Inclined Technologies
Series A in 2022
Inclined Technologies is a financial technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2020. The company aims to enhance the value of life insurance policies, specifically targeting whole-life policyholders. Inclined provides a platform that offers products such as the Inclined Line Of Credit (iLOC), which enables policyholders to access cash value, refinance, and connect with financial institutions. By establishing a unique marketplace, Inclined seeks to maximize efficiency, lower barriers to access, and improve the overall customer experience. Through these efforts, the company is dedicated to helping policyholders derive greater value from their investments in life insurance.
Kinly is a diverse financial technology company dedicated to meeting the specific needs of African-Americans and their allies.
Nosso is a mobile-based financial planning platform for the future of children.
Addition Wealth
Seed Round in 2022
Addition Wealth is a financial wellness platform that aims to empower employees in making informed financial decisions. The platform offers a combination of digital tools, online events, expert content, and direct access to financial professionals, making personalized financial expertise more accessible for all employees. By partnering with progressive employers, Addition Wealth enhances financial education and provides customized resources, including community events, guides, and dashboards. This collaborative approach enables employees to better manage their finances and make sound decisions regarding their financial well-being and career.
Ejara is a mobile investment platform tailored for Africa and its diaspora, allowing users to access a variety of investment opportunities, including fractional shares, commodities, and cryptocurrencies. The app leverages blockchain technology to facilitate global trading and investment in diverse financial products. It also offers features such as interest-bearing accounts, enabling users to save and grow their wealth while monitoring their investment performance. By providing a user-friendly interface, Ejara aims to empower individuals to manage their investments effectively and enjoy greater financial independence.
Betterment
Series F in 2021
Betterment LLC is an online financial advisory service based in New York, offering a range of investment solutions for individuals and businesses. Founded in 2007, the company specializes in managing diversified portfolios through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and provides various account types, including traditional and Roth IRAs, SEP IRAs, and trust accounts. Betterment's services include financial and retirement planning, tax loss harvesting, and an advanced cash management tool known as Two-Way Sweep. The platform allows users to manage their investments efficiently, with a management fee of 0.25%, while also providing features for tracking portfolio activities and achieving long-term financial goals. Betterment serves consumers directly, as well as businesses and financial advisors, emphasizing a goal-based investing framework to optimize returns.
Daylight
Seed Round in 2021
Daylight is a digital banking platform based in West Hollywood, California, specifically designed for the LGBT+ community. Founded in 2020, Daylight provides a range of financial services, including prepaid cards and an app that offers tools, advice, and cashback for spending at queer bars and allied businesses. The platform aims to empower its members by helping them navigate the financial system, develop smarter financial habits, and connect with a supportive community. By focusing on the unique needs of the LGBT+ population, Daylight fosters financial literacy and encourages users to build a future that aligns with their values.
First Boulevard
Seed Round in 2021
First Boulevard is a digitally native neobank building generational wealth for Black America. Though unbanked, underbanked and underserved, the Black community’s $1.4-trillion in annual economic impact provides a significant base to build upon. By developing a platform focused on improving financial livelihood through incentive-based financial education, Black-focused spending, and automated wealth building, First Boulevard helps members remove the stress out of managing their money while also developing positive financial behaviors and habits to reach goals faster.
Aya Payments, founded in 2018 and based in Toronto, Ontario, specializes in developing payment tools and programs for employee benefits packages. The company has created a healthcare payment platform aimed at simplifying medical payments for users. This platform enables individuals to access, manage, and monitor healthcare costs while offering various financial products, including payment, deposit, lending, and investment options. By focusing on enhancing financial flexibility, Aya Payments strives to alleviate the stress associated with healthcare payments, ultimately improving the overall user experience in managing healthcare expenses.
First Boulevard
Venture Round in 2020
First Boulevard is a digitally native neobank building generational wealth for Black America. Though unbanked, underbanked and underserved, the Black community’s $1.4-trillion in annual economic impact provides a significant base to build upon. By developing a platform focused on improving financial livelihood through incentive-based financial education, Black-focused spending, and automated wealth building, First Boulevard helps members remove the stress out of managing their money while also developing positive financial behaviors and habits to reach goals faster.
TrueLayer
Series C in 2020
TrueLayer Limited is a London-based company that provides an open banking platform enabling the development of financial applications. Founded in 2016, TrueLayer offers a toolkit that allows businesses to securely connect to bank data, verify accounts, and access real-time transaction information. Its platform supports various applications in payments, online lending, personal finance management, investment services, insurance, and cryptocurrencies. TrueLayer's solutions are utilized by fintech startups, online lenders, and personal finance managers, facilitating smarter and faster online payments by combining real-time bank transactions with financial and identity data. The company operates across 21 countries and serves over 10 million users, aiming to transform the payment landscape for businesses of all sizes.
