Temerity Capital Partners

Temerity Capital Partners is a family office and private investment firm established in 2016 and located in Washington, D.C. The company focuses on investments across the capital structure in both public and private companies, as well as direct real estate. Its investment strategy encompasses various sectors, including minor league baseball, fintech, real estate, financial services, and information technology. Additionally, Temerity Capital Partners engages in impact investing, targeting areas such as civic health, financial inclusion, mental well-being, and climate initiatives.

Raj Bajwa

Investments Associate

Sarah Buffone

Executive Director

Jake Sandler

Principal

21 past transactions

Climatize

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Climatize is a crowdfunding platform based in Santa Cruz, California, founded in 2019. The company operates a mobile app that allows clients to invest in renewable energy projects by utilizing their spare change. By connecting individual investors with various renewable energy initiatives, Climatize aims to promote sustainable investment opportunities and facilitate the transition to greener energy sources.

Upwardli

Seed Round in 2023
Upwardli is a technology-driven financial services agency focused on assisting individuals, particularly newcomers, immigrants, and young people with limited financial resources. The company offers personalized credit and savings solutions aimed at helping members make informed financial decisions. By leveraging its innovative platform, Upwardli guides users in selecting suitable banking options and credit cards, while also providing tools to build credit quickly and securely. The platform features tailored step-by-step instructions that facilitate access to essential financial services, empowering users to improve their financial literacy and overall economic well-being.

Fennel Markets

Seed Round in 2022
Fennel Markets is a mobile investing application that empowers retail investors by providing insights into companies' environmental, social, and governance (ESG) impacts. The app offers tools for users to invest in stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), manage their portfolios, and access educational resources regarding upcoming shareholder proposals. By making ESG data more accessible, Fennel enables investors to better understand how companies operate and their effects on the world. Fennel Markets, Inc. encompasses its wholly owned subsidiary, Fennel Financials LLC, which operates as a registered broker-dealer and is a member of financial regulatory organizations.

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.

DigitalPay

Seed Round in 2020
DigitalPay is a digital payments provider that operates a SaaS platform designed to enhance the speed, security, and convenience of transactions for customers and vendors. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers a gateway that allows users to securely send money to their payees' preferred payment networks. Serving industries such as travel, consumer rebates, legal services, and the contractor/freelance economy, DigitalPay's platform facilitates real-time payments, thereby lowering operating costs, reducing fraud, and providing recipients with a range of popular payment options. This unified experience allows clients to enjoy greater choice and efficiency in their digital payment processes.

Esusu

Seed Round in 2019
Esusu is a financial technology platform focused on empowering tenants and enhancing property performance through innovative data solutions. Its rent reporting platform captures rental payment data and reports it to credit bureaus, enabling tenants to build their credit scores. This service benefits property owners by attracting tenants, reducing turnover, improving collections, and ultimately increasing revenue. Esusu operates across the United States, covering over 500,000 rental units in 35 states. By connecting tenant financial health with property management, Esusu aims to create a more equitable and sustainable rental ecosystem.

Grasshopper Bank

Private Equity Round in 2019
Grasshopper Bank is a digital bank based in New York City, established in 2019, that focuses on serving the business and innovation economy. With a client-first approach, it offers a range of financial products, including loans and credit lines aimed at refinancing and acquisitions, specifically tailored to small and middle-market companies. The bank emphasizes leveraging advanced technology and providing solutions-driven services, supported by a dedicated team committed to delivering superior client experiences.

Eyrus

Series A in 2019
Eyrus is a workforce visibility platform specifically designed for the construction industry. It automates the collection of workforce data, enabling project teams to enhance attendance, timekeeping, safety, and security in real time. By implementing Eyrus during workforce registration, companies can capture essential information related to OSHA, health and safety, and equipment training through a user-friendly worker profile. Utilizing IoT technology and mobile devices, Eyrus tracks workforce interactions across job sites, providing features such as access control, real-time evacuation alerts, and compliance reporting metrics. This cloud-based platform allows for the generation of actionable insights and analytics, helping clients manage resources efficiently, ensure project safety, and improve delivery timelines. The data collected also assists in schedule forecasting and understanding potential delays, thereby enhancing overall decision-making and project planning.

