Payments funds

Building in payments? Start with the funds with deep expertise and interest in the space. Start here.
Building in payments? Start with the funds with deep expertise and interest in the space. Start here.
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Believes that creating something of true significance starts with seeing things others do not.
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Anthemis Group is a global platform that cultivates change in the financial system by investing in, growing, and sustaining businesses.
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Founders Jonathan and Kent combine their different perspectives not just as entrepreneurs, operators, and angel investors, but also as advisors to both startups and funds, mentors, LPs in venture funds, co-founders of one of SF’s favorite communities for startups and investors, and host of one of Silicon Valley’s top business podcasts.
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Alumni Ventures Group provides diversified venture portfolios to individual investors who previously haven't had access to VC.
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Early-stage venture capital firm that invests in industry-transforming companies.
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Partners with early-stage founders building iconic businesses that transform industries and shape our future. Currently investing out of their recently raised two new funds totaling $347M: theor $194M Fund IV and $153M Select Fund I.
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Early-stage venture capital fund partnering with founders from Seed to Growth. Across Europe and the US. In September 2022, Northzone raised €1bn to invest from Seed to Growth.  Has offices in London, Stockholm, and NYC
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Fund based in London, San Francisco and Geneva, helping entrepreneurs turn bold ideas into transformative international businesses. Index covers every investment stage, from earliest seed through to explosive growth.
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We back ambitious founders who actively seek to change the status quo.
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Invests in high-margin, fast-growing technology companies that are pursuing huge market opportunities.
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With more than 135 IPOs and 200 portfolio companies in the enterprise, consumer and healthcare spaces, Bessemer supports founders and CEOs from their early days through every stage of growth. Bessemer’s global portfolio has included Pinterest, Shopify, Twilio, Yelp, LinkedIn, PagerDuty, DocuSign, Wix, Fiverr and Toast and has more than $20 billion of assets under management.
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Kima Ventures promotes the growth of startups, supporting them in the fastest and most effective ways.
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First partner to exceptional teams everywhere.
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For over  25 years, Insight Partners has helped over 600 companies turn their vision into reality. They invest and support founders from seed until the later stages.
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Creandum is a European early-stage venture capital firm backing some of Europe's most successful tech companies including Spotify, iZettle, Depop, Klarna, KRY, Epidemic Sound and Small Giant Games. Creandum has offices in Stockholm, Berlin, London, and San Francisco.
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VC fund based in Germany that focuses on early-stage investments related to SaaS and digital marketplaces.
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Invests in seed to growth-stage startups that uses tech to disrupt existing markets or create entirely new ones.
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SuperAngel.Fund's Key Selection Criteria are:

#1 Ambitious, and smart Founder(s)/Team

#2 Market/Category ripe for disruption and with a deep, authentic brand story, mission & vision

#3 Product/Traction
Cutting edge design & innovation across all brand touchpoints: product, packaging, unboxing, digital, photography, content, collateral, media, etc. 📸
Positive unit economics (day 1) & creative distribution tactics 📈

*Oftentimes they invest pre-product and, as such, rely even more heavily on #1 and #2


Their Due Diligence varies on a deal by deal basis which may include reviewing: Corporate Records, Team References, Product Testing, Customer Interviews, Market Research, Competitor Research, Digital/Social Footprint, Prior Investor Updates, Legal/Accounting, Financials.
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Invests in the top technology companies that serve future consumers. Night Ventures helps founders navigate new forms of customer acquisition: community, creator economy & beyond. They are backed by some of the most famous people on the internet driving popular culture to billions of consumers across YouTube, TikTok, Twitch, podcasts and elsewhere
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Believes that learning, and labor—also known as EdTech and the Future of Work—are the next horizon in changing the world.
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Listen is a venture capital firm that invests in consumer obsessed entrepreneurs building brands at the tipping point of behavior shifts. They sit at the intersection of capital strategy, creativity, and the consumer mindset.
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Backs very early-stage founders on both coasts, often before they have a product in the market.
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No buzzwords. No hype. They invest in founders using software to solve real 🌎 problems. 1984 is drawn to founders with grit, industry insights, and strong engineering culture. They invest via SAFE or equity, and can lead or participate.
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Commerce Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on investments in the e-commerce, retail, FinTech, and Insurance sectors
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Venture capital firm investing in exceptional new-frontier technology companies.
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Early-stage venture capital firm founded by former M&A leaders at Google and Microsoft. The fund aims to empower ambitious teams in building tomorrow’s industry-defining platforms.
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Early-stage fund investing in the Future of Commerce
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$300M AUM fund that leads pre-seed and seed rounds in fintech companies globally. They take a pretty broad view on fintech, and many vertical SaaS and marketplace businesses fit in their purview too. They genuinely believe that our companies make the world better; fintech is a great way to improve people's lives.
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