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FT Partners VC

VC
San Francisco, CA

FT Partners VC is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Fintech, Other. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$3.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
11 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Fintech, Other
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-18

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $3.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

FT Partners VC backs early-stage FinTech companies revolutionizing capital markets and institutional finance globally.

How FT Partners VC invests

FT Partners VC is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Fintech, Other. It does not invest in Consumer.

FT Partners VC typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.0M per investment.

FT Partners VC has backed 2 companies in our records, including Payoneer, Carta.

Partners & Team

SM

Steve McLaughlin

Founder

FinTech
Capital Markets
BG

Barrett Geisler

Vice President of Investment Banking

GS

Greg Smith

Managing Director

CM

Craig Maurer

Managing Director

SP

Sebastian Plate

Vice President of Investment Banking

DM

Darren McKay

Managing Director

MO

Marios Orfanos

Chief People Officer

CC

Christina Celestino

Campus Recruiting Manager

MB

Michael Barbarino

Director

MH

Michael Hedrick

Director of Investment Banking

MA

Mohit Agnihotri

Managing Partner

payments
FinTech

Former JP Morgan Global Head of Payments and senior FinTech banker; joined FT Partners as Managing Director.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

PA

Payoneer

FinTech
CA

Carta

Capital Markets
How to pitch FT Partners VC
  • 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 – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Steve McLaughlin, Founder.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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