Soma Capital

Soma Capital is a venture capital firm established in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It focuses on investing in seed-stage startups primarily in the software sector, with a particular interest in areas such as B2B SaaS, artificial intelligence, fintech, clean-tech, frontier-tech, prop-tech, cryptocurrency, health tech, and consumer industries. Soma Capital aims to support founders by leveraging insights from its own founding experience. The firm has successfully invested in several high-profile startups, which collectively are valued at over $60 billion, including notable companies such as Cruise, Rappi, Ironclad, Human Interest, Razorpay, Rippling, and Lambda School. Soma Capital operates as a Registered Investment Adviser and targets opportunities across diverse regions, including Africa, the Middle East, South America, and Asia.

Juan Abundes

Venture Partner

Willem van den Bosch

Investment Partner

Douglas Carney

Investor

Mir Faiyaz

Partner and Head of Growth Investments

Fouad Farhat

Investment Partner

Juliet Fern

Investor

Nikhita Jaaswal

Investment Partner

Taryn Livingstone

Investor

Vishnu Srinivasan

Investor

Past deals in Finance

Slash

Series A in 2023
Slash operates an online banking platform designed to facilitate seamless fund transfers between personal and business bank accounts. The platform offers a range of services, including deposits, payments, virtual cards, and expense tracking. Users benefit from features such as account and routing numbers, direct deposit capabilities, and detailed statements. Additionally, the platform incorporates bank-level security encryption and read-only access to ensure user information is protected. A mobile application enhances the user experience by allowing customers to manage both personal and business accounts from a single dashboard and to split subscription costs with friends. Support services are available to address customer inquiries via email.

Integration Labs

Seed Round in 2022
Our mission at Clear Money is to make understanding your financial health approachable and easy. Our personal finance tool uses machine learning to nudge you into better habits, find you lower interest rate credit cards and personal loans, allow you to transfer money between accounts, and deliver actionable insights based on your spending patterns. It's like having your very own CFO. We are laying the foundation for the bank of the future.

GroMo

Series A in 2022
GroMo is a fintech marketplace focused on providing access to financial products such as loans, insurance, and investments to underserved markets, particularly in Tier 2 cities and beyond, which they refer to as The Real Bharat. The company employs a digitally enabled social commerce model that facilitates partnerships between users and financial institutions, including banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). This platform empowers micro-entrepreneurs, including chartered accountants, property dealers, travel agents, and students, to engage in the distribution of financial products, thereby generating additional income and enhancing financial inclusion within their communities.

Duplo

Seed Round in 2022
Duplo enables businesses across Africa to reduce their reliance on cash payments through the use of virtual accounts, digital wallets and cards.

Grey

Seed Round in 2022
Grey is a banking platform founded in 2020 by Idorenyin Obong and Femi Aghedo, focused on simplifying international payments for freelancers, remote workers, and businesses in Nigeria, Kenya, and Tanzania. The platform allows users to open free foreign bank accounts, enabling them to receive payments from over 80 countries and convert these funds into local currency for spending or saving. With a Money Service Business license from regulatory bodies in Canada and the USA, Grey facilitates quick and hassle-free cross-border transactions, supporting digital nomads and enhancing their ability to operate in a global economy.

SkillBank

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Pay $0 upfront and land your dream marketing job. At OnDelta, we invest in our students and we help them make their dreams attainable. Participants will only pay us back once they're making over $40k/year. We believe that everyone should have access to opportunity, regardless of their background.

Zippi

Series A in 2022
Zippi Soluções de Crédito Ltda is a digital platform based in São Paulo, Brazil, that specializes in providing financial services for gig workers, particularly drivers for ride-sharing applications such as Uber, 99, and Cabify. The platform offers personal loans tailored to the needs of self-employed individuals, allowing them to manage their finances more effectively. By providing weekly invoices and facilitating payments through a user-friendly application, Zippi aims to support its clients in focusing on their business growth without incurring annual fees. This approach positions Zippi as a valuable resource for the growing gig economy in Latin America.

Ivella

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of banking and financial applications designed to help split expenses. The company's application maintains joint checking accounts and balances which will protect from untimely or unplanned withdrawals from respective balances and track the account's spending, enabling couples to see who made the transaction, how to split, and how much each paid towards the transaction.

Finnt

Seed Round in 2022
Finnt is a developer of banking apps designed to make financial management seamless and carefree. They provide preferred rates for funds insured and help enable multi-accounts, debit cards, and expense reports, enabling families to achieve their wealth creation targets.