Goin
Venture Round in 2020
Goin is a mobile application focused on enhancing users' financial health by integrating with their traditional banking systems. The app offers a range of innovative tools that assist users in saving, investing, and smart shopping. By leveraging machine learning algorithms, Goin analyzes users' banking information and spending habits to provide personalized insights and recommendations. It encourages users to accumulate savings through small daily actions, such as rounding up their payments. Additionally, Goin enables users to easily transfer funds to various investment options, including cryptocurrencies and equity funds, as well as manage their finances more effectively. Through these features, Goin aims to empower users to improve their financial well-being and lifestyle.
Wollit Ltd, founded in 2017 and based in London, specializes in providing financial solutions for individuals on zero-hour contracts and those with irregular work schedules. The company offers an innovative credit-building app that enables users to take home a consistent income each month, regardless of fluctuations in their working hours. This approach aims to create a financial safety net for users, allowing them to manage their finances more effectively. Wollit has garnered recognition for its contributions to the financial sector, being awarded Best UK Credit Builder by the Ethical Finance Awards 2024 and recognized by the Worldwide Finance Awards 2024 as Credit Building Experts. The company has supported numerous individuals across the UK in enhancing their credit profiles to secure better financial opportunities.
Circles powered by StepLadder
Seed Round in 2019
A fast-growing, award-winning FinTech pioneering collaborative savings circles to help people all over the world reach their financial goals. For individuals: In the UK we offer products to help people raise money for their property deposit, getting married, starting a family, paying for education, cosmetic surgery and paying off debt. Check out: https://www.joinstepladder.com/ For companies: You can now white-label our Savings Circles and offer them to your customers and potential customers to increase you market share, improve retention, enhance engagement and generate revenue Read more here: https://www.step-ladder-solutions.com/ For Investors: StepLadder is leading the way in the new global category of digital Collaborative Finance. Savings Circles transactions total more than $500 billion worldwide, and 40% of consumers in more than 90 countries around the world use offline and informal ROSCAs. The opportunity is huge. The impact we have on people’s lives is real.
Goin is a mobile application focused on enhancing users' financial health by integrating with their traditional banking systems. The app offers a range of innovative tools that assist users in saving, investing, and smart shopping. By leveraging machine learning algorithms, Goin analyzes users' banking information and spending habits to provide personalized insights and recommendations. It encourages users to accumulate savings through small daily actions, such as rounding up their payments. Additionally, Goin enables users to easily transfer funds to various investment options, including cryptocurrencies and equity funds, as well as manage their finances more effectively. Through these features, Goin aims to empower users to improve their financial well-being and lifestyle.
TrueLayer
Series C in 2019
TrueLayer Limited is a London-based company that provides an open banking platform enabling the development of financial applications. Founded in 2016, TrueLayer offers a toolkit that allows businesses to securely connect to bank data, verify accounts, and access real-time transaction information. Its platform supports various applications in payments, online lending, personal finance management, investment services, insurance, and cryptocurrencies. TrueLayer's solutions are utilized by fintech startups, online lenders, and personal finance managers, facilitating smarter and faster online payments by combining real-time bank transactions with financial and identity data. The company operates across 21 countries and serves over 10 million users, aiming to transform the payment landscape for businesses of all sizes.
Goin is a mobile application focused on enhancing users' financial health by integrating with their traditional banking systems. The app offers a range of innovative tools that assist users in saving, investing, and smart shopping. By leveraging machine learning algorithms, Goin analyzes users' banking information and spending habits to provide personalized insights and recommendations. It encourages users to accumulate savings through small daily actions, such as rounding up their payments. Additionally, Goin enables users to easily transfer funds to various investment options, including cryptocurrencies and equity funds, as well as manage their finances more effectively. Through these features, Goin aims to empower users to improve their financial well-being and lifestyle.
TrueLayer
Series B in 2018
TrueLayer Limited is a London-based company that provides an open banking platform enabling the development of financial applications. Founded in 2016, TrueLayer offers a toolkit that allows businesses to securely connect to bank data, verify accounts, and access real-time transaction information. Its platform supports various applications in payments, online lending, personal finance management, investment services, insurance, and cryptocurrencies. TrueLayer's solutions are utilized by fintech startups, online lenders, and personal finance managers, facilitating smarter and faster online payments by combining real-time bank transactions with financial and identity data. The company operates across 21 countries and serves over 10 million users, aiming to transform the payment landscape for businesses of all sizes.
