in 2022
Fidel API is a financial infrastructure platform that allows developers to create programmable experiences during transaction events on payment cards. Established in 2018 and headquartered in London, with additional offices in Lisbon and New York, Fidel API provides tools that enhance interactions between merchants and consumers by facilitating real-time, event-driven engagements. The platform is designed to integrate seamlessly with major payment networks, such as Visa and Mastercard, to deliver detailed transaction data, including amount, location, date, and merchant. This capability supports improved marketing strategies and customer engagement through tailored loyalty and rewards programs, as well as streamlined processes for reimbursements and expense management. The company serves a diverse clientele, ranging from startups to large enterprises, and has established partnerships with prominent firms across various sectors.

RenoFi

Series A in 2022
RenoFi is a financial technology company that operates a renovation financing marketplace, connecting homeowners with local banks to facilitate renovation loans. By utilizing its technology platform, RenoFi enables lenders to provide loans based on the after renovation value of a home rather than its current market value, allowing homeowners to borrow larger amounts at lower interest rates. The platform not only offers competitive renovation loan options but also includes home valuation services, ensuring that homeowners have access to instant loan solutions to enhance the value of their properties.

Cowbell

Series B in 2022
Cowbell Cyber, Inc. is an innovative provider of cyber insurance specifically designed for small and mid-sized businesses (SMEs). Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Pleasanton, California, with additional offices in Omaha, Nebraska; Atlanta, Georgia; and Plano, Texas, Cowbell delivers standalone cyber coverage that addresses the distinct needs of each organization. Utilizing an artificial intelligence-powered platform, the company quantifies insurable risk and enables continuous risk assessment and underwriting. Cowbell's approach includes a closed-loop risk management solution encompassing risk prevention, mitigation, and incident preparedness services. By leveraging both inside-out and outside-in data alongside advanced machine-learning models, Cowbell's offerings continuously evolve to adapt to current and emerging cyber threats, allowing businesses across various industries, such as healthcare, technology, construction, finance, retail, and agriculture, to manage their risk exposure effectively.

Propel

Series B in 2022
Propel, Inc. is a software development company based in Brooklyn, New York, established in 2014. The company focuses on creating mobile applications aimed at improving the financial health of low-income Americans. Its primary product, Providers, is a free app designed for EBT cardholders, enabling them to manage their government benefits, such as SNAP and rental assistance. The app also helps users track their finances, save on essential purchases, and earn cash through various incentives. Propel's mission is to empower individuals by providing tools that facilitate better budgeting and financial management.

Truv

Series A in 2022
Truv is a technology company that provides a streamlined solution for employment and income verifications through its innovative javascript widget. This tool enables users to easily connect their payroll accounts, allowing for instant access to crucial information needed for various verification processes. By simplifying the verification of employment and income, Truv enhances the efficiency of rental applications and loan processes. The platform facilitates actions such as switching direct deposits and managing loan payoffs directly from payroll data. Truv's approach aims to deliver a faster and more cost-effective alternative to traditional manual verification methods.

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.

Addition Wealth

Seed Round in 2022
Addition Wealth is a financial wellness platform focused on empowering employees to make informed financial decisions. The company utilizes a technology-driven approach that integrates digital tools, online events, expert content, and access to financial professionals. By partnering with progressive employers, Addition Wealth aims to enhance financial literacy and provide employees with personalized financial expertise. The platform offers customized resources, community events, and interactive guides, fostering an inclusive environment where employees can effectively manage their finances and make sound financial choices.

Tint.ai

Series A in 2022
Tint.ai is a data intelligence platform founded in 2018, based in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in enhancing artificial intelligence models by enabling data scientists to efficiently access and evaluate external data. It automates the process of sourcing external data from vendors and leverages machine learning to assess its quality, thereby improving model performance. Additionally, Tint.ai offers an AI-empowered insurance platform that provides the tools necessary for launching, managing, and optimizing insurance programs. The platform is designed to enhance profitability while simultaneously improving the customer experience. Its API-based technology serves as the foundational infrastructure for property and casualty insurance programs, streamlining risk selection and pricing processes, and significantly reducing the engineering and data science resources required for development.

