Fundraising Fox

Joe Maxwell

Investor

Managing Partner at FINTOP Capital

Nashville, Tennessee

Writes $3M – $5M checks Β· typically $4M

About

Joe Maxwell, a former fintech CEO, creates funds to bring community banks and credit unions into fintech deals, is explicitly pro-bank, and helps founders navigate bank sales cycles and regulation.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechInsurTechSaaS

Experience

  1. FINTOPCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2016 β€” presentGreater Nashville Area, TN
  2. Torch CollectiveCo-Foundercurrent2025 β€” presentNashville Metropolitan Area
  3. Greater Nashville Private Capital AssociationBoard Membercurrent2024 β€” present
  4. Parlay FinanceBoard Membercurrent2026 β€” present
  5. Ai LeanBoard Membercurrent2026 β€” presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  6. Ampersand, Inc.Board Membercurrent2023 β€” presentGreater Milwaukee
  7. Lumio Solutions (Formerly SRA Watchtower)Board Membercurrent2022 β€” presentRichmond, Virginia,
  8. AmaryllisBoard Membercurrent2022 β€” presentTel Aviv, Israel
  9. Health HereBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” presentNashville, Tennessee, United States
  10. Thread BankChairmancurrent2021 β€” presentBrentwood, Tennessee, United States
  11. InsurePayBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” presentFranklin, Tennessee
  12. FinMktBoard Membercurrent2019 β€” presentGreater New York City Area
  13. FISPANBoard Membercurrent2018 β€” presentVancouver, Canada Area
  14. YPOGold Member2005 β€” 2024Southern 7
  15. NumeratedBoard Member2017 β€” 2024Greater Boston Area
  16. Core10Board Member2016 β€” 2024Nashville, TN and Huntington, WV
  17. Fresh Technology, Inc.Board Member2020 β€” 2024Nashville, Tennessee, United States
  18. Freight ScienceBoard Member2022 β€” 2023St Louis, Missouri, United States
  19. myDigitalOfficeBoard Member2019 β€” 2022Bethesda, Maryland
  20. LegacyShieldBoard Member2018 β€” 2021Jacksonville, Florida Area

Education

  1. Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of ManagementMBA, Finance and Entreprenuership1993 β€” 1994
  2. Denison UniversityBA, Spanish1986 β€” 1990

Skills & more

SaaS14Software as a Service (SaaS)2Valuation27Start-ups39Due Diligence25Venture Capital71Entrepreneurship58Business Strategy12Analytics7Private Equity28Mergers2Corporate Development7
+10 morePortfolio ManagementScenario PlanningStrategyLeadershipManagementMergers & AcquisitionsMarketing StrategyExecutive ManagementStrategic PartnershipsStrategic Planning

From Joe's professional profile.

Same school

Shared employers

Deals Β· 3

Thread BancorpBoard seat

via FINTOP Capital Β· filed Dec 2025

DealCloudBoard seat

via FINTOP Capital Β· filed Jun 2017 Β· $4.5M raise

Trail SoftwareBoard seat

via FINTOP Capital Β· filed Aug 2016

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at FINTOP Capital

Network3

Investors connected to Joe in public investor directories β€” a warm-intro map.