Joe Maxwell
InvestorManaging Partner at FINTOP Capital
Nashville, Tennessee
Writes $3M β $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
- FINTOPCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2016 β presentGreater Nashville Area, TN
- Torch CollectiveCo-Foundercurrent2025 β presentNashville Metropolitan Area
- Greater Nashville Private Capital AssociationBoard Membercurrent2024 β present
- Parlay FinanceBoard Membercurrent2026 β present
- Ai LeanBoard Membercurrent2026 β presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Ampersand, Inc.Board Membercurrent2023 β presentGreater Milwaukee
- Lumio Solutions (Formerly SRA Watchtower)Board Membercurrent2022 β presentRichmond, Virginia,
- AmaryllisBoard Membercurrent2022 β presentTel Aviv, Israel
- Health HereBoard Membercurrent2021 β presentNashville, Tennessee, United States
- Thread BankChairmancurrent2021 β presentBrentwood, Tennessee, United States
- InsurePayBoard Membercurrent2021 β presentFranklin, Tennessee
- FinMktBoard Membercurrent2019 β presentGreater New York City Area
- FISPANBoard Membercurrent2018 β presentVancouver, Canada Area
- YPOGold Member2005 β 2024Southern 7
- NumeratedBoard Member2017 β 2024Greater Boston Area
- Core10Board Member2016 β 2024Nashville, TN and Huntington, WV
- Fresh Technology, Inc.Board Member2020 β 2024Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Freight ScienceBoard Member2022 β 2023St Louis, Missouri, United States
- myDigitalOfficeBoard Member2019 β 2022Bethesda, Maryland
- LegacyShieldBoard Member2018 β 2021Jacksonville, Florida Area
Education
- Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of ManagementMBA, Finance and Entreprenuership1993 β 1994
- Denison UniversityBA, Spanish1986 β 1990
Skills & more
SaaS14Software as a Service (SaaS)2Valuation27Start-ups39Due Diligence25Venture Capital71Entrepreneurship58Business Strategy12Analytics7Private Equity28Mergers2Corporate Development7
+10 more
Portfolio ManagementScenario PlanningStrategyLeadershipManagementMergers & AcquisitionsMarketing StrategyExecutive ManagementStrategic PartnershipsStrategic PlanningFrom Joe's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management32
Ilya TokhnerPartner - Strategic Partnerships at Ghaf Capital PartnersColleen FlynnDirector, Marketing at FINTOP CapitalBrittani RobertsDirector at FINTOP CapitalCotter CunninghamFounder, Chair and CEO RetailMeNot at Next Coast VenturesLaura HiltyVenture Partner at Excelerate Health VenturesCorey ArchibequeSenior Associate at Advantage Capital Partners
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Also attended Denison University23
Liz WesthouseHead of Community & Partnerships, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionAlex ConstantinopleChief Marketing Officer at GreycroftChrisInvestor at Perceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcChristopher MaleCo-Founder & Managing Partner at AIFHeidi HolcombeChief of Staff at AIFMaddie CallanderPartner at Boost VC
+ 17 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Torch Collective2
Also worked at Greater Nashville Private Capital Association2
Also worked at Health Here1
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
Adam Aspes
Partner at FINTOP Capital
Brittani Roberts
Director at FINTOP Capital
Chris Haley
Venture Partner at FINTOP Capital
Chrissy Whitty
Associate at FINTOP Capital
Colleen Flynn
Director, Marketing at FINTOP Capital
Cooper Winrich
Associate at FINTOP Capital
Eric Kwong
Director, Finance/Ops at FINTOP Capital
George Cecil
Director, Data & Analytics at FINTOP Capital
Network3
Brittani Roberts
Director at FINTOP Capital
Chris Haley
Venture Partner at FINTOP Capital
Cooper Winrich
Associate at FINTOP Capital
Investors connected to Joe in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.























