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Motive Partners

Private equity

New York · Pre-Seed–Growth · 77 people tracked

Also known as MOTIVE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Motive Partners invests in financial technology opportunities, sourcing deals through deep networks, sector insight, and disciplined underwriting. The firm backs market-leading technology, data, and service providers redefining investment products, payments, insurance, capital markets, and financial infrastructure. Focus areas include software and services that democratize wealth and asset management, payment technologies that modernize commerce, next-generation insurance software, solutions transforming issuance and trade workflows, clean data foundations that make organizations AI-ready, and technology-enabled services for financial services. The firm pairs investment expertise with operational leadership, deploying proven operators to enhance, manage, and scale portfolio companies across go-to-market, data, and operations.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
Check
$1M – $10M
HQ
New York, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2016
Last 12 months
11 investments
AUM
$5.4B
Tracked investments
76
Unicorns
3
Acquisitions
2

Team · 77 people

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Andrew Tarver· Founding Partner, Industry Partnerin
Blythe Masters· Founding Partner, Industry Partner
Bob Brown· Founding Partner & Head of Capital Formation & Investor Relations
Etienne Castiaux· Founding Partner & CTO in Engineeringin
Jeff Yabuki· Chairman and Founding Partnerin
Kristy Trieste· Founding Partner, CFO & COOin
Neil Cochrane· Founding Partner, Investmentsin
Rob Heyvaert· Founder, Managing Partnerin
Scott Kauffman· Founding Partner & Head of Investmentsin
Stephen C. Daffron· Co-Founder, Industry Partner
Alvi Abuaf· Industry Partner
Andy Stewart· Industry Partner
Ashwin Kumar· Industry Partner
Bridget van Kralingen· Partner, Investments & Chair of Createin
Caroline O'Connell· Industry Partnerin
Charles Teschner· Industry Partner
Chris Williams· Partner, Investments
Christine Mar Ciriani· Industry Partner
Doug Smith· Industry Partnerin
Harsh Govil· Partner, Venture
Heather Bellini· Industry Partner
Hugo Bongers· Partner, Venture
Jennifer Nason· Industry Partnerin
Laurent Caraffa· Industry Partnerin
Michael Fröhlich· Industry Partnerin
Michael Hock· Partner, Venturein
Paul Compton· Industry Partner
Paul Walker· Industry Partner & Global Advisory Council Member
Peter Hiom· Industry Partner
Peter Schurau· Industry Partner
Randy Walker· Industry Partnerin
Richard Lumb· Industry Partnerin
Roman Regelman· Industry Partner
Sreeram Visvanathan· Partner & Head of Create
Tim Karpoff· Industry Partner
Ulrich Körner· Industry Partner
Umesh Subramanian· Partner, Investments
Zade Zalatimo· Industry Partnerin
Alastair Barber· Industry Principalin
Corey Rainbow· Industry Principalin
Harry Callaway· Industry Principal
Keane Ehsani· Principal, Growth & Buyoutin
Thomas Harris· Principal, Venturein
Tim Wanders· Principal, Venturein
Worth Newman· Principal, Growth & Buyoutin
Marco Neuhaus· Venture Partnerin
Akshat Joshi· Senior Associate, Growth & Buyout
Billy Barber· Associate, Growth & Buyoutin
Britt Zarling· Managing Director, Marketing & Communicationsin
Dominik Freidorfer· Vice President, Venture
Henry Ritchotte· Global Advisory Council Member
Jack Raymond· Associate, Growth & Buyout
JC Colangelo· Senior Associate, Growth & Buyout
John O'Dwyer· Senior Advisor
John W. Thompson· Global Advisory Council Member
Julia Hubo· Vice President, Venturein
Justin Reizes· Senior Advisor
Lynsey Prout· Associate, Growth & Buyoutin
Maria Anthony· Vice President, Venture
Miguel Tejeda· Managing Director, Growth & Buyoutin
Nellie Levchin· Global Advisory Council Member
Nelson Gaunt· Associate, Growth & Buyoutin
Nikhil Paul· Associate, Growth & Buyoutin
Oded Cedar· CCO and Managing Director, Legal & Compliancein
Peter Leukert· Global Advisory Council Member
Renée Berman· Industry Advisor
Romesh Wadhwani· Global Advisory Council Member
Rosemary Leith· Global Advisory Council Member
Sir Douglas Flint CBE· Global Advisory Council Member
Stephen Catlin· Global Advisory Council Member
Swathi Vankayalapati· Vice President, Growth & Buyout

