Valar Ventures

Valar Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City, specializing in investments in start-up and early-stage technology companies. Founded in 2010 and backed by Peter Thiel, Valar Ventures focuses on partnering with entrepreneurs around the world, particularly those outside of Silicon Valley. The firm emphasizes the belief that transformative technology companies are increasingly emerging from diverse locations and recognizes the unique challenges and opportunities faced by their founders. Valar Ventures has a particular interest in financial technology and is committed to supporting innovative ideas that can drive significant change in the industry.

Amina Abrahams

Principal

James Fitzgerald

Founding Partner

Andrew McCormack

Founding and General Partner

Erin Porterfield

Associate

Reuben Kobulnik

Operating Partner

Michael Roth

Principal

Sahar Shirazi

Principal

Peter Thiel

Founder

Past deals in FinTech

Ivy

Venture Round in 2025
Ivy is a global provider of application programming interfaces (APIs) that facilitate instant bank payments, allowing businesses to accept direct bank transactions. By leveraging innovative payment technology, Ivy transforms every bank account into an instant payment wallet, enabling customers to make payments directly from their bank accounts without the need for cards or digital wallets. This streamlined approach simplifies the online transaction process for both businesses and consumers, enhancing efficiency and convenience in financial exchanges.

Neo

Series D in 2024
Neo Financial is a FinTech company that offers an array of banking and financial services designed for efficient money management. It provides a secure platform for spending, saving, and earning rewards. Neo's credit card, issued by ATB Financial, operates on the Mastercard network, allowing users to make purchases easily. Additionally, the Neo Savings account, backed by Concentra Bank, offers competitive interest rates and is protected by deposit insurance. The company focuses on delivering a seamless experience with no monthly fees or minimum balance requirements, enabling users to manage their finances with greater flexibility and security.

Moss

Venture Round in 2024
Moss is a technology-based payment and credit card platform designed to help businesses optimize their financial management. The platform offers a corporate credit card with significantly higher spending limits, accommodating even the largest expenses. It provides both virtual and physical credit cards, allowing teams to spend securely and efficiently. Moss enables companies to set individual spending limits and access real-time data on expenditures by card, merchant, or team, ensuring effective cost control. Additionally, the Moss app facilitates the digitization of receipts, including cost center and VAT assignments. At the end of each month, all financial data and documents can be easily exported to various accounting software, streamlining the reconciliation process.

MAJORITY

Series B in 2024
MAJORITY is a fintech company that provides an app-based platform tailored for migrants seeking accessible financial services. For a monthly fee, members in the United States gain access to essential banking features, including an FDIC-secured account and a VISA debit card. The platform allows users to utilize over 55,000 ATMs across North America and offers services such as remittances, international calling, and mobile top-ups. Additionally, MAJORITY emphasizes community engagement by providing access to local meet-up spaces, discounts, and events, along with support from advisors fluent in various native languages. This comprehensive approach aims to address the unique financial needs of individuals who have crossed borders.

AbbeyCross

Seed Round in 2023
AbbeyCross operates a B2B compliance marketplace that enhances the market infrastructure for emerging market currencies. The company connects payment banks with suppliers of trading and settlement services, addressing inefficiencies within the market. By collaborating with global banks and financial service providers, AbbeyCross facilitates improved currency liquidity, price transparency, and access to market data. This approach aims to streamline the fragmented landscape of emerging market currency payments, ensuring that clients benefit from a more efficient and reliable trading environment.

Ivy

Series A in 2023
Ivy is a global provider of application programming interfaces (APIs) that facilitate instant bank payments, allowing businesses to accept direct bank transactions. By leveraging innovative payment technology, Ivy transforms every bank account into an instant payment wallet, enabling customers to make payments directly from their bank accounts without the need for cards or digital wallets. This streamlined approach simplifies the online transaction process for both businesses and consumers, enhancing efficiency and convenience in financial exchanges.

One Trading

Series A in 2023
One Trading operates as an institutional-grade spot exchange for digital assets, catering to both retail and institutional investors. The company holds a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license in Italy and is in the process of applying for a MiFID II license to expand its offerings to regulated crypto derivatives. Its trading platform, developed in partnership with AWS, provides users with advanced features including market data, charting tools, and efficient order execution, enhancing the trading experience. As one of the fastest digital asset trading venues in the market, One Trading aims to facilitate effective trading for its clients.

