Where is Fintech71's headquarters located?

Fintech71's headquarters is located in Columbus (United States).

How many companies has Fintech71 invested in?

Fintech71 has invested in 10 companies, including Bold Penguin & Id-Pal.

Which companies has Fintech71 invested in lately?

SafeChain & PayKey are the latest investments by Fintech71.

How many exits has Fintech71 been involved in?

Fintech71's portfolio has seen 1 acquisition.

Fintech71 - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio & Investment Trends

Fintech71, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2017, is based in Columbus, United States. With a presence in 4 countries, it has supported around 10 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, FinTech. As of Oct 2026, Fintech71 has witnessed 1 portfolio exit. Most notable companies in its portfolio include Bold Penguin, Id-Pal and SteadyIQ. The program primarily supports Seed startups based in United States. Its latest investment was a $3M Seed round in SafeChain on Feb 14, 2018, which also saw participation from NCT Ventures and Revolution.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2017

Location

Columbus, United States

Portfolio Companies

Bold Penguin, Id-Pal & 8 more

Sectors of Investment

Enterprise Applications, FinTech & 7 more

Stages of Investment

Seed & Series A

Locations of Investment

United States, Israel & 2 more

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Fintech71 has a portfolio of 10 companies. Their most notable investments are in Hexanika and billon.Their portfolio spans across United States, Israel, Poland and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, High Tech and 6 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Fintech71:

1. Bold Penguin

Software suite for the commercial insurance industry. It offers products for quoting and binding, customer retention, and risk data aggregation and more. It connects businesses, agents, and carriers by reducing friction in the policy buying process.

Key facts about Bold Penguin

Founded Year: 2016
Location: Columbus (United States)
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $50.1M
Employee Count: 256 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: Pivot Ventures, Tribeca ESP and 8 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 23, 2019, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

2. Id-Pal

Provider of AI-powered identity verification and compliance solutions for businesses. The company offers tools for digital identity verification, document verification, address verification, and AML screening. It provides features such as facial matching, liveness testing, and database checks. The platform aims to streamline customer onboarding, prevent fraud, and ensure compliance with regulations.

Key facts about Id-Pal

Annual Revenue: €1M - €10M as on Dec 31, 2022
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $12M
Employee Count: 66 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: Salesforce, Furthr and 25 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 09, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. SteadyIQ

Provider of technology-enabled platform that provides a digital paystub solution. It offers income verification and financial stability to individuals with non-traditional employment.

Key facts about SteadyIQ

Founded Year: 2017
Location: Culver City (United States)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $24.1M
Employee Count: 49 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: Flourish, Propel Venture Partners and 7 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 16, 2020, $*****

4. billon

Billon is a blockchain-based payments infrastructure for businesses and government institutions. It provides an encrypted architecture that can be integrated with the bank in the back end. It manages the bank’s use cases, client accounts, and transfers within an ecosystem of computers and phones. It features accounts & transaction management, document management, tokenization & data sharing, and more.

Key facts about billon

Founded Year: 2012
Location: Warsaw (Poland)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $16M
Employee Count: 40 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: Rising Tide Fund, DSA Investments and 10 Others
Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Dec 20, 2021, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. PayKey

White-label solutions for wallets. It enables banks, e-wallets, telcos, and other businesses to offer customers access to financial services, including P2P payments, balance checks, top-ups, and more. It offers solutions for money transfers, cash withdrawal, bill payments, and more.

Key facts about PayKey

Founded Year: 2015
Location: Tel Aviv (Israel)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $16.1M
Employee Count: 23 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: Demtech, Magma Venture Partners and 25 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 19, 2017, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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Its most recent first time investment was in SafeChain and most recent follow-on round was in PayKey.

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Fintech71 has made 7 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $514K and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $100K.

Here are Fintech71's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	7
Series A	2

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Fintech71 has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Blockchain - Industry Applications, High Tech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 10 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 10 Tech companies, 9 Software companies and at least 5 companies focusing on Saas.

Here are Fintech71's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	9
FinTech	6
Blockchain - Industry Applications	2
High Tech	2
Vertical SaaS	2
Others	7

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Fintech71 has made most investments in United States (5), followed by Israel where it has made 1 investment.

Here are Fintech71's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
United States	5
Israel	1
Poland	1
Portugal	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Fintech71 has not made any investment in 2026 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by Fintech71:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Feb 14, 2018	SafeChain	United States	Seed	8191	NCT Ventures [+7]
Oct 19, 2017	PayKey	Israel	Series B	8203	MizMaa [+10]
Sep 15, 2017	billon	Poland	Series A	3881	-
2017	Hexanika	United States	Seed	5215	-
2017	Bold Penguin	United States	Seed	4003	-

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1 company from Fintech71's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Bold Penguin in Jan 2021 by American Family Insurance for $*****.

Here are Fintech71's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Bold Penguin	Jan 14, 2021	2017	Seed	3138

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Over the past 9 years, 66 investors have co-invested in Fintech71's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Fintech71: Startupbootcamp, Enterprise Ireland and 15 others have invested in rounds before Fintech71. There is 1 company where Startupbootcamp has invested before Fintech71 and 1 company where Enterprise Ireland has invested before Fintech71.
Top Co-investors of Fintech71: 8 investors entered a company along with Fintech71. These include investors like NCT Ventures (1 company).
Invested after Fintech71: A total of 41 investors have invested in Fintech71's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Hudson Structured (1 company) and Lightstone (1 company).