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Motive Partners went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 48 of 76 portfolio companies

Fintech ×40SaaS ×30Enterprise Software ×26AI & Machine Learning ×15Data & Infrastructure ×10Cloud Computing ×5Consumer ×4InsurTech ×4

HQs:United States×22Germany×6United Kingdom×5Belgium×1Switzerland×1Luxembourg×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 27 portfolio companies
67%
solo founders
18 of 27 mapped founding teams
34%
repeat founders
of 29 founders with career history
~3.5 yrs
old at investment
median across 14 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×182 founders×73 founders×14+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 27 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3MIT Sloan School of Management ×2University of St.Gallen ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 25 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×8Economics ×8Engineering ×5Business & Management ×4Finance & Accounting ×4Mathematics & Statistics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 29 founders with career history

BICS ×2Docker ×2ECONA AG ×2FinCompare - Smarter SME Financing ×2Ixaris ×2Pets Deli ×2TeleSign ×2Yapstone ×2

3 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 29 with degree data)

Investments · 76 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 82025 · 72023 · 42022 · 22021 · 32020 · 12017 · 126 dated

BetaNXTbetanxt.comin✓ verified

BetaNXT provides cloud-based enterprise software for wealth management organizations, including data management, tax reporting, order management, and investor communications solutions.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

BoardStephen C. Daffron(Executive Chairman)

Electric Mindelectricmind.comin𝕏Oct 2025✓ verified

ElectricMind delivers AI-powered product engineering and solution delivery services, including accelerated development of digital platforms that integrate trading, administration, and operations.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSector AgnosticChicago, US

FNZfnz.comin𝕏Nov 2025 · $650M✓ verified

FNZ provides a technology platform for wealth management, serving financial institutions and their end investors.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB

Adrian Durham(Founder & Group CEO)in

Co-investorsCPP InvestmentsGeneral AtlanticTemasekFin CapitalH.I.G. CapitalH.I.G. Growth Partners+3 more

Insurifyinsurify.comin𝕏Sep 2021✓ verified

Insurify operates an online insurance-comparison marketplace that pulls real-time, personalized quotes from 120-plus insurers (including GEICO, Allstate, and Progressive) for auto, home, renters, and pet insurance, letting shoppers compare policies and buy online or with a licensed agent.

FintechInsurTechMarketplacesCambridge, US

Giorgos Zacharia(Co-founder)inSnejina Zacharia(Founder)inTod Kiryazov(Co-founder)inChang Jo(Executive Officer)inGene Shkolnik(Mr. Shkolnik is the Chief Technology Officer of the Issuer.)in

BoardDaniel Tsiddon(Director)in

Co-investorsMTECH CAPITALViola FinTechMassMutual VenturesMoneta VCR136 VenturesViola Ventures+3 more

TIFINtifin.comin𝕏Aug 2026 · $109M✓ verified

Give is a technology-first Donor-Advised Fund platform that helps wealth advisors, broker-dealers, and asset managers offer charitable giving solutions to clients.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBoulder, US

Dr. Vinay Nair(Founder & CEO)Brian Carlin(Director)Rajini Kodialam(Director)

Co-investorsFranklin TempletonHamilton LaneJP Morgan ChaseFINTOP CapitalThirdstream PartnersBroadridge+2 more

Valstrovalstro.comin✓ verified

Valstro develops a cloud-native order management system (OMS) for institutional finance, designed to handle modern trading infrastructure and data accessibility requirements.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Stephen Barrow(Founder)in

Co-investorsPortage VenturesEJF Ventures

Viteraviterafinancial.comin𝕏✓ verified

Vitera provides a lifetime income solution integrated into defined contribution retirement plans, converting savings into guaranteed income for employees and plan sponsors.

FintechInsurTech

Rebecca Tadikonda(CEO)in

Co-investorsApollo

Accordionaccordion.comin

Financial consulting and analytics

Co-investorsCharlesbank Capital PartnersFFL Partners

Alchelystalchelyst.comin

Alchelyst provides software infrastructure for private markets, offering solutions for investor management, fund operations, and financial administration across the GP-LP relationship.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Anchorageanchorage.comin𝕏

Anchorage Digital is a global cryptocurrency platform providing institutions with custody, staking, trading, governance, and settlement services, along with security infrastructure.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US

Diogo Mónica(Co-Founder and President)inNathan McCauley(CEO and Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzGICa16z cryptoAmplify PartnersBlockchain CapitalDelta Blockchain+27 more

Artifactgetartifact.cominAug 2025 · $4M

Artifact provides AI-powered automation for accounting and professional services firms, handling bookkeeping, reconciliations, ledger posting, reporting, and close workflows.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Carter Springall(Founder)in

Co-investorsA16Z SpeedrunAngel InvestFloodgateInsight PartnersRock Yard VenturesTCV+1 more

Aufinity Groupaufinity.com

Aufinity is a German fintech company that automates payment and liquidity management processes for car dealerships across Europe.