Personetics

Private Equity Round in 2022
Personetics Technologies Ltd. is a provider of customer interaction technology designed specifically for the financial services sector. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in White Plains, New York, the company also has a research and development center in Nazareth, Israel, and additional offices in Tel Aviv, Israel, and Singapore. Personetics offers a range of solutions, including the Personetics Digital Banker, which facilitates customer-centric processes across various digital channels, and Personetics Anywhere, which enables personalized assistance through messaging platforms. The company’s Self-Driving Finance platform engages retail and small business customers by providing tailored guidance in financial management. By leveraging real-time analytics and a library of banking-specific predictions, Personetics empowers financial institutions to enhance customer experiences, convert passive users into active participants, and streamline operations.

april

Seed Round in 2022
Taxes aren’t just another feature — they’re the key to delivering a complete and connected financial experience. april’s suite of smarter tax products is designed to be embedded and white labeled into existing digital platforms: Filing suite – A comprehensive range of services, including DIY tax filing software, tax pro reviews and consultations, and tax pro-led filing Tax planning suite – Built to address key unmet tax needs, from paycheck optimization to tax liability calculations for liquidity events Onboarding acceleration – Simplifies client onboarding with robust historical data via tax transcript retrieval By integrating tax intelligence at every financial touchpoint, firms can build loyalty, drive differentiation, and own every financial moment.

Gr4vy

Series A in 2022
Gr4vy, Inc. is a payment orchestration platform that simplifies the management of payment ecosystems for businesses. Founded in 2020 and based in San Mateo, California, Gr4vy provides a no-code solution that allows mid-sized businesses to seamlessly integrate a comprehensive range of payment infrastructure without incurring technical debt. Its platform features a robust rules engine and low-code integration, facilitating access to various payment methods and anti-fraud services globally. Gr4vy operates on a service-based pricing model rather than a transaction-based one, allowing for more flexibility in costs. Additionally, it offers tools for reporting, monitoring, and managing payments infrastructure, enabling businesses to scale operations and expand into new markets effectively.

Zero Hash

Series D in 2022
Zero Hash LLC is a B2B embedded infrastructure platform that facilitates the seamless integration of digital assets into customer experiences for various businesses. Founded in 2017 and based in Chicago, Illinois, the company provides comprehensive post-trade settlement services, including the storage of digital assets, settlements, institutional custody, and compliance with regulatory requirements. Its offerings encompass a money transmitter platform and an API that simplifies access to digital asset services. Zero Hash caters to a diverse clientele, including neo-banks, broker-dealers, and payment service providers, allowing them to offer digital asset trading, custody, and related products. By managing backend complexities and compliance, Zero Hash enables clients to focus on developing user-friendly crypto products, thereby broadening access to digital assets across various markets.

CoverForce

Seed Round in 2022
CoverForce is an API platform designed to streamline the quoting, payment, and binding processes for commercial property and casualty insurance. By providing instant access to a range of insurance products, it enhances the efficiency of sales teams and insurance representatives. The platform facilitates the integration of insurance solutions into existing business workflows, allowing organizations to manage their insurance needs more effectively. CoverForce supports insurance agents and agency networks by enabling them to transact various policies, including business owner policies, general liability, professional liability, and workers' compensation, thereby simplifying access to commercial lines insurance from multiple national carriers.

CHAI

Series B in 2021
CHAI is a company focused on developing infrastructure technologies aimed at enhancing the efficiency of the digital economy. It offers a fintech platform that includes a debit card, a merchant-facing payment API, and an e-wallet that utilizes blockchain technology. This platform allows merchants and individual users to integrate a diverse array of payment options quickly and easily, often in less than an hour. Users can pay for items online by linking their bank accounts, streamlining the payment process. Through its innovative solutions, CHAI aims to facilitate seamless financial transactions and improve the overall digital payment landscape.

Tractiv

Seed Round in 2021
Tractiv is a fintech company that specializes in developing a market data audit tool aimed at enhancing the management of market information by financial exchanges. Its software platform leverages advanced technologies such as encryption and immutable ledger technology to provide visibility, distribution, and control over data transactions. By focusing on the prevention of illicit data redistribution, Tractiv serves large financial exchanges and consolidated vendors, ensuring that they can maintain the integrity and security of their market data.

Thought Machine

Series C in 2021
Thought Machine is a fintech company focused on transforming core banking through cloud-native technology. The company addresses a significant challenge in the banking sector: the reliance on outdated IT infrastructure that hinders innovation and customer service. To tackle this issue, Thought Machine has developed Vault, a comprehensive retail banking platform built from the ground up using a cloud-native, microservice API architecture. Vault can be easily configured to meet the specific needs of various banks, allowing them to enhance their product offerings, user experience, operating models, and data analysis capabilities. With a strong emphasis on engineering excellence, Thought Machine aims to drive a substantial shift in the banking industry by enabling financial institutions to adopt modern systems and deliver improved technology to their customers.