Meniga
Venture Round in 2018
Meniga Ltd is a company that specializes in developing white-label digital banking solutions aimed at enhancing personal finance management. Founded in 2013 and based in London, the company provides a range of services including data aggregation, automated real-time notifications, predictive analytics, and personalized customer engagement. Meniga's platform also offers marketing products that feature card-linked offers and consumer data analytics, helping banks and businesses better understand their customers' financial behaviors. By focusing on advanced data consolidation and meaningful customer interactions, Meniga aims to improve the online and mobile banking experience for financial institutions, ultimately fostering stronger customer relationships and creating new revenue opportunities.
Kindur is a new-kind of financial company that helps baby boomers embrace modern retirement. Through Kindur’s straight forward digital advice, we make sense of your savings, insurance, social security and healthcare costs so that you can focus on enjoying your hard-earned retirement with confidence. We want you to always know where you stand, how much you have to spend and help you prepare for the unexpected. Our signature retirement paycheck puts you in the driver’s seat to retire fearlessly. Learn more at www.kindur.com
ABAKA is a pioneering digital savings and retirement platform that leverages artificial intelligence to provide financial institutions with innovative solutions for customer engagement and advice. The platform offers a range of modular applications designed to enhance user experiences through conversational AI, personalized behavioral nudges, and comprehensive financial dashboards. By utilizing advanced machine learning models, ABAKA helps financial institutions deliver tailored insights and increase user engagement across various digital channels. Its technology is accessible to over 9 million users through partnerships with Tier one banks, pension providers, and asset managers globally. The platform supports a wide array of functionalities, including retirement planning, cash flow modeling, and suitability assessments, empowering users to improve their savings, manage debt, and secure a better financial future.
TrueLayer
Series A in 2017
TrueLayer Limited is a London-based company that provides an open banking platform enabling the development of financial applications. Founded in 2016, TrueLayer offers a toolkit that allows businesses to securely connect to bank data, verify accounts, and access real-time transaction information. Its platform supports various applications in payments, online lending, personal finance management, investment services, insurance, and cryptocurrencies. TrueLayer's solutions are utilized by fintech startups, online lenders, and personal finance managers, facilitating smarter and faster online payments by combining real-time bank transactions with financial and identity data. The company operates across 21 countries and serves over 10 million users, aiming to transform the payment landscape for businesses of all sizes.
Betterment
Series E in 2016
Betterment LLC is an online financial advisory service based in New York, offering a range of investment solutions for individuals and businesses. Founded in 2007, the company specializes in managing diversified portfolios through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and provides various account types, including traditional and Roth IRAs, SEP IRAs, and trust accounts. Betterment's services include financial and retirement planning, tax loss harvesting, and an advanced cash management tool known as Two-Way Sweep. The platform allows users to manage their investments efficiently, with a management fee of 0.25%, while also providing features for tracking portfolio activities and achieving long-term financial goals. Betterment serves consumers directly, as well as businesses and financial advisors, emphasizing a goal-based investing framework to optimize returns.
Moven is a company that specializes in mobile banking and personal finance solutions, aimed at enhancing financial wellness for users. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, Moven provides a platform that allows banks and non-bank partners to acquire and engage customers effectively. Its offerings include a mobile money-management application, a debit card, and a contactless payment sticker, all designed to deliver real-time spending insights. These tools empower users to make informed financial decisions and promote savings. Moven's innovative, data-driven services are tailored to improve the financial health of customers, allowing financial institutions to focus on fostering stronger relationships with their clientele.
Betterment
Series D in 2015
Betterment LLC is an online financial advisory service based in New York, offering a range of investment solutions for individuals and businesses. Founded in 2007, the company specializes in managing diversified portfolios through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and provides various account types, including traditional and Roth IRAs, SEP IRAs, and trust accounts. Betterment's services include financial and retirement planning, tax loss harvesting, and an advanced cash management tool known as Two-Way Sweep. The platform allows users to manage their investments efficiently, with a management fee of 0.25%, while also providing features for tracking portfolio activities and achieving long-term financial goals. Betterment serves consumers directly, as well as businesses and financial advisors, emphasizing a goal-based investing framework to optimize returns.
Moven is a company that specializes in mobile banking and personal finance solutions, aimed at enhancing financial wellness for users. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, Moven provides a platform that allows banks and non-bank partners to acquire and engage customers effectively. Its offerings include a mobile money-management application, a debit card, and a contactless payment sticker, all designed to deliver real-time spending insights. These tools empower users to make informed financial decisions and promote savings. Moven's innovative, data-driven services are tailored to improve the financial health of customers, allowing financial institutions to focus on fostering stronger relationships with their clientele.
