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Investors are very often interested in new, disruptive technologies. Naturally, lots of money is thrown at ventures that aim to disrupt traditional financial services. In this report we have compiled a list of the best Fintech venture capital investors, who are currently backing the most promising early stage startups in the space
Top 10 Fintech Venture Capital Firms
1. Y Combinator
Y Combinator is a startup accelerator that invests in a large number of startups twice a year. It created a new model for funding early-stage startups. Twice a year, the company invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups. The startup accelerator works intensively with the companies for three months, to get them into the best possible shape and refine their pitch to investors. Each cycle culminates in Demo Day when the startups present their companies to a carefully selected, invite-only audience.
Website: www.ycombinator.com
Founded: 2005
Total fund size: $1.1M
Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth
Sector: Software, SaaS, Mobile, Internet
Ticket Size: $ 125K - $ 25M
Investment Geography: United States
Y Combinator's most notable exits include Twitch, Coinbase, and Reddit.
2. Global Founders Capital
GFC is a globally oriented, stage agnostic venture capital firm that empowers gifted entrepreneurs. The firm seeks to invest in companies that operate within the internet, retail, financial software, media, communication, and information technology sectors. It was founded by Oliver Samwer in 2013 and is based in Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Website: www.globalfounderscapital.com
Founded: 2013
Total fund size: $1.6B
Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sector: Enterprise, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, Gaming, Marketplaces, Real Estate, Media and Entertainment, Legal Tech, Fintech, Lifestyle and Wellness, B2C, Advertising, Health Care
Ticket Size: $ 50K - $ 10M
Investment Geography: Agnostic (Global)
Global Founders Capital's most notable exits include Meta, HomeToGo, and LinkedIn.
3. Canaan
Founded in 2014, Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire. The firm manages fund families that invest in a portfolio of companies diversified across sector, stage, and region and are led by other established venture firms. They also have offices in Boston, New York City, Chicago, Austin, and San Francisco.
Website: www.av.vc
Founded: 2013
Total fund size: $500K
Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth
Sector: Enterprise, Health Care, E-Commerce, Life Sciences, Financial Services, IT, Internet, Messaging and Telecommunications, Software, Fintech
Ticket Size: $ 100K - $ 10M
Investment Geography: United States, Bay Area (US)
Alumni Ventures's most notable exits include FIS, Shift, and Bloom Energy.
4. Ribbit Capital
Ribbit Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies. The firm invests globally in individuals and brands who are aiming to disrupt financial services. The investment firm was founded in 2012 by Meyer Malka and headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
Website: www.ribbitcap.com
Founded: 2012
Total fund size: $2.4B
Stage: Series A, Series B, Seed, Series C, Growth
Sector: Financial Services, Fintech, Software, web3
Investment Geography: United States, Canada, Brazil, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Turkey
Ribbit Capital's most notable exits include Coinbase, Credit Karma, and Funding Circle.
5. Accel
Accel is an early and growth-stage venture capital firm that powers a global community of entrepreneurs. Accel backs entrepreneurs who have what it takes to build a world-class, category-defining business.
The company brings more than three decades of experience in building and supporting companies. Accel’s vision for entrepreneurship and business enables it to identify and invest in the companies that will be responsible for the growth of next-generation industries. Accel-backed companies include Atlassian, Braintree, Cloudera, DJI, Dropbox, Dropcam, Etsy, Facebook, Flipkart, Lookout Security, MoPub, Qualtrics, Slack, Spotify, Supercell, Vox Media, and others.
Arthur Patterson and Jim Swartz founded it in Palo Alto, California in 1983.
Website: www.accel.com
Founded: 1983
Total fund size: $18.3B
Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth
Sector: Financial Services, Agnostic, Internet, SaaS, Gaming, Fintech
Ticket Size: $ 1M - $ 75M
Investment Geography: United States, Europe, Israel
Accel's most notable exits include Meta, Animoca Brands, and Razer.
