Global investments in fintech startups is starting to see an increase. This week KPMG gave his Pulse of Fintech report For the second half of 2024. In the fourth quarter of 2024, the investments climbed to $ 25.9 billion of $ 18 billion in the third quarter, according to KPMG.
Admittedly, this is not the enthusiasm of recent years, especially the wild days of 2021. But based on our inboxes, there is no shortage of venture capitalists who are still betting on space.
Below is a list of only a few VCs that Bullish stay on Fintech.
About the VC: Infinity Ventures is a three-year venture at an early stage that focuses on investing in fintech startups that were founded worldwide by Jeremy Jonker, Jay Ganatra and Mario Ruiz.
They left PayPal Ventures in May 2021 and in October 2021 closed on their first $ 158 million fund. In October 2024, the company collected a fund of $ 184 million, which brought the total assets of more than $ 350 million to more than $ 350 million.
Average control size: Depends on the stage: $ 1-2 million pre-seed; $ 2-4 million seed; and $ 5-10 million Series A.
Remarkable investments: Rainforest, Pagos, Mendel.
Most recent big investment: Simpleclosure, a platform for business catering.
The company’s focus is on B2B Fintech and Commerce Enablement.
About the VC: Founded in 2019 by Nerdwallet co-founder Jake Gibson and Sheel Mohnot, Better Tomorrow Ventures Leads rounds in pre-seed and seed phase fintech companies worldwide.
It has $ 225 million in managed assets.
Average control size: Varies from $ 500,000 to $ 4 million.
Remarkable investments: Unit, Relay, Coast, Mendel, Charlie.
Most recent big investment: Base (BTV LED seed, Khosla led A).
If the better pitching of Tomorrow Ventures, Mohnot told us earlier: “Find a way to come for us that is exciting! We always respond to cold e -mails – Here is an example of a cold e -mail that worked. “
About the VC: Founded in 2022 by “this week in FinTech” newsletter author Nik Milanović, The Fintech Fund Invests worldwide in fintech companies in the pre-seed and sperm phases.
Last September the company closed second fund of $ 10 million.
Average control size: Varies from $ 200,000 to $ 400,000.
Remarkable investments: Rainforest, unit, cascading ai, Ansa.
Most recent big investment: Wiselayer.
If founders are looking for hands-on investors, according to Milanović they will find it in the Fintech Fund.
“There are many ETFs that will write large checks,” he told Techcrunch earlier. “But our goal is to really bring this entire community together – and that is newsletter readers, investors in the fund, our angel syndicate – so that when the founder receives a check of the Fintech Fond consult or referring to new employees and to new customers. “
About the VC: Located in Atlanta TTV Capital In early phase, companies with a focus on traditional fintech, fintech-compatible companies and the ‘future of fintech’ invests.
His assets in control in total more than $ 750 million.
Average control size: Varies from $ 2 million to $ 8 million.
Large investments: Green dot, Bill.comGreenlight.
Most recent major investments: Charlie, Payabli.
Partner Lizzie (Guynn) Hartley previously told Techcrunch that when it comes to pitching, they prefer first pitch meetings such as video calls.
“Before I talk to a founder during a call, they must clearly articulate the problem that they can express solve. The ability to distil this in a digestible and comprehensible explanation is very useful. I appreciate it when founders can walk end-to-end through the customer workflow and prove the benefit of the customer. This helps us to build conviction in the willingness of a customer to pay for a new tool or software, “she said.
About the VC: The company has been around for more than ten years and is investing exclusively in companies that build financial technology in pre-seed to serve A-phases. It currently manages $ 4 billion in assets.
In 2023, QED Investors It announced that it had collected $ 925 million for two new funds to support Fintech Startups worldwide-one $ 650 million early stage fund and a growth fish fund of $ 275 million.
Managing Partner and co-founder Nigel Morris told Techcrunch to the last fund of the company that was planning QED to make around 40 investments from that fund at an early stage.
Average control size: $ 15 million to $ 20 million.
Large investments: Credit Karma (QED was the first institutional money in the company), Creditas, Nubank, Sofi.
Most recent big investment: Kin Insurance, one card, Moniepoint.
QED is aimed at embedded finances, cross -border payments and asset management, as well as on AI. About half of QED’s portfolio is in the US, followed by Latam, Europe, Southeast -Asia and Africa. It also looks at fintech opportunities in the middle -east. One of the more recent investments was in Japan, the first in the country.
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