Atoa

Seed Round in 2023
Atoa Instant Bank Pay allows UK merchants to receive payments at a flat fee which is up to 70% cheaper than card machines. Merchants receive funds in their bank accounts instantly instead of having to wait 1-2 days as is the usual case with card machines and debit cards. Using Atoa involves no contracts (pay as you go), no hardware fees and no chargeback fraud risk (all payments are approved via bank app and have Strong Customer Authentication). You can sign up in minutes by downloading the "Atoa Merchant" app or by visiting www.paywithatoa.co.uk.

Vergo

Seed Round in 2023
Vergo is a financial technology company that specializes in automating accounting and finance processes for construction businesses. It offers tools designed for expense management, allowing users to track expenses, create team cards, and manage cash flows effectively. By integrating seamlessly with existing accounting systems, Vergo helps designers, builders, and architects streamline their project finances, ultimately enhancing profit margins. The company's solutions aim to reduce manual tasks, thereby increasing efficiency and enabling construction professionals to focus on their core activities.

Petal

Venture Round in 2023
Petal is a credit card company that is built to help people financially succeed. It aims to make credit honest, simple, and accessible. The company uses machine learning to analyze a customer’s full digital financial record—not just their credit score. Petal has pioneered cash flow underwriting, as an alternative to credit scores, to make credit more accessible, and offers a simple, modern digital experience that encourages members to build credit, avoid debt, and spend responsibly. Petal is based in New York, New York, and Richmond, Virginia. The Petal credit card is issued by WebBank, Member FDIC.

Link Financial Technologies

Series A in 2023
Link provides merchants with an alternate, low-cost payment solution and enables shoppers to pay with bank accounts. Through the power of Open Banking, Link allow customers to complete subscription and repeat transactions with unprecedented ease.

Mondu

Series A in 2023
Mondu specializes in developing B2B payment software aimed at simplifying financial transactions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The company offers a buy-now-pay-later platform that provides flexible payment options, including net terms and split payments. This solution alleviates the financial and operational challenges often faced by businesses, allowing B2B marketplaces and merchants to achieve sustained growth in their operations.

Portofino Technologies

Venture Round in 2022
Portofino Technologies is a developer of financial infrastructure technology aimed at facilitating the adoption of digital assets. The company utilizes its proprietary market-making technology to engage in trading across centralized, decentralized, and over-the-counter digital asset markets. In addition to trading services, Portofino offers non-fungible token services and investments to Web3 companies, creating a comprehensive platform that supports various financial transactions in both centralized and decentralized environments. This integrated approach positions Portofino as a key player in the evolving landscape of digital finance.

Mondu

Series A in 2022
Mondu specializes in developing B2B payment software aimed at simplifying financial transactions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The company offers a buy-now-pay-later platform that provides flexible payment options, including net terms and split payments. This solution alleviates the financial and operational challenges often faced by businesses, allowing B2B marketplaces and merchants to achieve sustained growth in their operations.

Neo

Series C in 2022
Neo Financial is a FinTech company that offers an array of banking and financial services designed for efficient money management. It provides a secure platform for spending, saving, and earning rewards. Neo's credit card, issued by ATB Financial, operates on the Mastercard network, allowing users to make purchases easily. Additionally, the Neo Savings account, backed by Concentra Bank, offers competitive interest rates and is protected by deposit insurance. The company focuses on delivering a seamless experience with no monthly fees or minimum balance requirements, enabling users to manage their finances with greater flexibility and security.

