Deciens
Venture capitalAlbuquerque · Pre-Seed–Seed · 11 people tracked
Also known as Deciens Capital · Deciens Capital 2018 · Deciens Capital 2020 · Deciens Capital 2020 Affiliates · Deciens Capital 2023 · DECIENS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC · DECIENS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
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Investment thesis
Deciens focuses on leading investments in early-stage fintech companies, aiming to be the first material capital invested into 'companies of consequence.' The firm backs visionary founders at the earliest stage of their journey, providing capital along with advice, expertise, and relationships. Its investment philosophy targets companies that demonstrate increasing returns to scale and ever-deepening moats, operating in winner-take-all markets of substantive size across industries and geographies. Deciens has invested in over twenty early-stage fintech companies supporting innovators transforming long-standing financial institutions.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 11 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 21 of 32 portfolio companiesFintech ×17AI & Machine Learning ×6SaaS ×5Enterprise Software ×3Marketplaces ×3Consumer ×2Creator Economy ×2Developer Tools ×2
HQs:United States×16Mexico×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×5
Where their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with education data
Columbia University ×2Harvard Law School ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with field-of-study data
Finance & Accounting ×4Business & Management ×3Humanities ×3Computer Science ×2Economics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 15 founders with career history
Facebook ×2Standard Treasury ×2U.S. Department of State ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 32 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 22024 · 32023 · 22022 · 32021 · 22019 · 12017 · 115 dated
Brian Balbirnie(Founder)inBrian R. Balbirnie(Director, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Board)in
Co-investorsBlue Venture FundsPhoenix Capital Ventures
Walrus provides a service for collecting and verifying payment details for wires, stock transfers, and other transactions, aimed at reducing payment fraud.
CybersecurityFintech
Co-investorsRaptor Group
San Francisco, US
Uri Pomerantz(Executive Officer, Director)Nicolas S. Bergengruen(Founder)in
BoardDan Kimerling(Director)in
Board seatDaniel Kimerling· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundClocktower VenturesPrecursor VenturesTwine Ventures
SimplyWise builds AI-powered apps for small business owners that automate administrative tasks such as construction cost estimating, receipt tracking, call handling, and mileage capture.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechFintechNew York, US
Allie Fleder(Founder)inSimnan Abbas(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMatt Burton(Director)in
Board seatDaniel Kimerling· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesVillage GlobalXYZ Venture CapitalQED Investors
Sydecar provides a platform for fund managers to form and operate venture funds, including SPV formation, compliance tools (KYC, tax filings, reporting), and investor onboarding for co-investment opportunities.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHouston, US
Nikhil Talreja(Executive Officer, Director)Nik Talreja(Founder)inDavid Meister(Director)
BoardStephanie Hsieh(Director)
Board seatDaniel Kimerling· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsHawke VenturesHustle FundLoftyInc CapitalRuna CapitalSnow Leopard Technology VenturesSouth Quad+2 more
Treasury Prime provides embedded banking technology through APIs that enable fintechs to embed banking services in their applications.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Chris Dean(Founder/CEO)inJim Brusstar(Founder)in
Board seatDaniel Kimerling· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsArdent VentureAZURO CAPITAL VENTURESFINTOP CapitalGMO VenturePartnersNycaNyca Partners+3 more
3F Captive Services helps businesses set up and own captive insurance companies, letting owners retain premiums, create customized coverage, and fill gaps left by traditional commercial insurance.
FintechInsurTech
Patrick Johnston(Founder)in
beatBread provides advances against masters and publishing rights for independent artists, labels, songwriters, and rights holders, ranging from $1,000 to over $10M, without requiring them to give up ownership.
Creator EconomyFintechMedia & Entertainment
Peter Sinclair(Founder)in
Co-investorsAfore CapitalCapria VenturesMucker CapitalMindset Venture
Capital One operates as a technology-driven financial services company that leverages digital capabilities and data analytics to deliver banking and credit card services.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesDundee Venture CapitalPre-Seed to SucceedService Provider CapitalSteelSky VenturesUpdata Partners
Chipper Cash provides a mobile platform that enables Africans to send money internationally to bank and mobile money accounts across 21+ African countries, plus payment cards and fractional stock investing.
