Best VCs for Fintech

Co-founder

Shorooq Partners

Investing in early-stage tech and blockchain startups across MENA at Shorooq Partners. Focused on digital infrastructure and fintech for the Arab world.

Partner

Shorooq Partners

Shorooq says its venture strategy is to invest across sectors and stages, backing founders in MENA growth markets as early as the idea or pre-seed stage. The firm emphasizes locally embedded partners,

Founder & Managing Partner

Ribbit Capital

Grew up in Venezuela during hyperinflation and institutional collapse. That lived experience of broken money systems drives everything. Mantra: 'The world needs more financial innovation and less fina

Partner

Sequoia Capital

The defining voice of Sequoia's AI thesis and arguably the most influential AI investor-thinker in Silicon Valley. Co-authors a series of landmark essays with Pat Grady that have become the canonical

CEO & Managing Director

General Catalyst

'Responsible innovation' thesis: technology should solve real problems for real people, not create consumer distractions. Strong health and enterprise focus. Author of 'Unscaled' — argues that technol

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

BoxGroup

One of the most active and respected seed investors in NYC. Co-founded TechStars NYC (now Techstars NYC), deeply embedded in the New York startup ecosystem since its earliest days. Known for being hig

Co-Founder & Partner

Founders Fund

The original contrarian VC. 'We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.' Seeks companies that can become category-defining monopolies in markets others ignore. First principles thinking is

Co-Founder & Venture Partner

Craft Ventures

Pioneered 'Bottom-Up SaaS' — the strategy of applying consumer growth tactics to B2B products. At PayPal he learned viral distribution; at Yammer he proved it could work in the enterprise, growing fro

Co-Founder & Partner

First Round Capital

The seed-stage specialist. Invests earliest and deepest at seed — First Round was one of the firms that pioneered institutional seed investing. Built First Round into a platform that punches well abov

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Union Square Ventures (USV)

Backs 'trusted brands that broaden access to knowledge, capital, and well-being by leveraging networks, platforms, and protocols.' The access thesis is the through-line: every investment should make s

Managing Director

Flat6Labs (Web3)

Supporting blockchain and Web3 startups in Egypt and North Africa through Flat6Labs, one of MENA's largest accelerators.

Partner

Flat6Labs Tunis (Web3)

Supporting blockchain and Web3 startups in Tunisia and North Africa through Flat6Labs Tunis. Focused on unlocking Web3 innovation in francophone Africa.

Founder

Kryptos (Bangladesh)

Building blockchain education and investment infrastructure in Bangladesh, focused on developing the local crypto ecosystem and developer community.

Co-founder

Lanka Blockchain Fund

Investing in blockchain and digital finance in Sri Lanka, focused on leveraging blockchain for economic development and financial infrastructure modernization.

Managing Partner

Platanus Ventures

Investing in early-stage tech and blockchain startups in Chile and Latin America through Platanus Ventures, bringing Silicon Valley VC practices to LATAM.

CEO

Ard Financial Group (Web3)

Investing in blockchain and digital finance in Mongolia through Ard Financial Group, focused on bringing modern financial infrastructure to the Mongolian market.

Director

Al Waha Fund of Funds

Investing in regional funds and startups through Al Waha Fund of Funds, supporting the Bahrain fintech and blockchain ecosystem as a gateway to the Gulf.

Founder

Gil Capital (Solo GP)

One of the largest and most successful solo GP funds ever ($1B+). Unusually dense hit rate across breakout companies — has invested in more unicorns than most institutional funds. Invests based on pat

Co-founder & Chairman

North Island Ventures

Institutional crypto pioneer. North Island Ventures bridges Wall Street capital with crypto innovation.

Managing Director

North Island Ventures

North Island Ventures invests in crypto and fintech at the intersection of traditional and decentralized finance.

CEO

Saudi Venture Capital (SVC)

SVC is Saudi Arabia's government-backed venture capital fund, with growing interest in fintech and digital assets.

Former Head Economist & CMO, ConsenSys

ConsenSys