FinTech Startups in California

Discover the FinTech startup scene in California with 79 investors and startups. Browse 78 investors focused on FinTech and 1 startups building FinTech solutions in California. 46 investors are actively deploying capital in this space.

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$856K
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San Francisco
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Quantum Knight Inc.

Andy Schwaderer

PRE SEED

California

CRYPTO BLOCKCHAIN

Enterprise data and privacy vulnerable to hacks, AI-driven attacks, and emerging quantum threats; current encryption and vendor compromise leave data exposed.

Product BuiltTechnicalRepeatPrior Exit

Clint Korver

Ulu Ventures

VC

Palo Alto, CA

Check: $2.0M – $2.0M
AI MLDIGITAL HEALTHEDTECH+5

Seed-stage, US-focused software & internet investors who emphasize diversity and decision-analysis driven diligence; target high-conviction founders in enterprise software, fintech, digital health,...

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Larry Li

Amino Capital

VC

Palo Alto, CA

Check: $200K – $6.0M
AI MLPAYMENTSAI INFRASTRUCTURE+2

Amino Capital is a Palo Alto-based VC focused on data moat and network-effect companies. Investment first principles: big data, machine learning, and exceptional products. We invest seed-to-growth...

Exploring15 portfolio co.

Paarul Dudeja

Working Capital Fund

VC

Redwood City, CA

Check: $500K – Varies
AI MLAPPLIED AICLIMATE ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY+13

Working Capital Fund invests in early and growth-stage technology companies that create responsible, transparent, and equitable global supply chains. Focus areas include AI/ML, computer vision,...

Exploring25 portfolio co.

Kyto Technology and Life Sciences Inc.

Kyto Technology and Life Sciences Inc.

VC

Palo Alto, California

BIO HEALTHCAREBIOTECHHEALTHCARE SAAS+12

K2X is a Silicon Valley-based FinTech offering global investors a novel, safer, higher-return, non-correlated, diversified, and liquid (assuming NASDAQ IPO completed) way to invest in the best...

Exploring33 portfolio co.

PivotNorth Capital

PivotNorth Capital

VC

Atherton, CA

Check: $100K – $3.0M
CLIMATE ENERGY SUSTAINABILITYDIGITAL HEALTHEDTECH+1

Founded in 2010, PivotNorth Capital is a venture capital firm based in Atherton, California. The firm prefers to invest in wages, housing, banking, transportation, food, internet access, education,...

Exploring

Vertical Venture Partners

Vertical Venture Partners

VC

Palo Alto, CA

Check: $500K – $4.0M
B2B SAASVERTICAL SAASDIGITAL HEALTH+7

VVP invests in US-based, early-stage software and deep-tech startups building focused solutions for specific industry verticals. They prioritize founder-market fit rooted in years of operating...

Exploring39 portfolio co.

Script Capital

Script Capital

VC

San Francisco, CA

Check: $250K – $1.0M
AI MLCRYPTO BLOCKCHAINFINTECH+2

Early-stage internet and software startups. Partner with technical founders. Typical checks $250k-$500k. Emphasizes curiosity, rapid iteration, and founder support including sabbaticals and student...

Exploring73 portfolio co.

Sailesh Ramakrishnan

Rocketship.vc

VC

Los Altos, CA

Check: $100K – $3.0M
AI MLAI INFRASTRUCTUREAPPLIED AI+5

Data-driven early-stage VC that uses large startup datasets and ML to identify global winners; focuses on AI, SaaS, marketplaces, fintech, cloud, mobility and frontier tech across geographies.

Exploring64 portfolio co.

Base10 Partners

Base10 Partners

VC

San Francisco, CA

FINTECH

Automation and fintech-adjacent investing, with a focus on SMB automation and financial workflows.

Exploring

Financial Venture Studio

Financial Venture Studio

VC

San Francisco, CA

FINTECH

Fintech-only pre-seed studio/fund investing at pre-seed, which also runs a fintech-specific accelerator program alongside investing.

Exploring

Susa Ventures

Susa Ventures

VC

San Francisco, CA

FINTECH

Generalist fund investing at seed, including fintech. Regularly co-invests in pre-revenue teams.