Professional Fighters League

Series B in 2018
The Professional Fighters League is a mixed martial arts organization based in McLean, Virginia, that operates a sports entertainment business focused on individual fighters. Founded in 2017, it presents a structured competition format comprising a regular season, playoffs, and a championship, allowing athletes to demonstrate their skills while earning fight bonuses and engaging in pay-per-view events. The league encompasses three primary segments: media, live events, and consumer products. The media segment involves the production and monetization of various media content across platforms such as MMA broadcasts, pay television, and digital channels. The live events segment includes ticket sales, event services, and travel packages for its fights, which are aired live on prominent sports networks like ESPN2 and ESPN+ in the United States and in over 160 countries globally.

Luma Health

Series A in 2018
Luma Health Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing a patient engagement platform aimed at enhancing communication between healthcare providers and patients. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers a suite of services designed to streamline various aspects of patient care, including smart scheduling, appointment reminders, mobile patient intake, and referral management. Luma Health's platform also integrates with electronic health records (EHR) and provides insights and analytics to improve healthcare delivery. By facilitating better access and communication, Luma Health enables healthcare systems and clinics to optimize appointment scheduling, enhance patient adherence to care plans, and promote continuous care, ultimately improving overall treatment outcomes.

Ascent RegTech

Series A in 2018
Ascent Technologies, Inc. specializes in regulatory compliance software designed for financial services firms. Founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, Illinois, the company offers a cloud-based platform that analyzes business activities to identify potential compliance obligations. This platform aids firms in tracking and adhering to relevant regulatory requirements. Ascent's solutions encompass change management, obligations management, issue tracking, and provide access to industry reference materials and compliance documentation. By streamlining the compliance process, Ascent enables firms to maintain their regulatory standards effectively.

Rabbet

Seed Round in 2017
Rabbet is a construction finance platform that streamlines the management of construction loans by enhancing transparency and automating processes. The platform is designed to parse documents and connect relevant information, facilitating frictionless transactions among stakeholders. By ensuring compliance and accuracy, Rabbet simplifies the construction draw process, alleviating administrative burdens for users. It also tracks lien releases directly in relation to progress payments, thereby reducing risks associated with construction lending and improving audit efficiencies. Through its innovative approach, Rabbet enables businesses to navigate the regulatory landscape more effectively while addressing challenges in labor supply within the construction sector.

ClearGraph

Seed Round in 2017
ClearGraph is a company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2014 that specializes in enterprise search solutions aimed at making data accessible to business users. Its proprietary semantic search platform leverages context awareness and natural language processing to intelligently interpret and respond to queries in English, facilitating the discovery and understanding of enterprise data. The platform is designed to enable fast and actionable data analysis using everyday language, providing businesses with a user-friendly interface to interact with complex data sets. As of August 1, 2017, ClearGraph operates as a subsidiary of Tableau Software, focusing on enhancing data accessibility at scale.

Oliver Technology Corporation

Convertible Note in 2017
Lawgix, Inc. specializes in developing cloud-based software designed for collections litigation, streamlining regulatory and legal processes to enhance compliant collections. The platform is tailored for banks, financial institutions, and insurers, enabling them to implement mass-litigation strategies through customizable workflows. Lawgix also operates as a SaaS-enabled marketplace, connecting users with a network of over 300 trained attorneys across 15 states, thereby transforming the delivery of legal services in the financial sector. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with additional facilities in Austin, Texas, for research and development, and in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for operations.

Merlon Intelligence

Seed Round in 2017
Merlon Intelligence, Inc. is a compliance technology company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2016. It specializes in providing risk management and compliance solutions tailored for the financial industry. The company's offerings include Merlon Intelligent Screening, which automates customer screening by analyzing news and information from various sources; Merlon Intelligent List Management, which assists in managing sanction lists to address financial crimes; Merlon Intelligent Assessment, a platform designed to enhance the customer risk assessment process; and Merlon Intelligent Triage, which aggregates customer-related information for compliance analysts. By servicing banks, Merlon Intelligence aims to reduce risk and combat money laundering effectively.

