Clocktower Technology Ventures

Clocktower Technology Ventures invests in the insurance, payments, personal finance, lending, credit, and asset management sectors. The firm’s expertise investing across financial services and its related ecosystem of global institutional allocators, policymakers, and hedge fund managers have created a community that offers a distinct value-add to portfolio companies. Since launching, Clocktower Technology Ventures has invested in 96 fintech companies in North America, Europe, and Latin America. It was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Natalie Charney

Principal

Ned Daoro

Principal

Steve Drobny

Partner

David Lofthouse

Venture Partner

Adriana Saman

Associate

Ben Savage

Partner

Past deals in Lending

UME Financial Services

Series A in 2024
Ume is a credit platform capable of reaching competitive prices and creating an economic environment to make credit simple and democratic.

Grupago

Seed Round in 2024
Grupago is a pioneering financial technology company focused on providing digital microcredit to small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) in Latin America. The company addresses the challenges faced by micro-SMBs that have limited access to traditional lending options by utilizing artificial intelligence, group collateral, and community distribution methods. Additionally, Grupago operates a payment orchestration platform designed to enhance payment acceptance rates for merchants while simultaneously reducing processing costs. This platform employs AI to automatically retry transactions across various payment providers, ensuring that merchants receive payments from a broader customer base efficiently and cost-effectively. Through these innovative solutions, Grupago aims to empower underserved businesses in the region.

Cascading AI

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Casca is a breakthrough, AI-native software solution for small business and commercial loan origination. From application to closing, Casca dramatically improves the borrower, broker and banker experiences!

Nexu

Series B in 2023
Nexu is a financing platform that enables car dealerships to provide a fully digital and real-time financing experience for buyers. The platform employs artificial intelligence and advanced algorithms to facilitate the comparison of automotive loan options, connecting individuals seeking credit with various financial institutions. Users can optimize their search for auto loans through Nexu's portal, where they can review, analyze, and obtain loan offers without incurring any costs. This streamlined approach enhances access to financing for a broader range of car buyers, making the process more efficient and user-friendly.

Kala

Seed Round in 2023
Kala is a fintech platform dedicated to enhancing financial inclusion for underbanked individuals in Latin America. It operates through a B2B2C credit model, focusing on providing innovative lending products. The company's initial offering, Pension Deducted Loans, targets the Silver Economy in Colombia, facilitating loan repayments directly from government-backed pension funds. Kala's infrastructure supports a range of lenders, including banks and credit unions, alongside businesses that provide credit programs. By streamlining the lending process into a fully digital experience, Kala aims to improve accessibility to financial services and maximize revenue generation for its partners.

Carmoola

Seed Round in 2022
Carmoola is an online financial lending platform that transforms the car financing experience by offering a straightforward and efficient way to pay for vehicles. Through its user-friendly app, customers can access car loans and financing options with low-interest rates and favorable terms, allowing them to spread the cost of their purchases into manageable payments. The platform emphasizes transparency by eliminating hidden fees and broker commissions, providing a hassle-free alternative to traditional financing methods. Additionally, Carmoola offers 24/7 support without the inconvenience of call centers, ensuring that customers can manage their finances effortlessly and take control of their car buying experience.

Nexu

Series A in 2022
Nexu is a financing platform that enables car dealerships to provide a fully digital and real-time financing experience for buyers. The platform employs artificial intelligence and advanced algorithms to facilitate the comparison of automotive loan options, connecting individuals seeking credit with various financial institutions. Users can optimize their search for auto loans through Nexu's portal, where they can review, analyze, and obtain loan offers without incurring any costs. This streamlined approach enhances access to financing for a broader range of car buyers, making the process more efficient and user-friendly.

BHub

Series A in 2021
BHub is a leading financial back-office solution provider for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Latin America. The company offers an AI-based platform that allows entrepreneurs to fully outsource their finance and administrative tasks. BHub's platform automates workflows related to accounts payable and receivable, accounting, taxes, and payroll, significantly reducing the time, costs, and labor involved in these functions. By providing a range of subscription packages that encompass various services, including legal and human resources, BHub enables startups and SMEs to streamline their operations and focus on core business activities.

Resolve

Series A in 2021
Resolve is a B2B payments platform that facilitates buy now, pay later billing for business purchases, enabling merchants to offer risk-free net terms to their customers. By streamlining the payment process, Resolve assists manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors in increasing sales and enhancing cash flow. The platform employs non-traditional underwriting data to analyze financing applications, allowing for the authorization of extended payment windows while assuming all repayment risks during the credit period. This service is applicable across various sales channels, including e-commerce checkouts, making it a versatile solution for B2B merchants. Resolve is supported by notable investors, including the co-founder of PayPal and Affirm.

