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Alden Investment Group is a boutique financial firm offering financial planning and investment management, an integrated broker-dealer and RIA platform for advisors, and capital markets solutions for institutions.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Alpen Labs builds a Bitcoin layer-2 network that enables financial applications through a ZK rollup with optimistic bridge architecture.

Crypto & Web3FintechNew York City, US

Abishkar Chhetri(Founder)Pramod Kandel(Founder)Simanta Gautam(Founder)John LightTrey Del BonisLiam Eagen

Co-investorsCastle Island VenturesHivemind Ventures, LlcMirana VenturesResolute VenturesSTILLMARKAsymmetric+3 more

Blotout provides a privacy-focused signal platform combining an ID graph, contextual data, and consent governance to deliver server-side conversion (CAPI) tracking and post-cookie attribution for ecommerce and lead-generation advertisers.

AdTechCybersecurityMarketing TechFremont, US

Mandar Shinde(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Boulos(Director)

BoardAlok Nandan(Director)in

Co-investorsFirst Rays Venture PartnersLoftyInc CapitalStrategxy Ventures LLCTunitas Ventures

Castle Creek Launchpad is a venture capital fund formed by Castle Creek Capital and Launchpad Capital to invest in early-stage fintech companies that work with financial institutions.

Fintech

Central Payments provides embedded finance services, including configurable card products, funds movement, and program-lifecycle management for brands, along with compliance, oversight, and settlement services for banks.

FintechSaaS

Consensys builds a vertically integrated platform for decentralized finance, offering consumer wallet applications, developer infrastructure, blockchain APIs, and protocol-level software that manage the full onchain transaction lifecycle.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechFort Worth, US

Joseph Lubin(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsArcane GroupArgonautic VenturesBR CapitalCoinbase VenturesDragonflyDVC+17 more

Copper is a mobile app that pays users with points redeemable for gift cards and cash (e.g.

Consumer

Stefan Berglund(Co-founder)Eddie Behringer(CEO / Co-founder)in

Co-investorsClocktower VenturesFinancial Venture StudioMaven VenturesOperator StackRestive VenturesSamsung Next+4 more

Current is a mobile-first banking platform offering no-fee spending accounts and integrated financial services to everyday Americans.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Stuart Sopp(Founder)in

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Activant CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAvenir Growth CapitalCota CapitalElizabeth Street Ventures+8 more

Exponential.fi is a San Francisco-based DeFi platform for discovering, risk-assessing and investing in crypto liquidity pools.

Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersParadigmScribble Ventures

Extend provides product protection plans that merchants offer shoppers at checkout to cover product failures and accidental damage such as drops, breaks, and spills, handling repairs or replacements with online claims support.

E-commerceInsurTechRetail TechSaaS

Woodrow Levin(Founder)inJoe Moss(Founder)in

Co-investorsGraph VenturesGreatPoint VenturesSoftBank Vision FundB CapitalCommerce VenturesFinTech Collective+2 more

LEEO provides commercial auto insurance with data-driven underwriting, using telematics, AI, and data science to price and underwrite coverage for fleets and small businesses.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechMobility & TransportationReno, US

Jonathan Matus(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMax Chee(Director)Charles Moldow(Director)in

Co-investorsAquiline Technology GrowthFoundation CapitalExpansion Venture CapitalMS&AD VenturesSquareOne Capital

Co-investorsTribeca Early Stage Partners

Grid is a consumer mobile app that offers cash advances, paycheck boosts, and credit-building tools to help users manage personal finances.

ConsumerFintech

Gernot Zacke(Founder)in

Co-investorsFikaKindred VenturesObvious Ventures

Harmonic Insurance Services facilitates embedded income-protection insurance products, such as coverage that pays a monthly benefit to workers facing involuntary layoffs.

FintechInsurTech

Co-investorsTranspose Platform Management

Hiatus is a personal finance and bill management app that tracks spending and account balances, finds and organizes recurring subscriptions, and negotiates bills on users' behalf.

ConsumerFintechSaaS

Immediate is an on-demand pay (earned wage access) provider that lets employees access their earned pay before payday through options like real-time bank delivery, merchant cards, paycards, and next-day ACH.

FintechHR Tech

Marstone provides digital investing and financial wellness software, including a white-labeled, turnkey investment platform that financial institutions can configure to offer do-it-yourself and advisor-assisted investment solutions to their customers.

FintechSaaS

Co-investorsSlater Technology Fund

MBI is an event-driven pricing and promotions platform for banks and credit unions, connecting to an institution's first-party data sources to run configurable pricing and promotional campaigns without replacing legacy core systems.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Zach Bruhnke(Founder)in

Co-investorsAcrew Capital

Mesh Payments provides a corporate travel and expense platform combining corporate cards, expense management, and travel booking with an AI-driven orchestration layer that automatically codes, categorizes, and reconciles transactions.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Oded Zehavi(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalEntrée CapitalMeron CapitalTLV PartnersLiberty City VenturesModerne Ventures+1 more

MIC Global provides embedded income protection insurance that digital platforms can offer to their users, using automated underwriting, real-time fraud detection, and automation.

AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTech

Miami Beach, US

Alexander Lopatine(Executive Officer)Harry J Flood(Executive Officer, Director)David J Wright(LLC Manager)Scott W Killoh(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardCian Cotter(Director)Peter Sobiloff(Director)

Co-investorsCurql Collective, LLCInsight PartnersNext Level VenturesThe Banc Funds Company

Oakland Roots is a men's professional soccer team, and Oakland Soul is a women's soccer team offering a pathway to professional play, both based in Oakland.

Media & EntertainmentSports TechOakland, US

Co-investorsD3VC

Oakland Soul is a women's soccer team competing in the USL W League, offering a training environment and player development pathway toward professional soccer.

ConsumerSports TechOakland, US

Ovation Ventures builds AI-powered financial technology that delivers personalized guidance and client intelligence to financial institutions.

AI & Machine LearningFintech

Kevin Cimring(CEO)inScott Mount(CXPO)in

Co-investorsKickstart

Pinnacle is an AI-native real estate brokerage offering agents, teams, and independent brokerages a centralized platform (PinnacleHQ) for transaction management, compliance oversight, onboarding, and marketing tools.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS

Plaid provides financial infrastructure and APIs that enable developers to build financial technology products and services.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechSan Francisco, US

Zach Perret(Co-founder & CEO)inWilliam Hockey(Co-founder & CTO)in

BoardMo Koyfman(Director)Rick Yang(Director)in

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAmbush CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBoxGroupCoatue ManagementEQUIAM+25 more

Prizeout offers a suite of rewards and instant cashback products that integrate with financial institutions' online banking platforms, letting them offer cashback on everyday shopping and milestones.

ConsumerFintechMarketing TechNew York, US

David Metz(CEO)David Burton(CFO)Richard Blankenship(CRO)Victoria Leon(COO)

Co-investorsChaos VenturesSprint Vc

Co-investorsATX Venture Partners

StimLabs develops regenerative medicine products, including its Corplex P device, used by physicians for wound healing and complex clinical cases.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesRoswell, US

John Daniel(Founder & CEO)

Tilt provides alternative credit products and underwriting technology to people with limited access to traditional credit, using non-traditional financial signals to assess creditworthiness and enable borrowing.

FintechSan Francisco, US

James Beshara(Founder/CEO)inKhaled Hussein(Founder/CTO)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzIcon VenturesNimble PartnersY CombinatorBalderton CapitalLerer Hippeau+2 more

Tongo operates a financial benefits platform for real estate agents and brokerages that centralizes checking, savings, retirement, and investment accounts and automates commission distribution.

FintechPropTechSaaS

Co-investorsElizabeth Street VenturesGood FriendsLAB VenturesMetaPropMetaProp VenturesMS&AD Ventures+3 more

Truehold Financial provides financing for real estate investors, including long-term loans for rental properties qualified on property cash flow and short-term loans covering purchase and renovation costs.

FintechPropTechSt. Louis, US

Azat Tulegenov(Founder)inConnie Adams(CEO)

Co-investors25MadisonBAM VenturesClocktower VenturesGreat Wave VenturesHabitat PartnersSamsung Next+3 more

UpEquity provides real estate services that help homeowners buying and selling simultaneously by unlocking equity and removing contingencies to enable competitive offers.

FintechPropTechAustin, US

Timothy Herman(Founder)in

Co-investorsEarly Light VenturesNext Coast VenturesOrigin VenturesRiptide VenturesS3 VenturesThe MBA Fund+2 more

Utila provides infrastructure for managing stablecoins and digital assets, serving fintechs, payment service providers, banks, and enterprises.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechNew York City, US

Bentzi Rabi(Founder & CEO)inEdwin Handschuh(Founder)Sam Eiderman(Founder)in

Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupHaymaker VenturesInspired CapitalNFXNIVNyca+5 more

Vouch provides directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance designed for venture-backed companies navigating investor disputes, wrongful termination claims, and governance challenges.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Sam Hodges(Founder/CEO)inTravis Hedge(Founder)inKellyn Wulff(Executive Officer)

BoardNicholas Shalek(Director)inMeyer Malka(Director)inIgor Cerc(Director)

Co-investors500 GlobalFlucas VenturesIndex VenturesMS&AD VenturesSouth QuadVentureSouq+7 more

Zebec builds blockchain-powered financial products including payroll, cards, and payments solutions for individuals, businesses, and teams.

Crypto & Web3FintechHR TechSaaS

Sam ThapaliyaSimon Babakhani(CEO)Nea Padhye

Co-investors500 GlobalAegis VentuesBreyer CapitalResolute VenturesAlameda ResearchDistributed Global+1 more