Fintech
Ham Serunjogi(Founder & CEO)inMaijid Moujaledin
Co-investors137 Ventures500 GlobalBetter Tomorrow VenturesDebut CapitalEthos VCFlucas Ventures+14 more
Duetti offers independent music creators fast deals to buy music rights (masters, publishing, and royalties), along with catalog management, distribution, and marketing services to grow their careers.
Creator EconomyFintechMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US
Christopher Nolte(Founder)inLior Tibon(Founder)in
Co-investorsCohen CircleFlexpoint FordNycaNyca PartnersViola VenturesMucker Capital+2 more
Finia is a fintech platform offering digital personal loans and credit cards to small businesses in Mexico, using artificial intelligence to automate credit approval and management without requiring perfect credit history.
AI & Machine LearningFintech
Nicolas S. Bergengruen(Founder)in
Co-investorsSarah Smith
Funding U provides financing to help students pay for college, offering a loan application process that delivers funds within days.
EdTechFintechAtlanta, US
Jean R Tarkenton(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJack Lavin(Director)Todd Eicher(Director)Mort O'Sullivan(Director)Kimberly Morgan(Director)
Co-investorsGMO VenturePartnersRaptor GroupTechFarms Capital
Generous Energy uses AI/ML and quantitative optimization to predict and trade in short-term electricity markets, improving grid reliability and efficiency as renewable energy sources scale.
AI & Machine LearningEnergy
GlacierGrid provides smart energy management software that monitors and optimizes HVAC and refrigeration systems to reduce energy consumption and costs.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergySaaSRichmond, US
Manik Suri(Founder and CEO)inGerald Zingraf(Chief Operating Officer)inLiz Piontkowski(VP of Operations)Alex See(VP of Product)in
Co-investors1st Course CapitalBay Bridge Ventures ClimateDoon CapitalFulcrum Global CapitalJetstreamPulse Fund+7 more
Gynger provides non-dilutive capital to startups to purchase software and infrastructure tools, combining financing with software procurement to help businesses manage cash flow without equity dilution or traditional lending requirements.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsGradient Venturesm]x[v CapitalUpper90Velvet Sea VenturesVine VenturesPayPal Ventures
Haven Connect develops software for affordable housing property management, offering tools for waitlist management, online document collection, and automated waiting list updates.
Marketing TechPropTechBerkeley, US
Caroline Caselli(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardDan Kimerling(Director)
Co-investorsSilicon ValleyTechstarsEqual Opportunity Ventures
June Point Lending provides real-time underwriting and eligibility assessment for non-QM and DSCR loans, serving mortgage brokers.
Fintech
Viral Shah(Founder)in
Pippin Title is a nationwide title search company that combines proprietary technology with a network of ground searchers to deliver residential, commercial, and energy (oil & gas, cell tower, wind turbine, agricultural) title searches.
LegalTechPropTechSaaSNew York City, US
Bharat Das(CEO)
Co-investorsCaruso VenturesDas & Co.Fairhaven Capital PartnersIneffable Ventures
Tint operates as both an MGA and a technology provider, offering an AI-native operating system for embedded insurance that handles underwriting, rating, policy management, and claims.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsFintechInsurTechSan Francisco, US
Matheus Riolfi(Founder)inJérôme Selles(Founder)in
Co-investorsNycaNyca PartnersQED InvestorsRaptor GroupWebb Investment NetworkY Combinator
Transparency Analytics provides quantitatively driven credit ratings for corporate issuers and private credit transactions.
FintechNew York, US
Christopher Tolles(CFO)Michael Brawer(CEO)inRobert Boresta(Executive Officer)
BoardMichael Fedorochko(Director)Christopher Gottschalk(Director)in
Co-investorsCore Venture CapitalMouro CapitalAllianz Life VenturesCore Innovation CapitalFJ LabsSum Ventures
True Link provides financial cards designed to protect vulnerable individuals, particularly elderly people, from fraud and financial abuse while enabling greater independence.