Pebble

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of financial software designed to plan personal finance. The company's platform converts clients' cash into USDC, a digital stablecoin backed by traditional reserves of cash and treasuries, and holds cryptocurrencies, enabling users to get options that involve much less risk to deposit their fiat currency into their accounts.

BharatX

Seed Round in 2022
BharatX is a technology company that provides consumer-facing applications with a "buy now, pay later" option through its innovative credit fintech platform. The company's software integrates with various partner networks, allowing customers to purchase multiple products and services while offering credit as a feature. This enables businesses to seamlessly incorporate flexible payment solutions at the checkout, enhancing the consumer shopping experience and facilitating access to credit for end users.

SaveIN

Seed Round in 2022
SaveIN is a financial services platform tailored for the Indian market, focused on enhancing the banking and financial transaction experience for users. It provides a comprehensive range of traditional banking products and services in a modern, digital format, making transactions simple, secure, and rewarding. The platform emphasizes a fully digital and paperless approach, allowing users to manage their finances conveniently through a mobile-first ecosystem. Additionally, SaveIN facilitates social finance by enabling individuals to lend, borrow, and track money transactions among trusted contacts such as family and friends, thereby streamlining personal and retail finance activities.

Fasset

Series A in 2022
Fasset is a London-based company founded in 2019 that develops blockchain-based platforms to facilitate the financing of sustainable infrastructure. The company offers solutions such as the Fasset Enterprise Platform, which provides tokenization services for infrastructure assets, and the Fasset Exchange for cryptocurrency trading. Targeting asset owners and institutional investors in the Middle East, including Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia, Fasset aims to create real asset investments that contribute to the real economy. The platform is designed to support various stakeholders, including governments and public-private partnerships, by addressing existing challenges in infrastructure financing, such as market access and high costs. By leveraging blockchain technology, Fasset seeks to create a more efficient, transparent, and affordable avenue for raising capital, aligning its mission with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals to promote sustainable development and economic growth.

Better Financial

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Developer of a banking application designed to fight medical debts. The company's application has a built-in insurance policy that pays for medical deductibles and everyday expenses like rent and groceries or even lost income, enabling customers to get paid during any medical emergency.

Konta

Seed Round in 2022
Konta is an online accounting service based in Monterrey, Mexico, focused on assisting micro and small businesses. Founded in September 2019 by José Menéndez and Pablo Icaza, Konta aims to simplify business operations for freelancers and small entrepreneurs through a cost-effective and automated platform. The service enables users to generate invoices, maintain accounting records, and supports electronic tax filing, facilitating efficient financial management. By providing these tools, Konta helps small businesses navigate their accounting needs more easily.

Flexio

Seed Round in 2022
Flexio is a checkout technology company focused on transforming the financial landscape in Latin America through innovative point-of-sale financing solutions. The company aims to enhance consumer experiences by offering straightforward, transparent, and honest financial products. Flexio's digital payment platform enables businesses to manage collections and payments remotely, allowing them to efficiently receive invoices via email, automate data downloads, and ensure timely payment approvals. By prioritizing simplicity and privacy, Flexio serves as a vital financing solution for consumers while meeting the needs of merchants, thus contributing to a more accessible financial ecosystem in the region.

Pluto

Seed Round in 2022
Pluto is a spend management platform enabling businesses in MENA to take control over their business spending through unlimited, smart corporate cards with spend controls, automated receipt collection and deep insights on spend data.

Float

Seed Round in 2022
Swipe allows small businesses to access finance by providing them with credit using its business credit card to help cover payroll and expenses.

Nitra

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of machine learning-powered financial software designed to provide credit cards, loans, accounts, payments, and expense management. The company's platform offers software banking services, enabling medical clients to find the right balance between supporting their patients and running their practice, starting with tools that deliver a simpler, smarter way to manage their spending.

Stack Wealth

Seed Round in 2021
Stack is a smart mobile finance platform for the millennial and gen-z generation, designed to help people lead healthier financial lives and automate their savings, spending and investments along with their friends and family. We’re not a standard start-up, our founding team is comprised of serial entrepreneurs who have done it before and want to do it bigger and better. At the heart of this transformation, our team is building the technology, design, user experience, workflows, and methodologies that will be used to profoundly change the way we all manage our financial lives.