Exactuals

Series A in 2017
Exactuals, LLC is a Software as a Service (SaaS) company based in Los Angeles, California, with an additional office in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2011, the company provides a platform designed to streamline the payment processes for the media and entertainment industry, specifically targeting royalties and residuals. Exactuals enables enterprises to manage complex payments by securely registering payees' data, calculating payments through a proprietary rules engine, and aggregating payment information. Its services include direct deposit payments, tax document management, and centralized identity management, offering real-time transparency and automated workflows. The platform caters to various stakeholders in the music and film industries, including talent, their management, unions, and studios, facilitating the efficient payment of thousands of non-employees within days. As of August 2018, Exactuals operates as a subsidiary of City National Bank.

Self Financial

Series A in 2016
Self Financial, Inc., headquartered in Austin, Texas, operates a mobile application designed to assist individuals in building credit and saving money. Founded in 2014 and originally known as Self Lender, the company provides financial tools such as the Self Credit Builder Account and the Self Visa Credit Card. These offerings allow customers to create a credit builder account that facilitates the establishment of a positive payment history while simultaneously saving money, all without the need for a hard credit inquiry. Targeting those who are new to credit or lack access to traditional financial products, Self Financial aims to enhance economic inclusion and financial resilience through user-friendly solutions. The company's mission is to make credit-building accessible and straightforward, helping individuals improve their financial futures.

Oliver Technology Corporation

Seed Round in 2015
Lawgix, Inc. specializes in developing cloud-based software designed for collections litigation, streamlining regulatory and legal processes to enhance compliant collections. The platform is tailored for banks, financial institutions, and insurers, enabling them to implement mass-litigation strategies through customizable workflows. Lawgix also operates as a SaaS-enabled marketplace, connecting users with a network of over 300 trained attorneys across 15 states, thereby transforming the delivery of legal services in the financial sector. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with additional facilities in Austin, Texas, for research and development, and in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for operations.

BioAtla

Venture Round in 2015
BioAtla, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in San Diego, California, focused on developing innovative antibody-based therapeutics for cancer treatment. The company utilizes its proprietary platforms, Conditionally Active Biologics (CAB) and Comprehensive Integrated Antibody Optimization (CIAO!), to create highly selective and effective drugs. Its lead product candidate, BA3011, is a conditionally active biologic antibody-drug conjugate targeting soft tissue and bone sarcomas, non-small cell lung cancer, and other tumor types. Additionally, BioAtla is developing BA3021, aimed at non-small cell lung cancer and melanoma, as well as BA3071, which targets multiple cancers, including renal cell carcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma. The company holds over 150 issued patents and applications, emphasizing its commitment to improving drug selectivity and safety while expanding the range of treatable cancers.

Glia

Series A in 2015
Glia Inc., founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, specializes in enhancing online customer experiences for businesses. It offers a unified interaction management platform that combines voice, digital customer service, and AI capabilities through messaging, video, cobrowsing, and other services. Glia's ChannelLess® architecture eliminates data silos and context loss, enabling seamless transitions between channels. With over 500 financial institution partners worldwide, Glia improves customer experiences and drives business results by facilitating efficient, natural interactions. Recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ company for five consecutive years and certified as a Great Place to Work with a 97% employee satisfaction rating, Glia has raised over $150 million in funding and achieved a valuation of over $1 billion.

DigitalPay

Seed Round in 2015
DigitalPay is a digital payments provider that operates a SaaS platform designed to enhance the speed, security, and convenience of transactions for customers and vendors. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers a gateway that allows users to securely send money to their payees' preferred payment networks. Serving industries such as travel, consumer rebates, legal services, and the contractor/freelance economy, DigitalPay's platform facilitates real-time payments, thereby lowering operating costs, reducing fraud, and providing recipients with a range of popular payment options. This unified experience allows clients to enjoy greater choice and efficiency in their digital payment processes.
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