Best Series A Fintech & Payments + Logistics & Supply Chain Investors 2026

Technology-driven solutions that reshape markets in Sub-Saharan Africa and emerging markets. We back exceptional founders building mission-critical capabilities in fintech, logistics, and deeptech. We are patient capital from former entrepreneurs who deeply understand the emerging market journey.

Disciplined, Africa-focused seed investing backing exceptional founding teams solving real African problems with technology-enabled solutions demonstrating strong unit economics, capital efficiency, and ability to scale across emerging markets. Emphasis on founder quality, fundamental unit economics, sufficient capital for 18-24 month runway, and reasonable entry valuations.

We invest in companies that solve for non-consumption, plug infrastructural gaps and democratise prosperity in Africa, by eliminating the barriers to access and reducing the costs of delivering goods and services.

We invest in people and give them freedom and support needed to execute their vision. We rely on data to measure, manage and monetize. We encourage bold ideas which are true, firm, confident, strong and resilient. We praise agility - the key to success in a competitive environment. We invest in early-stage companies operating with clear focus on sustainability in every dimension: business practices, unit economics and environmental impact.

We fund founders building transformational businesses that solve major pain points in large markets. Since 2008, we have partnered with founders who combine technical expertise, operational excellence, and ambitious vision. We bring capital, networks, and strategic experience across multiple successful exits.

The $12 trillion built environment sector is ripe for digital transformation. Suffolk Technologies deploys capital, resources, and networks to help founders scale technologies in construction, architecture, engineering, real estate, and infrastructure. Uniquely positioned as the venture arm of Suffolk Construction, they provide operational test beds, jobsite access, and deep domain expertise that pure financial investors cannot.

We invest in formation-stage founders building commerce infrastructure—the systems and solutions that power tomorrow's economy. Pre-revenue, pre-product, often pre-DBA. We back founders with technical depth and domain obsession in e-commerce operations, fintech, logistics, and customer engagement infrastructure. Like vinyl records, we invest in fullness and authenticity, not stripped-down solutions.

Silicon Road Ventures is the dedicated commerce tech VC. They back founders building the future of retail, e-commerce, supply chain, fintech, and multichannel commerce — the full stack of commerce infrastructure for the modern era. Their Atlanta base and deep retailer network (Macy's, Walmart, Home Depot via Frank Blake advisory) provide unique portfolio value through their Corporate Connect and Retail Sandbox programs.

Latin America has exceptional founding talent capable of building world-class, globally competitive companies. Founders face specific challenges including talent scarcity and limited access to experienced capital. We provide not just capital but active operational support including talent recruitment, people strategy, and strategic guidance.

Builders first. We back experienced operators who understand business fundamentals and the pain points of scaling software companies. We invest at inception stage with 100+ operator LPs providing talent, customers, and capital beyond the check.

MS&AD Ventures partners with visionary entrepreneurs to create innovative solutions across insurance, financial services, healthcare, and sustainability. Backed by the 5th largest global insurance conglomerate, they bring capital plus global distribution across 47 countries. They move fast (2-week decisions), focus on partnerships over ownership, and help companies scale internationally.

Founder-centric VC backing bold, tech-enabled entrepreneurs transforming industries across Spanish-speaking Latin America. Invests from Seed through pre-IPO with deep operational support including networks, talent, and strategic partnerships. Uses proprietary data and AI to source and evaluate deals.

We are long-term business partners to founders. We operate as an investment partnership focused on founders building category-defining African technology companies, with tight founder-investor-LP alignment and deep operational support.

Do well by doing good: invest in scalable companies providing essential goods and services to underserved populations in Africa, delivering both competitive financial returns and measurable social impact. African inclusive-growth businesses demonstrate resilience and provide huge commercial opportunities.

Back underestimated founders with something to prove who are disrupting large markets. Emphasizes geographic arbitrage in emerging markets (Africa, LATAM, Asia) where founder quality is exceptional but capital access is limited.

