Finance Ventures

Finance Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, that provides early-stage seed and Series A funding to technology startups operating within the global decentralized finance and enterprise software sectors. The organization currently manages approximately $500 million in assets under management across three primary investment vehicles and employs a dedicated, full-time team of 25 investment professionals. Its active investment portfolio features several prominent technology companies, including Stripe, Plaid, Databricks, and Coinbase, highlighting a strategic focus on digital infrastructure. Across its active portfolio, the firm has participated in syndicated funding rounds that have collectively raised over $2 billion in capital for emerging technology enterprises globally. Finance Ventures was officially established in 2018 by co-founders Michael Chen and Sarah Jenkins to address the rapidly growing capital requirements of modern financial technology innovators.