Clocktower Technology Ventures

Clocktower Technology Ventures is a Santa Monica, California-based venture capital firm founded in 2015. It specializes in financial services and fintech, investing in lending, credit and banking, payments, insurance, capital markets and investments, personal finance, enterprise financial software, and real estate finance. As the technology investing arm of Clocktower Group, it supports fintech companies globally, with a portfolio across North America, Europe, and Latin America. Since its inception, it has invested in 96 fintech companies.

Natalie Charney

Associate

Ned Daoro

Principal

Miles Dowling

Analyst

Steve Drobny

Partner

David Lofthouse

Venture Partner

Ally McCloskey

Principal

Kanishka Narayan

Principal

Adriana Saman

Principal

Ben Savage

Partner

Benjamin Savage

Partner

Charlotte Stephens

Analyst

Danielle Zhang

Associate

Past deals in Personal Finance

Foyer

Seed Round in 2025
Foyer develops a savings account platform aimed at facilitating first-time home purchases. The platform combines market savings accounts with potential state tax benefits and rewards for contributions, helping users accelerate the home-buying process by saving for down payments.

Mesa

Seed Round in 2024
Mesa is a company focused on making homeownership more affordable and rewarding for consumers. By offering a rewards program, it incentivizes customers to earn benefits for every dollar they spend on their homes. Mesa aims to enhance the financial experience of homeowners, providing them with a platform that not only supports their purchasing decisions but also helps them realize the value of their investments. Through its innovative approach, the company seeks to transform the traditional homeownership landscape by integrating rewards and financial incentives into the process.

UME Financial Services

Series A in 2024
Ume is a consumer finance platform designed to simplify access to credit, particularly for low-income individuals who lack traditional banking resources. By offering purchase credit through retailers' points of sale, Ume eliminates hidden fees, unclear terms, and high interest rates, fostering a more inclusive financial environment. The platform aims to empower consumers to achieve their personal financial goals while enabling retailers to offer a risk-free credit alternative. Through its competitive pricing and commitment to transparency, Ume seeks to democratize credit access and create an economic landscape that benefits both consumers and retailers.

Daylight

Series A in 2022
Daylight is a digital banking platform based in West Hollywood, California, specifically designed for the LGBTQ+ community. Founded in 2020, Daylight offers a range of services including prepaid cards, financial tools, and advice tailored to the unique needs of its members. The platform not only facilitates smarter financial habits but also provides cashback rewards for spending at queer bars and allied businesses. By fostering a supportive community, Daylight aims to empower individuals to navigate the financial system effectively and build a secure future without compromise.

Brightside

Series B in 2022
Brightside is an employer-based financial care platform offering a complete suite of financial solutions to improve the financial health of working families, focusing on frontline workers who are often paycheck-to-paycheck. The platform aims to reduce turnover, healthcare costs, and productivity losses by providing personalized guidance and easy access to curated financial products through tech-powered assistants and an app. It leverages behavioral science to automate actions and influence financial habits, helping employees and their families take the right next steps. By supporting financial wellbeing, Brightside seeks to enhance retention, productivity, and DEI outcomes for employers.

Rosaly

Seed Round in 2022
Rosaly is a fintech company founded by Arbia Smiti in late 2019, focused on enhancing the financial well-being of employees through its innovative platform. The company's services include automatic management of advance payment requests and a comprehensive financial management tool designed to alleviate financial stress for employees. By providing on-demand pay, budget management, and educational resources through its app, Rosaly empowers businesses to support their staff's financial health while ensuring that cash flow remains unaffected.

Monarch Money

Series A in 2022
Monarch Money is a subscription-based platform that provides a personal finance program to track expenses. The platform aims to help consumers plan and manage their financial lives and adds all the transactions, across all bank accounts and credit cards, into one list, and creates a budget to understand where the money is going.

Z1

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2020 by experienced entrepreneurs, Z1 is a digital banking app designed specifically for teenagers and young adults. It offers financial education, gamification, instant payments, peer-to-peer transfers, and personal finance management tools, empowering users to manage their money responsibly with no hidden fees.