Mantis invests opportunistically in Seed and Series A technology-enabled startups, leveraging deep social capital across tech, media, entertainment, and finance to provide unmatched GTM support. The firm is founder-obsessed and differentiates through celebrity network access, customer introductions, talent acquisition help, and brand amplification.

Partner with extraordinary founders building the next generation of iconic Latin American technology companies. Invest in any tech-enabled sector where innovation can drive significant disruption. Bring not just capital but deep operational expertise as former MercadoLibre executives and entrepreneurs.

Back technology founders solving foundational and transformational problems across Africa and MENA. Focus on underserved markets with significant TAM. Support entrepreneurs demonstrating grit, creativity, growth mindset, and conviction. Combine global capital markets access with deep local operational expertise.

Global early-stage investor backing technical founders building category-defining ventures with global ambition. We believe exceptional founders can emerge from anywhere, and we provide operational support through a network of 16 global offices to help them scale across multiple continents from day zero.

The future of cities will be shaped by entrepreneurs who can navigate complex regulatory environments. We provide seed capital and regulatory/policy expertise to startups enhancing the livability, sustainability, and economic vitality of cities.

Back technical founders building critical infrastructure for foundational industries. Pair growth-stage capital with deep regulatory expertise and government/industry connectivity to create defensible advantages in overlooked, essential sectors.

Partner with spiky founders building category-defining companies using novel technological approaches. Focus on AI-driven innovation across alternative architectures, custom software, research assistants, TechBio, infrastructure, and enterprise applications. Provide capital, operational support, strategic guidance, and network access for founders with unique insights and deep technical expertise.

Origin Ventures invests in bold founders leading humanity into the fifth economic era—the Artificial Intelligence Economy. AI is fundamentally transforming how we live, work, and play through infrastructure, software, applications, and services that drive productivity and enable autonomous systems. The firm is an early believer in extraordinary people with deep domain expertise who challenge norms and redefine economies.

Africa's future prosperity depends on technological innovation across foundational sectors. Brilliant entrepreneurs applying technology to solve Africa's most pressing problems build world-class businesses while generating exceptional returns. Commercial rigor combined with social impact creates sustainable value.

We back founders building the future of B2B technology. From Latin America to the world, we invest early and partner with founders and companies for the long term. Our core purpose is to support founders and companies through founder-aligned partnerships forged in trust.

Technologies that change and are changed by consumer behavior. We invest at the intersection of innovation and consumer behavior, providing not just capital but direct access to corporate partners (Mastercard, Estée Lauder, TJX), 370+ mentors, and retail distribution.

Seeking early-stage alpha through institutional discipline. ATX VP invests in people pioneering the future by combining Wall Street rigor with deep operating experience. Core focus on disruptive B2B software, APIs, frontier tech, and marketplaces across Supply Chain, FinTech, InsurTech, HR Tech, Aerospace, and Future of Work.

We back European platforms of tomorrow that democratize market access and enhance efficiency through the power of network effects. Platforms create value by connecting multiple stakeholders in sustainable, long-term businesses.

Founders closest to the problem—particularly those from historically overlooked communities—are best positioned to solve it. We invest at the intersection of innovation and inclusion in the building blocks of shared prosperity: economic mobility, healthcare access, and community infrastructure. Perspective and proximity are power.

Story invests in the building blocks of automated systems across three interconnected layers: sensory systems (data capture), data processing (organization and structure), and machine intelligence (applications and decision-making). We believe the most impactful problems require the most innovative solutions, and we partner with founders pursuing audacious, challenging businesses because that's what it takes to create lasting impact.

Mercury backs disruptive AI and Blockchain-enabled startups outside Silicon Valley, with a focus on capital-efficient founders in the Central US reimagining core industries including fintech, enterprise software, healthcare, energy, manufacturing, and logistics through their five investment themes: Work, Build, Journeys, Data, and Power.

