Our commercial root — marketplace lending and regulated FinTech.
Founders Capital has its operating roots in European FinTech. We co-founded Bondora, EstateGuru and Investly — three of the leading VC-backed European lending marketplaces. Financial services remains a disciplined adjacency on the fund.
Three focal points in this sector.
Marketplace lending
Consumer credit, property bridge and SME invoice finance — the product lineage that built the firm.
AI in regulated finance
Underwriting, monitoring, compliance and document intelligence for regulated European institutions.
Alternative assets
AI-native infrastructure for private credit, venture and alternative-asset allocators.
Financial-services signal.
European FinTech funding, regulated-AI deployment and open-banking-era infrastructure.
Can financial institutions keep pace with the changing landscape of AI regulation? - FinTech Global
CEE Defence Tech Investment Surges, Czechia Lags Behind - The Recursive
The winners and losers of Europe's fintech growth funding drought - Sifted
Direct access to central bank money is the next structural shift in European payments - FinTech Futures
This Week’s Top 5 Stories in Fintech - FinTech Magazine
FinTech funding roundup: AI deals lead $454.5m week - FinTech Global
Building something European worth backing?
Founders Capital backs founders operating in the European public interest — sovereign AI, defense, health, energy. Pre-seed to Series A. Tell us what you're building.