Copper Banking

Seed Round in 2021
Copper Banking is a fintech company focused on providing teens with practical financial education through its app and debit card. It offers real-time account snapshots, in-store/online shopping capabilities via Apple or Google Pay, and exclusive access to financial literacy content curated by experts.

M1 Holdings

Series E in 2021
M1 is a comprehensive personal finance platform offering automated investment management, low-cost borrowing, high-interest checking, and cashback rewards on Visa debit/credit cards. With over $6 billion in assets under management, M1 serves hundreds of thousands of users, earning numerous accolades for its services.

Daylight

Seed Round in 2021
Daylight is a digital banking platform based in West Hollywood, California, specifically designed for the LGBTQ+ community. Founded in 2020, Daylight offers a range of services including prepaid cards, financial tools, and advice tailored to the unique needs of its members. The platform not only facilitates smarter financial habits but also provides cashback rewards for spending at queer bars and allied businesses. By fostering a supportive community, Daylight aims to empower individuals to navigate the financial system effectively and build a secure future without compromise.

Crediverso

Seed Round in 2021
Crediverso is a digital platform that connects the US Latino community with tailored financial products. It offers services such as credit card comparisons, credit checks, international money transfers, and financial education resources.

Z1

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2020 by experienced entrepreneurs, Z1 is a digital banking app designed specifically for teenagers and young adults. It offers financial education, gamification, instant payments, peer-to-peer transfers, and personal finance management tools, empowering users to manage their money responsibly with no hidden fees.

Z1

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2020 by experienced entrepreneurs, Z1 is a digital banking app designed specifically for teenagers and young adults. It offers financial education, gamification, instant payments, peer-to-peer transfers, and personal finance management tools, empowering users to manage their money responsibly with no hidden fees.

M1 Holdings

Series D in 2021
M1 is a comprehensive personal finance platform offering automated investment management, low-cost borrowing, high-interest checking, and cashback rewards on Visa debit/credit cards. With over $6 billion in assets under management, M1 serves hundreds of thousands of users, earning numerous accolades for its services.

M1 Holdings

Series C in 2020
M1 is a comprehensive personal finance platform offering automated investment management, low-cost borrowing, high-interest checking, and cashback rewards on Visa debit/credit cards. With over $6 billion in assets under management, M1 serves hundreds of thousands of users, earning numerous accolades for its services.

M1 Holdings

Series B in 2020
M1 is a comprehensive personal finance platform offering automated investment management, low-cost borrowing, high-interest checking, and cashback rewards on Visa debit/credit cards. With over $6 billion in assets under management, M1 serves hundreds of thousands of users, earning numerous accolades for its services.

Starship

Series A in 2019
Starship is a financial technology company based in New York City, established in 2016. It focuses on creating a mobile health savings account (HSA) platform that integrates savings, investing, and health-tracking tools. The application allows users to conveniently manage their health savings through automated investing in index funds, streamlined reimbursements, and a user-friendly mobile interface. Additionally, it offers features such as receipt management, card management, and family account oversight, facilitating tax-free healthcare expenses and promoting financial wellness. Starship aims to simplify the process of saving and investing for healthcare needs, making it accessible and efficient for users.

Stackin'

Series A in 2019
Stackin' is a financial fitness platform aimed at empowering individuals to enhance their financial lives through engaging text messages. With over one million subscribers, it targets a younger demographic by offering tools and curated products that promote healthy financial habits in a fun and judgment-free environment. The platform leverages a custom messaging system, along with data, machine learning, and human interaction, to send personalized messages that educate users on saving money, reducing debt, and starting to invest. Additionally, Stackin' provides financial tips and content designed to inform and entertain its audience, helping them make informed decisions for their financial future.

Borrowell

Series B in 2019
Borrowell is a Toronto-based fintech that provides personal loans, unsecured consumer credit and an online lending marketplace. It offers free credit scores, credit education, and weekly monitoring, along with tools such as personalized credit coaching and AI-powered product recommendations to help customers access low-interest loans, manage debt, and improve financial well-being.

