Further
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Further is on a mission to empower first-time home buyers to achieve their dream of homeownership with confidence and ease. We simplify the complex home buying process through innovative tools and personalized guidance, ensuring that buyers are well-prepared every step of the way. Our platform offers financial planning, tailored insights, and resources designed to make homeownership more accessible. At Further, we believe that with the right support, anyone can realize their goal of owning a home. Join us as we help make the path to homeownership clear and attainable for all.
ValidMind
Seed Round in 2024
ValidMind specializes in AI governance and risk management for the financial services industry. Its solution ensures regulatory compliance and risk mitigation of artificial intelligence and machine learning models, empowering institutions to confidently adopt AI advancements responsibly.
Dili is an artificial intelligence-powered platform designed to enhance the efficiency of deal teams in private equity and growth-stage venture capital firms during the due diligence process. By automating significant aspects of due diligence, Dili allows firms to complete more transactions in a shorter timeframe. The platform also provides features such as automated data visualization, financial analysis, and the generation of presentation outputs, which help users identify asset-liability mismatches and legal clauses. This combination of tools enables businesses to increase productivity while minimizing the risk of misconduct.
Puzzle Financial
Series A in 2023
Puzzle Financial is a stealth mode SaaS startup focused on developing core accounting software designed to improve financial decision-making for startups. The platform aims to create a scalable foundation that supports fundraising, tax management, and real-time insights into overall business health. By transforming traditional accounting practices into a system of financial intelligence, Puzzle Financial enables startups to enhance their financial performance and gain greater trust and confidence in their financial operations.
Ternary is a multi-cloud FinOps platform that helps organizations optimize cloud spend. As a Google Cloud Partner and FinOps Foundation-certified platform, it addresses Google Cloud Platform customers' cost optimization needs with tools that illuminate cloud charges, optimize usage, and foster collaboration and accountability across teams. The platform provides real-time cost visibility, data-driven optimization, and guidance to prioritize and track savings across cloud environments, enabling customers to maximize value from their cloud investments. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in San Francisco, Ternary focuses on simplifying the cloud bill and supporting customers in achieving measurable cost reductions and improved financial governance.
Finerio Connect
Seed Round in 2023
Finerio Connect is a developer of a personal finance platform that helps financial institutions unlock the value of their data. The platform offers open finance, data analysis, and personal finance management APIs, enabling banks and other lenders to tailor services and insights. It specializes in creating custom budgets, monitoring and tracking expenses, viewing financial information, and linking bank accounts, while analyzing consumption patterns. The solution supports planning and controlling consumer spending and increasing savings by transforming disparate financial data into actionable insights.
Finerio Connect
Seed Round in 2023
Finerio Connect is a developer of a personal finance platform that helps financial institutions unlock the value of their data. The platform offers open finance, data analysis, and personal finance management APIs, enabling banks and other lenders to tailor services and insights. It specializes in creating custom budgets, monitoring and tracking expenses, viewing financial information, and linking bank accounts, while analyzing consumption patterns. The solution supports planning and controlling consumer spending and increasing savings by transforming disparate financial data into actionable insights.
TaxGPT
Pre Seed Round in 2023
TaxGPT is a technology company that specializes in automating tax filing processes using artificial intelligence. It leverages AI and tax data to provide accurate insights and maximize tax deductions for clients. The company offers personal tax and finance-related advisory services, automatically filing taxes and helping clients make informed decisions.
Mundi is a company focused on facilitating international trade for small and medium-sized enterprises through its innovative financial solutions. It operates an international factoring platform that allows businesses to access capital, exchange currencies, and mitigate the risks associated with cross-border trading. By offering services in trade development, strategy, and freight, Mundi helps manufacturers and traders navigate the complexities of global markets. The company's platform aims to streamline the process of currency exchange, enabling users to conduct transactions digitally and efficiently, without unnecessary bureaucracy.
blockbank
Series A in 2023
blockbank is a protocol-agnostic consumer-facing application for custodial & non-custodial digital asset management and fiat-based neobanking services. blockbank seeks to harmonize the digital asset landscape and bridge the gap between centralized & decentralized finance with a user-centric, easy to use and highly functional application.
Ownify operates a real estate platform that enables fractional ownership of single-family homes for both first-time buyers and real estate investors. The service allows qualified first-time buyers to purchase homes through fractional ownership with zero debt terms, reducing upfront costs while preserving homeownership opportunities. At the same time, socially conscious investors can buy fractional stakes in the same properties, sharing rental income and potential home price appreciation. The platform aims to build equity, foster stability in local communities, and align investments with fair terms and social impact.
