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Propel
San Francisco, United States
Invests in the new economy by backing visionary founders building tomorrow’s economy, focusing on revolutionary money, financial services, and technology that transforms traditional institutions.
Portfolio
68+
Employees
3+
Founded
2016
AUM
≈ $436.0M
Investment focus
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No stages listed
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Global
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Funds
Fund V
Vintage 2025 • $100.0M
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Propel
Invests in the new economy by backing visionary founders building tomorrow’s economy, focusing on revolutionary money, financial services, and technology that transforms traditional institutions.
Portfolio
68+
Employees
3+
Founded
2016
AUM
≈ $436.0M
Funds
Fund V · Vintage 2025 • $100.0M
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Affine DeFi provides liquid restaking services for stETH, enabling instant entry and fast withdrawals by delegating to top operators and onboarding various AVS. The platform also offers cross-chain yield baskets for assets like USDC, ETH, and MATIC, utilizing strategies from basic lending to recursive staking positions. These DeFi products are supported by robust risk research to deliver secure and sustainable yield opportunities.
Akua provides a cloud-native payments processing platform that enables payment gateways and acquirers to access multiple payment networks through a single API. The platform addresses the inefficiencies of legacy systems by streamlining onboarding, reconciliation, and transaction processing, resulting in reduced operational costs and improved transaction speeds.
Funding: $4.3M
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Funding: $4.3M
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Aura provides an all‑in‑one digital protection platform that combines identity theft insurance, three‑bureau credit monitoring with instant Experian lock, dark‑web and data‑broker monitoring, and real‑time suspicious transaction alerts. The service also includes device security tools such as antivirus, a military‑grade VPN, password manager, and AI‑driven spam call and message blocking, plus parental controls and 24/7 U.S. fraud specialist support, all managed through a single app and web dashboard.
Funding: $140.0M
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Funding: $140.0M
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Azos provides accessible, fully digital life insurance products without requiring medical exams or imposing profession restrictions. The company offers core life coverage alongside riders for critical illness, total disability due to accident, and funeral assistance. This platform aims to simplify the insurance procurement process, ensuring financial security for beneficiaries and policyholders through transparent, streamlined underwriting.
Funding: $18.7M
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Funding: $18.7M
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Brave Software develops a privacy-focused web browser that blocks third-party ads and trackers by default, significantly enhancing browsing speed and user security. The platform also features a built-in VPN and a private search engine, addressing issues of data profiling and intrusive advertising while allowing users to earn revenue through optional, privacy-respecting ads.
Funding: $177.7M
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Funding: $177.7M
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Cavela provides an AI‑driven sourcing platform that translates product specifications, images, or text into standardized manufacturing requirements and matches them with vetted factories worldwide. The system aggregates transparent quotes, negotiates pricing and tariff classifications, and manages quality inspections, production monitoring, and freight forwarding to deliver finished goods to the brand’s warehouse, reducing procurement overhead and accelerating time‑to‑market.
5+
3K+Approximate amount of employees
Funding: $2.0M
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Funding: $2.0M
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ChargeAfter provides a multi-lender embedded financing platform that integrates seamlessly with point-of-sale systems, allowing merchants to offer personalized loan options to customers in real-time. This solution addresses the challenge of low approval rates and complex integrations by streamlining the lending process and increasing financing application approvals to over 80%.
Funding: $61.0M
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Funding: $61.0M
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Charlie Financial provides banking services tailored specifically for Americans aged 62 and older. The platform offers features like early access to Social Security payments, advanced fraud protection, and a high APY on deposits held at their partner bank, Sutton Bank. This service aims to offer security and financial convenience to the senior community with no monthly fees.
Funding: $31.0M
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Funding: $31.0M
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Chipper is a student loan management app that consolidates debt information into a single dashboard, allowing users to automate payments and track progress towards debt reduction. The platform employs personalized repayment strategies, such as avalanche and snowball methods, to help users lower their payments and qualify for forgiveness programs efficiently.
