Soma Capital

Soma Capital, established in 2015, is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. It specializes in seed investments, primarily in software-focused startups across various sectors such as B2B SaaS, AI, fintech, and health tech. With a global perspective, Soma Capital has backed numerous successful companies, including unicorns like Cruise, Rappi, and Ironclad, with a combined valuation exceeding $60 billion.

Willem van den Bosch

Investor

Douglas Carney

Investor

Fouad Farhat

Investor

Juliet Fern

Investor and Head of Operations

Adrien Hardy

Investor

Nikhita Jaaswal

Investment Partner

Aneel Ranadive

Managing Partner and Founder

Vishnu Srinivasan

Investor

Past deals in Payments

Poko

Seed Round in 2023
Poko is a technology company that specializes in facilitating payment solutions for the web3 ecosystem, focusing on games, creators, and merchants. Its platform provides a software development kit (SDK) that allows web3 builders to integrate fiat-to-crypto onramping using over 100 local payment methods. This solution significantly lowers onramping costs by up to 70% and enhances transaction success rates by as much as five times through intelligent routing and a streamlined integration process. Additionally, Poko offers a Direct Checkout solution that simplifies purchasing from smart contracts, resulting in a 79% increase in user conversion. With a team that includes experienced professionals from prominent financial institutions and blockchain initiatives, Poko aims to enable seamless engagement with web3 technologies while ensuring that users can transact using their preferred payment methods.

Pesto

Series A in 2023
Pesto is a fintech startup that offers Pesto Mastercard, an asset-backed secured credit card. Pesto Mastercard is making credit more affordable, even if you don’t have an excellent credit history or a good credit score.

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.

Cubo

Seed Round in 2023
Cubo is a developer of a payment services platform. They offer small and medium businesses, starting with the point-of-sale systems that make payment accessible for merchants.

Duplo

Seed Round in 2022
Duplo is a financial technology company focused on providing embedded payment solutions for B2B businesses in Africa. The company offers a platform that enables businesses to automate payment inflows, reconcile transactions at scale, and manage mass payouts efficiently. Through its APIs and user interfaces, Duplo facilitates the collection and attribution of cashless payments, addressing various payment operations needs for its clients. Additionally, the platform allows businesses to enhance their financial service offerings to customers, streamlining the overall payment process in the region.

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.

Pebble

Seed Round in 2022
Pebble is the first financial product where you are paid to save, spend, and send your money — all in one balance.

BharatX

Seed Round in 2022
BharatX is a FinTech startup that facilitates consumer credit for Indian businesses. It offers APIs allowing any consumer-facing app or website in India to integrate and extend credit services like 'Buy Now Pay Later', 'Credit Line', and others to their users, thereby enhancing customer experience and driving sales growth.

Kapital

Seed Round in 2022
Kapital is a fintech company focused on providing digital financial services to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), freelancers, and startups. Its platform simplifies financial processes, allowing clients to manage their treasury effectively and gain visibility into their financial activities. By offering tools for corporate spending, payroll distribution, and supplier payments all in one place, Kapital enables businesses to maintain control over their finances without the need to outsource these functions. The company aims to foster the growth of its clients by providing them with inclusive financial products that support their income and expense management, ultimately accelerating their growth potential.

Poko

Venture Round in 2022
Poko is a technology company that specializes in facilitating payment solutions for the web3 ecosystem, focusing on games, creators, and merchants. Its platform provides a software development kit (SDK) that allows web3 builders to integrate fiat-to-crypto onramping using over 100 local payment methods. This solution significantly lowers onramping costs by up to 70% and enhances transaction success rates by as much as five times through intelligent routing and a streamlined integration process. Additionally, Poko offers a Direct Checkout solution that simplifies purchasing from smart contracts, resulting in a 79% increase in user conversion. With a team that includes experienced professionals from prominent financial institutions and blockchain initiatives, Poko aims to enable seamless engagement with web3 technologies while ensuring that users can transact using their preferred payment methods.

Cococart

Seed Round in 2022
Cococart is an e-commerce platform designed to help small businesses establish online shops quickly and efficiently. It enables local businesses to accept online orders within a minute, allowing them to manage their own sales without the need for complex applications or incurring high fees and commissions typically associated with other marketplaces. The platform provides a user-friendly experience, requiring no coding or design skills, making it accessible for independent businesses to sell online effectively. Cococart's focus is on empowering these businesses by simplifying the online selling process and reducing financial burdens.