FintechMobility & TransportationSaaSCologne, DE

Co-investorsPayPal VenturesWalter VenturesWalter VenturesBlackFin Capital Partners

Avaloqavaloq.comin𝕏

Avaloq provides a digital investment management platform for banks and wealth managers that consolidates advisory, portfolio management, and compliance across the investment value chain.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSZürich, CH

Martin Greweldinger(Group CEO)inPascal Wengi(Chief Commercial Officer)inRoberto Viganò(Chief Service Operations Officer)inFabio Baj(Chief Product and Development Officer)inMartin Büchi(Chief Architecture and Technology Officer)inElodie Lhuillier(Chief People and Communications Officer)in

Backbasebackbase.cominJun 2022

Backbase develops an AI-native Banking OS, a digital banking engagement platform that unifies customer, employee, and AI-agent interactions for financial institutions across retail, SMB, commercial, private banking, and wealth management.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Jouk Pleiter(Founder)in

Co-investorsRho Ventures

Bunchjoinbunch.comMay 2026 · $35M

Pampered Piglets breeds and sells teacup (micro/mini) pigs as pets and ships them to buyers across most U.S. states.

ConsumerImpact & Social Good

Andrew SiderMarshall Gunter

BoardHesam Hosseini

Co-investors500 GlobalCherry VenturesFinTech CollectiveIlluminate Financial

CAIScaisgroup.comin𝕏

CAIS Structured Investments is a platform that connects independent financial advisors with structured notes, CDs, SMAs, and hedging strategies offered by third-party bank issuers.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Matt Brown(Founder)in

Co-investorsSenaHill PartnersSquare Peg CapitalAllianceBernsteinBlue Owl CapitalFortress Investment GroupGolub Capital+1 more

Constraforconstrafor.comin𝕏

Constrafor provides a SaaS and fintech platform for general contractors and subcontractors to manage back-office operations, procurement, invoicing, and payments, with integrated AI-powered job costing and receivables financing capabilities.

Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US

Anwar Ghauche(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsCommerce VenturesFJ LabsNFXVillage GlobalFifth WallFinTech Collective+5 more

Corastonecorastone.usin

Corastone provides infrastructure that converts private market investments into digital asset securities, offering automated straight-through processing, a unified investment lifecycle, and blockchain-based transaction processing.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Hamid Gayibov(Founder)in

Co-investorsApolloFidelity InvestmentsFranklin TempletonHamilton Lane

Cordant’scordant.aiinJul 2026 · $8M

Cordant provides a shared context layer above existing financial systems, connecting the platforms money moves through so institutions can analyze activity, surface risk, and coordinate decisions in real time.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Lior Levit(Founder)in

Co-investorsOak HC/FTFJ LabsPaxosQuona CapitalSelah VenturesSignalFire

DoorFeeddoorfeed.cominSeed · Nov 2023 · $8M

DoorFeed is a platform for residential real estate investment that combines market intelligence, property analysis, and automated financial modelling, letting institutional investors, developers, brokers, and asset managers go from market screening to investment decision.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS

Co-investorsSprint VcStride VC

Flanksflanks.ioinSeries B · Feb 2025 · $15M

Flanks is an AI-powered wealth data platform that automates the aggregation and standardization of client financial data for financial advisors and wealth managers.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech

Alvaro Morales(Founder)in

Co-investorsEarlybird Venture CapitalLanaiSeedRocket4Founders CapitalBattery VenturesJME Ventures

Getquingetquin.comin

A digital wealth management platform that aggregates investment portfolios, cash, alternative assets, and liabilities across multiple financial institutions, providing portfolio analytics and financial guidance to individual investors across Europe.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConsumerData & InfrastructureFintechGermany, DE

Raphael Steil(Founder)in

Co-investorsGerman Media PoolHeartfelt CapitalHEARTFELT_Horizons VenturesRuna CapitalPortage Ventures

Getrogetro.com𝕏acquired by Findem · Dec 2025

Getro is a network-based recruiting platform that helps companies hire faster by leveraging employee referrals and professional networks.

