Top 12 Global Fintech Investors in Q2 2022

Despite falling tech stocks and worries about an economic slowdown, the global fintech venture capital (VC) deal remained strong in 2022.

In the first half of 2022, fintech startups raised a total of $53.5 billion, a sum that falls behind the 2021 figure but surpasses the 2020 figure, according to Pitchbook data, which shows that fintech startups have continued to attract strong venture investment.

Using data from CB Insights and Pitchbook, we’ve compiled a list of the 12 most active fintech investors in Q2 2022, looking at the number of deals they participated in during the quarter and their most notable fintech investments.

Global Founders Capital (24 deals)

Founded in 2013, Global Founders Capital is a globally oriented, stage-agnostic VC firm based in Germany. The firm supports companies across all stages and throughout the lifecycle, offering entrepreneurs all the support they need to scale.

Global Founders Capital seeks to invest in business products and services, consumer products and services, financial services, information technology, mobile, Internet-of-things (IoT), software-as-a-service (SaaS), e-commerce, big data – and technology sectors.

Global Founders Capital’s notable fintech investments include Revolut, Next Insurance and Brex.

In Q2 2022, Global Founders Capital participated in 24 fintech funding rounds. It has made 199 VC fintech investments since 2017.

Tiger Global Management (22 deals)

Tiger Global Management is an investment firm focused on public and private companies in the global Internet, software, consumer and fintech industries. The firm has two strategies: a public equity business, which uses equity strategies to invest in publicly traded companies, and a private equity strategy, which targets growth-oriented private companies from early to late stages, with an emphasis on businesses based in the United States, China and India .

Tiger Global Management’s notable fintech investments include Nubank, Chime and Stripe.

In Q2 2022, Tiger Global Management participated in 22 fintech funding rounds. It has made 192 VC fintech investments since 2017.

Andreessen Horowitz (17 offers)

Founded in Silicon Valley in 2009, Andreessen Horowitz (known as a16z) is a VC firm that supports bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. The firm is stage agnostic, investing in seed to venture late-stage technology companies across bio + healthcare, consumer, crypto, enterprise, fintech, gaming and companies building against US dynamism. a16z has USD 35 billion in assets under management across several funds.

A16z’s notable fintech investments include Robinhood, Affirm and Stripe.

In Q2 2022, the firm participated in 17 fintech funding rounds. It has made 168 VC fintech investments since 2017.

Gaingels (16 offers)

Founded in 2014 and based in the US, Gaingels is a leading venture investment syndicate supporting and representing the LGBTQIA+ community and allies in the VC space. The firm seeks to invest in seed to growth/pre-IPO companies operating in technology for the business-to-business (B2B), healthcare and consumer sectors.

Gaingel’s notable fintech investments include Brex, BlockFi, Binance US and Flutterwave.

In Q2 2022, Gaingels participated in 16 fintech funding rounds. The firm has 91 fintech companies in its portfolio, including Brex, BlockFi, Binance US and Flutterwave, according to Dealroom.

Coinbase Ventures (15 offers)

Founded in 2018, Coinbase Ventures is a venture capital (CVC) venture of Coinbase based in San Francisco. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage companies operating in the cryptocurrency and blockchain technology sectors.

Coinbase Ventures’ notable fintech investments include Paxos, Pintu and Amber Group.

In Q2 2022, the firm participated in 15 fintech funding rounds. According to its website, it currently has more than 200 companies in its portfolio.

Soma Capital (13 offers)

Founded in 2015, Soma Capital is a VC firm headquartered in San Francisco. It is a fund built by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, focused on software.

Since its inception, Soma Capital has invested seed money in hundreds of software companies valued at more than $60 billion combined, including 17 unicorns. The firm is investing early in software to “automate the world,” across all regions and in any sector that can touch billions of people and “push humanity forward.”

In Q2 2022, Soma Capital participated in 13 fintech funding rounds. According to Dealroom, the firm has 80 fintech companies in its portfolio, including Razorpay, Flutterwave, Swipe and Paymongo.

Accel (10 offers)

Accel, formerly known as Accel Partners, is an American VC firm. It works with startups in seed, early and growth stage investments, concentrating on technology sectors such as consumer, infrastructure, SaaS and enterprise software.

Accel has funded technology companies including Facebook, Slack, Dropbox and Flipkart, and has offices in California, with additional operating assets in London, India and China.

Accel’s notable fintech investments include Monzo, Trade Republic and Zepz.

In Q2 2022, Accel participated in 10 fintech funding rounds. Since 2017, it has made 149 VC fintech investments.

Index Ventures (10 deals)

Index Ventures is a VC firm based in San Francisco, London and Geneva, investing in technology-enabled companies focused on e-commerce, fintech, mobility, gaming, infrastructure/artificial intelligence (AI) and security. Index Ventures covers all investment stages, from earliest seed to explosive growth.

Index Ventures’ notable fintech investments include Adyen, Alan and Robinhood.

In Q2 2022, the firm participated in 10 fintech funding rounds. According to its website, it currently has 46 fintech companies in its portfolio, including Auxmoney, Swile, formerly Lunchr and Fonoa Technologies.

Jump Crypto (10 offers)

Jump Crypto is a division of Jump Trading Group, a research-driven quantitative trading firm and one of the largest traders, by volume, across traditional asset classes.

Jump Crypto focuses on building and setting up critical infrastructure necessary to catalyze the growth of the crypto ecosystem. It brings together developers, partners and traders, takes a long-term view of crypto’s prospects and operates to unleash the full potential of open, community-driven networks.

In Q2 2022, Jump Crypto participated in 10 fintech funding rounds. According to Dealroom, the firm has 23 fintech companies in its portfolio, including 0x, Coinhako, Kucoin, Solana and Near Protocol.

Insight Partners (9 deals)

Insight Partners, formerly Insight Venture Partners, is an American VC and private equity firm headquartered in New York City focused on growth-stage technology, software and Internet businesses.

Insight Partners has invested in more than 600 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. The firm has over $90 billion in assets under management (AUM) and participated in nine fintech funding rounds in Q2 2022.

According to the website, it currently has 60 fintech companies in its portfolio, including Checkout.com, Spenmo, Xendit and Flutterwave.

Pantera Capital (9 offers)

Founded in 2013, Pantera Capital is an institutional investment firm focused exclusively on bitcoin, other digital currencies and companies in the blockchain technology ecosystem. Pantera Capital manages $5.6 billion across three strategies – passive, hedge and venture – and is said to run the largest crypto hedge fund in the world by AUM.

In Q2 2022, Pantera Capital participated in nine fintech funding rounds. Since 2013, the firm has backed more than 90 blockchain companies and 100 early-stage token deals.

Portfolio companies include Amber Group, Bakkt, BitGo, Bitstamp, Circle, Coinbase and FTX.

QED Investors (9 deals)

Founded in 2007, QED Investors is a US-based VC firm. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage companies operating in the financial services and fintech sectors across the US, UK and Latin America.

QED Investors focuses on investing in early-stage, disruptive financial services companies and is dedicated to building great businesses using a unique, hands-on approach that leverages its partners’ decades of entrepreneurial and operational experience.

QED Investor’s notable investments include Credit Karma, ClearScore, SoFi, Avant, Nubank, Remitly, GreenSky and LendUp.

In Q2 2022, the firm participated in nine fintech funding rounds. According to its website, it has more than 130 fintech companies in its portfolio, including Creditas, Knip, Flywire, Nubank, FPL Technologies, Remitly and Zopa.

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