Novo

Series B in 2022
Novo is a digital banking platform designed for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and freelancers, offering enhanced business deposit accounts. It utilizes a network of FDIC-insured community banks to provide financial services tailored to the needs of today's companies. Founded in 2018 by Tyler McIntyre and Michael Rangel, Novo aims to simplify banking activities by integrating analytical and fraud notifications into its applications. Initially known as Novo Financial Corp., the company is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Qonto

Series D in 2022
Qonto is an online bank that specializes in providing financial tools for small and medium-sized businesses as well as freelancers. The platform simplifies business banking by offering digital bank accounts that facilitate the sending and receiving of payments. It is designed to accommodate all types of companies, regardless of their legal structure or team size. Qonto's services include assistance with banking operations, bookkeeping, and budget management, allowing clients to manage their finances efficiently through a mobile application. Users can transfer funds using either physical or virtual cards, all while minimizing the need for paperwork.

Petal

Series D in 2022
Petal is a credit card company that is built to help people financially succeed. It aims to make credit honest, simple, and accessible. The company uses machine learning to analyze a customer’s full digital financial record—not just their credit score. Petal has pioneered cash flow underwriting, as an alternative to credit scores, to make credit more accessible, and offers a simple, modern digital experience that encourages members to build credit, avoid debt, and spend responsibly. Petal is based in New York, New York, and Richmond, Virginia. The Petal credit card is issued by WebBank, Member FDIC.

MAJORITY

Series A in 2021
MAJORITY is a fintech company that provides an app-based platform tailored for migrants seeking accessible financial services. For a monthly fee, members in the United States gain access to essential banking features, including an FDIC-secured account and a VISA debit card. The platform allows users to utilize over 55,000 ATMs across North America and offers services such as remittances, international calling, and mobile top-ups. Additionally, MAJORITY emphasizes community engagement by providing access to local meet-up spaces, discounts, and events, along with support from advisors fluent in various native languages. This comprehensive approach aims to address the unique financial needs of individuals who have crossed borders.

Nearside

Series B in 2021
Nearside is a financial services provider that focuses on small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The company specializes in offering lines of credit and business loans to entrepreneurs who may struggle to secure financing from traditional sources. Nearside aims to empower business owners by providing them with essential tools and support to facilitate their success, thereby enabling greater access to credit for its clients.

Simpl

Series B in 2021
Simpl has revolutionized online checkout in India by creating a Pay-Later platform, empowering e-commerce merchants to offer their consumers 1-click checkout, a line of credit at POS, and full buyer protection. It aims to empower merchants to own their customer's checkout experience. With Simpl merchants are able to provide consumers an easy, safe, and intuitive user experience that builds a trusted relationship between the two.

Kafene

Series A in 2021
Kafene is a mission-driven startup focused on empowering flexible ownership for consumers, particularly those who may face challenges with traditional financing options. The company offers flexible payment solutions for a range of products, including furniture, appliances, electronics, and jewelry, while minimizing the risks associated with conventional debt. Kafene's innovative approach allows consumers to return items without incurring additional debt if they can no longer meet payment obligations. This consumer-friendly model is supported by a robust technology platform that features app-based point-of-sale virtual wallets and AI-driven underwriting, facilitating swift payment processing and approval across diverse credit profiles. By combining advanced data inputs with machine learning technologies, Kafene positions itself as a comprehensive payment partner for both consumers and retailers.

Velocity

Series A in 2021
Velocity is a prominent financial solution provider in India, specifically catering to digitally native businesses. Founded in 2020 by Abhiroop Medhekar, Atul Khichariya, and Saurav Swaroop, the company seeks to reshape the landscape of banking and financial services for modern enterprises. Velocity offers a diverse array of financial services, including term loans, revenue-based financing, overdrafts, and payment solutions. It distinguishes itself by providing funding options that do not require equity dilution or personal guarantees, allowing clients to repay loans as a fixed percentage of their future revenues. This innovative approach presents an alternative to traditional venture capital and standard loans, enabling businesses to access necessary funds while maintaining greater control over their financial obligations.

Bound

Seed Round in 2021
Bound is a fintech company that makes FX management easy for every business. The company was founded by Seth Phillips and Daniel Kindler in 2020.

Neo

Series B in 2021
Neo Financial is a FinTech company that offers an array of banking and financial services designed for efficient money management. It provides a secure platform for spending, saving, and earning rewards. Neo's credit card, issued by ATB Financial, operates on the Mastercard network, allowing users to make purchases easily. Additionally, the Neo Savings account, backed by Concentra Bank, offers competitive interest rates and is protected by deposit insurance. The company focuses on delivering a seamless experience with no monthly fees or minimum balance requirements, enabling users to manage their finances with greater flexibility and security.

