FinTech Propel
FinTech Propel is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Fintech, SaaS, Other. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 19 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $500K–$2.0M
- Portfolio
- 19 companies on record
- Partners
- 7 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Fintech, SaaS, Other, Consumer, Real Estate, AI / ML, Enterprise, Developer Tools
- HQ
- Austin, TX
- AUM
- Not in our records
Pre-Seed, Seed
$500K – $2.0M
19+ companies
7 partners
Investment Thesis
We invest in early-stage fintech companies revolutionizing financial infrastructure and B2B SaaS tools, focusing on scalable security measures.
How FinTech Propel invests
FinTech Propel is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Fintech, SaaS, Other, Consumer, Real Estate. It does not invest in Agriculture.
FinTech Propel typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment.
FinTech Propel has backed 19 companies in our records, including PaymentNext, Adyen, Stripe.
Partners & Team
John Lee
GP
Val Strappa
MD and Head of Global Transaction Banking for the Americas
Joined MUFG as MD and Head of Global Transaction Banking for the Americas after nearly a decade at JPMorgan
Dave Murphy
Head of Financial Services – EMEA & APAC
Shares how banks and businesses are set up for modern transformation using AI
Tom Halpin
From AI fraud monitoring to tokenised deposits
Outlines how HSBC is helping corporates modernise treasury for an always-on world
Ivan Shchukin
Head of Data Warehouse
The engineer-turned-data leader on building a 50-strong team from scratch and why AI will reshape how analysts work
Branislav Straka
Driving Transformation From the Ground Up
ČSOB’s Branislav Straka has spent two decades architecting the modern financial landscape
Riva Bobrowsky
The Procurement Chief Putting People First
For Varo Bank’s Riva Bobrowsky, every vendor negotiation is ultimately about helping everyday Americans realise their financial power
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (19)
Other
PaymentNext
Adyen
Stripe
Starling Bank
MoneySuperMarket
Zilch
Aspire
PPRO
HSBC
Standard Chartered
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Fintech, SaaS, Other — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as John Lee, GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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