Banking Infrastructure: venture funds and startups
Sector hub · Fintech
◆ Funds tracked
15
◆ Combined AUM
$17.4B
◆ Startups tracked
6
◆ Raised between them
$65.3M
◆ Overview
Fusion42 tracks 15 venture funds in Banking Infrastructure with $17.4B in combined assets under management, and 6 startups that have raised $65.3M between them. The data below is live from the same database that powers Raise and Scout, and is continuously enriched as new rounds and funds are announced.
Part of the Raise fund database and the Scout startup database by Fusion42 — the same live data Arthur reasons over.
◆ Highlights
Active funds in Banking Infrastructure include QED Investors, Woori CVC Fund 2, Google Ventures, Blockchain Founders Fund and Framework Ventures IV; startups in Banking Infrastructure include XSquare, Maximum, Blockops Network, Pinbank and Linker Finance. Each name links through to a full machine-readable profile — its backers, rounds and related Wire analysis — and the tables below list every entity Fusion42 tracks in Banking Infrastructure, refreshed as new rounds and funds are announced.
◆ Funds in Banking Infrastructure (15 tracked)
| Fund | Type | HQ |
|---|---|---|
| QED Investors | vc | United States |
| Woori CVC Fund 2 | corporate vc | South Korea |
| Google Ventures | corporate vc | United States |
| Blockchain Founders Fund | vc | Singapore |
| Framework Ventures IV | vc | United States |
| Restive Fund III | vc | United States |
| Mouro Capital Fund III | vc | United Kingdom |
| Ecosystem Impact Fund II | corporate vc | United States |
| Quona Fund IV | vc | United States |
| Seae Ventures | vc | United States |
| Curql | vc | United States |
| Archetype III | vc | United States |
| First Circle Capital | vc | Morocco |
| Metaplanet Ventures | corporate vc | Japan |
| BB Ventures | corporate vc | Brazil |
◆ Startups in Banking Infrastructure (6 tracked)
| Startup | Stage | HQ | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| XSquare | pre-seed | UAE | — |
| Maximum | seed | United States | $30M |
| Blockops Network | pre-seed | Nigeria | $0.3M |
| Pinbank | — | Brazil | — |
| Linker Finance | seed | United States | $5M |
| Catena Labs | series-a | United States | $30M |
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