About Motive Partners
Motive Partners is a private equity firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based in New York City, United States. As of Oct 2026, Motive Partners is an active investor with a portfolio of 74 companies, comprising 74 funding rounds and 9 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 20 funding rounds. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and Germany. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from FinTech to Enterprise Applications. Its latest investment was a $***** Series A round in Hadrian on Oct 06, 2026 which also saw participation from ForgePoint Capital, SmartFin and other investors.
Overall Motive Partners portfolio has seen 4 unicorns, 1 IPO and 10 acquisitions including key companies like Avaloq, Anchorage Digital and Forge Global. A lot of funds co-invest with Motive Partners, with names like Apollo Global Management sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Motive Partners has a team of 103 people, including 26 partners.
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Founded Year
2016
Location
New York City, United States
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Motive Partners' Portfolio
Motive Partners has a portfolio of 74 companies. They have invested in a total of 74 companies. Their most recent investment was in Hadrian (Series A round) on Oct 06, 2026. Here are the most recent investments by Motive Partners:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 06, 2026 | Series A | 3161 | ||
Sep 09, 2026 | Series A | 2037 | ||
Sep 02, 2026 | Unattributed | 4711 | ||
Aug 25, 2026 | Seed | 8506 |
Motive Partners has acquired 9 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Ars Financial Services on Mar 13, 2025. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Motive Partners:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Mar 13, 2025 | Provider of guaranteed lifetime income solutions for retirement portfolios | - | - | |
Oct 15, 2025 | Provider of data, insights, and events for the alternative investment industry | - | 1998 | |
Nov 22, 2022 | Venture capital firm focused on multiple sectors | - | 2022 | |
Feb 02, 2021 | Investment management solutions for advisors | $78.7M | 2010 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Motive Partners:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2023
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2018
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United States and Germany
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in FinTech
Team profile of Motive Partners
Motive Partners has a team of 103 members including 26 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 25 Principals located in United States, United Kingdom and 7 more locations. Motive Partners' team sits on the board of 3 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Motive Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | United States | |||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | Brussels | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Munich | |||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | New York City |
Co-investors of Motive Partners
Over the past 10 years, 174 investors have co-invested in Motive Partners's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Motive Partners: 174 investors entered a company along with Motive Partners. These include investors like Apollo Global Management (4 companies).
Motive Partners News
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Cybersecurity startup Hadrian raises €35.68 million to scale its agentic AI offensive security platformEU-Startups•Oct 06, 2026•Hadrian, ForgePoint Capital, SmartFin, HV Capital and 6 others
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Elio Mortgage Raises $5.1M in Pre-Seed Funding Led by Motive Partners and Social LeverageThe SaaS News•Sep 30, 2026•Motive Partners
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Limetax Secures €36M in Pre-Seed Funding for AI Platform ExpansionThe SaaS News•Sep 09, 2026•Motive Partners
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FNZ Raises US$450 Million From Existing Institutional ShareholdersFinancial IT•Sep 03, 2026•FNZ, La Caisse (Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec), CPP Investments, Generation Investment Management and 1 other
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Motive Partners Named to TIME America’s Top Venture Capital Firms 2026Business Wire•Aug 18, 2026•Motive Partners
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Motive Partners Appoints Jennifer Nason as Industry PartnerGlobal Fintech Series•Jul 23, 2026•Motive Partners
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Cordant emerges from stealth with $8M to build financial infrastructureRefresh Miami•Jul 21, 2026•Oak HC/FT, Motive Partners, Nascent Ventures, Motive and 9 others
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Motive Partners Appoints Tim Karpoff as Industry PartnerGlobal Fintech Series•Jul 14, 2026•Motive Partners
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Belgian Fintech Warren Raises €10M Seed Round from Motive Ventures to Improve Retirement SavingsTech Funding News•Jun 18, 2026•Motive Partners, F Capital, Warren
