Unpopular Ventures

Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, Unpopular Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in technology companies. Since its inception, it has invested $75 million across approximately 500 startups, supporting innovative ventures such as Zepto, Jeeves, and Yassir.

Peter Livingston

General Partner

Sergii Zhuk

Venture Partner

Past deals in Payments

Bujeti

Seed Round in 2023
Bujeti is a provider of a web and mobile platform for issuing smart physical and virtual corporate cards and managing company expenses. The platform combines corporate card issuance with an integrated expenses system featuring real-time expense tracking, budget management, policy enforcement, and approval workflows. By centralizing spending data, it helps businesses gain visibility, control costs, and improve policy compliance, enabling streamlined expense processes and better financial governance. Bujeti's solution targets organizations seeking to simplify card-based payments and enforce spending policies across teams through automated workflows and consolidated reporting.

Félix

Seed Round in 2023
Félix is a chat-based platform that enables Latinos in the United States to send money abroad. The company combines blockchain technology, natural language processing, and artificial intelligence to automate and simplify cross-border payments, aiming to transform remittances and improve financial health for users. The platform supports faster transfers, reduced costs, and easier tracking by engaging users through chat interactions and secure settlement processes. It also helps build credit history for customers, contributing to broader financial inclusion.

Capi Money

Seed Round in 2023
Capi Money is a digital payment platform designed to assist businesses in making and receiving international payments. The company offers a suite of financial tools, including budgeting solutions, expense tracking, investment analysis, and goal setting features. By providing these services, Capi Money enables users, particularly importers, to manage their finances effectively and make informed financial decisions. The platform aims to enhance financial literacy and facilitate smoother transactions across borders.

Ruby Card

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Ruby Card offers a comprehensive financial solution tailored for online businesses. It integrates banking services with commerce data, providing real-time insights into financial health and cash flow, empowering clients to make informed decisions and grow their operations.

Bujeti

Seed Round in 2023
Bujeti is a provider of a web and mobile platform for issuing smart physical and virtual corporate cards and managing company expenses. The platform combines corporate card issuance with an integrated expenses system featuring real-time expense tracking, budget management, policy enforcement, and approval workflows. By centralizing spending data, it helps businesses gain visibility, control costs, and improve policy compliance, enabling streamlined expense processes and better financial governance. Bujeti's solution targets organizations seeking to simplify card-based payments and enforce spending policies across teams through automated workflows and consolidated reporting.

Palomma

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Palomma is a technology company that specializes in providing a payment method that allows customers to make secure transactions directly from their bank accounts. By offering a streamlined, one-click payment solution, Palomma helps merchants reduce card processing fees while enhancing customer conversion rates. The company's platform is built on a robust application programming interface (API) tailored for the Latin American market, focusing on instant account-to-account payments. Additionally, Palomma enables users to earn rewards at affiliated businesses, further incentivizing the use of its payment method. Through its innovative approach, Palomma aims to create cost-effective payment solutions that benefit both merchants and consumers.

DRUO

Seed Round in 2022
DRUO facilitates online payment gateway services for businesses. It offers automated and on-demand local and cross-border account-to-account payments at reduced costs compared to traditional systems.

VentiPay

Pre Seed Round in 2022
VentiPay is a fintech company that specializes in providing a versatile payment platform tailored for online merchants. The company offers a range of services, including buy now pay later options, card payments, recurring payments, and payment links. VentiPay allows customers to make purchases in installments using their debit cards, without incurring interest or commissions. This flexible payment method aims to enhance the shopping experience by enabling clients to pay according to their convenience, thereby supporting online businesses in catering to a broader audience.

Maplerad

Seed Round in 2022
Maplerad is a fast, safe and easy way to send and receive money with friends, family or others you trust. You can receive and send money directly into any Nigerian bank account in minutes using Bitcoin, US Dollars, and Naira.

Kapstar

Venture Round in 2022
Kapstar operates a digital exchange platform facilitating international money transfers. It offers secure, low-cost cross-border payment services for both individuals and businesses.

Julaya

Seed Round in 2022
Julaya is a fintech company empowering African businesses with digital financial solutions. It offers services such as mobile money transactions for employees and suppliers, virtual and physical prepaid cards, utility bill payments, and access to digital loans.

