Global investment in fintech startups is starting to attract attention. Just this week, KPMG released Fintech Pulse Report According to KPMG data, in the second half of 2024. In the fourth quarter of 2024, investment rose to $25.9 billion from $18 billion in the third quarter.
Admittedly, this is not the enthusiasm of the past few years, especially the wild era of 2021. But, from our inbox, venture capitalists are still betting on this space.
Here is a list of only a few VCs that are bullish on fintech.
About VC: Unlimited adventure is a three-year-old early stage venture capital firm dedicated to investing in fintech startups founded globally by Jeremy Jonker, Jay Ganatra and Mario Ruiz.
They left Paypal Ventures in May 2021 and were in their The first $158 million fund October 2021. In October 2024, the company raised $184 million in fund II, bringing total assets under management to more than $350 million.
Average check size: Depend on stage: pre-seeds of $1-2 million; seeds of $2-4 million; and series A of $5-100 million.
Notable investments: Rainforest,,,,, PAGOS,,,,, Mendel.
Recent big investments: Simplea commercial shutdown platform.
The company focuses on B2B fintech and commercial support.
About VC: Founded in 2019 by Nerdwallet co-founders Jake Gibson and Sheel Mohnot A better adventure tomorrow Leading in the global seed and seed stage fintech companies.
It has $225 million in managed assets.
Average check size: From $500,000 to $4 million.
Notable investments: unit,,,,, relay,,,,, coastal,,,,, Mendel,,,,, Charlie.
Recent major investments: Base (BTV Leader Seed, Khosla Leader A).
If tomorrow is better, Mohnot has told us before: “Find an exciting way! We keep replying to cold emails – Here is an example of a valid cold email. ”
About VC: Founded in 2022 by Nik Milanović, a news correspondent author of “This Week in Fintech”, Fintech Fund Invest in global fintech companies at the global and seed stages.
Last September, the company closed Second dollar fund.
Average check size: From $200,000 to $400,000.
Notable investments: Rainforest,,,,, unit,,,,, Cascading AI,,,,, Ansa.
Recent major investments: Wiselayer.
According to Milanović, if the founders are looking for hands-on investors, they will find it in the FinTech Fund.
“There are a lot of ETFs that write large checks,” he told TechCrunch. Before. “But our goal is to really bring the entire community together – it’s newsletter readers, investors in the fund, our angel group – so that when the founders check out from the Fintech fund, it’s not only money, but also A large number of consultations or referrals to new employees and new clients.”
About VC: Atlanta TTV Capital Invest in early stage companies, focus on traditional fintech, support fintech businesses and “the future of Fintech”.
Its assets under management totaled more than $750 million.
Average check size: From $2 million to $8 million.
Main investments: Green dot,,,,, Bill.com,,,,, Green light.
Recent major investments: Charlie,,,,, Payabli.
Partner Lizzie (Guynn) Hartley Have been told before TechCrunch believes that when it comes to pitching, she prefers to attend preliminary tone meetings as video calls.
“Before I speak with the founders, they should be able to articulate clearly what they are solving. The ability to distil it into easy-to-digest and understandable statements is very helpful. I thank the founders for being able to end-to-end customer workflow and Prove the interests of the client. This helps us build beliefs to pay for the willingness of new tools or software,” she said.
About VC: The company has been around for over a decade and invested only in companies that build financial technology at pre-seeding to the A-series stage. Currently, management has $4 billion in assets.
In 2023, Qed Investors Announced to have Raised $925 million Among the two new funds for global fintech startups, it is a $650 million early stage fund and a $275 million growth phase fund.
Nigel Morris, Managing Partner and Co-founder Tell TechCrunch At the end of the company’s last fund, QED plans to make about 40 investments from the early stage fund.
Average check size: $15 million to $20 million.
Main investments: Credit karma (QED is the first batch of institutional funds of the company), Credit,,,,, nubank,,,,, sofa.
Recent major investments: Relative Insurance,,,,, A card,,,,, Moniepoint.
QED focuses on embedded finance, cross-border payments and wealth management, and AI. About half of QED’s portfolio is in the United States, followed by LATAM, Europe, Southeast Asia and Africa. It also looks at fintech opportunities in the Middle East. One of its most recent investments was in Japan, the country’s first investment.
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