Unicorn Growth Ventures

Appzone has evolved into a payment infrastructure company, focusing on a blockchain-enabled payment network that digitizes fiat payments and facilitates the acceptance of digital currencies.

Indicina drives economic inclusion in Africa with tech that helps lenders turn data into insights and power growth.

Verto is a global financial technology firm creating better cross-border payments for businesses of all sizes. The Verto platform and APIs unlock advanced payment, FX and banking solutions for developing countries in Africa.

Churpy Inc. modernizes account receivable finance operations in Africa, providing automated reconciliation, payment processing, and trade finance solutions.

Bitmama is a highly-secure crypto platform to buy, sell or trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether (USDT), Celo, Lisk, Stellar, USDC and other cryptocurrencies at the best rates. It also offers crypto cards and facilitates payments in both fiat and crypto globally.

Fonbnk bridges mobile-first, cash-based economies to Web3 by converting prepaid payments into stablecoins, enabling frictionless FX, cross-border treasury flows, and instant liquidity.

Credrails provides automated reconciliation solutions that empower businesses to streamline their financial operations, reduce manual errors, and gain full control over their financial data.

Sava is developing the first-ever multi-molecule biosensing wearable capable of detecting biomarkers just below the skin’s surface, enabled by its novel microsensing technology. Its initial device is a pain-free, low-cost, and accurate Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) aimed at transforming diabetes care and expanding access to real-time health monitoring.

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.

Early-stage fintech investor focused on embedded finance, backing pre-seed and seed rounds (up to €4m), founded by serial fintech builders with a Berlin–London–New York network. The fund is the early-stage arm of Motive Partners, a fintech-only investment platform that provides capital from pre-seed through buyout. Backs companies that embed financial services into non-financial products and workflows.

Seed-stage co-investor alongside specialist seed investors. Reserves 25% of capital for follow-on investments. Provides portfolio company access to 500,000+ member network for hiring, customer introductions, and expertise. Focuses on deeptech and AI sectors across early-stage funding rounds.

Pre-seed and seed fintech investor (North America, Europe, Africa) writing $100K–$500K checks, differentiated by a tight SoFi operator network and AngelList-syndicate roots supporting underrepresented, impact-first founders.

Uses computational simulations to build concentrated ~10–15 portfolios of next-generation financial institutions (insurance, payments, asset management), targets 5x net in 14-year funds, and publishes playbooks with fintech operating experience.