Nyca Partners
Venture capitalNew York · Seed–Growth · 11 people tracked
Also known as NYCA MANAGEMENT LLC
Investment thesis
Nyca invests thematically across four fintech verticals: payments and financial transactions (embedded payments, merchant solutions, specialized payments, B2B payments/treasury, fraud/risk); capital formation and risk (credit, insurance risk, capital markets, neobanks, real estate); digital advice (wealth management, digital insurance, financial wellness, retirement/estate planning); and financial infrastructure (bank modernization, compliant AI, specialty service stacks, data governance, digital identity, CFO software). The firm targets companies from seed to scale, pairing investing and operating experience with a collaborative, hands-on approach and a network of senior advisors across finance, technology, academia, and government.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 11 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 55 of 113 portfolio companiesFintech ×46SaaS ×20Enterprise Software ×19AI & Machine Learning ×18Data & Infrastructure ×10Consumer ×4Crypto & Web3 ×4Cybersecurity ×4
HQs:United States×27Canada×1United Kingdom×1India×1
Investments · 113 tracked
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Acorns provides automated investment services that allow users to invest in diversified portfolios of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) composed of stocks and bonds, with options including Bitcoin-linked ETFs.
FintechUnknown, US
Jeff Cruttenden(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Dru(Executive Officer)Walter Cruttenden(Executive Officer, Director)Jim Caccavo(Director)Jay Fishman(Director)Mike Sekits(Director)
OvationCXM is a Customer Experience Management platform that orchestrates end-to-end onboarding and servicing workflows across banking systems and partners.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Astra provides an instant payments API that enables faster fund transfers for trading platforms and financial applications.
FintechSaaS
AvidXchange provides AI-powered accounts payable software that automates invoice capture, approvals, and payments for mid-market businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSCharlotte, US
Michael Praeger(CEO & Co-Founder)Dan Drees(President)Matt Harris(Director)Brad Feld(Director)Karen Bertaux(Executive Officer)Ross Agre(Executive Officer)
Axoni provides a distributed ledger platform for post-trade processing and settlement in financial markets, serving institutional clients in capital markets operations.
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)
Blooma 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
BlueQubit provides a cloud platform with managed GPU-based quantum simulators and an SDK for running large-scale quantum simulations and hybrid variational circuits.
Cloud ComputingDeep TechQuantum ComputingLos Angeles, US
Hayk Tepanyan(Director)Hrant Gharibyan(Executive Officer, Director)
Built provides a cloud-based platform that connects capital, data, and workflows for real estate finance, enabling lenders, owners, developers, and contractors to fund, manage, and build projects with visibility and control across the entire lifecycle from origination to asset management.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechPropTechSaaSNashville, US
Chase Gilbert(CEO)
Smart COI Network using real-time data to automate insurance certificate issuance and management.
Chainalysis provides investigative services and training programs for cryptocurrency compliance and risk mitigation.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechNew York City, US
Rakib Azad(Executive Officer)Jonathan Levin(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Michael Gronager(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardPhilippe Botteri(Director)Sarah Tavel(Director)
Cobalt maps networks of beneficial owners and entity relationships to identify fraud rings, shell structures, and coordinated schemes that evade detection.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Fundbox provides fast, flexible capital access to small businesses through technology-driven lending solutions.
Fintech
Prashant Fuloria(Chief Executive Officer)inRina Jariwala(Chief Operations Officer)inAnchit Singh(Chief Business Officer)inRenuka Nayani(Chief Financial Officer)inTodd Hamblet(Chief Legal Officer)inOfer Karp(Chief Technology Officer)in
GoCardless provides bank payment collection and open banking data access services.
FintechLondon, GB
Grand Charter provides an infrastructure platform connecting consumers, legal providers, and capital partners for litigation and alternative asset management.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTech
HighFi provides an API-first platform for capital markets operations, letting borrowers monitor debt facility covenants such as borrowing base, concentration limits, delinquencies and triggers in real time.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Informed provides AI-powered employment and income verification solutions for lenders, using document intelligence and historical lending data to automate applicant verification, reduce fraud, and accelerate loan approvals.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechTiburon, US
Magdalena Yesil(Director)Justin Wickett(Executive Officer, Director)James Ramsey(Director)Jeremy Solomon(Director)
BoardSteve Krausz(Director)
CoverDash provides embedded insurance technology that allows businesses to source coverage at transaction points.
InsurTechSaaS
Intrinio provides normalized and standardized financial market data designed for AI-powered applications and models.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Nyca Partners invest at?
- Nyca Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What is Nyca Partners's typical check size?
- Nyca Partners typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
- What sectors does Nyca Partners focus on?
- Nyca Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, InsurTech, PropTech.
- Where is Nyca Partners located?
- Nyca Partners is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Nyca Partners lead rounds?
- Yes, Nyca Partners leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamPodcast Episode 7 Banking on innovation - Hans Morris from NYCA Partners - YouTube
Personetics · Hans Morris
Hans Morris, Nyca Partners - YouTube
CB Insights · Hans Morris
Hans Morris and Nyca Partners Bridge the Coasts - YouTube
Institutional Investor · Hans Morris
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