Rebill

Seed Round in 2022
Rebill is a fintech platform focused on providing payment orchestration and subscription management solutions for digital businesses operating in Latin America. The platform allows companies to integrate over 100 local payment methods, including cards, bank transfers, cash, and wallets, facilitating efficient revenue operations across multiple countries and currencies. Rebill offers a single trust point for managing various payment gateways within a single transaction, ensuring flexibility for recurring billing scenarios. This automation helps e-commerce and SaaS businesses enhance acceptance rates and streamline billing processes. Additionally, Rebill is backed by prominent investors, ensuring robust support and resources for scaling operations in the region.

PayMongo

Series B in 2022
PayMongo Inc. is a payment processing platform based in Manila, Philippines, founded in 2019. It enables businesses to accept online payments through various methods, including credit cards, bank deposits, electronic wallets, and cash. The platform features a user-friendly dashboard for real-time transaction monitoring, analytics tools to analyze customer purchasing behavior, and an easy checkout process for customers. PayMongo also offers APIs that facilitate the development of diverse applications, ranging from e-commerce solutions to financial products. Merchants can share payment links via multiple communication channels, such as Messenger and email, simplifying the payment collection process. By streamlining online transactions, PayMongo aims to empower businesses in the rapidly evolving digital economy.

Swipe

Seed Round in 2022
Swipe is a billing and payments application designed for small businesses, focusing on simplifying financial management tasks. The software enables users to generate instant GST-compliant invoices, track sales, and manage both inventory and vendor relationships. Additionally, Swipe facilitates the filing of GST returns and provides tools for creating professional invoices, helping businesses maintain compliance with tax regulations. By offering real-time insights into sales and purchases, Swipe aims to streamline the financial operations of its users, enhancing efficiency and organization.

Paycaddy

Seed Round in 2022
PayCaddy provides an API-based platform that allows companies in Latin America to efficiently launch financial products without the need to build a fintech solution from the ground up or navigate the complexities of legacy banking systems. The platform facilitates the opening of digital wallets with Know Your Customer (KYC) checks, processes online payments, and issues personalized debit and prepaid cards for customers and employees. Additionally, it offers features such as automated ledgers and a payments back office, enabling clients to explore new revenue streams and deploy innovative financial services while minimizing regulatory hurdles.

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.

Wibond

Seed Round in 2022
Wibond is a digital payment platform that operates under a "buy now pay later" model, allowing users to make flexible payments in installments without the need for a card. Founded in Argentina in 2020 by Ezequiel Bucai and Alejandro Silvestre, the company aims to enhance financial accessibility for a diverse community by providing tailored payment options. Wibond enables businesses to reach new customer segments and boost sales by offering innovative payment solutions. The platform connects users to a wide array of stores and businesses, facilitating installment payments. With a vision to promote trade in the complex Latin American market, Wibond is planning to expand its operations to Chile and Mexico. Prior to Wibond, the founders developed a platform that connected users to over 2,500 gyms and sports centers across Argentina, Mexico, and Chile, which was later acquired by Classpass.

Nitra

Seed Round in 2022
Nitra is a financial technology company focused on enhancing the healthcare industry through efficient and transparent solutions. The company offers a platform that provides machine learning-powered financial software, including credit cards, loans, accounts, payments, and expense management tailored for medical professionals. Nitra's tools help healthcare providers streamline their spending and manage payments in one centralized location, offering a clear overview of daily expenses. The Nitra Visa Business Card rewards users with benefits for every transaction and provides access to discounts through a network of partners. By simplifying accounting and receipt reconciliation, Nitra aims to support healthcare providers in balancing patient care with efficient practice management, delivering modern technology and dedicated support to the sector.

Reworth

Seed Round in 2021
Reworth is a developer of a payment relationship marketing platform that facilitates interactions between banks and merchants to enhance customer engagement. By leveraging anonymous transactional data, Reworth enables financial institutions to offer personalized merchant-funded cashback programs, which help increase customer loyalty and drive revenue. The platform's API infrastructure supports various services, including credit scoring, fraud prevention, B2B payments, and personal finance management, contributing to the future of Open Finance. Reworth equips its partners with valuable first-party data, real-time business intelligence, and competitor analysis, allowing them to accurately predict consumer behavior and create tailored experiences that resonate with customers.