Betterment
Series C in 2014
Betterment LLC is an online financial advisory service based in New York, offering a range of investment solutions for individuals and businesses. Founded in 2007, the company specializes in managing diversified portfolios through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and provides various account types, including traditional and Roth IRAs, SEP IRAs, and trust accounts. Betterment's services include financial and retirement planning, tax loss harvesting, and an advanced cash management tool known as Two-Way Sweep. The platform allows users to manage their investments efficiently, with a management fee of 0.25%, while also providing features for tracking portfolio activities and achieving long-term financial goals. Betterment serves consumers directly, as well as businesses and financial advisors, emphasizing a goal-based investing framework to optimize returns.
PayPerks
Venture Round in 2014
PayPerks, Inc. is a financial capability and engagement platform that focuses on improving the financial literacy of low- and middle-income consumers. Established in 2009 and based in New York, the company offers an innovative educational rewards platform where users can win cash prizes by participating in tutorials and surveys on topics such as budgeting, saving, and nutrition. By utilizing illustrated education and sweepstakes-based rewards, PayPerks aims to drive positive behavior change among its users while providing financial institutions with a tool to enhance customer engagement and loyalty. The platform helps consumers minimize fees, maximize convenience, and gain a better understanding of financial products, making it a valuable resource for both users and the financial service providers that serve them. PayPerks has received recognition in the industry for its unique approach, being named as a promising idea for the emerging middle class and earning various awards for its contributions to financial education.
Betterment
Series B in 2012
Betterment LLC is an online financial advisory service based in New York, offering a range of investment solutions for individuals and businesses. Founded in 2007, the company specializes in managing diversified portfolios through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and provides various account types, including traditional and Roth IRAs, SEP IRAs, and trust accounts. Betterment's services include financial and retirement planning, tax loss harvesting, and an advanced cash management tool known as Two-Way Sweep. The platform allows users to manage their investments efficiently, with a management fee of 0.25%, while also providing features for tracking portfolio activities and achieving long-term financial goals. Betterment serves consumers directly, as well as businesses and financial advisors, emphasizing a goal-based investing framework to optimize returns.
PayPerks, Inc. is a financial capability and engagement platform that focuses on improving the financial literacy of low- and middle-income consumers. Established in 2009 and based in New York, the company offers an innovative educational rewards platform where users can win cash prizes by participating in tutorials and surveys on topics such as budgeting, saving, and nutrition. By utilizing illustrated education and sweepstakes-based rewards, PayPerks aims to drive positive behavior change among its users while providing financial institutions with a tool to enhance customer engagement and loyalty. The platform helps consumers minimize fees, maximize convenience, and gain a better understanding of financial products, making it a valuable resource for both users and the financial service providers that serve them. PayPerks has received recognition in the industry for its unique approach, being named as a promising idea for the emerging middle class and earning various awards for its contributions to financial education.
Moven is a company that specializes in mobile banking and personal finance solutions, aimed at enhancing financial wellness for users. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, Moven provides a platform that allows banks and non-bank partners to acquire and engage customers effectively. Its offerings include a mobile money-management application, a debit card, and a contactless payment sticker, all designed to deliver real-time spending insights. These tools empower users to make informed financial decisions and promote savings. Moven's innovative, data-driven services are tailored to improve the financial health of customers, allowing financial institutions to focus on fostering stronger relationships with their clientele.
Betterment
Series A in 2010
Betterment LLC is an online financial advisory service based in New York, offering a range of investment solutions for individuals and businesses. Founded in 2007, the company specializes in managing diversified portfolios through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and provides various account types, including traditional and Roth IRAs, SEP IRAs, and trust accounts. Betterment's services include financial and retirement planning, tax loss harvesting, and an advanced cash management tool known as Two-Way Sweep. The platform allows users to manage their investments efficiently, with a management fee of 0.25%, while also providing features for tracking portfolio activities and achieving long-term financial goals. Betterment serves consumers directly, as well as businesses and financial advisors, emphasizing a goal-based investing framework to optimize returns.
PayPerks
Angel Round in 2010
PayPerks, Inc. is a financial capability and engagement platform that focuses on improving the financial literacy of low- and middle-income consumers. Established in 2009 and based in New York, the company offers an innovative educational rewards platform where users can win cash prizes by participating in tutorials and surveys on topics such as budgeting, saving, and nutrition. By utilizing illustrated education and sweepstakes-based rewards, PayPerks aims to drive positive behavior change among its users while providing financial institutions with a tool to enhance customer engagement and loyalty. The platform helps consumers minimize fees, maximize convenience, and gain a better understanding of financial products, making it a valuable resource for both users and the financial service providers that serve them. PayPerks has received recognition in the industry for its unique approach, being named as a promising idea for the emerging middle class and earning various awards for its contributions to financial education.