Identifee
Venture Round in 2023
Identifee is a financial services firm that develops a data-driven platform to simplify complex client data into actionable insights. Its platform identifies working capital improvement opportunities, offers automatic peer benchmarking, and facilitates turnkey presentations for clients.
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.
Bridge (bridgemarketplace.com)
Venture Round in 2023
Bridge is a SaaS-based technology platform owned by Foro Holdings, Inc. that optimizes the way businesses find, evaluate, and select commercial debt finance opportunities. It empowers growing companies, seeking commercial loans of $1M - $20M+ to access capital on their terms by connecting them with the right financial institutions.
As former bankers at top commercial banks and business leaders at mid-sized companies, we understand all sides of the commercial lending process. With that experience, our platform removes unnecessary complexities and helps businesses compare and select from leading financial institutions tailored to a business’s specific size and industry.
We’re also focused on guiding businesses with insights, data, and counsel at every step of the process, so they can select a partner with confidence, and spend more time running their business.
For financial institutions, Bridge identifies businesses actively seeking growth capital that fit the institution’s lending criteria. Their platform eliminates perceived bias and increases access for underserved businesses, enabling financial institutions to facilitate introductions to new clients and markets.
Fideum Group
Seed Round in 2023
Fideum is on a mission to empower the world’s most ambitious financial institutions, banks, and SMEs by accelerating their capacity to integrate smart, reliable and regulated digital asset banking products & services for their customers.
Paperstack
Seed Round in 2023
Paperstack is a financial platform that offers working capital and business insights specifically tailored for e-commerce brands. The company leverages technology to deliver customized funding solutions that are easily integrated into existing operations. By providing on-demand working capital, Paperstack enables direct-to-consumer and retail brands to accelerate their growth through investments in inventory, advertising, and talent acquisition. The platform emphasizes a transparent fee structure, allowing online merchants to effectively manage their financial needs and enhance their business performance.
Debbie
Funding Round in 2023
Debbie is a mobile platform that rewards consumers for reaching financial goals by granting points for saving, paying down debt, and improving financial health rather than rewarding spending. The service uses positive reinforcement and sponsorship from banks and financial institutions to drive account openings, loyalty, and deposits while enabling users to connect and track their credit cards and spending accounts. It aims to address financial insecurity by encouraging small, repeatable actions and has helped more than 10,000 people pay off about $1 million in debt and save over $10 million.
Pattern
Seed Round in 2023
Pattern is a financial services company that offers a modern membership combining access to a personal financial advisory team with a robo-advisory platform. It also develops financial software that helps users plan finances, manage assets, and access private equity and other financial services. The platform aims to maximize asset value while balancing risk, enabling clients to grow their wealth and achieve long-term financial goals.
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.
Founded in Colombia in 2021, zulu is a cross-border payments fintech company led by CEO Esteban Villegas and CTO Julián Delgado. It specializes in secure and agile international money transfers, enabling users to buy digital dollars and protect against local currency devaluation. With over 400 clients, the company has processed nearly US$100 million across more than 50 countries.
Empower3d
Seed Round in 2022
Empower3d is a company dedicated to equipping modern athletes with essential tools, resources, and networking opportunities to achieve business success. The company operates an educational platform that offers workshops and seminars tailored for individual athletes, collegiate athletic programs, professional teams, leagues, unions, and other sports organizations. These sessions focus on various business and finance topics, allowing athletes to acquire valuable insights and skills. By facilitating connections with esteemed business leaders, Empower3d enhances athletes' professional networks, empowering them to expand their opportunities both on and off the field. Through its innovative approach, Empower3d plays a vital role in helping athletes navigate the complexities of the business world and develop their entrepreneurial ventures.
Founded in Colombia in 2021, zulu is a cross-border payments fintech company led by CEO Esteban Villegas and CTO Julián Delgado. It specializes in secure and agile international money transfers, enabling users to buy digital dollars and protect against local currency devaluation. With over 400 clients, the company has processed nearly US$100 million across more than 50 countries.
Fleek provides a subscription tracking and management platform that centralizes control of subscription services, helping users view all active and expiring subscriptions, recurring and scheduled payments, and secure payment methods in one place. It enables users to discover, monitor, renew, or cancel subscriptions with ease, delivering simplified management and visibility across services.