Quo Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Nillify employs powerful data analytics to allow users to build a financial backup plan with just their data.

Bolt

Series D in 2021
Bolt Financial, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing a comprehensive checkout experience platform for e-commerce merchants. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, Bolt offers a suite of tools designed to enhance online transactions, including streamlined checkout processes, payment processing, and fraud detection. Key products include Convert, which simplifies the checkout experience; Approve, a system that collects data for order approval and fraud prevention; Collect, a payment processing solution; and Enhance, which delivers shopper analytics and personalized options. By focusing on these technological solutions, Bolt allows retailers to concentrate on growing their brand and customer base while improving the overall shopping experience for consumers.

Kredi

Seed Round in 2021
Kredi is a mortgage loan marketplace focused on serving the Latin American market. The platform simplifies the borrowing process by allowing customers to complete a single loan application, which is then used to identify the most suitable mortgage options from a network of lenders. By leveraging a mathematical algorithm, Kredi connects users with financial institutions that are likely to approve their credit applications. This enables consumers to access financing for purchasing new or used homes and offers various loan modalities tailored to their individual needs.

Fintoc

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of an application programming interface designed to integrate with financial institutions. The company's interface allows users to receive payments and make recurring charges from any account. offers tool integration that includes tools for consumer payments, personal finance, KYC, and granting credit, enabling banks to easily connect their customers with a bank account.

SkillBank

Seed Round in 2021
Pay $0 upfront and land your dream marketing job. At OnDelta, we invest in our students and we help them make their dreams attainable. Participants will only pay us back once they're making over $40k/year. We believe that everyone should have access to opportunity, regardless of their background.

Fintoc

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of an application programming interface designed to integrate with financial institutions. The company's interface allows users to receive payments and make recurring charges from any account. offers tool integration that includes tools for consumer payments, personal finance, KYC, and granting credit, enabling banks to easily connect their customers with a bank account.

Clara

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Clara is a financial technology company focused on simplifying home mortgage financing for individuals and families. By leveraging advanced technology, Clara aims to enhance the efficiency, transparency, and personalization of the mortgage origination process. Its online lending platform facilitates an easy and streamlined experience for consumers, allowing them to secure home financing quickly and clearly. In addition to its mortgage offerings, Clara also provides a suite of financial tools designed for businesses, including corporate expense management solutions, corporate cards, and bill payment services. This comprehensive approach enables both consumers and businesses to manage their financial needs with greater ease and control.

Volopay

Seed Round in 2021
Volopay.co Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based fintech startup founded in 2019 that specializes in AI-driven expense management software. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of tools designed to streamline business expense workflows, providing real-time visibility and control over financial transactions. Key features include virtual cards, automated expense reports, customizable approval processes, and budget management. By enabling users to capture receipts and automate bookkeeping, Volopay significantly reduces the administrative burden associated with traditional expense management methods, such as spreadsheets and paper checks. The software integrates seamlessly with various accounting systems and productivity tools, facilitating efficient payment processes for everything from employee reimbursements to vendor payouts. Overall, Volopay aims to enhance financial oversight and efficiency for businesses, allowing them to focus more on their core operations.

SkillBank

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Pay $0 upfront and land your dream marketing job. At OnDelta, we invest in our students and we help them make their dreams attainable. Participants will only pay us back once they're making over $40k/year. We believe that everyone should have access to opportunity, regardless of their background.

SWAP

Seed Round in 2020
SWAP is a company that focuses on transforming financial operations for businesses through innovative technology and a unique business model. It provides modular payment solutions via APIs, enabling clients to create comprehensive financial ecosystems that include services such as pre-paid cards, digital wallets, and various financial services. By facilitating secure integrations, SWAP's platform allows for seamless disbursement and collection of funds, bill payments, peer-to-peer transactions using QR codes, and prepaid cell phone recharging. This approach not only enhances the user experience but also enables companies to develop new revenue streams and expand their core services, effectively fostering an internal fintech environment.

Nexu

Seed Round in 2020
Nexu is a financing platform used by car dealerships to offer financing to more car buyers in a 100% digital and real-time experience. Nexu's platform uses AI, statistical algorithms and technology automation.

EasyPlan

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Easyplan Technology Solutions Private Limited provides a digital savings application that enables middle-income Indians to save money. It allows users to set a goal and get reminders, save from their phone, change or skip payments, and withdraw money. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Mumbai, India.