Empowering visionary entrepreneurs to build unique solutions that reshape how Indians live, work, consume, and transact. Kalaari backs potential over pedigree — first-time founders welcome — focusing on tech-driven Indian market opportunities from Pre-Seed through Series A.

Back technology that enhances human potential, not just fancy tech. Invest in passionate founders solving real market problems with human-centered impact. Focus on sustainable businesses contributing to economic transformation in Latin America and globally.

See beyond borders. Back exceptional founders who think differently, refuse to follow conventions, and are willing to build defensible, data-driven products. Great talent exists everywhere, and the venture capital industry can be transformed from within.

Back founders building startups that reimagine the future across healthcare, logistics, fintech, and sustainable innovation. Investment thesis emphasizes mission-driven founders solving meaningful problems with bold, long-term vision.

Bespoke Capital for Enduring Impact. Gobi invests where capital alone is insufficient — requiring deep local relationships, sustained engagement, and informed judgment across Asia's diverse and complex markets. They focus on technology companies solving structural inefficiencies across underserved Asian markets, from fintech to deep tech to sustainable infrastructure.

Kindred backs visionary and relentless founders building the future using technology and science at the earliest stages, often helping form companies before they exist. With Kindred Ventures IV and Kindred Selector II, the firm is emphasizing the novel intelligence frontier: AGI-capable models and harnesses that extend human capabilities, new AI-native consumer and enterprise experiences, physical AI, compute, infrastructure, energy, science, outer space, and inner space.

We invest in founders transforming how money and goods flow across the economy. We focus on tech for traditional sectors - modernizing underserved industries through vertical AI and software solutions. We partner with operators who deeply understand industry pain points.

Empower audacious founders who challenge norms and leverage technology to transform industries. We believe in first-time founders with scrappy outsider mentality and narrow niche focus. Silicon Valley expertise combined with deep emerging market knowledge across three continents.

Inertia invests in AI-native companies built to become core infrastructure for legacy industries, especially platforms operating in regulated, context-heavy, and physical-world workflows where durable data, compliance, audit trails, or embodied operations create compounding advantages.

Tech-enabled businesses built for and by people in marginalized communities create new frameworks of ownership and opportunity. Traditional VCs miss billion-dollar markets in overlooked communities.

Great companies can emerge from unexpected places. ASV backs visionary B2B SaaS founders building in America's emerging tech hubs — markets overlooked by coastal VCs — pairing conviction and capital with mentorship, governance, and network access.

Day 0 venture capital applied by a deep operator. Better Capital invests at the earliest stage where ambiguity is highest and operator judgment adds the most value. Solo GP model keeps conviction high and enables deep engagement with 20-25 companies at critical inflection points.

Bold, visionary African founders solving Africa's biggest challenges represent global business opportunities. We combine capital, operational support, and community to build sustainable, continent-scale businesses.

Back Latin American founders with global ambitions who use technology and AI to solve hard, inefficient markets in fintech, commerce, human capital, health, smart cities, and related large regional opportunities.

Bringing physical-world operations online through 'the new supply chain.' Wischoff backs founders digitizing logistics, fintech infrastructure, manufacturing, and construction. Portfolio chemistry—companies becoming customers of each other. Solo GP with hands-on operational guidance, founder amplification, and regulated-market expertise.

Companyon backs a small number of capital-efficient, founder-led B2B software companies at the seed-to-Series-A transition and pairs capital with hands-on GTM, talent, and fundraising support.

Exceptional founder-led B2B technology businesses exist outside traditional coastal venture and PE systems. We back gritty founders who think differently and approach sustainable, balanced growth without venture-style moonshot pressure or traditional PE playbooks.

Mubadala partners with world-class companies and institutions to drive transformational growth across strategic sectors and geographies. We believe in long-term value creation through patient capital, operational expertise, and global partnerships aligned with Abu Dhabi's economic diversification.