Kala

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Kala is a fintech platform dedicated to enhancing financial inclusion for underbanked individuals in Latin America. It operates through a B2B2C credit model, focusing on providing innovative lending products. The company's initial offering, Pension Deducted Loans, targets the Silver Economy in Colombia, facilitating loan repayments directly from government-backed pension funds. Kala's infrastructure supports a range of lenders, including banks and credit unions, alongside businesses that provide credit programs. By streamlining the lending process into a fully digital experience, Kala aims to improve accessibility to financial services and maximize revenue generation for its partners.

Z1

Series A in 2021
Z1 is a digital banking application tailored for teenagers and young adults, focusing on fostering financial independence among its users. Founded in 2020 by a team with experience in education and fintech, including João Pedro Thompson, Thiago Achatz, Sophie Secaf, and Mateus Craveiro, the platform provides financial education alongside gamified features and digital banking services. The application enables users to manage their finances responsibly, offering transparency with no hidden fees. Z1 has attracted significant investment from notable backers, including Maya Capital and prominent founders, and has recently secured support from the American accelerator Y Combinator, which has a reputation for nurturing successful startups.

BHub

Pre Seed Round in 2021
BHub is a leading financial back-office solution provider for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Latin America. The company offers an AI-based platform that allows entrepreneurs to fully outsource their finance and administrative tasks. BHub's platform automates workflows related to accounts payable and receivable, accounting, taxes, and payroll, significantly reducing the time, costs, and labor involved in these functions. By providing a range of subscription packages that encompass various services, including legal and human resources, BHub enables startups and SMEs to streamline their operations and focus on core business activities.

Flink

Series B in 2021
Flink is a fintech company based in Mexico City, established in 2017, that offers a consumer trading platform which enables users to save, spend, and invest their money. The company launched its first brokerage product in June 2020 and has since attracted over 1 million users, with 800,000 brokerage accounts, primarily catering to first-time traders. Flink aims to enhance its offerings by improving product features, infrastructure, and security, while also expanding its team to support growth.

Crediverso

Seed Round in 2021
Crediverso operates a financial marketplace designed to assist the Hispanic community in the United States in achieving financial independence. The platform offers a range of services, including access to credit cards, credit checks, loans, and international money transfers. By providing essential financial information and products, Crediverso bridges the cultural gap for both Spanish- and English-speaking users, ensuring they can make informed decisions about their finances. The company aims to empower its users with the tools and knowledge necessary to navigate financial choices effectively.

Z1

Seed Round in 2021
Z1 is a digital banking application tailored for teenagers and young adults, focusing on fostering financial independence among its users. Founded in 2020 by a team with experience in education and fintech, including João Pedro Thompson, Thiago Achatz, Sophie Secaf, and Mateus Craveiro, the platform provides financial education alongside gamified features and digital banking services. The application enables users to manage their finances responsibly, offering transparency with no hidden fees. Z1 has attracted significant investment from notable backers, including Maya Capital and prominent founders, and has recently secured support from the American accelerator Y Combinator, which has a reputation for nurturing successful startups.

Graviti

Seed Round in 2021
Graviti offers the products needed the most, financed for months. No credit or debit card, no initial payment, no arrears, and with credit approved immediately. It wants to make sure every family in LATAM is able to buy basic appliances for the home by offering fair and accessible financing to acquire them. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Mexico.

Z1

Seed Round in 2021
Z1 is a digital banking application tailored for teenagers and young adults, focusing on fostering financial independence among its users. Founded in 2020 by a team with experience in education and fintech, including João Pedro Thompson, Thiago Achatz, Sophie Secaf, and Mateus Craveiro, the platform provides financial education alongside gamified features and digital banking services. The application enables users to manage their finances responsibly, offering transparency with no hidden fees. Z1 has attracted significant investment from notable backers, including Maya Capital and prominent founders, and has recently secured support from the American accelerator Y Combinator, which has a reputation for nurturing successful startups.

Flink

Series A in 2021
Flink is a fintech company based in Mexico City, established in 2017, that offers a consumer trading platform which enables users to save, spend, and invest their money. The company launched its first brokerage product in June 2020 and has since attracted over 1 million users, with 800,000 brokerage accounts, primarily catering to first-time traders. Flink aims to enhance its offerings by improving product features, infrastructure, and security, while also expanding its team to support growth.

