Canapi Ventures
Venture capitalNew York · Seed–Growth · 26 people tracked
Also known as Canapi Ventures SBIC · CENTERHARBOR CANAPI VENTURES INVESTMENT ADVISOR LLP
Investment thesis
Canapi is a stage-flexible fund focused on the convergence of B2B software and fintech, aiming to help build the modern financial services economy. It backs founders from early to growth stage and leverages the Canapi Alliance — a community of financial and fintech leaders — including banks ranging from community to super regional institutions and service providers. The firm emphasizes hands-on expertise, networks, and capital to help founders scale and reshape how the financial economy works.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 26 people
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What they invest in
from 18 of 48 portfolio companiesFintech ×13Enterprise Software ×8SaaS ×7AI & Machine Learning ×5Data & Infrastructure ×5Consumer ×2Crypto & Web3 ×2Cybersecurity ×2
HQs:United States×16
Investments · 48 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBlooma provides intelligent automation software for commercial real estate (CRE) lending, automating data extraction, borrower profiling, loan scoring, and portfolio monitoring for national and regional banks, community banks, and debt funds.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Diego, US
Shayne Skaff(CEO)Tal Almog
PartnerWalker Forehand· led
SmartSuite is an AI-native work platform that unifies governance, risk, compliance, IT service management, project management, and business operations workflows on a single system.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Jon DarbyshireinTara DarbyshireinPeter Novoselin
PartnerWalker Forehand· led
New York, US
Board seatJeffrey Reitman· per SEC Form D · $12.5M raise · filed Jan 2021
PartnerWalker Forehand· led
PartnerWalker Forehand· led
Casca provides business loan eligibility checks, with a focus on helping small businesses access SBA loans.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSan Francisco, US
Lukas Haffer(CEO & Co-Founder)in
Cashmere provides a multi-signature Solana wallet that allows enterprises and startups to manage cryptocurrency holdings across multiple authorized signers rather than concentrating control in a single account.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Shashank Khanna(Founder)inRebecca Lee(Founder)inCharlotte McGinn(Founder)in
AI-native procurement and risk management platform that automates the full supplier lifecycle — intake, due diligence, contract management, and continuous monitoring — for banks, credit unions, and enterprises.
Dynamo provides end-to-end automated AI risk evaluation and guardrails for generative and agentic AI systems, measuring privacy, safety, and compliance.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSSan Francisco, US
Emile Indik(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Vaikkunth Mugunthan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Christian Lau(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Jacksonville, US
Francis Sanchez(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Foskett(Director)Arkadi Kuhlmann(Director)Michael Sanchez(Executive Officer, Director)
Fireblocks provides infrastructure and platform services for managing digital assets and transactions, serving enterprises and startups that build and operate blockchain-based financial solutions.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Michael Shaulov(Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder)Pavel Berengoltz(Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder)Idan Ofrat(Chief Product Officer, Co-Founder)
PartnerWalker Forehand· led
Greenlight offers a debit card and mobile app for children that enables parents to set spending limits, automate chores and allowance management, and monitor transactions in real-time.
ConsumerFintechAtlanta, US
Middesk is a business identity platform that helps companies verify, onboard, and monitor other businesses using verified data and streamlined processes.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Kyle Mack(Founder/CEO)inKurt Ruppel(Founder)in
PartnerWalker Forehand· led
ModernFi operates a member-owned deposits network and reciprocal deposits platform that enables community and regional financial institutions to compete with larger banks.
FintechNew York, US
Adam DeVita(Executive Officer, Director)Paolo Bertolotti(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNeil Underwood(Director)
Bellevue, US
Joseph Valacich(Executive Officer, Director)Roger Girard(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Rod Dunmyre(Executive Officer)Gerard Hranek(Executive Officer)Jeff Jenkins(Executive Officer, Director)
Nova Credit aggregates global credit bureau data, bank transaction data, and payroll information to help lenders assess borrowers and provide fairer access to credit for underserved populations including international newcomers, gig workers, and others traditionally excluded from the financial system.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US
Misha Esipov(Founder/CEO)inLoek Janssen(Cofounder)
Nova Credit provides a unified platform for consumer credit underwriting and income verification, aggregating data from credit bureaus, banks, payroll systems, and documents.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Rally is a user research CRM platform that enables teams to scale research operations, manage access control, and collaborate across departments while securing customer insights and data.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York City, US
Oren Friedman(Founder)inAlec Robins(Founder)in
SavvyMoney provides a digital banking platform that integrates credit insights and financial tools into financial institutions' digital experiences.
FintechSaaS
JB Orecchia(President & CEO)
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Canapi Ventures invest at?
- Canapi Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Canapi Ventures focus on?
- Canapi Ventures focuses on Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- Where is Canapi Ventures located?
- Canapi Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Canapi Ventures lead rounds?
- Canapi Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Canapi has been writing about AI's growing role in banking operations, from deploying agentic AI workflows to automating commercial account activation, and highlighting portfolio companies gaining operational efficiency through AI-driven automation and strategic banking relationships. AI summary
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