Welcome Homes
Series A in 2022
Welcome Homes is an innovative online platform streamlining the new home construction journey. It enables buyers to select land, customize designs, secure financing, and oversee construction seamlessly and transparently.
Sonic Wallet ( SonicWallet )
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Sonic Wallet, your comprehensive solution for seamless global payments and the opportunity to earn high interest. Experience the ease of international transactions coupled with the financial advantage of high-yield accounts—all in one user-friendly app, designed to elevate your financial experience.
Paisa
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Paisa is a financial technology company focused on enhancing the financial security of families that receive remittances. It operates a credit platform aimed at improving financial health through the remittance cash economy. By leveraging this economy, Paisa develops a robust digital financial services infrastructure, offering business-to-business lines of credit to remittance agencies to address liquidity gaps. Additionally, the company provides microloans directly to remittance recipients, facilitating easier access to loans for individuals and families reliant on these funds.
Caribou is a fintech company specializing in automotive refinancing. It partners with reputable lenders to offer drivers lower monthly car payments and potential savings of over $115 per month.
Rubik is a real estate technology company that uses artificial intelligence to power a platform for investors to research, analyze, and source both on-market and off-market single-family properties. The platform provides data and analytics to help users identify properties that match investment criteria, assess renovation impacts, and evaluate risk, enabling informed decision making. It digitizes the workflow from discovery to contracting, allowing clients to source properties and place deals online with ease, reducing manual processes and speeding up investment activity.
Poolit is a direct-to-consumer investing platform enabling access to top-tier venture and private equity managers for individual investors.
Accern is a New York-based provider of an enterprise no-code natural language processing platform that enables organizations to build industry-specific solutions atop unstructured data. The platform offers models, data, and a chat interface to accelerate time-to-value, automate research and data analysis, and enrich BI dashboards across sectors such as financial services and government. Accern taps billions of rows of public data and pre-built taxonomies to support end-to-end workflows, with a focus on turning unstructured content into actionable insights for analysts, researchers, and decision-makers. The company serves hedge funds, asset managers, banks, and other enterprises, and collaborates with a partner ecosystem including IBM, KPMG, BCG, Dow Jones, Ernst & Young, Cognizant, Dataminr, and Interactive Brokers. Headquartered in New York, Accern has earned industry recognition, including a spot in Gartner's 2023 Hype Cycle for Data Science, Machine Learning, and Emerging Technologies in Banking and a Forbes 30 Under 30 designation.
Binance.US
Seed Round in 2022
Binance.US is a regulated digital asset trading platform that offers a secure and reliable marketplace for buying, selling, and trading a wide range of cryptocurrencies and trading pairs. Operating under FinCEN regulation, it aims to accelerate America’s transition to a digital era by providing everyday access to digital assets. The platform emphasizes low trading fees and transaction costs while fostering financial confidence and crypto literacy among users.
Base64.ai automates all document processes using Generative AI and Large Language Models. The startup is disrupting the $100 billion Intelligent Document Processing market with its unique capability to understand any document without training. It has four patent applications, supports over 2,800 document types, and has 400+ no-code integrations. It's at $1.2m GAAP ARR with 1.5x growth in the last three months. The startup was funded $2m in Q2 2022 by Long Journey Ventures, Prime Zero, and Sequoia Scout. The founder, Ozan Bilgen, was a software engineer/manager at Microsoft, Netflix, PayPal, Uber, and Palantir.
Standard Metrics
Series A in 2022
Standard Metrics is a platform that automates financial data management for venture capital teams and their portfolio companies. It provides real-time access to firm-wide data, enabling investors and founders to make informed decisions.
Parthean
Seed Round in 2022
Parthean is a learning platform that creates personalized learning paths to help young professionals advance. It specializes in finance education and the development of personalized financial plans using AI-powered guidance, positioning its software at the intersection of finance and artificial intelligence. The platform emphasizes strong encryption to protect sensitive financial data and provides educational coaching and guidance on financial matters.
Sagewell Financial
Seed Round in 2022
Sagewell Financial is a company comprised of professionals from technology, insurance, financial services, and operations sectors. It is dedicated to transforming the financial landscape for older adults in the United States. The company offers a platform designed to provide security and support during retirement. This includes features such as building a personalized retirement paycheck, free checking accounts, and access to a personal retirement success advocate for guidance.