ConsumerFintechNew York City, US
Kai Stinchcombe(Founder/CEO)inClaire McDonnell(Executive Officer, Promoter)in
BoardFrank Rotman(Director)in
Co-investorsCentana Growth PartnersGenerator VenturesGMO VenturePartnersNelstone VenturesQED InvestorsRadicle Impact+4 more
Unvault provides photo-based valuations of jewelry, letting owners see transparent, market-based assessments, track their pieces over time in a portfolio, and choose whether to sell.
ConsumerE-commerceFintechMarketplaces
Co-investorsIngeborg InvestmentsMaveron
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Critical Ideas3FCaptive ServicesGrupagoGyngerJunePippinPoint LendingSydecar
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.
Exits · 1
1 IPOsAccessnewswireNYSE: ACCS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesUnvault · crowdfundinsider.com · Aug 17, 2026
Gynger INCUBATED FinTech New York · trysignalbase.com · Jul 1, 2026
Duetti · businesswire.com · Jun 9, 2026
sydecarV2 · altss.com · Jun 3, 2026
Treasury Prime · aol.com · May 20, 2026
GlacierGrid · intersectionhq.substack.com · May 5, 2026
Transparency Analytics · thefintechtimes.com · Jan 5, 2026
SimplyWise · alleywatch.com · Oct 27, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Deciens made?
- Deciens has 32 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Deciens invest at?
- Deciens invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Deciens's typical check size?
- Deciens typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
- What sectors does Deciens focus on?
- Deciens focuses on Fintech.
- Where is Deciens located?
- Deciens is headquartered in Albuquerque, US.
- Does Deciens lead rounds?
- Yes, Deciens leads investment rounds.
- Who does Deciens co-invest with?
- Deciens most often shares deals with Raptor Group, GMO VenturePartners, Y Combinator, among 71 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamDaniel Kimerling, Deciens Capital | The Breakfast Show US 🥞| Fintech Insider | Episode 13
11:FS · Daniel Kimerling
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Co-investors · 41
QED Investors is a venture capital firm focused on financial services, founded by former Capital One executives to back founders bringing transparency and fairness to fintech.
Nyca Partners is a fintech-focused venture capital firm that invests primarily in early-stage financial services and technology companies, offering founders strategic support and access to a large advisor network.
Gradient is a seed-stage venture fund focused on backing founders building artificial intelligence companies, providing hands-on support as builders and mentors.
FJ Labs is an early-stage investment firm specializing in marketplaces and network-effect businesses, taking an angel-style co-investment approach alongside institutional venture funds worldwide.
BCV Labs is the platform and hands-on support arm of Bain Capital Ventures, providing portfolio founders with go-to-market strategy, brand development, hiring assistance, and customer introductions.
Kapor Capital is an Oakland-based venture fund that invests in seed-stage technology companies in education, health, and consumer finance sectors. The firm focuses on companies that create both economic and social value.
Mouro Capital is a venture capital investor backing early to growth stage companies, leveraging its expertise and global network across multiple regions.
Jetstream is a San Francisco-based venture fund run by Tommy Leep that backs startups at the pre-seed stage. It emphasizes quick decisions and helps portfolio founders with customer introductions, strategy, and raising follow-on rounds through its community of founders and investors. Its investments include companies in areas such as disaster recovery, fintech, health, and EV charging.
One Way Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs exceptional immigrant founders building high-impact global companies.
137 Ventures is a multi-stage investment firm that partners with technology companies and their founders.
Mindset Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in and actively supports technology startups, providing capital as well as business development, strategy, and mentorship, with a notable focus on helping companies expand into markets such as Brazil.
Zero Infinity Partners (ZIP) is an investment firm focused exclusively on infrastructure, backing founders and companies deploying innovative technologies and business models across foundational infrastructure sectors.
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Andreessen HorowitzSequoia CapitalLong Journey VenturesNotable CapitalBoxGroupStreamlined VenturesSusa VenturesFundersClubOak HC/FTSignalFireFlybridge Capital PartnersCota CapitalUlu VenturesBullpen CapitalKindred VenturesUnusual VenturesMS&AD VenturesDnx VenturesThird Kind Venture CapitalCorrelation VenturesWndrCoParcel BThe Fintech FundFenway Summer VenturesReciprocal VenturesMAGIC FundRaliCap VenturesValor VenturesHatzimemos/Libby
Firms observed investing alongside Deciens, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Deciens's recorded portfolio.
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