Moss

Series A in 2021
Moss is a technology-based payment and credit card platform designed to help businesses optimize their financial management. The platform offers a corporate credit card with significantly higher spending limits, accommodating even the largest expenses. It provides both virtual and physical credit cards, allowing teams to spend securely and efficiently. Moss enables companies to set individual spending limits and access real-time data on expenditures by card, merchant, or team, ensuring effective cost control. Additionally, the Moss app facilitates the digitization of receipts, including cost center and VAT assignments. At the end of each month, all financial data and documents can be easily exported to various accounting software, streamlining the reconciliation process.

Syfe

Series B in 2021
Syfe is an investment and savings platform that empowers individuals to build their wealth through a comprehensive range of services. It offers fully managed portfolios, cash management solutions, and self-directed investment options, making it a unique all-in-one wealth management platform in the region. The company is fully licensed for fund management, financial advisory, and brokerage in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia. Syfe utilizes a proprietary algorithm to tailor portfolios for each client, optimizing returns while managing risk, thus providing customized and globally diversified investment strategies that align with individual risk profiles. The company has secured funding from notable investors, indicating strong market confidence in its innovative approach to wealth management.

Novo

Series A in 2021
Novo is a digital banking platform designed for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and freelancers, offering enhanced business deposit accounts. It utilizes a network of FDIC-insured community banks to provide financial services tailored to the needs of today's companies. Founded in 2018 by Tyler McIntyre and Michael Rangel, Novo aims to simplify banking activities by integrating analytical and fraud notifications into its applications. Initially known as Novo Financial Corp., the company is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

BukuWarung

Series A in 2021
BukuWarung is a technology company focused on providing digital infrastructure for the approximately 60 million micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia. The company offers a platform that enables users to efficiently manage their financial transactions by recording daily sales, income, and customer accounts payable. Its services include bookkeeping, sending bills through messaging applications, receiving digital payments, and generating daily business reports. By leveraging these tools, BukuWarung aims to empower MSMEs to enhance their financial awareness and business operations through technology.

Kafene

Series A in 2021
Kafene is a mission-driven startup focused on empowering flexible ownership for consumers, particularly those who may face challenges with traditional financing options. The company offers flexible payment solutions for a range of products, including furniture, appliances, electronics, and jewelry, while minimizing the risks associated with conventional debt. Kafene's innovative approach allows consumers to return items without incurring additional debt if they can no longer meet payment obligations. This consumer-friendly model is supported by a robust technology platform that features app-based point-of-sale virtual wallets and AI-driven underwriting, facilitating swift payment processing and approval across diverse credit profiles. By combining advanced data inputs with machine learning technologies, Kafene positions itself as a comprehensive payment partner for both consumers and retailers.

Velocity

Seed Round in 2021
Velocity is a prominent financial solution provider in India, specifically catering to digitally native businesses. Founded in 2020 by Abhiroop Medhekar, Atul Khichariya, and Saurav Swaroop, the company seeks to reshape the landscape of banking and financial services for modern enterprises. Velocity offers a diverse array of financial services, including term loans, revenue-based financing, overdrafts, and payment solutions. It distinguishes itself by providing funding options that do not require equity dilution or personal guarantees, allowing clients to repay loans as a fixed percentage of their future revenues. This innovative approach presents an alternative to traditional venture capital and standard loans, enabling businesses to access necessary funds while maintaining greater control over their financial obligations.

BlockFi

Series D in 2021
BlockFi, Inc. is a New York-based financial services company that specializes in providing wealth management products for cryptocurrency investors. Founded in 2017, it offers interest-bearing accounts that allow clients to earn yields on their Bitcoin, Ether, and Gemini Dollar holdings. The company also facilitates secured loans in USD, where clients can collateralize their loans with cryptocurrency assets. Additionally, BlockFi provides a trading platform for exchanging various cryptocurrency pairs and customizable lending options for institutions. By leveraging a sophisticated infrastructure that integrates with multiple blockchains, BlockFi aims to enhance liquidity and efficiency in digital financial markets, catering to the needs of both individual and institutional clients.