Tribevest
Seed Round in 2022
Tribevest is an online platform facilitating collaborative investment groups. It simplifies processes like pooling capital and buying private investments together, with a focus on real estate ventures such as single-family rentals and vacation homes.
Pavilion Data Systems
Series D in 2022
Pavilion Data Systems Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, specializing in the design and development of NVMe-over-Fabric storage platforms. The company focuses on enabling real-time performance at scale for massively-parallel applications, offering solutions that cater to sectors such as financial services, government, cloud services, media and entertainment, and research facilities. Pavilion's innovative architecture features Hyperparallel Flash Arrays, which utilize multiple controllers to surpass the limitations of traditional storage systems, providing ultra-low latency and linear scalability. By introducing a unique model called OPENCHOICE, Pavilion challenges conventional approaches to storage procurement and deployment. Founded in 2011, Pavilion Data Systems also has offices in Schiphol, the Netherlands, and Pune, India, and is recognized as a leader in a new category of storage appliances that aims to meet the ever-increasing demand for data throughput.
Conduit
Seed Round in 2022
Conduit is a payments platform that enables cross-border B2B transfers and invoice settlement between Latin America and the United States. It supports moving money between USD and multiple local currencies in emerging markets, providing faster settlement, increased visibility, and fewer steps than traditional payment rails. The platform aims to help global businesses execute cross-border transactions on the same day, offering transparent quotes and straightforward tooling for managing multi-currency transfers. By focusing on cross-border efficiency and scale between local fiat currencies and USD, Conduit seeks to simplify international payments and improve cash flow for customers operating in Latin America and beyond.
Qonto is an online bank headquartered in Paris that serves small and medium-sized businesses and freelancers. It provides business bank accounts and digital banking services designed to simplify payments, accounting, and cash flow management for a range of company types. The platform offers features such as international transfers, invoicing, expense management, virtual cards, multi-account capabilities, and integrations with other business tools. With transparent pricing and a focus on efficiency, Qonto supports startups, founders, freelancers, and growing teams in managing finances.
Clara is a Latin American fintech company specializing in corporate spending management. It offers locally-issued corporate cards, bill pay services, financing solutions, and a software platform designed to streamline expense reporting and provide real-time insights into spending.
FreshBooks
Series E in 2021
FreshBooks is a cloud-based accounting software company that simplifies financial management for business owners. Serving customers in over 160 countries, it offers an intuitive platform for invoicing, expense management, online payments, and time tracking. The software is designed to automate time-consuming tasks, allowing small businesses to maintain professional bookkeeping with ease. FreshBooks is recognized for its exceptional customer support, having received multiple accolades for its service quality. With offices in Canada, Croatia, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United States, FreshBooks caters to businesses of all sizes, helping them streamline their financial processes and enhance client engagement.
Octane is a financing platform designed to facilitate lifestyle purchases, such as powersports vehicles, RVs, and outdoor power equipment, by enhancing the buying experience for consumers. The company employs advanced technology and innovative risk strategies to create a seamless, end-to-end process that supports customers throughout their purchasing journey. Octane inspires enthusiasts through its editorial brands, prequalifies consumers for financing online using its e-commerce tools, and connects customers with partner dealerships for efficient closing. Additionally, Octane provides comprehensive loan servicing to assist customers during the life of their loans. Operating as a remote-first organization, Octane maintains offices in New York, Irving, Irvine, and Knoxville, and collaborates with over 35 original equipment manufacturers and 4,000 dealer partners across the United States. The company has been recognized for its rapid growth, earning a spot on the 2022 Inc 5000 list of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies and being certified as a great place to work.
Founded in 2016, Lumanu develops a digital platform connecting companies with brand ambassadors. It offers solutions like SocialCert for influencer content sharing, Content Manager for ingesting content, and SmartBoost for creating ads using influencer creatives. Serving brand marketers, performance marketers, agency marketers, and creators/influencers, Lumanu operates from Oakland, California with an additional office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Knox Financial
Series A in 2021
Knox Financial, established in 2018 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, operates a platform that enables individuals to transform their primary residence into an investment property, generating passive rental income while they continue living there. The company uses algorithm-based technology to manage and identify suitable residential rentals, offering services such as tenant screening, rent collection, maintenance management, insurance programs, and accounting, thereby streamlining the process of owning and managing a rental property.