6. Finch Capital
Finch Capital is a Growth Capital firm focused on investing in high-growth financial technologies companies run by exceptional entrepreneurs. Our mission is to fund and support the best entrepreneurs creating products that will shape the future of finance. We leverage our international network and industry expertise to enable our portfolio companies to grow into leaders in their field.
In 2013, the firm was started in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland by Radboud Vlaar and a Partner.
Website: www.finchcapital.com
Founded: 2013
Total fund size: €300M
Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sector: AI, Blockchain, Financial Services, Fintech, IoT
Investment Geography: Europe, United Kingdom
Finch Capital's most notable exits include Hiber, Trussle, and Knip.
7. Speedinvest
Speedinvest is one of Europe’s most active early-stage investors, with more than €400m AUM, 40 investors, and offices in Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, Vienna and San Francisco. Your success is our priority, so we don’t just send some money and check in at board meetings. Our mission is to empower you with game-changing support through every stage of your journey. Our focused investment teams know your industry inside and out. Their Deep Tech, Fintech, Industrial Tech, Network Effects, Digital Health and Subscriptions experience, know-how and deep networks are yours from day one. You also have full access to our in-house Platform+ team of operational experts who can provide tailored growth marketing, people (HR), US business development, and networking support throughout every stage of your
Website: www.speedinvest.com
Founded: 2011
Total fund size: $628.4M
Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sector: intech, Technology , Consumer tech, Digital Health, Deep Tech, Marketplaces, SaaS, Climate, Blockchain, Infrastructure, IoT, Logistics, Platforms
Ticket Size: $ 50K - $ 15M
Investment Geography: Europe
Speedinvest's most notable exits include Planetly, FinCompare - Smarter Business Finance, and Koin.
8. Greycroft
Greycroft is a venture capital firm that focuses on technology start-ups and investments in the Internet and mobile markets.
With offices in two of the most important business hubs in the world, New York and Los Angeles Greycroft uniquely positioned to serve entrepreneurs who have chosen us as their partners. The firm leverages an extensive network of media and technology industry connections to help entrepreneurs gain visibility, build strategic relationships, bring their products to market, and build successful businesses.
Greycroft manages in excess of $1 billion and has made over 200 investments since its inception in leading companies including Acorns, App Annie, Bird, Botkeeper, Bright Health, Boxed, Braintree, Buddy Media, Everything But The House, Extreme Reach, Huffington Post, Icertis, JW Player, Maker Studios, Plated, Scopely, Shipt, TheRealReal, Thrive Market, Trunk Club, Venmo, WideOrbit, and Yeahka.
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Website: www.greycroft.com
Founded: 2006
Total fund size: $2B
Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth
Sector: Applications, Media and Entertainment, IoT, Internet, Mobile, Fintech
Ticket Size: $ 4M - $ 15M
Investment Geography: Agnostic (Global)
Greycroft's most notable exits include Axios Media, Flashpoint, and Extreme Reach.
9. Canaan
Zhejiang Canaan Technology is a pharmaceutical equipment company that designs and manufactures solid dosage processing equipment. The company was founded in 2000, and its headquarters are in Wenzhou City's Yongjia Industrial Park.
Website: www.china-jianan.com
Founded: 2000
Total fund size: CA$20M.
Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth
Sector: Enterprise, Health Care, E-Commerce, Life Sciences, Financial Services, IT, Internet, Messaging and Telecommunications, Software, Fintech
Ticket Size: $ 100K - $ 10M
Investment Geography: United States, Bay Area (US)
10. Index Ventures
Index Ventures is a venture capital firm based in London, San Francisco, and Geneva, helping entrepreneurs turn bold ideas into global businesses.
Since 1996, Index has partnered with exceptional entrepreneurs who are using technology to reshape the world around us. The companies they’ve started include Adyen, Deliveroo, Dropbox, Farfetch, King, Slack, and Supercell.
Website: www.indexventures.com
Founded: 1996
Total fund size: $12.4B
Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth
Sector: software, Internet, Hardware, Enterprise, Media and Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, Advertising, VR/AR, Gaming, Fintech, B2C
Ticket Size: $ 1M - $ 60M
Index Ventures's most notable exits include Datadog, Roblox, and Zuora.
