What stage does EJF Ventures invest at?

EJF Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.

What sectors does EJF Ventures focus on?

EJF Ventures focuses on Fintech.

Where is EJF Ventures located?

EJF Ventures is headquartered in Arlington, US.

EJF Ventures

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Arlington · Seed–Series A · 24 people tracked

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Investment thesis

EJF Ventures backs founders modernizing legacy financial infrastructure through early-stage B2B fintech solutions. The firm focuses on software enabling banks to upgrade legacy systems, wealth managers to modernize tech stacks, institutions to adopt blockchain for real-time finance, and financial service providers to improve reliability and compliance. Leveraging EJF Capital's two-decade history and deep relationships with thousands of banks and financial institutions, the firm provides portfolio companies with strategic network access, go-to-market support, and regulatory expertise to accelerate customer validation and commercial traction.

Invests inFintechArlington

Source: firm website, verified Jul 20, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Series A

Arlington, US

AUM

$6.1B

Tracked investments

Team · 24 people

from the firm's website

Jason Ruggiero· Co-Chief Investment Officer, Senior Portfolio Manager

Manny Friedman· Co-Chief Executive Officer & Co-Chief Investment Officer

Neal Wilson· Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-Chief Investment Officer & Chief Financial Officer

Asheel Shah· Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Development

Elizabeth VanBiervliet· Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Management

Jeff Hinkle· Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Management

Omer Ijaz· Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Management

Regina Richardson· President, Senior Portfolio Manager

Steve Stelmach· Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

William Walsh· Senior Managing Director, Head of Business Development

Brett Nelson· Managing Director, Portfolio Management

Derrick Preuss· Managing Director, Business Development

Jay Ghatalia· Managing Director, Global Head of Fund Accounting

John Murray· Managing Director, Portfolio Management and Business Development

Michael Cherepnin· Managing Director, Europe

Alexandra Lawrence LaFrankie· Chief Compliance Officer

David Gallagher· Director, Business Development

Jeff Saginor· Chief Technology Officer

Kevin Heisley· Director of Risk Reporting

Kristin Noll· Chief Administrative Officer

Leena Vaez· Director, Head of Investor Relations

Meghna Mirchandani· Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Omar Farooqui· Director of Valuation

Thomas Davison· General Counsel

What they invest in

from 1 of 1 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Enterprise Software ×1Fintech ×1SaaS ×1

HQs:United States×1

Investments · 1 tracked

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Axoniaxoni.comin 𝕏

Axoni provides a distributed ledger platform for post-trade processing and settlement in financial markets, serving institutional clients in capital markets operations. The company focuses on blockchain technology applications for the enterprise finance sector.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US

Greg Schvey(Founder/CEO)Jeffrey Schvey(Founder/CTO)inGreg (CEO)(Chief Executive Officer)Jeff (CTO)(Chief Technology Officer)

Frequently asked questions

What stage does EJF Ventures invest at?: EJF Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does EJF Ventures focus on?: EJF Ventures focuses on Fintech.
Where is EJF Ventures located?: EJF Ventures is headquartered in Arlington, US.

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