Daylight
Pre 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.
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.
Welcome Homes
Seed Round in 2020
Welcome Homes is an innovative online platform streamlining the new home construction journey. It enables buyers to select land, customize designs, secure financing, and oversee construction seamlessly and transparently.
Place is a venture-backed software company. With Place, SaaS businesses using Salesforce can orchestrate subscription and billing operations, automate and share important financial metrics and calculations, and collaboratively plan for the future.
Varo Bank
Series D in 2020
Varo Money, Inc. is a digital bank based in San Francisco, California, that offers a range of online banking products and services, including bank and savings accounts, checking accounts, and overdraft protection. Established in 2015 and known for being the only U.S. consumer fintech with a national bank charter, Varo aims to serve as a comprehensive banking partner for millions of Americans, especially those seeking better financial solutions. The company combines fintech innovation with the security of a chartered bank, providing tools and insights to enhance financial resilience for its customers. Varo's platform also includes features such as spending analysis, real-time budgeting, cash flow forecasts, direct deposits, and online bill payments, all designed to empower users to make informed financial decisions and improve their overall financial well-being.
Caribou is a fintech company specializing in automotive refinancing. It partners with reputable lenders to offer drivers lower monthly car payments and potential savings of over $115 per month.
Aiera is a New York‑based platform that uses adaptive deep learning and natural language processing to deliver real‑time event intelligence for institutional investors. The system automatically monitors earnings calls, broker research, media coverage, SEC filings and meeting notes, extracting key insights and generating predictive indicators. It supplies alerts, buy/sell/hold recommendations and target prices, and offers workflow automation to integrate analyst and data resources. By combining machine‑learning models with human expertise, Aiera supports advanced fundamental investment strategies on a secure, scalable infrastructure.
Long-Term Stock Exchange
Series B in 2019
The Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE) is a national securities exchange regulated by the SEC, established to foster alignment between companies and long-term investors with an emphasis on value creation. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, LTSE aims to reverse the decline in the number of public companies in the United States by offering a new venue for listings that prioritizes long-term growth and sustainability. The organization has assembled a team of experts in finance, regulation, law, and technology, strategically located in New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Through its innovative approach, LTSE seeks to enhance the experience for public companies and investors, ultimately promoting a healthier financial ecosystem focused on enduring value.
Varo Bank
Series C in 2019
Varo Money, Inc. is a digital bank based in San Francisco, California, that offers a range of online banking products and services, including bank and savings accounts, checking accounts, and overdraft protection. Established in 2015 and known for being the only U.S. consumer fintech with a national bank charter, Varo aims to serve as a comprehensive banking partner for millions of Americans, especially those seeking better financial solutions. The company combines fintech innovation with the security of a chartered bank, providing tools and insights to enhance financial resilience for its customers. Varo's platform also includes features such as spending analysis, real-time budgeting, cash flow forecasts, direct deposits, and online bill payments, all designed to empower users to make informed financial decisions and improve their overall financial well-being.
Quadient Accounts Receivable by YayPay
Series A in 2018
YayPay Inc. develops a cloud-based accounts receivable management software that automates payment workflows for finance, credit, and collections teams. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a range of solutions including dashboards for automated collections, payment predictions, and payer trends, as well as integration with popular platforms like Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Acumatica, QuickBooks, and Salesforce. YayPay's software utilizes data science and machine learning to improve the credit to cash process, facilitating credit assessments, invoicing, collections management, online payment processing, and cash application. The company targets mid-market and enterprise customers across various sectors, including manufacturing, wholesale, software, and consulting. As a subsidiary of Quadient S.A., YayPay has additional offices in Kyiv, Ukraine, and London, United Kingdom.
Quadient Accounts Receivable by YayPay
Seed Round in 2018
YayPay Inc. develops a cloud-based accounts receivable management software that automates payment workflows for finance, credit, and collections teams. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a range of solutions including dashboards for automated collections, payment predictions, and payer trends, as well as integration with popular platforms like Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Acumatica, QuickBooks, and Salesforce. YayPay's software utilizes data science and machine learning to improve the credit to cash process, facilitating credit assessments, invoicing, collections management, online payment processing, and cash application. The company targets mid-market and enterprise customers across various sectors, including manufacturing, wholesale, software, and consulting. As a subsidiary of Quadient S.A., YayPay has additional offices in Kyiv, Ukraine, and London, United Kingdom.