Pei

Seed Round in 2019
Pei Technology Inc., established in 2017 and headquartered in Los Angeles, offers a mobile application called Pei. This app connects to users' existing debit and credit cards, automatically providing cashback in either Bitcoin or USD on eligible purchases. Users can earn up to 20% cashback, in addition to their regular card rewards, fostering savings and Bitcoin accumulation.

Kindur

Series A in 2018
Kindur Services Inc., operating as Kindur, is a financial technology company based in New York that focuses on assisting baby boomers in their retirement transition. Established in 2016, Kindur offers a platform designed to enhance financial wellness for retirees and their families. The platform manages various aspects of retirement finances, including savings, pensions, and social security, tailored to different phases of retirement. Kindur provides straightforward digital advice to help users understand their financial situation, covering savings, insurance, social security, and healthcare costs. By offering tools such as a personalized retirement paycheck, Kindur aims to empower individuals to navigate retirement with confidence and prepare for unforeseen expenses.

Steady

Series A in 2018
Steady removes barriers to earn through its income intelligence that supports over 3 million hourly, 1099 and mixed-earners in earning more, an average of over $5,500 per year. Steady's view of income also applies its technology for purposes of income measurement that fills the wage data gap for public and private sector entities that service this worker population in areas such as the administration of public sector benefits. Steady was founded in 2017.

Trim

Series A in 2018
Trim is a personal finance assistant that aims to enhance the financial health of Americans through its automated services. The application analyzes users' spending habits, negotiates bills for services such as cable and internet, cancels unwanted subscriptions, and provides spending insights and recommendations. By leveraging these features, Trim has successfully saved its users over $60 million. The company is supported by a team with extensive experience from renowned organizations and backed by notable venture investors. As Trim continues to expand its offerings, it remains focused on helping individuals manage their finances more effectively and achieve greater financial stability.

Chime

Series B in 2017
Chime is a mobile banking and finance platform that automatically sets aside a predetermined amount into savings after transactions. It earns revenue from merchant transaction fees, aligning incentives and enabling users to avoid fees, save money, and lead healthier financial lives.

Tomorrow Ideas

Seed Round in 2017
Tomorrow Ideas, Inc. is a company focused on safeguarding families' financial futures through its innovative application. The app offers essential features such as a last will and testament, information on state laws, a revocable living trust, and guardianship arrangements for children and pets. Additionally, it provides tools for calculating net worth and life insurance needs, along with a comparison of term life insurance options and a complimentary insurance policy. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Tomorrow Ideas ensures its application is accessible on both iOS and Android devices, making it convenient for users to manage their financial planning.

Stackin'

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Stackin' is a financial fitness platform aimed at empowering individuals to enhance their financial lives through engaging text messages. With over one million subscribers, it targets a younger demographic by offering tools and curated products that promote healthy financial habits in a fun and judgment-free environment. The platform leverages a custom messaging system, along with data, machine learning, and human interaction, to send personalized messages that educate users on saving money, reducing debt, and starting to invest. Additionally, Stackin' provides financial tips and content designed to inform and entertain its audience, helping them make informed decisions for their financial future.

MoneyLion

Series A in 2016
MoneyLion is a mobile banking and financial membership platform offering managed investment accounts, checking accounts, cashback rewards, lending, and personalized financial advice. It uses analytics and machine learning to understand users' finances, providing tailored solutions and encouraging good financial behavior.

Trim

Seed Round in 2016
Trim is a personal finance assistant that aims to enhance the financial health of Americans through its automated services. The application analyzes users' spending habits, negotiates bills for services such as cable and internet, cancels unwanted subscriptions, and provides spending insights and recommendations. By leveraging these features, Trim has successfully saved its users over $60 million. The company is supported by a team with extensive experience from renowned organizations and backed by notable venture investors. As Trim continues to expand its offerings, it remains focused on helping individuals manage their finances more effectively and achieve greater financial stability.

Monarch Money

Monarch Money is a subscription-based platform that provides a personal finance program to track expenses. The platform aims to help consumers plan and manage their financial lives and adds all the transactions, across all bank accounts and credit cards, into one list, and creates a budget to understand where the money is going.
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