HR TechMarketing TechSaaSBoulder, US

Evan Walden(Founder)in

Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcBlindspot Ventures Management CoEmbedded CapitalEverywhere VenturesMatchstick VenturesOIF Ventures+6 more

Heropayheropay.euin

Heropay offers an all-in-one platform for businesses combining a free professional account, instant financing, and interest-bearing cash management, giving companies unified visibility of their financial flows.

FintechSaaS

Co-investorsSquareOne

Khotan (formerly Pollinate)pollinate.techinJan 2020

Pollinate builds AI agents for supply chain operations, starting with procurement automation that extracts supplier invoices from email and reconciles them against purchase orders and receipts across ERP systems.

Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US

Adeep Mitra(Founder)inCorey Berther(Founder)inNam Le(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors77 Partnersilab AcceleratorY CombinatorBlast.ClubCatalyze AdvisorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)+2 more

Korrgokorr.comin

Korr is a cloud-native core insurance platform that unifies policy, claims, and billing for modern insurers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingInsurTechSaaSNew York, US

Co-investorsPlug and Play VenturesTokio Marine Future Fund

L P Al-p-a.com

Lucht Probst Associates (LPA) builds RegTech and CapTech software that automates the issuance of structured retail products, pre- to post-trade sales and trading, corporate treasury activities, and regulatory fund reporting.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSFrankfurt, DE

LMRKTSlmrkts.com𝕏Jun 2017acquired by Capitolis

Capitolis is a financial technology company that provides capital markets solutions to reduce risk and improve capital efficiency for global and regional banks and institutional investors.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US

Lucio Biase(Executive Officer)

BoardHilary Park(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsIFCInternational Finance Corporation

Mobiusmobius.exchange𝕏Jun 2026

Möbius Exchange is a Mantle-native StableSwap decentralized exchange for swapping stablecoins and pegged assets with low slippage, using an Asset Liability Management model that supports single-sided liquidity provision and open, multi-asset pools.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsBitDAOMantle NetworkREFASHIOND VenturesSpero Ventures

Monnaimonnai.cominJan 2026 · $12M

Monnai provides an AI-driven data and analytics platform that builds a 360-degree view of customer identity and behavior for identity verification, fraud detection, and risk assessment.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureFintechSanta Monica, US

Pierre DemarcheinRavish PatelinDaniel Kurgan(Director)

Co-investors500 GlobalBetter Tomorrow VenturesEmphasis VenturesSouth QuadCommerce VenturesTiger Global Management

MYNEmyne-homes.dein

MYNE offers co-ownership of vacation properties in popular European destinations, letting buyers acquire real estate ownership for a fraction (about 1/8) of the full cost with year-round flexible use.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesPropTechTravel & HospitalityBerlin, DE

Fabian Loehmer(Founder & Managing Director)inNikolaus Thomale(Founder & Managing Director)inPhilipp Wagmann(Founder, Asset Management)Moritz Vossenberg(Founder, Technology)inDr. Nikolai Jäger(Founder, Structuring & Financing)

Co-investorsblueworld.groupCoastCapLoric VenturesTruVenturo GmbHEmbedded CapitalRivus Capital

Navronavro.comin𝕏Series A · Apr 2025 · $18M

Navro provides payment infrastructure for cross-border payroll, handling salary, statutory, and tax payments through a single API or file-based flow across 200+ territories and 130+ currencies.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSLondon

Aran Brown(Co-founder & CEO)inEddie Harrison(Co-founder)inNeil Kinnon(Chief Product Officer)inJames Deane(Executive Officer)inKelly Hartman(Executive Officer)inMark O'Meagher(CTO)in

Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesClocktower VenturesFin CapitalUnusual VenturesJump Capital+1 more

Novatanovata.cominOct 2021

Novata offers a software platform for private companies to collect, store, and report sustainability and ESG data, including carbon emissions (Scope 1, 2, 3), regulatory reporting, risk monitoring, and supply chain data management.

