FJ Labs

FJ Labs is a venture capital firm based in New York, founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm is stage-agnostic, focusing on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups, with a particular emphasis on sectors such as B2B, B2C, financial services, mobile technology, advertisement technology, e-commerce, food technology, gaming, health technology, real estate technology, restaurant technology, ridesharing, SaaS, and virtual reality. FJ Labs invests primarily in seed and Series A rounds, with an investment range between $50,000 and $5,000,000. The firm has backed notable companies including Alibaba Group, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, ADORE ME, and Earnest.

Matias Barbero

Venture Capital

Zineb Belghiti

Analyst

Camila Bustamante

Investor

William Guillouard

Operating Partner

Arne Halleraker

Partner

Erez Kalir

Venture Partner

Chris Keshian

Investor

Ariel Lebowits

CFO

Jose Marin

Founding Partner

Anshul Ruparell

Founder

Luke Skertich

Investor

Andrea Xu

Investor

Past deals in Recapitalization

SAKS

Seed Round in 2022
Saks is assisting in the transformation of the way people save money. It provides accumulation plans and investment options in a model that incorporates recurrence, diversification, and tax advantages. They also serve as a marketplace for life and pension brokers.

Boopos

Seed Round in 2022
boopos provides flexible, useful financing for e-commerce, SaaS businesses and their owners: discretionary purpose, long-term revenue-based facilities for an investment, acquiring a company or just cashing out without selling your company or diluting yourself.

Baraka

Seed Round in 2021
Baraka is a UAE-based fintech company focused on connecting young, millennial investors with both regional and international investment opportunities. The company offers an investment application that aims to democratize access to stock markets by providing a platform for commission-free investing in stocks, initial public offerings, and exchange-traded funds. Baraka enhances the investment experience through educational content, market news, and in-depth stock analysis, enabling users to deepen their investment knowledge and make informed decisions. By fostering a vibrant and transparent investing ecosystem, Baraka empowers its community members to exchange opinions, insights, and advice, facilitating a supportive environment for new and experienced investors alike.

Scramble

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Operator of a consumer-packaged-investments company intended to help the general public invest in working capital loans. The company offers a pre-approved startup credit limit based on the estimate of the lifetime income of each co-founder, startups can set their fundraising goal and acceptable loan terms, and private investors can allocate capital to startups via monthly fundraising rounds, helping businesses to raise funds using secured high-yield debt financing.

Baraka

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Baraka is a UAE-based fintech company focused on connecting young, millennial investors with both regional and international investment opportunities. The company offers an investment application that aims to democratize access to stock markets by providing a platform for commission-free investing in stocks, initial public offerings, and exchange-traded funds. Baraka enhances the investment experience through educational content, market news, and in-depth stock analysis, enabling users to deepen their investment knowledge and make informed decisions. By fostering a vibrant and transparent investing ecosystem, Baraka empowers its community members to exchange opinions, insights, and advice, facilitating a supportive environment for new and experienced investors alike.

Velocity

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Provider of banking and financial services intended to fund companies or offer credit based on their sales. The company provides a range of financial services including term loans, revenue-based financing, overdrafts, payments as well as analytics for businesses with zero equity dilution or personal guarantees, enabling clients to avail an alternative to venture capital or loan where repayments happen as a fixed percentage of future revenues.

Clearco

Series A in 2018
Clearbanc provides growth capital for web-enabled businesses through its 20-minute term sheet. The company offers fast, affordable growth capital to eCommerce and B2B/SaaS companies. Its investments range from $10K - $10M and its portfolio spans small businesses across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom to some of the fastest-growing consumer brands. Launched in 2015, Clearbanc uses proprietary underwriting technology to offer more capital at quicker speeds and more flexible terms than other financing alternatives.

RecargaPay

Series B in 2018
RecargaPay Payments Ltda. operates a mobile prepaid top-up platform in Brazil and Latin America, focused on providing essential payment services to both banked and unbanked consumers. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in São Paulo, with an additional office in Buenos Aires, RecargaPay aims to democratize mobile payments and financial services. The company facilitates a variety of transactions, including airtime top-ups, utility bill payments, and other financial services, creating a comprehensive mobile money ecosystem. RecargaPay allows users to easily cash in and cash out through various methods such as credit and debit cards, loans, QR codes, and mobile point-of-sale systems. With the goal of transforming payment experiences, the company has successfully raised over $63 million in venture capital from a range of investors.

RecargaPay

Venture Round in 2014
RecargaPay Payments Ltda. operates a mobile prepaid top-up platform in Brazil and Latin America, focused on providing essential payment services to both banked and unbanked consumers. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in São Paulo, with an additional office in Buenos Aires, RecargaPay aims to democratize mobile payments and financial services. The company facilitates a variety of transactions, including airtime top-ups, utility bill payments, and other financial services, creating a comprehensive mobile money ecosystem. RecargaPay allows users to easily cash in and cash out through various methods such as credit and debit cards, loans, QR codes, and mobile point-of-sale systems. With the goal of transforming payment experiences, the company has successfully raised over $63 million in venture capital from a range of investors.
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