Dots

Seed Round in 2021
Dots is a multichannel payouts API that automates manual processes for marketplaces. Dots' API lets a marketplace pay their sellers in the ways they want to be paid, including Venmo, Paypal, ACH and Zelle. As more Americans earn a living by becoming a 1099 worker, marketplaces need to provide flexible payout options and we make supporting these payouts easy through a single API.

inai

Seed Round in 2021
Inai is a single integration for your global payment stack. Inai will provide connections to multiple payment service providers ( Stripe, Adyen , Braintree), Wallets, BNPL platforms, open banking providers, fraud, BI and accounting in a single integration. Our dashboard will allow merchants to build custom workflows tailored to their unique business needs without writing any code

SalaryBox

Seed Round in 2021
SalaryBox is a mobile application designed for business owners and employees to effectively track salary and attendance. The platform offers a user-friendly solution that simplifies salary calculations and payments, allowing employers to efficiently disburse wages to their workforce. Additionally, SalaryBox facilitates compliance with government-mandated requirements, making it easier for businesses to manage their payroll obligations. Through its mobile SaaS product, SalaryBox aims to streamline employee management and enhance operational efficiency for its users.

Moniepoint

Series B in 2021
Moniepoint is a financial technology company that offers a comprehensive digital banking and payment ecosystem tailored for small and medium-sized businesses. The platform provides a range of services, including payment processing, credit access, and business management tools. Moniepoint enables businesses to create accounts and accept payments through various offline and online channels, facilitating efficient financial management. By integrating banking solutions with essential business tools, Moniepoint supports organizations in managing their finances and accessing the resources necessary for growth.

Fintoc

Seed Round in 2021
Fintoc is an API-based service that enables online businesses to accept instant payments directly from customers' bank accounts. Founded in March 2020 by Cristóbal Griffero and Lukas Zorich, the company is headquartered in Santiago, Chile. Fintoc's interface is designed to facilitate seamless integration with financial institutions, allowing users to receive payments and manage recurring charges from any bank account. The platform also provides tools for consumer payments, personal finance management, Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance, and credit granting, thereby simplifying the connection between banks and their customers.

Clara

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Clara is a spending management platform focused on serving companies in Latin America. It offers an end-to-end solution that includes locally-issued corporate cards, bill payment services, financing options, and a software platform that streamlines corporate expense management. The platform is designed to simplify and automate financial processes, allowing businesses to gain real-time insights into spending and manage budgets more effectively. Clara is backed by a diverse group of global and regional investors, aiming to empower companies with greater financial agility and clarity. By enhancing the way company finances are managed, Clara contributes to increasing the economic competitiveness of the region.

Safepay

Seed Round in 2021
Safepay operates a secure payments platform designed to facilitate digital transactions in Pakistan. The company offers a single integrated payment solution that works with both local and international payment options. By assisting stores in increasing checkout conversion rates, Safepay helps streamline sales and improve account receivables. Its platform enables customers to pay online efficiently, enhancing the overall payment process for clients and promoting a smoother transaction experience.

Volopay

Seed Round in 2021
Volopay is a financial solution provider focused on enhancing corporate financial operations through a comprehensive spend management platform. The company offers corporate cards, automated expense management, and accounting integrations designed to streamline processes and improve visibility over business spending. With a commitment to empowering finance teams, Volopay transforms traditional bookkeeping roles into strategic functions that contribute to organizational growth. Its platform facilitates various payment needs, including software subscriptions, employee reimbursements, and vendor payouts, all while providing control and oversight of expenses. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Volopay helps businesses manage expense requests, approvals, and bill payments efficiently, ultimately saving time and reducing costs. The company aims to establish itself as a leading financial partner for businesses in the APAC region seeking greater efficiency and effectiveness in their financial management.

goDutch

Seed Round in 2020
goDutch is a digital payments platform that facilitates the automatic splitting of group payments through its innovative card system. Designed to simplify shared expenses, the platform allows users to conveniently manage group payments without the hassle of reminders, delayed transactions, or multiple payment processes. By utilizing embedded UPI payment links and offering SMS and in-app notifications, goDutch enables users to check their balance with friends and efficiently remind them of pending payments. This approach streamlines the experience of managing shared costs, making it easier for individuals to handle group expenses seamlessly.

