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 and Investor

Stephanie Khoo

Partner

Sol Lee

Principal

Max Liebeskind

Principal

Ravi Mohan

COO and Partner

Samriti Pal

Associate

Isabel Steinhaus

Senior Associate

Past deals in Compliance

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.

Findigs

Series B in 2024
Findigs is a property technology company that streamlines rental screening and leasing processes for property managers and landlords. The company offers a platform that enhances the leasing experience by allowing applicants to securely link their bank accounts, enabling instant verification of income and assets. Findigs employs digital underwriting and tenant screening methods to verify tenant identity and financial information, which aids in fraud prevention and decision-making support. Additionally, the platform includes a digital rental concierge that assists with various aspects of the rental process, ultimately helping both tenants and landlords save time and money in managing rent payments.

Coverdash

Series A in 2024
Coverdash is a digital business insurance agency that specializes in providing a comprehensive range of commercial insurance products tailored for startups and small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Its offerings include general liability, business owners policies, workers compensation, directors and officers liability, cyber insurance, and professional liability. Coverdash focuses on delivering customized services and instant coverage options for various sectors, including freelancers, consultants, and e-commerce merchants. The agency employs technology to streamline operational, compliance, and financial processes, enabling partners to offer flexible insurance solutions directly within their platforms, thereby helping businesses secure the appropriate coverage at competitive rates.

Certificial

Series B in 2023
Certificial is a real-time insurance verification platform that aims to streamline the supplier management process for businesses. It provides instant access to suppliers' insurance coverage and offers automatic updates when changes occur. The platform integrates seamlessly with brokers' APIs and AMS providers, facilitating easy access for agents and brokers without imposing fees on insurers. Additionally, Certificial enables companies to maintain a comprehensive record of their business relationships, share real-time information, and receive compliance alerts. This functionality helps mitigate risks associated with fraud, misinformation, and lapses in insurance coverage.

OpenFin

Series D in 2023
OpenFin Inc. specializes in providing runtime technology solutions tailored for financial desktops, enabling web applications to function outside traditional browser environments. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, with an additional office in London, the company serves clients in the financial services sector, including banks in the United States and Europe. OpenFin's platform facilitates real-time application generation, desktop notifications, and seamless communication between applications while adhering to stringent security and compliance standards required by financial institutions. This approach allows users to avoid costly packaging and deployment cycles, promoting rapid and secure application deployment.

Thoropass

Series C in 2022
Thoropass is a compliance automation platform that helps businesses navigate various infosec and privacy frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. The platform offers tools for storing, sharing, and managing compliance programs, as well as designing controls tailored to different stages of development. With a focus on continuous monitoring and expert guidance, Thoropass enables companies to prepare for audits effectively, ensuring they meet compliance requirements year after year. The service is utilized by numerous growing businesses that seek to establish scalable security practices and achieve necessary certifications. Through its combination of intelligent software and expert support, Thoropass simplifies the compliance process, allowing companies to concentrate on their core operations.

Alterya

Seed Round in 2022
Simple, safe, and compliant access to web3

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.

Zero Hash

Series D in 2022
Zero Hash LLC is a Chicago-based company that provides post-trade settlement services for digital assets, including derivatives and loans. Established in 2017, it offers a range of services such as digital asset storage, settlements, institutional custody, and regulatory compliance, all facilitated through an application programming interface (API). Zero Hash serves various clients, including neo-banks, broker-dealers, and payment groups, enabling them to seamlessly integrate digital asset trading and custody into their platforms. Its turnkey solution simplifies the complexities associated with regulatory licensing and back-end operations, allowing businesses to focus on enhancing customer experiences. Zero Hash’s clients include notable names like MoneyLion, Transak, and MoonPay. The company is supported by investors such as Point72 Ventures and Bain Capital Ventures, emphasizing its role in making digital assets accessible to a broader audience.

Thoropass

Series B in 2021
Thoropass is a compliance automation platform that helps businesses navigate various infosec and privacy frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. The platform offers tools for storing, sharing, and managing compliance programs, as well as designing controls tailored to different stages of development. With a focus on continuous monitoring and expert guidance, Thoropass enables companies to prepare for audits effectively, ensuring they meet compliance requirements year after year. The service is utilized by numerous growing businesses that seek to establish scalable security practices and achieve necessary certifications. Through its combination of intelligent software and expert support, Thoropass simplifies the compliance process, allowing companies to concentrate on their core operations.