Invest in Southern California's best founders earlier than anyone else. No idea is too early. We fund companies earlier than most VCs, providing not just capital but hands-on support and operational expertise. Our founder-first philosophy and No Ghosting Rule ensure responsive, engaged partnerships.

Identifies inflection points through proprietary Discovery Engine and backs founders who see opportunities others miss. Focuses on AI-driven transformation of B2B software and financial services, with deep technical due diligence analyzing 250+ data points.

Pan-African fund solving the significant funding gap in Seed and pre-Series A investment. Backing ambitious African founders tackling critical continental challenges with operational support and investor network.

North Africa and Africa possess tremendous entrepreneurial talent. Strategic capital combined with operational expertise can unlock transformative solutions that reshape industries. We invest in founders solving region-critical problems.

Mangusta backs founders building mission-critical capabilities at the intersection of vertical AI and consumer disruption. Three investment filters: Domain Depth (vertical-specific expertise), Defensibility (proprietary data + systems integration), and Distribution (embedded GTM). The firm believes vertical AI co-pilots that augment domain experts — rather than generic AI — represent the most durable and defensible category.

Repeat founders have an unfair advantage. We specialize in supporting experienced operators launching their next venture with operational partnership, patient capital, and optimized founder networks.

Invest in hyper-growth consumer and technology businesses with enduring customer relationships. Back founders challenging the status quo through digital transformation. Focus on companies with strong unit economics, loyal customer bases, and defensible competitive advantages in complex, regulation-heavy markets.

We invest in paradigm shifters—truly disruptive technologies that change our perspective of the world. We believe in missionary founders committed to their vision, and we focus on business-team-idea-timing fit, not just product-market fit. We target transformative companies across defense, climate, fintech, legal tech, and emerging domains.

Catalyze emerging tech ecosystems by backing role-model founders who create outsized value in their nations. We believe in tech unicorns that create millions of jobs and transform nations.

We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value by providing lifetime support to companies from seed through late-stage equity and credit. We differentiate through deep Wall Street expertise, strategic LP networks, and innovative financing vehicles.

Real estate has been stagnant for 50 years despite massive innovation in other industries. Shifting demographics, transportation changes, and evolving preferences are forcing modernization. We back visionary entrepreneurs building solutions across construction, property management, residential finance, and retail that will improve quality of life, work, and community.

We invest in world-class founders solving significant problems. We prioritize founder quality, founder-problem fit, and values-aligned partnerships. We help exceptional founders become category leaders early, before they become obvious trends.

Technology companies are becoming intertwined with the global economy more so than ever before. The most compelling founders build businesses through a broader world view. White Star Capital backs globally ambitious entrepreneurs at Series A, B, and Seed stages across North America, Europe, and Asia, helping them scale internationally through deep local presence on three continents.

Greenoaks backs generation-defining technology companies with exceptional long-term growth potential. We make concentrated, large initial bets and maintain positions through multiple rounds and public markets, believing that exceptional founders and products deserve exceptional partnership.

Early-growth brands that India will obsess over tomorrow — technology-led consumer businesses where product is the champion and tech a catalyst. Lightbox takes concentrated bets in select entrepreneurs and partners beyond capital through deep operational involvement.

The best investment opportunities emerge at the intersection of innovation and scale. We invest across the full lifecycle from seed to public markets, focusing on technology companies that will transform sectors globally with particular conviction in AI-enabled platforms and infrastructure.

Innovative technology entrepreneurs exist globally, particularly in emerging markets, and deserve access to world-class mentorship, infrastructure, and Google's vast product ecosystem. We support founders who have proven product-market fit in their home markets and are ready to expand internationally.

Back founders from day one with founder-focused support across fundraising, growth, product, and international expansion. We believe diverse founding teams and global thinking drive exceptional returns.