Drip

Seed Round in 2022
Drip is a fintech company that provides innovative payment solutions designed for online shopping. It offers a smart alternative to traditional payment methods by allowing customers to make purchases without a down payment and pay in three monthly installments. Retailers can seamlessly integrate Drip's payment system, which utilizes the Pix payment method, into their checkout processes. This approach enhances the shopping experience by making it more accessible and flexible for consumers.

Rio

Venture Round in 2022
Rio is a cryptocurrency-based platform established in 2022 that enables users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies quickly, completing transactions in five minutes or less. The platform offers wallets for direct cryptocurrency purchases, as well as tokens for acquiring NFTs. Rio's user-friendly approach allows customers to make transactions using cash, credit cards, or bank transfers. Additionally, the platform's APIs can be seamlessly integrated into existing applications, facilitating efficient transaction processes for users.

PayO

Pre Seed Round in 2022
PayO is an Accounting and payments application that enables simplified billing, easy stock management, payment collections, and supplier payments for small businesses.

Koban

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Koban is a fintech company dedicated to simplifying finance and transforming how money works in Latin America. It offers user-friendly digital financial services, including payments, transfers, savings tools, and credit facilities, all securely accessible through its platform.

Transfez

Venture Round in 2022
Transfez is an Indonesian fintech company specializing in cross-border money transfers. It facilitates swift, low-cost international remittances to over 50 countries in 26 currencies through its digital platform.

Octo

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Octo is a digital banking platform focused on serving Egyptians without access to formal credit. It offers flexibility in financial transactions through its platform, allowing users to deposit and withdraw funds, spend with a card, transfer payments, and pay with credit at stores that accept cards.

PayO

Seed Round in 2022
PayO is an Accounting and payments application that enables simplified billing, easy stock management, payment collections, and supplier payments for small businesses.

Dash

Venture Round in 2021
Dash is building a unified, modern, and accessible alternative payment network for African consumers and businesses. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in New York, United States.

Maroo

Seed Round in 2021
Maroo is a payment platform specifically designed for the wedding and events industry, enabling businesses to handle payments without incurring processing fees. It offers services such as payment acceptance, branded invoice creation, and the ability to pay freelancers and suppliers, all under a unique zero fee model that allows businesses to pass transaction costs onto clients. With a community of over 9,000 businesses, Maroo has facilitated more than $180 million in revenue for event professionals. Additionally, the platform provides tools that help couples manage their wedding budgets effectively, allowing them to connect their bank accounts and manage invoices. It also offers insights and budget recommendations, making the payment process more manageable and enabling couples to pay for their weddings in equal monthly installments.

Jeeves

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2019, Jeeves is a fintech company that empowers businesses globally with its international financial infrastructure. It offers a unified platform for corporate cards, cross-border payments, and expense management, enabling streamlined operations for multinational teams.

TAG

Pre Seed Round in 2021
TAG is a mobile application that allows users to access an e-money account through a debit card. They provide a money transfer feature that helps to transfer money to any bank or wallet. They specialize in digital wallets and payment services.

Jeeves

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2019, Jeeves is a fintech company that empowers businesses globally with its international financial infrastructure. It offers a unified platform for corporate cards, cross-border payments, and expense management, enabling streamlined operations for multinational teams.

Nelo

Seed Round in 2021
Nelo is a Mexico City-based company that specializes in developing a mobile application for financial transactions. Founded on April 8, 2019, Nelo offers a digital payment management platform that enables users to track their financial transactions effectively. The platform allows individuals to send and request money while providing a free virtual card with no charges for account opening. This functionality facilitates real-time payment and balance tracking, empowering users to manage their funds in an affordable and secure manner.

Jeeves

Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2019, Jeeves is a fintech company that empowers businesses globally with its international financial infrastructure. It offers a unified platform for corporate cards, cross-border payments, and expense management, enabling streamlined operations for multinational teams.

Byte

Seed Round in 2020
Byte is a technology company focused on digitizing commerce in Africa. It offers a suite of products that empower business owners to start, operate, and scale ventures seamlessly across the continent.

Billpocket

Venture Round in 2019
Billpocket is a financial technology company that transforms smartphones and tablets into point-of-sale terminals, allowing users to accept card payments easily and efficiently. By eliminating the need for traditional banking setups and associated fees, Billpocket offers a streamlined solution for businesses to process payments. The platform supports transactions from all major credit and debit cards and provides features such as the option for customers to convert payments into interest-free monthly installments. With minimal setup requirements, Billpocket enables sellers to accept payments while charging a fixed commission, making it an accessible choice for merchants looking to enhance their payment processing capabilities.
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