Thoropass

Series B in 2021
Thoropass is a compliance automation platform that helps businesses navigate complex regulatory requirements. The company offers a suite of services and tools designed to simplify the compliance process, enabling organizations to manage and store compliance programs effectively. Thoropass provides access to various infosec and privacy frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. By combining intelligent software with expert guidance and continuous monitoring, Thoropass prepares companies for successful audits each year. Its platform facilitates the design of stage-appropriate controls and offers a concierge service to assist clients throughout the certification process. Hundreds of growing companies rely on Thoropass to build scalable security practices and maintain compliance over the long term.

LĂśK

Seed Round in 2021
LĂśK is a fintech-enabled B2B marketplace designed for the creative industry, which includes models, photographers, stylists, and hair and makeup artists. The company provides a platform that aggregates agency-represented talent, allowing brands to easily discover, book, and contact professionals from multiple talent agencies simultaneously. By streamlining the booking process, LĂśK enhances workflow efficiency and reduces the time it typically takes for talent agencies and their representatives to receive payments, which previously could extend to 150 days. With its innovative approach, LĂśK offers immediate payments through invoice factoring, positioning itself as a vertical payment facilitator within the creative talent sector. This model not only simplifies talent management for brands but also fosters a more efficient and timely financial transaction process for creative professionals.

Qapita

Series A in 2021
Qapita is a software-as-a-service platform that specializes in equity and transaction management services. The company offers an equity management platform that facilitates the management of capitalization tables, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), and the digital issuance of ESOPs. This platform is designed to assist equity stakeholders in efficiently managing their holdings throughout South and Southeast Asia. By digitizing these processes, Qapita aims to streamline the complexities associated with equity management, enabling users to work more effectively and with greater accuracy.

Zero Hash

Series C in 2021
Zero Hash LLC is a B2B embedded infrastructure platform that facilitates the seamless integration of digital assets into customer experiences for various businesses. Founded in 2017 and based in Chicago, Illinois, the company provides comprehensive post-trade settlement services, including the storage of digital assets, settlements, institutional custody, and compliance with regulatory requirements. Its offerings encompass a money transmitter platform and an API that simplifies access to digital asset services. Zero Hash caters to a diverse clientele, including neo-banks, broker-dealers, and payment service providers, allowing them to offer digital asset trading, custody, and related products. By managing backend complexities and compliance, Zero Hash enables clients to focus on developing user-friendly crypto products, thereby broadening access to digital assets across various markets.

Metrika

Series A in 2021
Metrika is a monitoring and analytics platform based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that specializes in providing visibility and actionable insights into blockchain networks. Founded in 2019, the company has developed a blockchain-based operational intelligence platform that enables the monitoring and analysis of decentralized systems. Metrika's platform is designed to ensure the smooth operation of blockchain networks by identifying performance anomalies that necessitate intervention. This capability allows organizations to enhance their reliability and performance, ultimately supporting their growth and operational efficiency in the evolving landscape of blockchain technology.

Ribbon Home

Series C in 2021
Ribbon Home, Inc. is an online real estate platform established in 2017 and headquartered in New York, New York. The company aims to facilitate home ownership by enabling homeowners to purchase new properties before selling their existing ones. By collaborating with local Realtors, Ribbon Home provides clients with the flexibility and time needed to secure the best possible sale price for their current homes. In addition to its real estate services, the company offers financing and leasing options to assist buyers in acquiring properties. Ribbon Home strives to simplify and streamline the home buying process, making it more accessible and less stressful for families looking to transition to new homes.

Peach Finance

Series A in 2021
Peach Finance, Inc. is a technology company based in Oakland, California, that specializes in developing a comprehensive loan management platform designed for finance, legal, and operations teams. Founded in 2018, Peach offers a software as a service (SaaS) solution that employs machine learning algorithms to enhance repayment rates while ensuring compliance with regulations. The platform is API-first and fully configurable, enabling lenders to efficiently launch and scale lending products across various asset classes. Its robust end-to-end servicing technology includes features such as a loan management system, borrower and agent portals, customer relationship management, omnichannel communications, payment processing, and reporting tools. Additionally, Peach Finance provides a unique Self-Service Portfolio Migration capability, aiming to empower lenders to innovate and improve the financial experiences of their customers.

SentiLink

Series B in 2021
SentiLink Corp. is a technology company founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, specializing in fraud visualization solutions. The company focuses on combating synthetic identities, identity theft, and other forms of fraud such as money laundering and contractor fraud. SentiLink employs advanced technology that connects with fraudulent crime networks to identify and block synthetic identities by analyzing statistical anomalies through real-time application programming interfaces and risk analysis tools. This enables its business clients to detect fake individuals and related fraudulent activities, thereby protecting their financial interests and enhancing their ability to mitigate risks associated with identity-related fraud.