Funding: $8.1M
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Funding: $8.1M
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Civic provides a blockchain-based identity management solution that enables businesses and individuals to verify user identities through Proof of Personhood and secure credential storage. This technology addresses the challenges of identity fraud and Sybil attacks by ensuring trusted interactions and seamless onboarding across various digital platforms.
Funding: $35.8M
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Funding: $35.8M
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Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange and wallet platform that enables users to buy, sell, and securely store digital currencies using blockchain technology. It provides a user-friendly interface for both merchants and consumers, facilitating seamless transactions in the growing digital currency market.
Funding: $563.1M
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Funding: $563.1M
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This platform provides AI-driven health advice and real-time health monitoring to offer users proactive health insights. It also simplifies health insurance plan selection by guiding users to the best-suited options.
Shutterstock offers an AI image generation platform that allows users to create custom images by inputting detailed text prompts and selecting visual styles. This technology addresses the need for high-quality, unique visual content in marketing and creative projects, enabling users to enhance their campaigns without the constraints of traditional image sourcing.
Embed developed APIs for securities execution, clearing, settlement, and custody tailored for the financial services industry. These APIs streamline transaction processes, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing the complexities associated with managing securities.
Funding: $40.0M
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Funding: $40.0M
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Fintoc provides an operating system for payments designed to help businesses scale their revenue and operations. The platform offers tools for optimizing online payments through a smart checkout and managing predictable income via recurring billing systems. It integrates AI agents for support and collections, alongside robust APIs for connecting internal financial systems.
Funding: $10.7M
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Funding: $10.7M
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Flieber provides a multichannel inventory planning platform that integrates suppliers, freight forwarders, and fulfillment services to enhance visibility and coordination throughout the supply chain. This system addresses the inefficiencies of disconnected supply chain operations, enabling marketplace sellers to optimize inventory management and improve profit margins.
This platform enhances sales engagement by integrating personalized gifting and charitable donations into outreach efforts. It helps sales professionals increase prospect replies and secure meetings by demonstrating shared values through giving back. The service utilizes AI-powered eGift pages to streamline personalization while fostering human connection and building trust with business leaders.
Groww is an investment platform that provides stockbroking and direct mutual fund services, enabling users to manage their investments in one place. It addresses the need for accessible financial tools by offering a user-friendly interface for both long-term and short-term investment strategies, catering to over 10 million active investors in India.
Guideline offers a customizable 401(k) retirement plan platform that integrates with payroll systems to streamline plan management for businesses of all sizes. By minimizing administrative fees and providing automated investment portfolios, Guideline helps companies efficiently manage employee retirement savings while reducing costs.
Funding: $200.0M
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Funding: $200.0M
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Provides high-performance Solana RPC nodes, APIs, and real-time webhooks to streamline blockchain application development. By offering reliable infrastructure and tools for wallets, DeFi, payments, and NFTs, it reduces the complexity and cost of building on Solana, enabling developers to focus on creating scalable, data-driven applications.
Funding: $67.6M
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Funding: $67.6M
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HerBiome develops plant-based skincare products that utilize traditional medicinal plants with therapeutic properties to treat inflammatory skin disorders like eczema, acne, and psoriasis. By nourishing the skin microbiome and providing antioxidants, their solutions enhance overall skin health and resilience.
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Founded 2020
1000+
Approximate amount of employees
Funding: $30.0M
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Funding: $30.0M
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Hippo Insurance Services utilizes smart home technology and a dedicated mobile app to help homeowners proactively manage property maintenance and prevent costly damages. By offering personalized maintenance plans and real-time monitoring through connected devices, Hippo reduces the risk of water leaks, fire hazards, and other home-related issues.
Founded 2015
500+
Approximate amount of employees
Funding: $1.3B
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Funding: $1.3B
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Huddl is an AI-driven application that captures, organizes, and summarizes meeting data in real-time, enabling users to efficiently manage and share critical information without manual documentation. By integrating with popular video conferencing tools, Huddl addresses the challenge of scattered meeting content, streamlining access to decisions, action items, and notes for improved collaboration and productivity.
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