SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fiat Ventures, the main rising enterprise fund investing in merchandise, providers and applied sciences targeted on monetary democratization, introduced at present the launch of the agency’s first enterprise capital fund with $25M in AUM and co-investment autos. Fiat Ventures is devoted to corporations constructing expertise at the intersections of monetary expertise, monetary entry and inclusion. To date, Fiat has invested in over 25 corporations, main 5 funding rounds, together with Copper’s Series A spherical in April 2022 (the high banking platform for teenagers). The fund boasts an inventory of buyers unusual for an early stage enterprise fund, resembling Invesco Private Capital who anchored the fund, DAHG Capital Partners, Joint Effects LLC, Full Spectrum Capital, Temerity Capital Partners, Now Investments, Mountaineer Capital, Permit Ventures and a number of different notable Fintech founders like Jonathan Abelmann (Bestow), Kyle Daley (Chime) and Chinedu Eleanya (Mulberry).
“We imagine that doing good and performing properly don’t have to be mutually unique,” stated General Partner and co-founder Drew Glover. “Not solely is backing underrepresented groups the proper factor to do, however it gives an unimaginable alternative to serve a big swath of the inhabitants that’s in want of these sorts of providers. We really feel extremely lucky to have such a large base of LPs and advisors who help the Fiat mission. At Fiat, we attempt to carry monetary inclusion, stability and resolve to communities which have traditionally been missed in the U.S.,” he stated.
In 2018, Fiat launched its founding arm, Fiat Growth, a advertising consultancy which serves as an in-house “turnkey CMO” primarily to fintech startups, providing out-of-box progress advertising and advisory providers. These providers embrace paid media advertising, internet online affiliate marketing, influencer engagements, strategic partnerships, advertising expertise, and extra. Fiat Growth accelerates manufacturers through one car, eliminating the want for a number of advertising and branding companies. This consultancy permits Fiat’s companions to meet with firm founders prior to investing, giving them a aggressive benefit in comparability with the conventional VC mannequin. To date, Fiat Growth has labored with 85+ purchasers serving to drive over $1.5bn in income, together with SoFi, Chime, Redfin, Copper Banking, Greenwood, Sundae and Root Insurance.
The Fiat Ventures crew is led by its three co-founders and General Partners, Alex Harris and Drew Glover, and Managing Partner Marcos Fernandez. Collectively, the crew realized that the majority early fintechs targeted on fixing challenges for the high 10% of America, leaving white house to clear up for mass markets and underrepresented populations. As a outcome, they noticed a possibility to impression teams that wanted the most monetary steering. One of Fiat’s main objectives is to enhance the monetary well being and mobility of underserved populations. As a outcome, 54% of Fiat’s investments are underrepresented founders, 22% are feminine founders, and 32% are minority founders, in contrast to the trade averages of 13.7%, 10.7%, and 3%, respectively.
“Post-pandemic, the guidelines of progress, enterprise investing and the tradition of work have essentially modified. The identify of the recreation is not merely entry to capital and leveraging a Tier 1 identify, however moderately partnering with founders in the trenches to construct class leaders collectively. Capital has turn into commoditized. Fiat represents the new period of true, top-notch due diligence for LPs and progress acceleration for startups,” stated Alex Harris, Founding Partner at Fiat Ventures.
Harris and Glover first met on the soccer subject whereas attending The University of California Berkeley. Glover was a member of the University’s Division-1 soccer program and Harris served as a scholar gear supervisor for the crew. Early in his profession, Harris led paid progress and partnerships at Chime, and Glover served as VP of Marketplace at Steady, a consumer-focused monetary empowerment platform. There, Glover helped corporations like Root, JP Morgan Chase, Adidas and Nike carry award-winning providers and partnerships to market.
Fernandez joined the Fiat crew with an intensive background in the fintech house, having led go-to-market technique at SoFi and BD/Partnerships efforts extra lately at Ripple. He spent a big half of the final decade advising and investing in corporations in the Fintech house together with Brex, Ladder, Treasure and Sigo.
About Fiat Ventures
Fiat Ventures is an rising enterprise capital fund targeted on supporting and rising the subsequent technology of market main, early-stage corporations in the Fintech house. It is an extension of the market main fintech consultancy, Fiat Growth, which was based in 2018. Fiat prioritizes monetary tech, as the crew believes it’s the best driver for monetary mobility, inclusion, and offering monetary inclusion for beforehand underserved populations. Fiat has over 25 workers and collaborates with over 40 corporations at a given time. To study extra go to https://www.fiat.vc/.
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