Catch

Venture Round in 2021
Catch is a Boston-based company that designs a personal benefits platform aimed at freelancers, contractors, and workers without employer-sponsored benefits. Established in 2016, Catch provides a range of financial solutions, including tax withholding, retirement savings plans, health insurance, and student loan refinancing. The platform allows users to conduct benefit checkups, link bank accounts, and create personalized financial plans, helping individuals build a comprehensive safety net for their financial stability and security. By leveraging data-driven insights, Catch enables users to take control of their financial needs and manage their wealth effectively in an evolving work landscape.

Blooma

Series A in 2021
Blooma operates a digital underwriting platform designed to enhance the commercial real estate lending process. Utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning, the platform streamlines loan processing decisions by offering configurable workflows, risk settings, and comprehensive document management. This technology enables banking firms to improve their deal origination efficiency and portfolio monitoring. By reducing loan origination time and costs, Blooma empowers lenders to focus on the most promising opportunities while increasing overall productivity and simplifying complex transactions.

Trellis Technologies

Series A in 2021
Trellis makes insurance easy by meeting consumers where they are–and helping them find the right personal insurance to meet their needs. Powered by consumer-permissioned data, Trellis Connect is a property and casualty pre-fill solution that delivers a simplified user experience, unlocks the full value of data in personal insurance accounts, and protects users’ security and privacy. Trellis Technologies was established in 2019 by Daniel Demetri in San Francisco, California.

Array

Seed Round in 2021
Array is a technology company that empowers digital brands, financial institutions, and fintech firms to rapidly launch consumer-focused financial products and features. Its platform enables clients to boost revenue and enhance digital engagement, while promoting financial literacy among their customers. Array's software measures and provides personalized credit and financial data, ensuring secure and customizable solutions for businesses.

Informed

Series A in 2021
Informed, Inc., established in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, operates a platform that connects buyers and sellers of pre-owned cars while also providing solutions for banks to enhance their digital transformation. The company offers turn-key robotic process automation that performs essential verification tasks, including income, identity, residence, and insurance verification. These services help banks minimize manual costs associated with document reviews, reduce the risk of fraud, mitigate bias, and decrease errors during loan origination and account openings. Additionally, Informed's consumer auto financing platform utilizes a digital assistant and machine learning with optical character recognition to streamline the collection and analysis of loan documents, thereby facilitating automated loan origination for auto lenders.

FinLync

Venture Round in 2021
FinLync is a fintech company that specializes in addressing complex financial requirements through its ERP native applications and API connectivity. The company aims to transform corporate finance and treasury operations by aggregating global banking APIs, which facilitate embedded real-time payments and cash management. This innovation enables treasurers to optimize cash flow, streamline decision-making, and reduce the resources necessary for managing intricate financial tasks. FinLync serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune 2000 and Fortune 500 companies, and has a global presence with employees from 11 countries and offices located in Singapore, Los Angeles, New York, and Paris.

Railz

Series A in 2021
Railz is a financial data network focused on connecting financial institutions and companies with their small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers' financial data. The company offers an Accounting Data-as-a-Service solution, enabling clients to efficiently navigate and analyze complex financial information. Through its single API, Railz provides real-time access to accounting data from major service providers, facilitating the collection of financial transactions, analytics, insights, and reports. This platform is designed to enhance decision-making for financial institutions and fintechs by streamlining the acquisition and utilization of critical financial data.

Gr4vy

Series A in 2021
Gr4vy, Inc. is a payment orchestration platform that simplifies the management of payment ecosystems for businesses. Founded in 2020 and based in San Mateo, California, Gr4vy provides a no-code solution that allows mid-sized businesses to seamlessly integrate a comprehensive range of payment infrastructure without incurring technical debt. Its platform features a robust rules engine and low-code integration, facilitating access to various payment methods and anti-fraud services globally. Gr4vy operates on a service-based pricing model rather than a transaction-based one, allowing for more flexibility in costs. Additionally, it offers tools for reporting, monitoring, and managing payments infrastructure, enabling businesses to scale operations and expand into new markets effectively.

Array

Series A in 2021
Array is a technology company that empowers digital brands, financial institutions, and fintech firms to rapidly launch consumer-focused financial products and features. Its platform enables clients to boost revenue and enhance digital engagement, while promoting financial literacy among their customers. Array's software measures and provides personalized credit and financial data, ensuring secure and customizable solutions for businesses.