Provide

Series A in 2020
Provide, Inc. is a financial software company that specializes in offering tailored solutions for dentists, veterinarians, and healthcare professionals. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides a range of services including lending, business bank accounts, and insurance. This focus on the unique financial needs of healthcare providers reflects the company's commitment to supporting these essential professionals, particularly in challenging times such as the global pandemic. Previously known as Lendeavor, Provide aims to enhance the financial management capabilities of its users through innovative software solutions.

Bricklane

Series A in 2019
Bricklane is a technology-driven investment platform that specializes in residential property, enabling investors to access the housing market at scale. Launched in 2016, the company utilizes its proprietary technology, Compass, to streamline the investment process, facilitating granular transactions that often go unnoticed by larger investors. Bricklane offers a compelling proposition for tenants, featuring long-term rental contracts and responsive property management. The firm is currently executing its first major institutional mandate, concentrating on select locations in London, the South East, and Bristol, while also managing property portfolios for retail investors in cities such as London, Leeds, Manchester, and Birmingham. Backed by prominent investors, Bricklane aims to make property investment more accessible and efficient.

Borrowell

Series B in 2019
Borrowell Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Toronto, Canada, is a financial technology company that specializes in providing credit education and personal financial services. The company offers free credit scores, credit monitoring, and personalized financial product recommendations through its online marketplace-lending platform. Borrowell helps Canadians access various financial products, including personal loans, credit cards, and mortgages, while also providing tools for debt management and financial improvement. By integrating innovative digital solutions such as personalized credit coaching and AI-driven recommendations, Borrowell aims to enhance the financial well-being of its customers and promote responsible borrowing practices.

Resolve

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Resolve is a B2B payments platform that facilitates buy now, pay later billing for business purchases, enabling merchants to offer risk-free net terms to their customers. By streamlining the payment process, Resolve assists manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors in increasing sales and enhancing cash flow. The platform employs non-traditional underwriting data to analyze financing applications, allowing for the authorization of extended payment windows while assuming all repayment risks during the credit period. This service is applicable across various sales channels, including e-commerce checkouts, making it a versatile solution for B2B merchants. Resolve is supported by notable investors, including the co-founder of PayPal and Affirm.

Brace

Seed Round in 2018
Brace allows for mortgage investors, servicers, and borrowers to work together seamlessly. The company providing technology solutions to drive innovation in the mortgage servicing industry. Brace leverages loan-level data to improve loan modification outcomes. Investors demand transparency. It offers an automated platform for various workout types, keeping the focus on bringing borrowers current on their loans, and driving meaningful revenue savings for servicers. Brace proprietary technology streamlines the default process and allows servicers to use a single integrated platform to manage all delinquent borrowers going through loss mitigation strategies. They offer customized borrower and servicer interfaces, which lowers servicing costs, ensures compliance, and frees up resources for other business processes.

Bread

Series B in 2017
Bread is a financial technology company that partners with retailers to provide pay-over-time financing solutions. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, the company leverages technology to create a consumer-friendly credit experience that emphasizes accessibility, transparency, and ease of use. By integrating financing options into the e-commerce journey, Bread enables merchants to offer their customers clear and straightforward payment alternatives. This approach not only enhances consumer access to products but also helps merchants increase sales by improving conversion rates and average order values.

MoneyLion

Series A in 2016
MoneyLion, Inc. is a mobile banking and financial membership platform based in Sandy, Utah, established in 2013. The company provides a comprehensive digital financial solution that includes mobile banking, lending, and investment services. Utilizing analytics and machine learning, MoneyLion offers personalized financial advice and underwriting, enabling users to gain a complete understanding of their personal finances. Its all-in-one mobile banking membership features managed investment accounts, checking accounts, and cashback rewards, fostering good financial habits and encouraging better financial outcomes through a system of rewards and incentives. This approach allows MoneyLion to deliver convenient and low-cost access to financial services tailored to the needs of its customers.

dv01

Convertible Note in 2016
dv01, Inc. is a financial analytics company that specializes in providing data and real-time insights for institutional investors, banks, and lenders within the lending markets. Established in 2014 and based in New York, dv01 offers a suite of services including a cloud-based portfolio management solution called dv01 LOANS, which helps institutional investors analyze lender data. The company also provides dv01 BONDS, a loan data agent service for securitizations, alongside the Securitization Explorer, a web portal that delivers insights into consumer loan securitizations. By integrating data from various marketplace lending platforms and mortgage servicers, dv01 has facilitated reporting and analytics on significant amounts of online lending and mortgage loans, thereby enhancing transparency and efficiency in the financial sector. The platform aims to streamline workflows and improve data accessibility, ultimately promoting safer lending practices.
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