Exploring

Backstage Capital

Backstage Capital

VC

Los Angeles, CA

FINTECH

Generalist fund focused on underrepresented founders, investing at pre-seed to seed. Historically fintech-heavy portfolio and known to back pre-revenue teams.

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Sompo Ventures

Sompo Ventures

Corporate

Palo Alto, CA

INSURANCE

Insurtech-focused corporate venture arm of Sompo Holdings (Japan), investing from Seed to Series B. US-based arm of a global insurer, active in North America including Canada.

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Interplay

Interplay

VC

San Francisco, CA

FINTECHDEVELOPER TOOLS

Fintech and dev-infrastructure, founded by ex-Twilio/Stripe operators. Invests at pre-seed to seed.

Exploring

Fin Capital

Fin Capital

VC

San Francisco, CA

FINTECH

B2B fintech infrastructure, invested from seed through growth, with a global fintech thesis.

Exploring

Restive Ventures

Restive Ventures

VC

San Francisco, CA

FINTECH

Focus on fintech infrastructure and embedded finance at pre-seed to seed. Writes first checks pre-revenue.

Exploring

Propel Venture Partners

Propel Venture Partners

VC

San Francisco, CA

FINTECH

Fintech-focused fund, spun out of a global bank (BBVA), investing at pre-seed to seed. Carries banking-industry relationships and an international outlook.

Exploring

MaC Venture Capital

MaC Venture Capital

VC

Los Angeles, CA

FINTECH

Generalist fund with a broad early-stage mandate, investing pre-seed to seed and including fintech.

Exploring

Munich Re Ventures

Munich Re Ventures

Corporate

San Francisco, CA

INSURANCECLIMATE ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY

Corporate venture arm (CVC) of Munich Re focused on insurtech and climate & risk tech, investing from seed through growth.

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Nyca Partners

Nyca Partners

VC

San Francisco, CA

FINTECHINSURANCE

Fintech including insurtech and regulatory-heavy models, from pre-seed through Series A. Deep insurance/banking regulatory expertise.

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SparkLabs Group

SparkLabs Group

VC

Palo Alto, CA

Check: $200K – $5.0M
AI MLDIGITAL HEALTHFINTECH+9

SparkLabs Group is a global network of startup accelerators and venture capital funds founded in 2013. With presence across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, they have invested in 500+ startups across six...

Exploring30 portfolio co.

Fifth Wall

Fifth Wall

VC

Los Angeles, CA

PROPTECHINSURANCE

Proptech with a strong insurtech thread — real-estate insurance and risk. Backed by a deep real-estate industry LP base, making them relevant for property/insurance-adjacent plays.

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MS&AD Ventures

MS&AD Ventures

Corporate

Menlo Park, CA

INSURANCE

Insurtech-focused corporate venture arm of MS&AD (Japan), investing from seed to Series B. Global insurer-backed with a broad geographic mandate.

Exploring

Basis Set Ventures

Basis Set Ventures

VC

San Francisco, CA

AI MLENTERPRISE SAASFINTECH

AI-enabled enterprise, including fintech workflows. Listed among generalist pre-seed/seed funds known to back pre-revenue teams.

Exploring

SignalFire

SignalFire

VC

San Francisco, CA

AI MLAI INFRASTRUCTUREVERTICAL SAAS+5

Generalist investor with data-driven sourcing; uses a proprietary data platform to find early teams.

Exploring

Clocktower Technology Ventures

Clocktower Technology Ventures

VC

Los Angeles, CA

FINTECH

Global fintech, invested at seed through Series A. Has cross-border fintech investing experience across LatAm, Africa and Asia.

Exploring

Bling Capital

Bling Capital

VC

San Francisco, CA

B2B SAASECOMMERCE MARKETPLACESAI ML+4

Generalist fund investing at seed stage; described as a small, concentrated fund.

Exploring

SV Angel

SV Angel

VC

San Francisco, CA

Check: $200K – $200K
AI MLAI INFRASTRUCTUREAPIS AND PLATFORMS+7

SV Angel is a San Francisco-based venture fund investing broadly in software-focused consumer and enterprise companies. Composed of an early-stage Seed Fund (typical seed check ~$200k) and a Growth...

Exploring5 portfolio co.

Nimble Partners

Nimble Partners

VC

San Francisco, CA

Check: $250K – Varies
EDTECHFINTECHB2B SAAS

Partnering with investors and innovators through fund commitments, direct investments, and secondary transactions across the life cycle of private technology companies; stage-optimized investing...

