About Deciens Capital
Deciens Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2011. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Dec 2025, Deciens Capital is an active investor, having invested in 14 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from FinTech to Consumer and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Transparency-analytics A lot of funds co-invest with Deciens Capital, with names like QED Investors sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Deciens Capital has team of 6 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Locations
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Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Deciens Capital's List of Top Investments
Deciens Capital has a portfolio of 14 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Chipper Cash and Chipper Cash.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in FinTech, Consumer, Enterprise Applications and 9 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Deciens Capital:1. Chipper Cash
Cross-border remittance platform for individuals. It enables users to connect multiple mobile money accounts to the wallet and use the wallet to transfer money globally. The application is available on iOS and Android platforms.
Key facts about Chipper Cash
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $305M
- Employee Count: 237 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: 137 Ventures, Rocketship and 45 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 02, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of an online platform offering API-based banking-as-a-service solutions. It allows banks and fintech companies to offer complete digital banking services to their customers from KYC onboarding, user verification with compliance, and neo-banking services such as account opening, savings, payments, cards, and more.
Key facts about Treasury Prime
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $71.5M
- Employee Count: 55 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Catapult, QED Investors and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 09, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. beatBread
Online music funding platform. It offers funding options and allow artists to choose their partners and retain complete ownership of their music.
Key facts about beatBread
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $258M
- Employee Count: 46 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Citi, IAG Capital Partners and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 05, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Sydecar
Key facts about Sydecar
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $27.4M
- Employee Count: 96 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: PEAK6, Armyn Capital and 26 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 01, 2024, $*****
5. Funding U
Provider of fixed-interest, no-cosigner student loans for undergraduate students. The company focuses on funding students directly, assessing their potential without requiring a cosigner. It offers a straightforward application process with assigned loan officers. Repayments from borrowers enable the company to extend loans to other students.
Key facts about Funding U
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Atlanta (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $13.4M
- Employee Count: 21 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Raptor Group and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 07, 2026, $*****
Deciens Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Deciens Capital has invested in 14 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Transparency-analytics and most recent follow-on round was in beatBread.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2021 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Deciens Capital's Investments by Stage
Deciens Capital has made 10 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $7.8M, 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $15.5M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $20M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 10 |
Series A | 3 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Deciens Capital's Investments by Sector
Deciens Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the FinTech, Financial Services, Consumer, Enterprise Applications and Media & Entertainment. Notably, it has invested in 14 Tech companies, 8 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 8 Software companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
FinTech | 11 |
Financial Services | 4 |
Consumer | 3 |
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Media & Entertainment | 2 |
Others | 8 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Deciens Capital's Investments by Geography
Deciens Capital has made most investments in United States (13).Deciens Capital's recent investments
Deciens Capital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Deciens Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Dec 17, 2025 | - | Seed | 6014 | ||
Aug 05, 2025 | United States | Series B | 6868 | [+2] | |
Nov 01, 2024 | United States | Series A | 1674 | ||
Jun 20, 2024 | United States | Series A | 5031 | [+3] | |
Mar 12, 2024 | United States | Seed | 3664 | [+3] |
Unicorns in Deciens Capital's Portfolio
Deciens Capital has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Chipper Cash. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Chipper Cash which became a unicorn in 2021, 2 years after Deciens Capital first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Deciens Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
68 | Cross-border remittance platform for individuals | 2018 | San Francisco | Series C | teokjds |
Acquired companies in Deciens Capital's Portfolio
1 company from Deciens Capital's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Fuze Network in Nov 2014 by Ingo Money for $*****.Here are Deciens Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 03, 2014 | Sep 27, 2012 | Series A | 9379 |
Team profile of Deciens Capital
Deciens Capital has a team of 6 members including 3 Partners located in United States. Deciens Capital's team sits on the board of 3 companies.Here is a list of all team members in Deciens Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | San Francisco | Chipper Cash, Treasury Prime and 1 more | ||
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - |
Co-investors of Deciens Capital
Over the past 14 years, 100 investors have co-invested in Deciens Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Deciens Capital: Y Combinator, Amias Gerety and 5 others have invested in rounds before Deciens Capital. There are 2 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Deciens Capital and 1 company where Amias Gerety has invested before Deciens Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Deciens Capital: 67 investors entered a company along with Deciens Capital. These include investors like QED Investors (2 companies).
- Invested after Deciens Capital: A total of 26 investors have invested in Deciens Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include SVB (1 company), Ribbit Capital (1 company) and Bezos Expeditions (1 company).
Recent News related to Deciens Capital
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Transparency Analytics Secures Funding to Transform Private Credit RatingsThe Fintech Times•Jan 06, 2026•Allianz, Transparency-analytics, Deciens Capital, Mouro Capital
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Transparency Analytics Completes Second Funding RoundMassinvestor•Dec 17, 2025•Allianz, FJ Labs, Deciens Capital, Core Innovation Capital and 3 others
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BeatBread Secures $124M Funding to Expand Artist Advance ProgramMBW•Aug 05, 2025•beatBread, Mucker, Deciens Capital, Citi and 3 others
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Deciens Capital secures $93.33M for Fund III, targeting early-stage financial servicesCoverager•Jul 30, 2025•Deciens Capital
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Deal Execution Platform Sydecar Raises $11 Million in Oversubscribed Series ABusiness Wire•Jan 14, 2025•Sydecar, Deciens Capital, Pipeline Capital Partners, Runa Capital
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Gynger, an Embedded Financing Platform for Tech Purchases, Announces Close of Debt FacilityCrowdfund Insider•Jun 21, 2024•PayPal Ventures, Gynger, Gradient Ventures, Velvet Sea Ventures and 2 others
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PayPal Ventures Leads Gynger’s $20 Million Series A Funding RoundFintech Finance•Jun 21, 2024•PayPal Ventures, Gynger, Gradient Ventures, Velvet Sea Ventures and 3 others
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Grupago Raises $4.3 Million in Seed Round to Revolutionize SMB Credit Access in Latin AmericaBusiness Wire•Mar 12, 2024•Grupago, Deciens Capital, Precursor Ventures, Clocktower Ventures and 3 others
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Music funding platform beatBread launches advances of up to $3m for songwriters, hires BMG’s Spencer LeBoffMBW•Nov 09, 2023•beatBread, Deciens Capital