Moss

Series A in 2021
Moss is a technology-based payment and credit card platform designed to help businesses optimize their financial management. The platform offers a corporate credit card with significantly higher spending limits, accommodating even the largest expenses. It provides both virtual and physical credit cards, allowing teams to spend securely and efficiently. Moss enables companies to set individual spending limits and access real-time data on expenditures by card, merchant, or team, ensuring effective cost control. Additionally, the Moss app facilitates the digitization of receipts, including cost center and VAT assignments. At the end of each month, all financial data and documents can be easily exported to various accounting software, streamlining the reconciliation process.

TaxBit

Series A in 2021
TaxBit is a software company that specializes in cryptocurrency tax and accounting solutions. Its platform automates the calculation and reporting of taxes on cryptocurrency transactions by allowing users to connect their exchanges and wallets, which enables seamless data integration. This functionality helps users generate necessary tax forms automatically. In addition to tax automation, TaxBit offers features for real-time portfolio tracking and tax optimization, allowing users to make informed, tax-efficient trading decisions throughout the year. The company serves both individual crypto enthusiasts and enterprises, providing a comprehensive approach to managing digital asset accounting and compliance.

Neo

Series A in 2020
Neo Financial is a FinTech company that offers an array of banking and financial services designed for efficient money management. It provides a secure platform for spending, saving, and earning rewards. Neo's credit card, issued by ATB Financial, operates on the Mastercard network, allowing users to make purchases easily. Additionally, the Neo Savings account, backed by Concentra Bank, offers competitive interest rates and is protected by deposit insurance. The company focuses on delivering a seamless experience with no monthly fees or minimum balance requirements, enabling users to manage their finances with greater flexibility and security.

BlockFi

Series C in 2020
BlockFi, Inc. is a New York-based financial services company that specializes in providing wealth management products for cryptocurrency investors. Founded in 2017, it offers interest-bearing accounts that allow clients to earn yields on their Bitcoin, Ether, and Gemini Dollar holdings. The company also facilitates secured loans in USD, where clients can collateralize their loans with cryptocurrency assets. Additionally, BlockFi provides a trading platform for exchanging various cryptocurrency pairs and customizable lending options for institutions. By leveraging a sophisticated infrastructure that integrates with multiple blockchains, BlockFi aims to enhance liquidity and efficiency in digital financial markets, catering to the needs of both individual and institutional clients.

Taxfix

Series C in 2020
Taxfix GmbH is a digital tax assistance company based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2016. It specializes in simplifying tax declarations through its mobile application, which serves as a digital tax assistant for users across Europe. Taxfix enables individuals to secure unclaimed tax refunds by offering a user-friendly interface that includes a dynamic questionnaire and machine learning technology. The platform supports tax filing through various channels, including web browsers and mobile applications for iOS and Android. With over 6 million tax returns submitted, Taxfix also provides a range of services through its brands, including self-filing options and expert services where independent tax advisors manage the entire tax return process for clients. The company's mission is to empower users to navigate their finances with confidence.

Petal

Series C in 2020
Petal is a credit card company that is built to help people financially succeed. It aims to make credit honest, simple, and accessible. The company uses machine learning to analyze a customer’s full digital financial record—not just their credit score. Petal has pioneered cash flow underwriting, as an alternative to credit scores, to make credit more accessible, and offers a simple, modern digital experience that encourages members to build credit, avoid debt, and spend responsibly. Petal is based in New York, New York, and Richmond, Virginia. The Petal credit card is issued by WebBank, Member FDIC.

BlockFi

Series B in 2020
BlockFi, Inc. is a New York-based financial services company that specializes in providing wealth management products for cryptocurrency investors. Founded in 2017, it offers interest-bearing accounts that allow clients to earn yields on their Bitcoin, Ether, and Gemini Dollar holdings. The company also facilitates secured loans in USD, where clients can collateralize their loans with cryptocurrency assets. Additionally, BlockFi provides a trading platform for exchanging various cryptocurrency pairs and customizable lending options for institutions. By leveraging a sophisticated infrastructure that integrates with multiple blockchains, BlockFi aims to enhance liquidity and efficiency in digital financial markets, catering to the needs of both individual and institutional clients.