SWAP

Seed Round in 2020
SWAP provides a modular payment platform that enables companies to enhance their financial operations through innovative technology and a unique business model. By offering APIs for end-to-end, white-label financial solutions, SWAP allows clients to create comprehensive financial ecosystems that include features such as pre-paid cards, digital wallets, and various financial services. This platform facilitates secure money disbursements to merchants, assists with fund collection and bill payments, and supports peer-to-peer transactions via QR codes. By integrating these services, SWAP empowers businesses to expand their core offerings, eliminate barriers, and develop new revenue streams, effectively establishing internal fintech capabilities.

goDutch

Seed Round in 2020
goDutch is a digital payments platform that facilitates the automatic splitting of group payments through its innovative card system. Designed to simplify shared expenses, the platform allows users to conveniently manage group payments without the hassle of reminders, delayed transactions, or multiple payment processes. By utilizing embedded UPI payment links and offering SMS and in-app notifications, goDutch enables users to check their balance with friends and efficiently remind them of pending payments. This approach streamlines the experience of managing shared costs, making it easier for individuals to handle group expenses seamlessly.

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.

Valiu

Seed Round in 2019
Valiu Inc. is a fintech company based in Bogota, Colombia, that specializes in electronic fund transfer services, primarily facilitating cross-border transactions from Colombia to Venezuela. Founded in 2018 by Simon Chamorro and Alberto Niego, Valiu has developed a mobile application that allows users, including migrants and their families, to save, send, and receive funds in US dollars. This service is designed to be accessible to all Venezuelans, regardless of their socioeconomic status or the capabilities of their mobile devices. Utilizing a blockchain-based platform, Valiu enables users to conduct transactions without relying on traditional banking systems, thus providing a secure and convenient solution for money transfers worldwide.

PayMongo

Seed Round in 2019
PayMongo Inc. is a payment processing platform based in Manila, Philippines, founded in 2019. It enables businesses to accept online payments through various methods, including credit cards, bank deposits, electronic wallets, and cash. The platform features a user-friendly dashboard for real-time transaction monitoring, analytics tools to analyze customer purchasing behavior, and an easy checkout process for customers. PayMongo also offers APIs that facilitate the development of diverse applications, ranging from e-commerce solutions to financial products. Merchants can share payment links via multiple communication channels, such as Messenger and email, simplifying the payment collection process. By streamlining online transactions, PayMongo aims to empower businesses in the rapidly evolving digital economy.

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.

Deel

Seed Round in 2019
Deel, Inc., also known as Lets Deel, Inc., is a payroll and compliance platform that simplifies the hiring and management of global remote contractors. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers an integrated platform that combines contracts, payments, and tax compliance into a single interface. This allows businesses to efficiently manage the complexities of hiring international employees while ensuring adherence to local regulations. Deel's services include automated payment processing, invoicing, customer support, and insurance products related to employment. The platform is designed to enhance the experience for both organizations and contractors, streamlining the onboarding process and facilitating seamless payroll operations worldwide.

Flutterwave

Seed Round in 2016
Flutterwave Inc. is a financial technology company that offers comprehensive payment solutions for businesses globally. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Flutterwave provides a range of services, including Flutterwave Checkout for processing payments via web and mobile, and a Flutterwave API for creating and managing virtual cards. The platform also includes tools for invoicing, allowing businesses to create professional invoices and track payments, as well as payment links for easy collection from customers. Serving various industries such as gaming, events, transportation, and hospitality, Flutterwave aims to simplify payment infrastructure by connecting merchants with local and international card schemes and bank accounts, ensuring secure and efficient payment processing.

Razorpay

Seed Round in 2015
Razorpay is a payment platform founded in 2014 and headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka. It enables businesses to accept, process, and disburse payments through a comprehensive product suite that supports various payment methods, including credit cards, debit cards, net banking, UPI, and popular digital wallets. Razorpay offers APIs and integrations that facilitate the management of online transactions, automate electronic funds transfers, and enable real-time payment processing. The platform also allows businesses to collect recurring payments and share invoices with customers, providing a secure and efficient solution for financial transactions.
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