Fintech Startups

StarNews is a platform that lets African content creators monetize their audiences through mobile carrier billing, distributing content via mobile operators so users can subscribe and pay without credit cards. It serves creators and mobile operator partners, focusing on the creator economy across African markets.

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Boston sports stock market turned daily fantasy sports operator whose assets DraftKings acquired in August 2014.

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Startale builds blockchain infrastructure aimed at bringing mainstream users onchain and bridging traditional systems with the onchain world. The company operates globally and has launched network and cloud offerings while forming joint ventures with large corporations.

2 investors

StartSure provides business insurance coverage and advisory services for companies at various growth stages, connecting clients with 80+ carriers and digital tools to manage policies, certificates of insurance, and billing.

2 investors

Startup Wise Guys is an accelerator and investor that supports early-stage tech founders across Europe and Africa through mentorship, investment, and specialized vertical programs. The organization has been operating since 2012 and works with founders across various sectors to help them grow and succeed.

2 investors

Stash provides a direct-to-consumer web shop and payments platform for game developers, acting as Merchant of Record to handle payment processing, fraud protection, and tax compliance across 100 countries. Its tools let studios integrate and test in-game shops deployable on desktop, mobile, and web.

2 investors

Stavvy is a digital platform for mortgage closings and real estate transactions, offering hybrid, eNote, and full eClosing options along with tools for loan origination, servicing, and foreclosure processing. It serves mortgage lenders, servicers, title and settlement agents, and real estate law firms, and is certified by MISMO and approved by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, and MERS.

2 investors

Stax.ai provides an AI-powered platform for independent retirement plan consultants (third-party administrators) that unifies payroll connectivity, census collection, trust accounting, compliance, and client communications. It automates workflows such as census data gathering, statement sorting, and reconciliation to help TPA firms manage retirement plans more efficiently.

2 investors

Staxe is a blockchain tokenization platform that turns music and other creative productions into investable digital assets.

2 investors

SteadyIQ is an AI-powered income verification platform that helps government agencies determine eligibility for benefits by converting unstructured income data from gig workers, self-employed individuals, and non-traditional earners into structured reports. The tool serves state and federal agencies administering unemployment, SNAP, TANF, and child care assistance programs.

2 investors

StealthEX is a non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange platform that allows users to swap digital assets without creating an account or storing funds on the service. The platform enables wallet-to-wallet exchanges with no upper transaction limits and supports over 2,000 assets.

2 investors

Stemma checks supplier invoices against contracts and pricing history to detect overcharges, then drafts recovery claims for businesses to reclaim the money. It targets UK businesses with heavy supplier spend, connecting read-only to their ERP and contracts to audit invoices as they arrive.

2 investors

StepLadder runs peer-to-peer "Savings Circles" that match individuals with shared financial goals into groups where members contribute a fixed monthly amount and one member receives the pooled total each month, helping them raise property deposits, reduce debt, or improve credit scores. It serves UK consumers and offers a platform businesses can integrate to add savings circles for their own customers.

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StepStone offers private credit investment vehicles, including the StepStone Private Credit Fund LLC ("SCRED") and an associated feeder fund, available to accredited investors on a private placement basis. The funds are advised by StepStone Group Private Debt LLC as part of a private markets investment platform.

2 investors

Sterling Trading Technology provides professional trading platforms for equities, options, and futures across retail brokers, proprietary trading firms, hedge funds, and institutional clients. The company offers multiple branded trading applications with features including real-time market data, advanced order management, algorithmic trading, risk analytics, and customizable interfaces.

2 investors

Sticky provides a developer-friendly payments platform that embeds commerce and checkout directly into existing business software and applications. The platform combines payment processing, ERP/CRM integration, and AI capabilities for merchants of all sizes.

2 investors

STORES provides a unified platform combining booking, cashless payments, POS register, and online shop functionality for fitness businesses such as personal gyms, rental gyms, yoga studios, and sports classes in Japan.

2 investors

STORES 株式会社 provides tools for small and mid-sized retailers to digitize their operations, including online store creation, POS registers, cashless payments, online booking systems, and app building. The company serves Japanese shop operators, offering combinable services to run and grow their businesses more efficiently.

2 investors

Storyline offered a no-code builder for creating Amazon Alexa voice skills, allowing users to build voice applications without programming.

2 investors

Straddle builds an identity-first API platform for account-to-account payments that integrates open banking, fraud detection, and multi-rail money movement. The platform enables businesses to embed fast, cost-effective bank-to-bank payment capabilities into their applications.

2 investors

Strange Loop Labs designs, builds, and operates custom AI systems for large enterprises and professional-services firms, such as bespoke tax AI to automate manual processing of forms like K-1s. The company works directly with each client end-to-end, handling design, deployment, security, and compliance.

2 investors

Strata offers fractional ownership of commercial real estate, letting individual investors buy into curated office and commercial property opportunities starting from ₹25 lakhs. The platform handles asset acquisition, management, and exit, providing a fully digital investment experience with reporting, focused on the Indian market.

2 investors

Strategy Bridge AI provides business analysis and benchmarking tools that deliver competitive insights and peer performance data to help organizations make faster, more confident strategic and financial decisions.

2 investors