47 investors have funded 14 FinTech companies head-officed in Newark, across 64 rounds (Aug 2014 – Nov 2024). They are ranked by how many Newark companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Newark" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Techstars | New York City, United States | Seed | 2 | 2 | 1 | Apr 2024 | 3,580 |
| 2 | Pravega Ventures | Bengaluru, India | SeedSeries A | 1 | 5 | 3 | Oct 2022 | 31 |
| 3 | Beenext | Singapore, Singapore | SeedSeries A | 1 | 4 | 1 | Apr 2019 | 226 |
| 4 | Tiger Global Management | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 3 | 2 | Oct 2022 | 791 |
| 5 | Viola Group | Herzliya, Israel | SeedSeries ASeries B | 1 | 3 | 1 | Jul 2024 | 148 |
| 6 | F2 Capital | Tel Aviv, Israel | SeedSeries ASeries B | 1 | 3 | 1 | Jul 2024 | 37 |
| 7 | Freshworks | San Mateo, United States | SeedSeries A | 1 | 3 | — | Apr 2019 | 1 |
| 8 | Recruit Strategic Partners | San Mateo, United States | Series A | 1 | 2 | — | Apr 2019 | 45 |
| 9 | Andreessen Horowitz | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2022 | 1,117 |
| 10 | Intel Capital | Santa Clara, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2014 | 764 |
| 11 | Global Founders Capital | Berlin, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2022 | 563 |
| 12 | Alumni Ventures | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2022 | 607 |
| 13 | Samsung NEXT | Berlin, Germany | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2021 | 242 |
| 14 | NextView Ventures | Boston, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2020 | 128 |
| 15 | Sound Ventures | United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2021 | 116 |
| 16 | Portage | Montreal, Canada | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2024 | 71 |
| 17 | Newark Venture Partners | Newark | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2019 | 77 |
| 18 | Collab+Currency | Eugene, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2021 | 89 |
| 19 | Third Kind Venture Capital | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2021 | 69 |
| 20 | Steadview | London, United Kingdom | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2019 | 50 |
| 21 | Decent Capital | Atherton, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2022 | 74 |
| 22 | Shrug Capital | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2021 | 72 |
| 23 | Munich Re | Munich, Germany | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2024 | 50 |
| 24 | Vectr Ventures | Hong Kong, China | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2022 | 45 |
| 25 | 1confirmation | Palo Alto, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2021 | 33 |
| 26 | Munich Re Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2023 | 25 |
| 27 | Fil Rouge Capital | Zagreb, Croatia | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2024 | 38 |
| 28 | Ingressive Capital | London, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2022 | 29 |
| 29 | Portage Ventures | Toronto | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2022 | 24 |
| 30 | Velvet Sea Ventures | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2021 | 22 |
| 31 | FinTech Innovation Lab | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2017 | 27 |
| 32 | Voltron Capital | Lagos, Nigeria | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2022 | 24 |
| 33 | ABG Capital | Pittsburgh, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2019 | 12 |
| 34 | All-Stars Investment | Hong Kong, China | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2022 | 13 |
| 35 | Lumir Ventures | Melbourne, Australia | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2024 | 9 |
| 36 | Early Riders | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2024 | 7 | |
| 37 | Negma Group | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2024 | 7 |
| 38 | Berrywood Capital | Lagos, Nigeria | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2022 | 5 |
| 39 | Westwood Ventures | West Jefferson, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2022 | 3 |
| 40 | Venture Platform | Chicago, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2022 | 1 |
| 41 | West & Arrow | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2022 | 1 | |
| 42 | ABV | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2022 | 1 | |
| 43 | Draycott Ventures | Melbourne, Australia | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2020 | 1 |
| 44 | IDT Ventures | Newark, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2016 | 1 |
| 45 | Lime | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2022 | 1 |
| 46 | Velocity Digital Portfolios | Salt Lake City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2022 | 1 |
| 47 | Sereno | Los Gatos, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2022 | 1 |
Head office of the investors on this page.
Rounds by stage — where in a company's life this money arrives.
Total disclosed size of each round, not one investor's share.
How active this market has been.
FinTech companies head-officed in Newark that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tellus tellusapp.com |
9 | 9 | $248.4M | Seed Oct 2022 |
| Faye withfaye.com |
8 | 12 | $217M | Series B Jul 2024 |
| Fyle fylehq.com |
7 | 19 | $68.9M | Series A Oct 2022 |
| SuperRare superrare.com |
7 | 7 | $63M | Series A Mar 2021 |
| Bridgecard bridgecard.cards |
6 | 6 | $2.6M | Seed May 2022 |
| Vola Finance volafinance.com |
2 | 2 | $6M | Series A Oct 2020 |
| PeduL pedul.com |
2 | 2 | $120K | Seed Apr 2019 |
| Delta ID deltaid.com |
1 | 1 | $5M | Series A Aug 2014 |
| Elevate elevatepay.co |
1 | 1 | $5M | Seed Jun 2024 |
| Zeenah zeenah.app |
1 | 1 | $20K | Seed Apr 2024 |
| GrantVEST grantvest.co |
1 | 1 | $20K | Seed Jun 2023 |
| Modelshop modelshop.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jun 2017 |
| ConsciESG consciesg.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jan 2024 |
| Flash paywithflash.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Nov 2024 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2024 | Early RidersLED | Flash | Seed | — |
| Jul 2024 | Munich Re | Faye | Series B | $31M |
| Jul 2024 | Viola Group | Faye | Series B | $31M |
| Jul 2024 | F2 Capital | Faye | Series B | $31M |
| Jul 2024 | PortageLED | Faye | Series B | $31M |
| Jul 2024 | Lumir Ventures | Faye | Series B | $31M |
| Jun 2024 | Negma GroupLED | Elevate | Seed | $5M |
| Apr 2024 | Techstars | Zeenah | Seed | $20K |
| Jan 2024 | Fil Rouge CapitalLED | ConsciESG | Seed | — |
| Jun 2023 | TechstarsLED | GrantVEST | Seed | $20K |
| May 2023 | Munich Re VenturesLED | Faye | Series A | $10M |
| May 2023 | Viola Group | Faye | Series A | $10M |
| May 2023 | F2 Capital | Faye | Series A | $10M |
| Oct 2022 | Tiger Global ManagementLED | Fyle | Series A | $4.5M |
| Oct 2022 | Pravega VenturesLED | Fyle | Series A | $4.5M |
| Oct 2022 | Alumni Ventures | Tellus | Seed | $27.6M |
| Oct 2022 | Lime | Tellus | Seed | $27.6M |
| Oct 2022 | a16zLED | Tellus | Seed | $27.6M |
| Oct 2022 | Westwood Ventures | Tellus | Seed | $27.6M |
| Oct 2022 | Vectr Ventures | Tellus | Seed | $27.6M |
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