Fundraising Fox

BTECH CONSORTIUM

Angel network

El Segundo · Series A–Late Stage · 14 people tracked

Fox Verdict
Sign up to see your fit

Investment thesis

The Btech Consortium provides community banks with access to emerging technology companies through a collaborative investment vehicle. Banks benefit from equity participation, insights into cutting-edge solutions, and vendor relationships, while portfolio companies gain strategic capital, potential customers within the bank network, and deep insights into bank technology adoption.

Invests inFintechEl Segundo

Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.

Stage
Series A–Late Stage
Check
$1M – $5M
HQ
El Segundo, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
6

Team · 14 people

from the firm's website
Fred Cummings· Founder, President, Portfolio Manager
Kevin Covert· Co-Founder and Managing Director
Michael Sekits· Co-Founder & Managing Director
Paul Welch· Head of Private Equity
Craig Cimoroni· Head of Business Development and Investor Relations
David Bugajski· Senior Research Analyst
E.C. Pelaia· COO/CCO
Kevin Reevey· Senior Research Analyst
Michael Bartlett· Senior Research Analyst
Nicholas Ferguson· Associate
Placide Gatabazi· Associate
Tim O'Brien· Btech HUB Manager
Yaoyao Chen· Associate Analyst

What they invest in

from 3 of 6 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×3Enterprise Software ×3Fintech ×2Data & Infrastructure ×1

HQs:United States×2

Investments · 6 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path
Blastpointblastpoint.comin𝕏

BlastPoint provides an AI-driven customer intelligence platform that unifies data across utility and financial systems to generate predictive insights for customer behavior. The platform helps utilities, financial institutions, and service providers improve customer engagement, optimize program adoption, and reduce churn through personalized outreach based on household-level predictions.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Castellum AIcastellum.ai

Castellum provides AI-powered AML/KYC compliance automation for banks, credit unions, fintechs, and digital asset firms to identify financial crime risk and reduce false positives. The platform uses proprietary risk data, a screening engine, and AI agents to accelerate compliance decisions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Peter Piatetsky(Founder & CEO)Lee Roggenkamp(Chief Technology Officer)Marissa Venuto(Chief Operating Officer)

Portxportx.ioin
Surreal Flowerdefensestorm.comin𝕏
viewsaris.aiin

Saris builds an AI platform for banks and credit unions to automate workflow tasks and enhance employee productivity without replacing human workers. The platform helps financial institutions reduce costs, improve efficiency, and enhance customer and member experience.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Vikarvikartech.com

Board seats · per SEC filings · 2

what is this? ⓘ
BlockGen Corp.SEC filing

$6M raise · filed Mar 2024 · via Michael Sekits

Qmerit, Inc.SEC filing

$4M raise · filed Dec 2020 · via Kevin Covert

Inferred from directors named on each company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Frequently asked questions

What stage does BTECH CONSORTIUM invest at?
BTECH CONSORTIUM invests at the Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What is BTECH CONSORTIUM's typical check size?
BTECH CONSORTIUM typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
What sectors does BTECH CONSORTIUM focus on?
BTECH CONSORTIUM focuses on Fintech.
Where is BTECH CONSORTIUM located?
BTECH CONSORTIUM is headquartered in El Segundo, US.
Does BTECH CONSORTIUM lead rounds?
Yes, BTECH CONSORTIUM leads investment rounds.

Similar investors

500 Startups

500 Global's Sustainable Growth practice designs and implements sovereign-aligned strategies that unlock resilient, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth across the Global Majority—Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. The practice bridges public priorities and private capital through ecosystem development, blended finance, and localized innovation programs addressing health, agriculture, gender, climate, and education.

Andreessen Horowitz

a16z is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz that invests in seed through growth-stage technology companies across multiple sectors including AI, healthcare, consumer, crypto, enterprise, fintech, and gaming. The firm manages over $100 billion in assets and operates a distinctive platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders throughout their journey.

B Capital Group

B Capital is a venture capital firm managing over $12 billion in assets with a stage-based fund approach. The firm invests across early to late-stage companies in technology, healthcare, and energy & resilience sectors, with 200+ portfolio companies and 9 global offices.

Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm with a 50-year history supporting entrepreneurs in building enduring companies globally. The firm draws on deep operational expertise and advisory relationships to support portfolio companies through their growth journey.

DCVC (Data Collective)

DCVC is a deep tech venture capital firm with over a dozen years of experience backing entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve trillion-dollar problems across industries including AI, climate, materials science, robotics, space, and biology.

Featured in lists