Tint.ai

Seed Round in 2021
Tint.ai is a data intelligence platform founded in 2018, based in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in enhancing artificial intelligence models by enabling data scientists to efficiently access and evaluate external data. It automates the process of sourcing external data from vendors and leverages machine learning to assess its quality, thereby improving model performance. Additionally, Tint.ai offers an AI-empowered insurance platform that provides the tools necessary for launching, managing, and optimizing insurance programs. The platform is designed to enhance profitability while simultaneously improving the customer experience. Its API-based technology serves as the foundational infrastructure for property and casualty insurance programs, streamlining risk selection and pricing processes, and significantly reducing the engineering and data science resources required for development.

Ethic

Series B in 2021
Ethic is a technology company that specializes in developing a data-driven platform aimed at simplifying financial planning services and portfolio management. The platform utilizes advanced investment consulting technology to create sustainable portfolios that minimize tracking error relative to established benchmarks. This functionality supports family offices, health advisers, and endowment foundations in delivering tailored sustainability insights and constructing optimized passive portfolios for their clients. Through its innovative approach, Ethic enhances the financial planning process by integrating sustainability considerations into investment strategies.

Trace

Seed Round in 2021
Trace is a cloud-based platform focused on enhancing business spend management for finance teams. It offers real-time visibility into spending, facilitates faster and more accurate financial closing processes, and empowers employees while minimizing risk. By providing flexible purchase workflows tailored to contemporary business needs, Trace manages the entire transaction lifecycle from purchase request through to payment and reconciliation. The platform aims to improve the financial health of organizations, fostering collaboration between finance teams and other departments to enable informed decision-making. With a commitment to creating efficient and insightful financial operations, Trace leverages its team's extensive expertise in the financial management sector to deliver simple yet effective solutions for budgeting, spending, and hiring.

Personetics

Private Equity Round in 2021
Personetics Technologies Ltd. is a provider of customer interaction technology designed specifically for the financial services sector. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in White Plains, New York, the company also has a research and development center in Nazareth, Israel, and additional offices in Tel Aviv, Israel, and Singapore. Personetics offers a range of solutions, including the Personetics Digital Banker, which facilitates customer-centric processes across various digital channels, and Personetics Anywhere, which enables personalized assistance through messaging platforms. The company’s Self-Driving Finance platform engages retail and small business customers by providing tailored guidance in financial management. By leveraging real-time analytics and a library of banking-specific predictions, Personetics empowers financial institutions to enhance customer experiences, convert passive users into active participants, and streamline operations.

Built Technologies

Series C in 2021
Built Technologies, Inc. is an enterprise technology company that specializes in a cloud-based construction loan administration and draw management platform. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the company aims to mitigate risk and enhance productivity in the construction lending process. Its platform provides features such as file management, custom draw workflows, reporting, and risk management, allowing for real-time visibility into construction portfolios. By streamlining the complex loan administration process, Built Technologies enables various stakeholders—including lenders, borrowers, builders, developers, consultants, and inspectors—to reduce construction loan risk, improve loan profitability, and simplify compliance. The company, originally known as DataFi, LLC, rebranded to Built Technologies in 2015.

Axoni

Series B in 2021
Axoni is a technology company specializing in real-time data replication solutions tailored for the financial industry. Established in 2017, it focuses on serving major financial institutions, including banks, asset managers, hedge funds, and market infrastructure firms worldwide, with offices located in New York and London. The company's platform facilitates the rapid and reliable deployment of critical financial networks, ensuring automated, real-time data replication among market participants. Additionally, Axoni develops distributed ledger software that integrates traditional financial technologies with blockchain capabilities, enhancing market information, trend analysis, and communication networks. This innovative approach allows financial entities to modernize their systems related to legal records, lifecycle events, and cash flow calculations, thereby improving operational efficiency and data management.

Protego Trust Bank

Series A in 2021
Protego Trust Bank is a regulated financial services company headquartered in Seattle, WA, that specializes in providing digital asset services to institutional investors. Founded in 2017, the company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including custody, trading, lending, and issuance of digital assets, all within a fully integrated system. Utilizing distributed ledger technology, Protego Trust Bank ensures that its clients can securely and seamlessly manage their digital asset portfolios. By focusing on regulatory compliance and operational security, the bank positions itself as a reliable partner for institutions looking to enhance their digital asset capabilities.