Zero Hash

Series C in 2021
Zero Hash LLC is a Chicago-based company that provides post-trade settlement services for digital assets, including derivatives and loans. Established in 2017, it offers a range of services such as digital asset storage, settlements, institutional custody, and regulatory compliance, all facilitated through an application programming interface (API). Zero Hash serves various clients, including neo-banks, broker-dealers, and payment groups, enabling them to seamlessly integrate digital asset trading and custody into their platforms. Its turnkey solution simplifies the complexities associated with regulatory licensing and back-end operations, allowing businesses to focus on enhancing customer experiences. Zero Hash’s clients include notable names like MoneyLion, Transak, and MoonPay. The company is supported by investors such as Point72 Ventures and Bain Capital Ventures, emphasizing its role in making digital assets accessible to a broader audience.

Peach Finance

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

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.

OpenFin

Venture Round in 2020
OpenFin Inc. specializes in providing runtime technology solutions tailored for financial desktops, enabling web applications to function outside traditional browser environments. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, with an additional office in London, the company serves clients in the financial services sector, including banks in the United States and Europe. OpenFin's platform facilitates real-time application generation, desktop notifications, and seamless communication between applications while adhering to stringent security and compliance standards required by financial institutions. This approach allows users to avoid costly packaging and deployment cycles, promoting rapid and secure application deployment.

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.

Thoropass

Series A in 2020
Thoropass is a compliance automation platform that helps businesses navigate various infosec and privacy frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. The platform offers tools for storing, sharing, and managing compliance programs, as well as designing controls tailored to different stages of development. With a focus on continuous monitoring and expert guidance, Thoropass enables companies to prepare for audits effectively, ensuring they meet compliance requirements year after year. The service is utilized by numerous growing businesses that seek to establish scalable security practices and achieve necessary certifications. Through its combination of intelligent software and expert support, Thoropass simplifies the compliance process, allowing companies to concentrate on their core operations.

Peach Finance

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

Thoropass

Seed Round in 2019
Thoropass is a compliance automation platform that helps businesses navigate various infosec and privacy frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. The platform offers tools for storing, sharing, and managing compliance programs, as well as designing controls tailored to different stages of development. With a focus on continuous monitoring and expert guidance, Thoropass enables companies to prepare for audits effectively, ensuring they meet compliance requirements year after year. The service is utilized by numerous growing businesses that seek to establish scalable security practices and achieve necessary certifications. Through its combination of intelligent software and expert support, Thoropass simplifies the compliance process, allowing companies to concentrate on their core operations.

SigFig

Series E in 2018
SigFig is a wealth management platform that aims to provide personalized investment advice to investors of all wealth levels. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company utilizes a blend of design, data science, and technology to empower users with the information and guidance necessary to achieve their financial goals. SigFig partners with major financial institutions to enhance investment management for both investors and advisors, ensuring a secure and compliant service. Its innovative approach, supported by product and growth labs, accelerates the adoption of its technology among partners, making high-quality investment advice more accessible and affordable. SigFig is backed by prominent financial institutions and top-tier venture capital firms, underscoring its commitment to improving the investment management process.

EverC

Corporate Round in 2018
EverC Ltd. specializes in cloud-based cyber risk intelligence and merchant fraud detection solutions. The company provides tools such as MerchantView, which helps acquiring banks and payment service providers manage fraud and cyber risks associated with merchants, and MarketView, which monitors illicit listings in online marketplaces. EverC's offerings also include professional services for detecting violating merchants, verifying transaction laundering, and providing compliance consultancy and analytical reports. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Shanghai and Tel Aviv, EverC aims to enhance the safety and transparency of the e-commerce ecosystem. The company's automated, AI-driven platform swiftly identifies and mitigates risks, including high-risk merchants and online money laundering, thereby supporting sustainable growth for global payment providers and marketplaces.

Merlon Intelligence

Seed Round in 2017
Merlon Intelligence, Inc. is a global compliance technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in developing risk management and compliance solutions for the financial industry. Founded in 2016, the company offers a suite of services designed to enhance compliance processes for banks and financial institutions. Its key products include Merlon Intelligent Screening, which automates customer screening by analyzing news and information; Merlon Intelligent List Management, which manages sanction lists related to financial crimes; Merlon Intelligent Assessment, a platform that streamlines customer risk assessments; and Merlon Intelligent Triage, which aids compliance analysts by aggregating and organizing relevant customer information. By providing these innovative solutions, Merlon Intelligence aims to help financial institutions mitigate risk and combat money laundering effectively.