Climate TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMantoloking, US

Alexander Friedman(Executive Officer, Director)Tasha Matharu(Director)Scott Kennedy(Executive Officer)Pavani Thagirisa(Director)Christina Alfonso-Ercan(Executive Officer)Chris Jurgens(Director)

Co-investorsHamilton LaneMMC Ventures

Octauraoctaura.cominJun 2025

Octaura provides electronic trading platforms and data analytics solutions for syndicated loan and structured credit markets.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechNew York, US

Brian Bejile(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inLuis Carballo(Chief Technology Officer)inVitaliy Kozak(Chief Product Officer & Head of Insights; founding member)in

Co-investorsMassMutual VenturesOMERS VenturesApolloBank of AmericaBNP ParibasDeutsche Bank+2 more

Pliantgetpliant.cominSeries A · Feb 2023 · $28M

Pliant offers payment infrastructure enabling businesses to issue physical and virtual credit cards, monitor expenditures, and integrate payment data with their existing finance systems.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBerlin, DE

Malte Rau(Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer)inFabian Terner(Co-founder, Chief Product Officer)in

Co-investorsAlstin CapitalE Nugget Ventures UG (Haftungsbeschränkt)Fin CapitalMolten VenturesMS&AD VenturesNina Capital+8 more

Pollinatepollinate.globalinMar 2021 · $50M

Pollinate provides a white-labeled digital experience platform that banks and payment processors use to onboard, manage, and serve merchant customers across digital, assisted, and omni-channel journeys.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB

Co-investorsInsight PartnersNational Australia Bank (NAB)

Qomplxqomplx.com

Qomplx is a research company that designs and develops technologies in cybersecurity, analytics, simulation, and artificial intelligence.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechReston, US

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.

Splititsplitit.comin

Splitit provides embedded card-linked installment payments that let consumers split purchases using their existing credit rather than taking on new debt.

E-commerceFintechRetail Tech

Co-investorsAltaIR CapitalSeed Space Venture Capital

SwapglobalinJun 2022

Pocono Pines, US

Yevgeniy Feldman(Secretary and Co-Founder)Rene van Kesteren(Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer)inMichael Steinberg(Director)Stephane De Baets(Director)

Synthera AIsynthera.ai

Synthera builds proprietary generative AI models trained on historical market data such as yield curves, FX, and commodities to produce synthetic market scenarios.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechLondon, GB

Lukas Schreiner(Co-Founder and CTO)inMariana Barona(Co-Founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsBuenTrip VenturesEntrepreneur FirstRobin CapitalTranspose Platform ManagementAngel InvestKDX

Threat Fabricthreatfabric.comin𝕏

ThreatFabric provides fraud prevention software combining mobile threat intelligence and a real-time fraud risk suite to detect scams, account takeover, device takeover, and hybrid fraud across web and mobile channels.

CybersecurityFintechSaaS

Co-investors14Peaks CapitalRabo Corporate Venturing10x Founders

Titanbaytitanbay.comin

Titanbay provides infrastructure technology connecting asset managers and distributors to manage private market funds, handling fund structuring, onboarding, capital flows, reporting, and compliance at scale.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLuxembourg, LU

Michael Gruenerin

Co-investorsabrdn plc

Trivertriver.comin𝕏

Triver provides invoice financing solutions for SMEs in the UK, offering fast cash advances against unpaid invoices through real-time data analysis.

FintechLondon, GB

Jerome Le Luel(Founder & CEO)inGokce Yucealpan(Chief Commercial Officer)inGuilherme Valerio(Chief Product Officer)inBen Emery(Chief Technology Officer)inJulio Perez Vargas(Finance Director)in

Co-investorsAlleyCorpAxeleo CapitalFJ LabsKima VenturesMonte Carlo CapitalMotier Ventures+2 more

Trumidtrumid.comin

Trumid operates an electronic trading platform for fixed income and corporate bond (credit) markets, serving buy- and sell-side institutions such as asset managers, banks, credit hedge funds, and liquidity providers.

B2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US

Ronnie Mateo(Founder & Co-CEO)inMike Sobel(Co-CEO & President)inDan Siracuse(Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer)inTony Schiavo(Chief Technology Officer)inJason Quinn(Chief Product Officer & Global Head of Sales)inCheryl Knopp(General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer)in

Co-investorsArbor VenturesRunway Venture PartnersSenaHill PartnersShumway Capital

Versanaversana.ioinApr 2026 · $43M

Versana provides a digital data platform serving the broadly syndicated loan and private credit markets, delivering real-time loan data and enterprise solutions to replace manual processes across the loan ecosystem.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Scott McMunn(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBank of AmericaMassMutual VenturesApolloBNP ParibasDeutsche BankMorgan Stanley

Warrenwarren.bein

Warren offers a team of certified financial experts covering topics such as mortgages, taxes, inheritance, insurance, real estate, and budgeting, providing commission-free advice to its members.