Syncapay

Private Equity Round in 2020
Syncapay, Inc. is a holding company based in Plano, Texas, that specializes in acquiring and managing high-growth companies in the digital payments sector through its subsidiary, daVinci Payments, Inc. Established in 2017, Syncapay offers a range of digital payment solutions, including virtual prepaid cards, classic prepaid options, disbursement services, real-time funding, and application programming interface integration. The company's strategy involves leveraging synergies among its portfolio companies to enhance innovation and competitiveness in the market. Syncapay’s expertise stems from its leadership's background with influential firms in the payments industry, and it seeks to expand its influence by acquiring companies that provide or facilitate payment solutions to consumers and businesses globally. The company made its first acquisition in late 2017 by purchasing Swift Prepaid Solutions, marking the beginning of its growth in the financial technology landscape.

OpenFin

Venture Round in 2020
OpenFin Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing runtime solutions for financial desktops, facilitating the development and deployment of web applications in the financial services sector. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in London, OpenFin enables applications to operate outside the browser, allowing for enhanced features such as real-time notifications, secure communications, and interoperability among various applications. Its platform is designed to meet the stringent security and compliance requirements of financial institutions, streamlining the app distribution process and eliminating costly packaging and deployment cycles. By offering a user experience akin to mobile operating systems, OpenFin enhances the functionality and efficiency of financial applications, ultimately supporting the needs of banks and financial services across the United States and Europe.

Sliderule (formerly Modern Logic)

Seed Round in 2020
Sliderule is the no-code rules engine for fraud, compliance, and customer risk at fintech companies Sliderule helps risk teams build automated decisioning logic from drag-and-drop blocks, including rules, data connectors, and analytics - without calling in the engineers. Sliderule is the modern rules engine fintech companies need to fight financial crime, reduce risk, and make smart decisions about their customers. The company was founded in 2020, and formerly known as Modern Logic.

smartrr

Seed Round in 2020
smartrr provides mobile-first design, smart retention, email and SMS for subscription management, easy translations, copy overrides, passwordless login, cohort analysis, retention metrics, and marketing banner services.

Blooma

Seed Round in 2020
Blooma operates a digital underwriting platform designed to enhance the commercial real estate lending process. Utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning, the platform streamlines loan processing decisions by offering configurable workflows, risk settings, and comprehensive document management. This technology enables banking firms to improve their deal origination efficiency and portfolio monitoring. By reducing loan origination time and costs, Blooma empowers lenders to focus on the most promising opportunities while increasing overall productivity and simplifying complex transactions.

Transcend Street Solutions

Series A in 2020
Transcend Street Solutions Inc. is a technology company focused on developing real-time inventory and collateral management optimization solutions for the capital markets. Established in 2013 and headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, the company provides a comprehensive platform that includes global inventory optimization, digitized eligibility management, transfer pricing models, and intraday liquidity management. It serves a diverse clientele of leading banks and financial institutions, positioning itself as a standard-bearer in the optimization of firm-wide management of inventory, funding, and liquidity. With a workforce of over 75 employees globally, Transcend Street Solutions effectively addresses various regulatory and capital challenges in the financial industry through its user-friendly Software as a Service (SaaS) and on-premises solutions.

Jiko

Series A in 2020
Jiko is a technology-driven financial institution that offers a unique debit card service, Jiko Solid, which enables users to track and manage their expenses securely, both online and offline. The company provides cashback on every transaction, single-use virtual cards, and allows users to invest their money in safe assets like US Treasury bills, all with no minimum balance requirements. Jiko operates through a user-friendly mobile application and is headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York City and Reykjavik. As a vertically integrated financial institution, Jiko combines a nationally chartered bank and a registered broker-dealer to hold cash as T-bills, ensuring safety and yield for its users.

Thoropass

Series A in 2020
Thoropass is a compliance automation platform that helps businesses navigate complex regulatory requirements. The company offers a suite of services and tools designed to simplify the compliance process, enabling organizations to manage and store compliance programs effectively. Thoropass provides access to various infosec and privacy frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. By combining intelligent software with expert guidance and continuous monitoring, Thoropass prepares companies for successful audits each year. Its platform facilitates the design of stage-appropriate controls and offers a concierge service to assist clients throughout the certification process. Hundreds of growing companies rely on Thoropass to build scalable security practices and maintain compliance over the long term.

Thought Machine

Series B in 2020
Thought Machine is a fintech company focused on transforming core banking through cloud-native technology. The company addresses a significant challenge in the banking sector: the reliance on outdated IT infrastructure that hinders innovation and customer service. To tackle this issue, Thought Machine has developed Vault, a comprehensive retail banking platform built from the ground up using a cloud-native, microservice API architecture. Vault can be easily configured to meet the specific needs of various banks, allowing them to enhance their product offerings, user experience, operating models, and data analysis capabilities. With a strong emphasis on engineering excellence, Thought Machine aims to drive a substantial shift in the banking industry by enabling financial institutions to adopt modern systems and deliver improved technology to their customers.