CommonBond
Series D in 2018
CommonBond, Inc. is an online lending company based in New York, founded in 2011. It specializes in providing financial solutions for students seeking to pay for higher education in the United States. The company offers refinancing and financing options for undergraduate and graduate student loans, including parent PLUS loans and MBA student loans. CommonBond enables students to access both fixed and variable rate products for refinancing existing loans or financing their education while enrolled. Additionally, the company provides a product called SmartSave, which allows customers to redirect their monthly savings from student loan refinancing into a wealth-generating cash account. Furthermore, CommonBond assists businesses in managing their employees' student loan debt, thereby addressing the growing concern of educational debt in the workforce.
Quadient Accounts Receivable by YayPay
Seed Round in 2018
YayPay Inc. develops a cloud-based accounts receivable management software that automates payment workflows for finance, credit, and collections teams. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a range of solutions including dashboards for automated collections, payment predictions, and payer trends, as well as integration with popular platforms like Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Acumatica, QuickBooks, and Salesforce. YayPay's software utilizes data science and machine learning to improve the credit to cash process, facilitating credit assessments, invoicing, collections management, online payment processing, and cash application. The company targets mid-market and enterprise customers across various sectors, including manufacturing, wholesale, software, and consulting. As a subsidiary of Quadient S.A., YayPay has additional offices in Kyiv, Ukraine, and London, United Kingdom.
Varo Bank
Series B in 2018
Varo Money, Inc. is a digital bank based in San Francisco, California, that offers a range of online banking products and services, including bank and savings accounts, checking accounts, and overdraft protection. Established in 2015 and known for being the only U.S. consumer fintech with a national bank charter, Varo aims to serve as a comprehensive banking partner for millions of Americans, especially those seeking better financial solutions. The company combines fintech innovation with the security of a chartered bank, providing tools and insights to enhance financial resilience for its customers. Varo's platform also includes features such as spending analysis, real-time budgeting, cash flow forecasts, direct deposits, and online bill payments, all designed to empower users to make informed financial decisions and improve their overall financial well-being.
Frank Financial Aid
Series A in 2017
Frank’s online platform streamlines and simplifies the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) application process. Its mission is to help students reach their greatest potential by getting the most value from their education. Frank aims to assist each student and help them get their maximum financial aid.
Quadient Accounts Receivable by YayPay
Venture Round in 2017
YayPay Inc. develops a cloud-based accounts receivable management software that automates payment workflows for finance, credit, and collections teams. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a range of solutions including dashboards for automated collections, payment predictions, and payer trends, as well as integration with popular platforms like Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Acumatica, QuickBooks, and Salesforce. YayPay's software utilizes data science and machine learning to improve the credit to cash process, facilitating credit assessments, invoicing, collections management, online payment processing, and cash application. The company targets mid-market and enterprise customers across various sectors, including manufacturing, wholesale, software, and consulting. As a subsidiary of Quadient S.A., YayPay has additional offices in Kyiv, Ukraine, and London, United Kingdom.
Katapult
Venture Round in 2017
Katapult is an omnichannel lease-to-own and point-of-sale fintech platform that enables retailers and e-commerce partners to offer lease-purchase options for everyday durable goods. The company integrates with online and in-store checkout to reach underserved U.S. consumers, providing a quick application and approval process, transparent terms, and tailored payment plans. By partnering with hundreds of retailers across the United States, Katapult helps merchants expand their customer base, increase sales, and drive revenue while giving non-prime buyers access to essential purchases.
Orby AI is an artificial intelligence platform focused on automating mundane and repetitive tasks for business users. The company’s technology monitors user activities to identify recurring work steps and subsequently generates code to automate these processes. This capability enhances efficiency in various operational areas, including finance, accounting, customer support ticket resolution, and lead management. By streamlining these tasks, Orby AI enables organizations to optimize their business processes and improve overall productivity.
Base64.ai automates all document processes using Generative AI and Large Language Models. The startup is disrupting the $100 billion Intelligent Document Processing market with its unique capability to understand any document without training. It has four patent applications, supports over 2,800 document types, and has 400+ no-code integrations. It's at $1.2m GAAP ARR with 1.5x growth in the last three months. The startup was funded $2m in Q2 2022 by Long Journey Ventures, Prime Zero, and Sequoia Scout. The founder, Ozan Bilgen, was a software engineer/manager at Microsoft, Netflix, PayPal, Uber, and Palantir.