OpenFin

Series B in 2017
OpenFin Inc. specializes in providing runtime technology solutions tailored for financial desktops, enabling web applications to function outside traditional browser environments. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, with an additional office in London, the company serves clients in the financial services sector, including banks in the United States and Europe. OpenFin's platform facilitates real-time application generation, desktop notifications, and seamless communication between applications while adhering to stringent security and compliance standards required by financial institutions. This approach allows users to avoid costly packaging and deployment cycles, promoting rapid and secure application deployment.

EverC

Series A in 2016
EverC Ltd. specializes in cloud-based cyber risk intelligence and merchant fraud detection solutions. The company provides tools such as MerchantView, which helps acquiring banks and payment service providers manage fraud and cyber risks associated with merchants, and MarketView, which monitors illicit listings in online marketplaces. EverC's offerings also include professional services for detecting violating merchants, verifying transaction laundering, and providing compliance consultancy and analytical reports. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Shanghai and Tel Aviv, EverC aims to enhance the safety and transparency of the e-commerce ecosystem. The company's automated, AI-driven platform swiftly identifies and mitigates risks, including high-risk merchants and online money laundering, thereby supporting sustainable growth for global payment providers and marketplaces.

CENTRL

Series B in 2016
CENTRL Inc. offers a comprehensive platform designed for privacy and risk management, enabling companies to manage critical business information securely. The platform allows users to upload, approve, publish, and collaborate on documents while automating assessments and vendor monitoring processes. It includes tools for compliance with global regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, and LGPD, providing a flexible solution suitable for organizations of all sizes. Additionally, CENTRL's offerings encompass a full suite of modules for privacy compliance, data subject access requests, assessments, and data mapping, along with robust third-party and vendor risk management capabilities. This integrated approach helps organizations streamline diligence operations, enhance oversight, and effectively manage risks throughout the vendor lifecycle. Founded in 2015 and based in Mountain View, California, CENTRL was previously known as Kontrolscan Inc.

Clearmatics

Seed Round in 2015
Clearmatics Technologies Ltd., established in 2015, is a London-based company that develops blockchain-based clearing and settlement platforms for over-the-counter (OTC) financial markets. Its decentralized clearing network connects various market participants, such as custodians, dealers, trading venues, and buy-side firms, enabling them to settle securities trades and automate the performance of financial contracts. Clearmatics' platform offers a distributed asset ledger and programmable assets, including smart contracts, to facilitate peer-to-peer value exchange and automate contractual operations. The company, with additional offices in Geneva, Switzerland, aims to remove intermediaries, reduce market inefficiencies, and enhance security in capital markets.

CENTRL

Series A in 2015
CENTRL Inc. offers a comprehensive platform designed for privacy and risk management, enabling companies to manage critical business information securely. The platform allows users to upload, approve, publish, and collaborate on documents while automating assessments and vendor monitoring processes. It includes tools for compliance with global regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, and LGPD, providing a flexible solution suitable for organizations of all sizes. Additionally, CENTRL's offerings encompass a full suite of modules for privacy compliance, data subject access requests, assessments, and data mapping, along with robust third-party and vendor risk management capabilities. This integrated approach helps organizations streamline diligence operations, enhance oversight, and effectively manage risks throughout the vendor lifecycle. Founded in 2015 and based in Mountain View, California, CENTRL was previously known as Kontrolscan Inc.

EverC

Series A in 2015
EverC Ltd. specializes in cloud-based cyber risk intelligence and merchant fraud detection solutions. The company provides tools such as MerchantView, which helps acquiring banks and payment service providers manage fraud and cyber risks associated with merchants, and MarketView, which monitors illicit listings in online marketplaces. EverC's offerings also include professional services for detecting violating merchants, verifying transaction laundering, and providing compliance consultancy and analytical reports. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Shanghai and Tel Aviv, EverC aims to enhance the safety and transparency of the e-commerce ecosystem. The company's automated, AI-driven platform swiftly identifies and mitigates risks, including high-risk merchants and online money laundering, thereby supporting sustainable growth for global payment providers and marketplaces.

OpenFin

Convertible Note in 2015
OpenFin Inc. specializes in providing runtime technology solutions tailored for financial desktops, enabling web applications to function outside traditional browser environments. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, with an additional office in London, the company serves clients in the financial services sector, including banks in the United States and Europe. OpenFin's platform facilitates real-time application generation, desktop notifications, and seamless communication between applications while adhering to stringent security and compliance standards required by financial institutions. This approach allows users to avoid costly packaging and deployment cycles, promoting rapid and secure application deployment.
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