Covr Financial Technologies

Convertible Note in 2020
Covr Financial Technologies, Inc. is a digitally enabled brokerage general agency based in Boise, Idaho, founded in 2013. The company specializes in providing life, long-term care, and disability insurance solutions tailored for financial institutions, advisors, and their clients. Covr offers a suite of digital platforms, including Covr Advisor, which helps financial advisors meet their clients' insurance needs by selecting appropriate products; Covr Consumer, which allows banks and credit unions to sell life insurance directly to customers; and Covr Insights, a tool for managing and analyzing existing life insurance policies. The company serves over 24,000 financial advisors and 13 million customers across 30 financial institutions, facilitating a simplified and efficient sales process for life insurance products.

Savi

Series A in 2020
Savi is a financial wellness platform focused on student loan management. It assists employees in understanding, optimizing, and repaying their student debt through technology. The platform provides a comprehensive comparison of repayment options, allowing users to explore various strategies for managing their loans. Additionally, Savi helps individuals discover potential loan forgiveness opportunities, facilitating a more informed approach to debt repayment. By streamlining the process and offering tailored solutions, Savi aims to empower users to save money and expedite their loan repayment journey.

Ladder

Series C in 2020
Ladder is a digital life insurance company established in 2015, headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It provides flexible term coverage up to $8 million across all U.S. states, offering savings of up to 40% compared to traditional policies. Ladder's platform streamlines the application process using real-time underwriting and an all-digital architecture, making life insurance more accessible and affordable for consumers without requiring commissioned sales agents or in-person visits.

Nova Credit

Series B in 2020
Nova Credit Inc. is a credit reporting agency based in San Francisco, California, incorporated in 2016. The company specializes in providing cross-border credit services, enabling immigrants to access financial services and housing by leveraging their credit history from their home countries. Nova Credit utilizes alternative credit data and bank-grade infrastructure to enhance traditional credit analytics, offering solutions such as Credit Passport®, which assists lenders in evaluating creditworthiness for individuals with limited local credit histories. Additionally, its Cash Atlas™ product provides cash flow underwriting and verification. By serving as a bridge between data and credit excellence, Nova Credit empowers businesses to make informed decisions and fosters responsible growth in the open finance landscape. The company collaborates with prominent organizations like American Express, Verizon, and HSBC, and is backed by notable investors and industry executives.

Peach Finance

Venture Round in 2019
Peach Finance, Inc. is a technology company based in Oakland, California, that specializes in developing a comprehensive loan management platform designed for finance, legal, and operations teams. Founded in 2018, Peach offers a software as a service (SaaS) solution that employs machine learning algorithms to enhance repayment rates while ensuring compliance with regulations. The platform is API-first and fully configurable, enabling lenders to efficiently launch and scale lending products across various asset classes. Its robust end-to-end servicing technology includes features such as a loan management system, borrower and agent portals, customer relationship management, omnichannel communications, payment processing, and reporting tools. Additionally, Peach Finance provides a unique Self-Service Portfolio Migration capability, aiming to empower lenders to innovate and improve the financial experiences of their customers.

Ribbon Home

Series B in 2019
Ribbon Home, Inc. is an online real estate platform established in 2017 and headquartered in New York, New York. The company aims to facilitate home ownership by enabling homeowners to purchase new properties before selling their existing ones. By collaborating with local Realtors, Ribbon Home provides clients with the flexibility and time needed to secure the best possible sale price for their current homes. In addition to its real estate services, the company offers financing and leasing options to assist buyers in acquiring properties. Ribbon Home strives to simplify and streamline the home buying process, making it more accessible and less stressful for families looking to transition to new homes.

Fidel API

Series A in 2019
Fidel API is a financial infrastructure platform that allows developers to create programmable experiences during transaction events on payment cards. Established in 2018 and headquartered in London, with additional offices in Lisbon and New York, Fidel API provides tools that enhance interactions between merchants and consumers by facilitating real-time, event-driven engagements. The platform is designed to integrate seamlessly with major payment networks, such as Visa and Mastercard, to deliver detailed transaction data, including amount, location, date, and merchant. This capability supports improved marketing strategies and customer engagement through tailored loyalty and rewards programs, as well as streamlined processes for reimbursements and expense management. The company serves a diverse clientele, ranging from startups to large enterprises, and has established partnerships with prominent firms across various sectors.