Exploring156 portfolio co.

LvlUp Ventures

LvlUp Ventures

VC

Los Angeles, CA

Check: $20K – $250K
AI MLAPPLIED AICRYPTO BLOCKCHAIN+4

Industry-agnostic venture firm investing from pre-seed to Series A. Hands-on, value-add approach with bespoke accelerators (NextUp), programs, and strategic partnerships. Typical direct checks up to...

Exploring81 portfolio co.

Outpost Ventures

Outpost Ventures

VC

Redwood City, CA

Check: $500K – $10.0M
FINTECHPAYMENTSINSURANCE+13

Outpost Ventures (an investment platform of Neuberger Berman) invests in financial technology companies and the software that powers them. Focus areas include banking technology, blockchain/web3, and...

Exploring19 portfolio co.

Crosslink Capital

Crosslink Capital

VC

Menlo Park, CA

Check: $1.0M – $9.0M
AI MLDIGITAL HEALTHFINTECH+2

Partnering with ambitious early-stage founders building category-defining companies; focus on early-stage consumer and enterprise opportunities across North America.

Exploring210 portfolio co.

LAUNCH Fund

LAUNCH Fund

Accelerator

San Francisco, CA

Check: $20K – $500K
AI MLAR VRPAYMENTS+8

LAUNCH backs founders at very early stages through a mix of accelerator, founder education, direct fund investments and a large public syndicate. They target high-velocity early-stage technology...

Exploring24 portfolio co.

Nexus Venture Partners

Nexus Venture Partners

VC

Menlo Park, CA

Check: $1.0M – $10.0M
AI MLFINTECHECOMMERCE MARKETPLACES+5

Nexus Venture Partners is a venture capital firm partnering with product-first entrepreneurs, focused on enterprise software companies in the US and digitally-powered businesses in India. The firm...

Exploring4 portfolio co.

NKM Capital

NKM Capital

VC

San Francisco, CA

Check: $10K – $1.0M
FINTECHFRONTIER TECHAEROSPACE+3

NKM Capital is a San Francisco-based thesis-driven venture capital firm that invests in technology companies at the earliest stages. Since 2013, the firm has backed industry pioneers such as...

Exploring10 portfolio co.

Nomad Fund Ventures

Nomad Fund Ventures

VC

Los Angeles, CA

Check: $200K – $800K
AI MLCRYPTO BLOCKCHAINECOMMERCE MARKETPLACES+9

Our thesis has three thematic focus areas: Autonomous Infrastructure (perception and sensors infrastructure), AI-Powered Data Network Effects (capture, structure and transform data to create...

Exploring5 portfolio co.

Upfront Ventures

Upfront Ventures

VC

Santa Monica, CA

Check: $500K – $30.0M
AI MLFINTECHDIGITAL HEALTH+9

Founded in 1996, Upfront Ventures is a venture capital investment firm based in Santa Monica, California. The firm prefers to invest in companies operating in the commercial services, software,...

Exploring85 portfolio co.

True Blue Partners

True Blue Partners

VC

Campbell, CA

Check: $100K – $2.5M
AI MLPAYMENTSFINTECH+6

Early-stage investments focused on enterprise software, SaaS, IT services and enterprise AI; active manager of an early-stage venture fund and occasional balance-sheet investments where they can add...

Exploring13 portfolio co.

Northern Light Venture Capital

Northern Light Venture Capital

VC

Menlo Park, CA

Check: $500K – Varies
MANUFACTURING TECHAI MLPAYMENTS+8

A globally minded, tech-centric venture firm investing at the intersection of enterprise, healthcare, and consumer opportunities. Focused on early-stage and growth opportunities enabled by...

Exploring18 portfolio co.

Wildcat Venture Partners

Wildcat Venture Partners

VC

San Mateo, CA

Check: $500K – $6.0M
AI MLAPPLIED AIDIGITAL HEALTH+8

Wildcat Venture Partners invests in B2B and B2B2C startups leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to disrupt industrial sectors, with a focus on healthcare and the energy transition....

Exploring15 portfolio co.

