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Finstep Ventures

VC
New York, NYWebsite

Finstep Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in Fintech, Other, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $500K–$1.5M checks and has 5 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $1.5M

Portfolio

5+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Dedicated to supporting innovative fintech and govtech startups at the seed and pre-seed stages.

How Finstep Ventures invests

Finstep Ventures is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Fintech, Other, Developer Tools, Security, SaaS. It does not invest in Hardware.

Finstep Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$1.5M per investment.

Finstep Ventures has backed 5 companies in our records, including RegulTech, Hapi, dynamic.xyz.

Meet the Team

SA

Syed Ahmed

Founder

AJ

Akshita Jain

Digital Marketing Manager

JS

John Smith

Partner

Fintech
GovTech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Other
Developer Tools
Security
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Hardware

Portfolio Companies (5)

Other

RE

RegulTech

GovTech
HA

Hapi

Fintech / WealthTech·Seed

A commission-free stock trading platform designed for Latin American consumers to invest in the US stock market.

DY

dynamic.xyz

Web3 / Developer Tools / Cybersecurity·Seed

A developer platform providing web3 authentication, wallet onboarding, and user management tools.

SE

SecureSave

Fintech / HR Tech·Seed / Early Stage

An emergency savings account platform helping employees build financial security through employer-sponsored benefits.

KA

Kashable

Fintech / Alternative Lending·Series A / Debt & Equity

A financial wellness platform providing socially responsible, low-cost personal loans as an employer-sponsored benefit.

How to pitch Finstep Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Fintech, Other, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $1.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Syed Ahmed, Founder.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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