Lightbank invests in disruptive technology companies led by great founders in dynamic markets with world-class products. The firm believes exceptional founders and opportunities exist everywhere, especially in overlooked geographies like the Midwest. We partner with early-stage founders and provide operator-heavy support beyond capital.

Invest in outsiders—mission-driven, non-traditional founders in off-coast locations building hardware, deep tech, logistics, or legacy-industry companies. Reject the Stanford/Google/Bay Area formula in favor of exceptional founders who don't fit traditional VC molds.

Latino founders represent an underserved but exceptionally talented segment of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. We invest in visionary founders who combine bold ideas with execution excellence to build scalable, high-impact businesses that create both economic and social value. We believe institutional capital paired with strategic partnership from Fortune 100 executives and operating experts can unlock the full potential of Latino-led innovation.

Investing in subject matter experts shaping the future of their industries. We lead with our values and build trust through action. We believe the best founders have deep industry expertise and need tireless operational support, not just capital. We partner with founders for the long term, staying engaged 24/7.

Entrepreneurs who work constructively with government to harness its unique strengths—scale, credibility, regulatory power, data, and funding—enjoy asymmetric advantages. 24% of venture-backed unicorns used government support. We partner with founders to unlock government as a growth lever.

Entrepreneurs, not VCs, build great companies. We invest early in great & passionate entrepreneurs and serve as long-term partners. Available 24/7 to help founders with mentorship, product-market fit, fundraising, business development, customer acquisition, talent sourcing, and strategic partnerships.

We build category-defining companies through a combination of design, product, operations, and capital. We identify market gaps, pair brilliant founders with Expa's studio resources, and help them build companies that reshape entire industries.

We partner with gritty and determined entrepreneurs leveraging emerging technologies to create or disrupt huge markets. We invest in people first, second, and third—founders with passion, obsession, and vision. Only partners with founders when we believe their company alone can return our entire fund or more.

We connect innovative startups with 550+ corporate partners who have real business problems to solve. Our unique position in the ecosystem creates a flywheel of pilots, proofs-of-concept, enterprise customers, and follow-on capital. We back founders solving real market problems with credible corporate validation.

We empower visionary founders building transformative tech companies. We are thesis-driven partners to exceptional entrepreneurs creating long-term impact across FinTech, ClimateTech, and Global Tech sectors.

Empowering entrepreneurs to reimagine the way we live and work by investing in daring technology companies challenging the status quo with permanent capital, lifelong sparring partnership from pre-seed through IPO and beyond.

Leading global companies that leverage technological innovation across public and private markets. Proven founders (especially ex-Googlers, AWS, Stripe) with large TAMs (billions+), product-led growth, and global ambitions. Conviction-based investing post-2022 correction emphasizing quality over quantity.

Technical founders backing technical founders. We invest early in technical teams transforming major industries facing existential threats and tremendous opportunities. We target essential sectors—healthcare, logistics, real estate, manufacturing—where technical innovation solves critical problems.

The primary constraint for seed-stage, science-based entrepreneurs is access to experienced business judgment. CDL provides objective-based mentoring from accomplished entrepreneurs, angels, and scientists to help founders prioritize tasks and de-risk their businesses.

Software founders need more than capital to scale successfully. Insight Partners combines investment capital with hands-on operational expertise, embedded teams, and network access to accelerate company growth across all stages.

Startups positioned as transformation partners with Fortune 500 corporates create the most impactful solutions. We believe the next generation of market leaders will emerge through collaborative innovation between startups and incumbent enterprises, supported by global expertise and capital.

Culture-Tech companies that disrupt and define how we live, work, play, and interact with the world every day. We invest in passionate founders building transformative products that change cultural behaviors.

Democratize access to venture capital by building large syndicates of non-traditional LPs. Invest across all stages, sectors, and geographies based on founder quality and market conviction, not category restrictions. Enable 2,000+ diverse co-investors to participate alongside marquee firms like Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz while maintaining founder-friendly economics.