Uncommon Capital

Uncommon Capital

VC

San Francisco, CA

Check: $250K – $3.0M
B2B SAASBACKEND AS A SERVICEDEVELOPER TOOLS+4

Former operators investing in operators. We invest primarily in software companies from Pre-Seed to Series A. Areas of interest include B2B SaaS (especially unique verticals), bottoms-up SaaS,...

Exploring48 portfolio co.

Cambrian VC

Cambrian VC

VC

San Francisco, CA

Check: $300K – $1.0M
FINTECHINSURANCELENDING+1

Solo-GP fund investing at pre-seed and seed in US fintech. Cambrian backs founders building core financial infrastructure and embedded finance across categories like payments, lending, insurtech,...

Moderately Active6 portfolio co.

M13

M13

VC

Santa Monica, CA

Check: $1.0M – Varies
AI MLWEB3 CRYPTODIGITAL HEALTH+3

Early-stage (seed and Series A) venture capital firm investing in visionary founders building disruptive software businesses across work, health, commerce, and money, with a focus on enabling...

Exploring61 portfolio co.

Notable Capital

Notable Capital

VC

Menlo Park, CA

Check: $250K – $50.0M
AI INFRASTRUCTUREFINTECHB2B SAAS+1

We back notable founders pursuing world-changing ideas, investing across Infrastructure, DevTools, Cybersecurity, Fintech, and Commerce to help companies scale from idea to global business.

Exploring157 portfolio co.

OpenSky Ventures

OpenSky Ventures

VC

Los Angeles, CA

Check: $500K – Varies
B2B SAASECOMMERCE MARKETPLACESDTC BRANDS+2

Investing in category-disrupting companies in the future of commerce; partnering with founder-led, commerce-first startups and providing deep operating support and network.

Exploring93 portfolio co.

Operate

Operate Studio

VC

Newport Beach, CA

Check: $100K – $750K
AI MLAR VRPAYMENTS+5

The firm seeks to invest in software companies.

Exploring1 portfolio co.

Breakpoint Capital

Breakpoint Capital

VC

San Francisco, CA

Check: $250K – $2.0M
B2B SAASENTERPRISE SAASCONSUMER+2

Breakpoint Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded by Jim Payne. The firm incubates and invests from inception through Seed and Series A, and also participates in later-stage...

Exploring57 portfolio co.

BootstrapLabs

BootstrapLabs

VC

San Francisco, CA

Check: $500K – Varies
AI MLCLIMATE ENERGY SUSTAINABILITYCLEAN ENERGY+8

Early-stage, AI-first venture firm investing in Applied AI across Future of Work/Productivity, Mobility, Health, Financial Infrastructure, Digital Infrastructure, and Climate & Energy. Often leads...

Exploring6 portfolio co.

Norwest Venture Partners

Norwest Venture Partners

VC

Menlo Park, CA

Check: $10.0M – $150.0M
BIOTECHBIO HEALTHCAREFINTECH+3

Founded in 1961, Norwest Venture Partners is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm. The firm prefers to invest in early to later-stage companies in the United States, India, and Israel...

Exploring71 portfolio co.

Phoenix Investment Club

Phoenix Investment Club

VC

San Francisco, CA

Check: $30K – $4.0M
FINTECHDIGITAL HEALTHAI ML+1

Community-driven VC backing Harvard founders at the earliest stages (angel to seed). Sector-agnostic but leans into FinTech, HealthTech (digital health), AI, and B2B. Provides small checks and access...

Exploring1 portfolio co.
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About FinTech in California

The FinTech scene in California features 78 investors and 1 startups focused on fintech innovation.

46 FinTech investors in California have made recent investments. The average check size is $856K.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many investors and startups are in FinTech in California?
We track 78 investors and 1 startups in FinTech in California. 46 investors have made recent investments, and 0 startups are generating revenue.
What is the typical check size for investors in FinTech in California?
The average check size among investors in FinTech in California is $856K. Check sizes vary by investor type — angels typically write smaller checks while VCs and funds invest larger amounts.
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California has 78 investors interested in FinTech and 1 FinTech startups. Local investors often provide hands-on mentorship, warm introductions, and follow-on support that remote investors may not offer at the early stages.
Which cities in California have the most startup activity?
The highest concentration of investors and startups in California is in San Francisco, Menlo Park, Palo Alto. These cities have the strongest local ecosystems for fundraising and startup growth.

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