FintechHR TechSaaSGhent, BE

Cedric De Vleeschauwer(CEO)inPieterjan Behaeghe(Co-founding sales)Jos Polfliet(CTO)inDavid Du Pré(CCO)inTijs Deryckere(CIO)in

Co-investorsEntourage VenturesPitchdriveSyndicate One

Wilshirewilshire.comin

Wilshire provides investment advisory, analytics, and benchmarking services to institutional investors and financial intermediaries.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLos Angeles, US

Jason Schwarzin

With Intelligencewithintelligence.comin

With Intelligence provides data, analytics, and research solutions for institutional investors, fund managers, and dealmakers operating in alternative assets and private markets.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechMedia & Entertainment

Cornelia Andersson(Leader)in

Co-investorsPNCSteelSky Ventures

Xaverxaver.com

Xaver provides an AI-powered platform for banks, insurers, and brokers to deliver pension products and financial advisory services across Europe.

AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechGermany, DE

Max Bachem(Co-founder)inOle Breulmann(Co-founder)inBjörn Holste(Management Team)inNigel Jankelson(Management Team)in

Co-investorsblueworld.groupCavalry VenturesNAPRobin Capital

Zockszocks.ioin𝕏Jan 2026 · $45M

Zocks is an AI assistant for financial advisors that automates administrative work such as meeting notes, intake and account forms, client email replies, and CRM updates.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Ákos Ratku(CTO and Co-founder)inMark Gilbert(CEO and Co-founder)in

BoardArif Janmohamed(Director)inHarsh Govil(Director)

Co-investors14Peaks CapitalAscend Venture CapitalEntrée CapitalExpanseQED InvestorsAscend+2 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

AlphastreamAMPAsseta AICordantCredixDun & BradstreetFebruarFinantixFinperksForgeGlobal SharesHeroInvestCloudLawXLucaNellyNenoObin AIPartoPenzillaPlutoStewardTegra118Vega

Exits · 2

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Motive Partners made?
Motive Partners has 76 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 15 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Motive Partners invest at?
Motive Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
What is Motive Partners's typical check size?
Motive Partners typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
What sectors does Motive Partners focus on?
Motive Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, InsurTech, SaaS.
Where is Motive Partners located?
Motive Partners is headquartered in New York, US.
Does Motive Partners lead rounds?
Yes, Motive Partners leads investment rounds.
Who does Motive Partners co-invest with?
Motive Partners most often shares deals with Fin Capital, MassMutual Ventures, Better Tomorrow Ventures, among 119 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 21

Fin Capital

Fin Capital is an investment firm that backs B2B technology companies serving the financial services industry across the full company lifecycle.

Both backed · 3
$250K – $15M
Angel Invest

Angel Invest is an early-stage investor operating as a super angel fund, backing startups in AI, FinTech and DeepTech across Europe, providing capital plus a year of founder coaching.

Both backed · 2
$137.5K
Embedded Capital

A fintech-focused investment firm that invests in financial technology, payments, insurance, capital markets infrastructure, and data/AI solutions serving the financial services industry.

Both backed · 2
$500K – $4M
Bain Capital Ventures

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.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $100M
Battery Ventures

Battery Ventures is a global investment firm that has backed more than 450 companies over its 40-year history, operating its investment staff as a single global unit.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $100M
Unusual Ventures

Unusual Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage enterprise founders, supporting them from initial insight through to market leadership with a proprietary product-market fit playbook.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $15M
Entrée Capital

Entrée Capital is a venture firm run by former serial founders, managing $1.5bn across multiple funds with offices in Tel Aviv, London and New York.

Both backed · 1
$150K – $15M
MS&AD Ventures

MS&AD Ventures is the corporate venture arm backed by MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, investing in early-stage technology companies across insurtech, fintech, digital health, AI and related sectors.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $3M
Earlybird Venture Capital

Earlybird Venture Capital is a European venture capital investor that backs early-stage technology founders with capital, strategic support, and access to an international network.

Both backed · 1
$540K – $12M
JME Ventures

JME Ventures is a Spain-focused seed-stage venture capital firm that backs founders building world-class solutions, having invested in over 70 startups since 2012.

Both backed · 1
$108K – $3.3M
CoastCap

CoastCap is a Vienna-based investment firm and family office that invests in private capital markets, backing founders from early-stage funding through pre-IPO deals.

Both backed · 1
Craft Ventures

Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.

$50K – $50M
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Firms observed investing alongside Motive Partners, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Motive Partners's recorded portfolio.

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