Haven

Seed Round in 2020
Haven Technology, Inc. is a company based in Riverside, California, focused on developing a platform for managing mortgages. Established in 1993, Haven utilizes machine learning to accurately predict mortgage prepayments and enhance conversion rates through effective digital marketing strategies. The platform offers features that allow users to align debits with their payroll schedules, set up automatic payments, and receive reminders for mortgage dues. By prioritizing consumer-facing experiences, Haven aims to build trust and loyalty among its users. The company was co-founded by Aditya Acharya and Nipun Kant.

FamPay

Pre Seed Round in 2020
FamPay Solutions Private Limited is a Bengaluru-based company that provides a digital payment application specifically designed for teenagers and their families. Incorporated in 2019, FamPay enables minors to conduct various payment activities, including UPI, peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions, and card payments, without requiring a traditional bank account. The application allows parents to send money to their children, who can then spend it securely at online and in-store merchants under parental supervision. By focusing on the unique needs of younger users, FamPay aims to create a seamless and enjoyable payment experience for teenagers while ensuring financial safety and accountability.

FamPay

Seed Round in 2020
FamPay Solutions Private Limited is a Bengaluru-based company that provides a digital payment application specifically designed for teenagers and their families. Incorporated in 2019, FamPay enables minors to conduct various payment activities, including UPI, peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions, and card payments, without requiring a traditional bank account. The application allows parents to send money to their children, who can then spend it securely at online and in-store merchants under parental supervision. By focusing on the unique needs of younger users, FamPay aims to create a seamless and enjoyable payment experience for teenagers while ensuring financial safety and accountability.

Nexu

Seed Round in 2020
Nexu is a financing platform used by car dealerships to offer financing to more car buyers in a 100% digital and real-time experience. Nexu's platform uses AI, statistical algorithms and technology automation.

Quirk

Seed Round in 2020
Quirk is a pioneering personal finance application that emphasizes the dual goals of effective financial management and personal happiness. It allows users to build a money personality profile, engage in challenges, and discover innovative approaches to understanding their finances. By integrating financial literacy with elements of personal well-being, Quirk aims to provide a comprehensive tool that enhances users' financial decision-making and overall satisfaction.

EasyPlan

Seed Round in 2020
Easyplan Technology Solutions Private Limited provides a digital savings application that enables middle-income Indians to save money. It allows users to set a goal and get reminders, save from their phone, change or skip payments, and withdraw money. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Mumbai, India.

Valiu

Seed Round in 2019
Valiu Inc. is a fintech company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Bogota, Colombia, that specializes in electronic fund transfer services from Colombia to Venezuela. The company has developed a mobile application designed to facilitate a dollar savings and transfer system, making financial services accessible to all Venezuelans, including migrants and their families. This service is tailored to accommodate users of varying socioeconomic backgrounds and different mobile device capabilities, ensuring that a broad audience can utilize its offerings.

Zippi

Seed Round in 2019
Zippi Soluções de Crédito Ltda is a digital platform based in São Paulo, Brazil, that specializes in providing financial services for gig workers, particularly drivers for ride-sharing applications such as Uber, 99, and Cabify. The platform offers personal loans tailored to the needs of self-employed individuals, allowing them to manage their finances more effectively. By providing weekly invoices and facilitating payments through a user-friendly application, Zippi aims to support its clients in focusing on their business growth without incurring annual fees. This approach positions Zippi as a valuable resource for the growing gig economy in Latin America.

Seawise Capital

Seed Round in 2019
Seawise Capital Inc is a trade finance company based in Santa Clara, California, focused on supporting Indian exporters, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company addresses the significant gap in trade finance, estimated at $1.5 trillion, by providing working capital against the strength of international customers. Seawise Capital offers collateral-free financing by discounting invoices from overseas clients, allowing exporters to access necessary funds without pledging business or personal assets. Additionally, the company has developed an online platform that enables users to upload invoices and receive payments in real time, thereby streamlining the financing process for businesses seeking to enhance their operational efficiency.

Kickpay

Seed Round in 2014
Kickpay Inc. is a San Francisco-based company established in 2014 that operates a marketplace facilitating the sale of invoices from businesses to investors at a discount. This innovative platform is particularly beneficial for hardware companies, as it utilizes client data to provide access to financing options that were previously out of reach. By enabling businesses to convert invoices into immediate cash, Kickpay supports their growth and helps improve their financial flexibility.
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