Thoropass

Seed Round in 2019
Thoropass is a compliance automation platform that helps businesses navigate complex regulatory requirements. The company offers a suite of services and tools designed to simplify the compliance process, enabling organizations to manage and store compliance programs effectively. Thoropass provides access to various infosec and privacy frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. By combining intelligent software with expert guidance and continuous monitoring, Thoropass prepares companies for successful audits each year. Its platform facilitates the design of stage-appropriate controls and offers a concierge service to assist clients throughout the certification process. Hundreds of growing companies rely on Thoropass to build scalable security practices and maintain compliance over the long term.

Zendrive

Series B in 2019
Zendrive Inc., established in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in developing safety-focused data analytics solutions for transportation systems. The company's flagship product, Zendrive, leverages smartphone sensors to track speed, location, direction, acceleration, and other driving metrics, accumulating this data to provide users with valuable traffic and driving information. By employing artificial intelligence algorithms, Zendrive analyzes sensor data to offer actionable insights such as speeding, hard braking, phone usage, and collision events, enabling drivers to improve their behavior through behavioral coaching and incentives. The company aims to enhance safety for passengers and drivers worldwide in the evolving landscape of transportation innovation and mobile ubiquity.

Acorns

Venture Round in 2019
Acorns is a financial technology company founded in 2012 and based in Irvine, California. The company offers a mobile application that enables individuals to automate micro-investments by rounding up their everyday purchases and investing the spare change into a diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds. Acorns employs a proprietary financial engine to facilitate these micro-investments, allowing users to invest small amounts of money effortlessly. In addition to its investment services, Acorns provides debit card, personal checking, investment, and retirement account options, making it easier for users to manage their finances and grow their savings over time.

Summit Wealth Systems

Seed Round in 2019
Summit Wealth Systems is a cloud software company that enables wealth managers and their clients with abundance. It provides a cloud-based and mobile software platform for wealth managers to manage and improve their client relationships. By developing each firm's own private tech stack, the company uses cloud-native technologies to enable advisors to design their own personalized, modern, mobile, and desktop applications. Summit combines personalized wealth modeling, financial planning, and advisor-client collaboration tools with portfolio management and performance reporting capabilities to provide advisors and their clients with a more humanized wealth experience.

Ethic

Series A in 2019
Ethic is a technology company that specializes in developing a data-driven platform aimed at simplifying financial planning services and portfolio management. The platform utilizes advanced investment consulting technology to create sustainable portfolios that minimize tracking error relative to established benchmarks. This functionality supports family offices, health advisers, and endowment foundations in delivering tailored sustainability insights and constructing optimized passive portfolios for their clients. Through its innovative approach, Ethic enhances the financial planning process by integrating sustainability considerations into investment strategies.

Sheltr

Seed Round in 2019
Sheltr is a company focused on simplifying home maintenance for homeowners, addressing the common frustrations associated with ongoing upkeep that often lead to costly repairs. Their innovative software platform offers an end-to-end solution that includes routine preventative maintenance tasks, such as replacing furnace filters and carbon detector batteries, as well as conducting home assessments and monitoring exterior conditions. By providing proactive recommendations for necessary home services, Sheltr enables contractors to minimize repair incidents and streamlines the booking and scheduling process for consumers. Additionally, Sheltr's services enhance customer engagement for partners, such as home insurers, by creating new revenue opportunities and helping to mitigate risks associated with neglected home maintenance.

Aven

Seed Round in 2019
Aven is a financial services company that specializes in providing the Aven HELOC Card, a unique product combining features of a credit card with those of a home equity line of credit (HELOC). This card enables users to access funds based on their home equity while offering the convenience of traditional credit card usage. The Aven HELOC Card is designed to provide lower interest rates compared to standard credit cards, making it an appealing option for individuals seeking more effective financial management. Users can make purchases and pay them off over time, potentially saving on interest costs by leveraging their home equity.

Brigit

Series A in 2019
Brigit is a financial technology company that develops a platform focused on enhancing financial health and well-being. The platform provides tools for cash advances, credit building, and financial management, enabling users to monitor their bills and budgets effectively. By offering insights into spending habits, Brigit helps individuals manage their finances more prudently while accessing credit options with minimal interest costs. The company's mission is to promote sustainable financial wellness and stability for its clients.

LeapYear

Series B in 2019
LeapYear Technologies, Inc., established in 2014 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, specializes in developing a platform that enables enterprises to securely extract value from their most sensitive data. The platform employs differential privacy, a mathematically proven standard, to protect data while allowing it to be leveraged for machine learning purposes. This allows domain experts, data scientists, and partner organizations to create automated machine learning applications and APIs, monetizing previously inaccessible or restricted data sources. LeapYear has collaborated with major companies across various sectors, including financial services, healthcare, technology, and insurance, to combine, analyze, and securely utilize previously siloed information.
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