Outside VC

Debbie is a financial app offering cash rewards for meeting savings and debt repayment goals. Users can earn $50 in the first three months, aiming to empower financial wellness.

Zumma Financial provides an AI-powered platform for managing and invoicing corporate expenses through WhatsApp, automating the process of expense reporting and invoice generation.

Volteras is a platform that streams energy data in real time by integrating directly with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), enabling businesses in the energy and mobility sectors to access reliable and stable data for their operations.

BoostMySchool is a fundraising platform specifically designed for K-12 schools, helping them engage their communities and raise funds through modern payment options, event management, and donor engagement tools.

Tap provides a platform for accessing and delivering trusted tap water, along with a shop for related products.

Benji is a loyalty partnership platform that enables businesses to launch customized loyalty programs quickly and efficiently, integrating seamlessly with various loyalty programs through a single API.

Brico.io is currently under development and not operational. The domain is listed as 'coming soon.'

Upwardli is a financial technology company that helps partners launch credit products aimed at increasing credit visibility and improving financial outcomes for users.

Abode Money helps homeowners lower their property taxes, insurance, and utility costs by managing the appeal process and monitoring for savings opportunities.

A $78M seed fund run by three Latin American immigrant partners who lead or co-lead rounds by writing $500K-$2.5M checks and taking at least 50% of each funding round. The fund deliberately hunts for breakout startups in overlooked U.S. markets like Seattle, Salt Lake City, and Miami.

Flourish Ventures is an evergreen fintech fund backed by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar that invests exclusively in companies advancing financial health for consumers and small businesses, with no fixed fund timeline allowing flexible investment horizons focused on systemic change rather than typical 10-year cycles. Unlike most VCs, Flourish systematically backs both fintech startups and ecosystem organizations like policy and research groups to shape regulation and industry standards, while maintaining dedicated regional teams across five continents with deep emerging-market expertise and explicit focus on overlooked geographies and underrepresented founders.

Global Pan-African fund dedicated to underrepresented founders and underserved markets, offering segmented strategies (including micro-funds), ecosystem research on funding gaps, and transparent performance data.

Growth-stage investor focused on companies that can deliver strong financial returns alongside sustainable, measurable impact.

Lateral Frontiers Fund operates as a global south bridge fund that backs African and Global South founders building globally applicable products, with a tight focus on digital infrastructure for the next 3 billion users through two pillars: fintech rails and cleantech/decarbonization infrastructure.