Qonto

Series C in 2020
Qonto is an online bank that specializes in providing financial tools for small and medium-sized businesses as well as freelancers. The platform simplifies business banking by offering digital bank accounts that facilitate the sending and receiving of payments. It is designed to accommodate all types of companies, regardless of their legal structure or team size. Qonto's services include assistance with banking operations, bookkeeping, and budget management, allowing clients to manage their finances efficiently through a mobile application. Users can transfer funds using either physical or virtual cards, all while minimizing the need for paperwork.

TaxBit

Seed Round in 2020
TaxBit is a software company that specializes in cryptocurrency tax and accounting solutions. Its platform automates the calculation and reporting of taxes on cryptocurrency transactions by allowing users to connect their exchanges and wallets, which enables seamless data integration. This functionality helps users generate necessary tax forms automatically. In addition to tax automation, TaxBit offers features for real-time portfolio tracking and tax optimization, allowing users to make informed, tax-efficient trading decisions throughout the year. The company serves both individual crypto enthusiasts and enterprises, providing a comprehensive approach to managing digital asset accounting and compliance.

Starship

Series A in 2019
Starship specializes in simplifying health savings accounts. The company automates health spending, savings, and investing in one place. They make health savings accounts accessible to everyone. They build a healthcare savings account platform that combines a mobile-first signup process, overflow investing into index funds, easy reimbursements, and a chat service for advice.

BlockFi

Series A in 2019
BlockFi, Inc. is a New York-based financial services company that specializes in providing wealth management products for cryptocurrency investors. Founded in 2017, it offers interest-bearing accounts that allow clients to earn yields on their Bitcoin, Ether, and Gemini Dollar holdings. The company also facilitates secured loans in USD, where clients can collateralize their loans with cryptocurrency assets. Additionally, BlockFi provides a trading platform for exchanging various cryptocurrency pairs and customizable lending options for institutions. By leveraging a sophisticated infrastructure that integrates with multiple blockchains, BlockFi aims to enhance liquidity and efficiency in digital financial markets, catering to the needs of both individual and institutional clients.

Kafene

Seed Round in 2019
Kafene is a mission-driven startup focused on empowering flexible ownership for consumers, particularly those who may face challenges with traditional financing options. The company offers flexible payment solutions for a range of products, including furniture, appliances, electronics, and jewelry, while minimizing the risks associated with conventional debt. Kafene's innovative approach allows consumers to return items without incurring additional debt if they can no longer meet payment obligations. This consumer-friendly model is supported by a robust technology platform that features app-based point-of-sale virtual wallets and AI-driven underwriting, facilitating swift payment processing and approval across diverse credit profiles. By combining advanced data inputs with machine learning technologies, Kafene positions itself as a comprehensive payment partner for both consumers and retailers.

Taxfix

Series B in 2019
Taxfix GmbH is a digital tax assistance company based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2016. It specializes in simplifying tax declarations through its mobile application, which serves as a digital tax assistant for users across Europe. Taxfix enables individuals to secure unclaimed tax refunds by offering a user-friendly interface that includes a dynamic questionnaire and machine learning technology. The platform supports tax filing through various channels, including web browsers and mobile applications for iOS and Android. With over 6 million tax returns submitted, Taxfix also provides a range of services through its brands, including self-filing options and expert services where independent tax advisors manage the entire tax return process for clients. The company's mission is to empower users to navigate their finances with confidence.

Stash

Series E in 2019
Stash develops a personal finance application to combine banking, investing, and advice into one platform. Its application's services include personal investment accounts, retirement accounts, and custodial accounts for minors. It also provides the option to buy fractional shares of stocks, bonds, and funds with no add-on trading commissions to help users save small sums of money and make micro-investments.

