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Canapi Ventures

VC
Wilmington, NC, USAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $5.0M

AUM

$1.4B

Portfolio

6+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Canapi Ventures focuses on investing in transformative fintech platforms attacking pain points in financial services and payments infrastructure.

Meet the Team

SS

Sara Shackelford

Chief Financial Officer

DP

Danielle Parks

Director of Talent Acquisition

GL

Gene Ludwig

Co-Founder & Partner

FinTech
Lending
ES

Emily Silverman

Vice President of Platform

EL

Eugene Ludwig

Co-Managing Partner

WF

Walker Forehand

President

TD

Tom Davis

General Partner

RM

Richard Miller

Vice President

KM

Keenan McCarthy

Vice President

JR

Jeffrey Reitman

General Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Other

Portfolio Companies (6)

Other

PR

Properly

Real Estate Lending
VE

Vesta

Payments
CO

Coverbase

SA

SavvyMoney

MO

ModernFi

RA

Rally

How to pitch Canapi Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Fintech, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $5.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sara Shackelford, Chief Financial Officer.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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