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.
Top 10: Lending Technology Platforms - FinTech Magazine
C2FO Named Among CNBC's World's Top Fintech Companies for a Second Consecutive Year - PA Media
Global Fintech Funding Slides 20% as Crypto Declines - FintechNews CH
Why financial services AI pilots are still stalling, three years into the hype - Consultancy.uk
The EU AI Act: where we are now, and what happens next, and what for in-house teams should do - Burges Salmon
Aventus Group wins three European Business Awards after loan growth tops 30 per cent - The European Magazine
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.