Petal

Series B in 2019
Petal is a credit card company that is built to help people financially succeed. It aims to make credit honest, simple, and accessible. The company uses machine learning to analyze a customer’s full digital financial record—not just their credit score. Petal has pioneered cash flow underwriting, as an alternative to credit scores, to make credit more accessible, and offers a simple, modern digital experience that encourages members to build credit, avoid debt, and spend responsibly. Petal is based in New York, New York, and Richmond, Virginia. The Petal credit card is issued by WebBank, Member FDIC.

Qonto

Series B in 2018
Qonto is an online bank that specializes in providing financial tools for small and medium-sized businesses as well as freelancers. The platform simplifies business banking by offering digital bank accounts that facilitate the sending and receiving of payments. It is designed to accommodate all types of companies, regardless of their legal structure or team size. Qonto's services include assistance with banking operations, bookkeeping, and budget management, allowing clients to manage their finances efficiently through a mobile application. Users can transfer funds using either physical or virtual cards, all while minimizing the need for paperwork.

Taxfix

Series A in 2018
Taxfix GmbH is a digital tax assistance company based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2016. It specializes in simplifying tax declarations through its mobile application, which serves as a digital tax assistant for users across Europe. Taxfix enables individuals to secure unclaimed tax refunds by offering a user-friendly interface that includes a dynamic questionnaire and machine learning technology. The platform supports tax filing through various channels, including web browsers and mobile applications for iOS and Android. With over 6 million tax returns submitted, Taxfix also provides a range of services through its brands, including self-filing options and expert services where independent tax advisors manage the entire tax return process for clients. The company's mission is to empower users to navigate their finances with confidence.

LoanStreet

Series A in 2018
LoanStreet Inc. operates an integrated online platform that simplifies the sharing, managing, and originating of loans for credit unions, banks, and direct lenders. Founded in 2013 and based in New York, the company provides a marketplace that facilitates the efficient syndication of loans of any size. LoanStreet automates and standardizes the entire loan process, allowing lenders and investors to buy, sell, and manage loans directly through its platform. The service includes features such as real-time reporting, standardized agreements, and enhanced balance sheet management, which help users optimize capital and reduce administrative costs. By offering deep insights into loan distribution and performance, LoanStreet enables financial institutions to grow and diversify their portfolios effectively.

Stash

Series D in 2018
Stash develops a personal finance application to combine banking, investing, and advice into one platform. Its application's services include personal investment accounts, retirement accounts, and custodial accounts for minors. It also provides the option to buy fractional shares of stocks, bonds, and funds with no add-on trading commissions to help users save small sums of money and make micro-investments.

Petal

Series A in 2018
Petal is a credit card company that is built to help people financially succeed. It aims to make credit honest, simple, and accessible. The company uses machine learning to analyze a customer’s full digital financial record—not just their credit score. Petal has pioneered cash flow underwriting, as an alternative to credit scores, to make credit more accessible, and offers a simple, modern digital experience that encourages members to build credit, avoid debt, and spend responsibly. Petal is based in New York, New York, and Richmond, Virginia. The Petal credit card is issued by WebBank, Member FDIC.

Stash

Series C in 2017
Stash develops a personal finance application to combine banking, investing, and advice into one platform. Its application's services include personal investment accounts, retirement accounts, and custodial accounts for minors. It also provides the option to buy fractional shares of stocks, bonds, and funds with no add-on trading commissions to help users save small sums of money and make micro-investments.

Qonto

Series A in 2017
Qonto is an online bank that specializes in providing financial tools for small and medium-sized businesses as well as freelancers. The platform simplifies business banking by offering digital bank accounts that facilitate the sending and receiving of payments. It is designed to accommodate all types of companies, regardless of their legal structure or team size. Qonto's services include assistance with banking operations, bookkeeping, and budget management, allowing clients to manage their finances efficiently through a mobile application. Users can transfer funds using either physical or virtual cards, all while minimizing the need for paperwork.

TradeIT

Seed Round in 2017
Trading Ticket, a startup based out of New York, wants to develop a suite of products that will help consumers become more active, and proactive, investors. TradeIt is a patent pending technology that is in alpha on a publicly listed publishing platform. TradeIt allows users to quickly and easily place orders with their existing online brokerage accounts from any website or mobile device. Developed by 3 leading financial technology veterans, TradeIt has built a robust technology platform that can be easily integrated and embedded into any website, mobile device or advertising unit. TradeIt has navigated the complexities of legal compliance and security concerns to allow for online traders to have safe, fast, frictionless ordering.

