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Utopian Ventures — 2019 Investments

11 investments dated 2019 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Aellaaellaapp.comin𝕏Sep 2019

Aella is a digital banking and lending platform providing credit, payments, and financial services to individuals and microenterprises across Africa.

FintechLagos, NG

Akin Jones(CEO)inEunice Cho(Executive Officer, Director)Wale Akanbi(CTO)Eroms Okojie

Co-investors500 GlobalCreditcoinY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesBankia Fintech VentureFriale+7 more

Avenifyavenify.cominJan 2019acquired by Edly · Jan 2022

Avenify was a fintech startup that offered income-share agreements to help nursing students finance their education without upfront debt.

FintechHealthtechReston, US

Timothy Francis Sheridan(Executive Officer, Director)Justin Taylor Potts(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsTechstars

Cityfurnishcityfurnish.comin𝕏Seed · Mar 2019 · $150K

Cityfurnish is a furniture and appliances rental service operating in India that offers subscription-based access to home furnishings at affordable costs.

B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyConsumerE-commerceFintechMarketplacesNew Delhi, IN

Neerav Jain(Founder)inSaurabh Gupta(Founder)inVinit JaininSurabhi Kumar(HR Head)Radhika Kanwar(HR Head)Ravi Phogat(HR Head)

Co-investorsFJ LabsSoma CapitalVentureSouqY CombinatorBoomerang VenturesFriale+8 more

Handlehandle.comin𝕏Seed · Mar 2019 · $150K

Handle builds a construction data platform that unifies fragmented invoices, projects, payments, and documents into a single data graph.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechData & InfrastructurePropTechSan Francisco, US

Blake Robertson(Founder)inChris Woodard(Founder)inPatrick Hogan(Founder)inGuilherme Nazareth(Head of Data Science)in

Co-investorsAngelDAOBridge LatamEnergize CapitalKeyhorse CapitalRoosh VenturesSoma Capital+16 more

Hedera Hashgraphhedera.comin𝕏Feb 2019 · $100M

Hedera is a permissioned distributed ledger platform designed for enterprise applications, offering fast transaction finality, regulatory compliance, and institutional governance.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechRichardson, US

Mance Harmon(Chief Executive Officer, Manager)inLeemon Baird(Manager)in

Co-investorsBloccelerate VCBlockchain AssetsBlockwallDigital Currency GroupDigital StrategiesEterna Capital+12 more

Hemsterhemster.coinAug 2019

Hemster offers a technology platform that creates personalized fit profiles, using a Fit Profile algorithm to save a person's measurements as reusable "Patterns" and match garments to them.

AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyConsumerMarketplacesRetail TechNew York, US

Allison Lee(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAnn Lai(Director)in

Co-investorsBullpen CapitalHustle FundWocstar CapitalFJ LabsThe Fund

Prontotuprontomx.cominMar 2019

Pronto is a ridesharing platform that connects passengers and drivers through a mobile app, allowing users to request rides with transparent pricing and offering drivers the ability to earn 100% of their fares without commission.

ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationMexico City, MX

Nydia Cano(Founder)inGabriel Cano Rodríguez(CEO)inSwaroop Kolli(Founder)Miguel Martinez CanoNydia Canoin

Co-investorsEpiq Capital Investment Advisory LLPFundersClubGeneral CatalystY CombinatorBain Capital VenturesGlade Brook Capital Partners+3 more

Seawise Capitalseawisecapital.cominSeed · Apr 2019 · $2MAcquired

Seawise Capital provides working capital financing to small and medium-sized Indian exporters by purchasing their invoices from overseas customers without requiring collateral.

FintechNew Delhi, IN

Kunal Rajvanshi(Founder)inVidur Jain(Founder)inManish Pal(Founder)in

Co-investorsSoma CapitalY CombinatorGlobal Founders CapitalOurCrowdS2 CapitalS28 Capital

Traverse Technologiestraverse.aiin𝕏Seed · Apr 2019Defunct

Traverse automates tedious engineering tasks and processes for civil, mechanical, and electrical engineers through software, artificial intelligence, and user interface design, enabling expert engineers to work significantly faster.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechDeveloper ToolsEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSingapore, SG

Eugene Huang(Founder)inThet Lin Thu(Founder)inJian Haoin

Co-investorsGagarin Capital PartnersTaver CapitalTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorEverHaüsGolden Gate Ventures+6 more

Vertovertofx.comin𝕏Seed · Jul 2019 · $2M

Verto provides borderless payment and financial management services for startups and enterprises, enabling multi-currency transactions, local account setup, and embedded finance across global markets.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB

Anthony Oduwole(Founder)inOla Oyetayo(Founder)inAnthony O.(Founder)inAnthony Oduu(Founder)Joshua Daniel(Talent Manager)Adebayo Aderohunmu(Recruiter)

Co-investorsP1 VenturesQuona CapitalTreasuryUnicorn Growth VenturesVentures PlatformY Combinator+16 more

Woolf Universitywoolf.universityin𝕏Mar 2019

Woolf is an accredited online higher education institution offering degree programs through a collegiate structure spanning multiple continents.

EdTechWilmington, US

Joshua David Broggi(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsChamaeleonFirst Round Capital

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.