Qonto

Seed Round in 2017
Qonto is an online bank that specializes in providing financial tools for small and medium-sized businesses as well as freelancers. The platform simplifies business banking by offering digital bank accounts that facilitate the sending and receiving of payments. It is designed to accommodate all types of companies, regardless of their legal structure or team size. Qonto's services include assistance with banking operations, bookkeeping, and budget management, allowing clients to manage their finances efficiently through a mobile application. Users can transfer funds using either physical or virtual cards, all while minimizing the need for paperwork.

Petal

Funding Round in 2017
Petal is a credit card company that is built to help people financially succeed. It aims to make credit honest, simple, and accessible. The company uses machine learning to analyze a customer’s full digital financial record—not just their credit score. Petal has pioneered cash flow underwriting, as an alternative to credit scores, to make credit more accessible, and offers a simple, modern digital experience that encourages members to build credit, avoid debt, and spend responsibly. Petal is based in New York, New York, and Richmond, Virginia. The Petal credit card is issued by WebBank, Member FDIC.

Stash

Series A in 2016
Stash develops a personal finance application to combine banking, investing, and advice into one platform. Its application's services include personal investment accounts, retirement accounts, and custodial accounts for minors. It also provides the option to buy fractional shares of stocks, bonds, and funds with no add-on trading commissions to help users save small sums of money and make micro-investments.

Deposit Solutions

Series B in 2016
Deposit Solutions GmbH, founded in 2011 and based in Hamburg, Germany, is a developer of an open banking platform that connects banks and depositors across Europe. The platform enables banks to offer attractive third-party deposit products to their customers through their existing accounts. This allows depositors to access competitive deposit offers without the need to open accounts at multiple banks. By facilitating this connection, Deposit Solutions helps banks seeking funding to attract deposits from new markets and client groups, all while avoiding the costs associated with establishing and managing their own retail infrastructure.

Stash

Seed Round in 2016
Stash develops a personal finance application to combine banking, investing, and advice into one platform. Its application's services include personal investment accounts, retirement accounts, and custodial accounts for minors. It also provides the option to buy fractional shares of stocks, bonds, and funds with no add-on trading commissions to help users save small sums of money and make micro-investments.

TradeIT

Seed Round in 2015
Trading Ticket, a startup based out of New York, wants to develop a suite of products that will help consumers become more active, and proactive, investors. TradeIt is a patent pending technology that is in alpha on a publicly listed publishing platform. TradeIt allows users to quickly and easily place orders with their existing online brokerage accounts from any website or mobile device. Developed by 3 leading financial technology veterans, TradeIt has built a robust technology platform that can be easily integrated and embedded into any website, mobile device or advertising unit. TradeIt has navigated the complexities of legal compliance and security concerns to allow for online traders to have safe, fast, frictionless ordering.

Wise

Series C in 2015
Wise provides a core money transfer product, along with a borderless account for its audience of ex-pats, freelancers, and travelers, which holds over £2 billion in current deposits. The company features like automated identification verification, online and in-app technical assistance, and estimations of when money transfers will arrive, products and services that meet the needs of clients. Wise was established in 2011 by Kristo Kaarmann and Taavet Hinrikus in London, England.

Wise

Series B in 2014
Wise provides a core money transfer product, along with a borderless account for its audience of ex-pats, freelancers, and travelers, which holds over £2 billion in current deposits. The company features like automated identification verification, online and in-app technical assistance, and estimations of when money transfers will arrive, products and services that meet the needs of clients. Wise was established in 2011 by Kristo Kaarmann and Taavet Hinrikus in London, England.

Wise

Series A in 2013
Wise provides a core money transfer product, along with a borderless account for its audience of ex-pats, freelancers, and travelers, which holds over £2 billion in current deposits. The company features like automated identification verification, online and in-app technical assistance, and estimations of when money transfers will arrive, products and services that meet the needs of clients. Wise was established in 2011 by Kristo Kaarmann and Taavet Hinrikus in London, England.
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