Viola FinTech is a cross-stage venture fund that invests in global FinTech companies alongside leading venture investors.
The fund brings together financial institutions and innovative startups to accelerate the modernization and digitization of financial institutions and support the growth of FinTech companies.
WHAT MAKES OUR MODEL SPECIAL?
We’re backed by leading global banks, insurance companies and asset managers from North America, Europe, APAC and Israel.
This allows us to work closely with our investors to accelerate fintegration (the implementation and adaptation of innovative solutions by financial institutions).
We have an exceptionally experienced management team with a strong background in banking, entrepreneurship and investment.
CONTACT: Maryse Bichler
$122M
We are a cross-stage FinTech-focused venture fund, meaning that we invest in startups at the stage where close cooperation with financial institutions will trigger accelerated and significant growth.
As a co-investment fund, we either co-lead an investment or come in after a first institutional investor.
● B2B and B2C companies in sectors such as “Tech for fin”, Insurtech, Regtech, wealth and asset management, platforms for liquidity, compliance, Tech for SME
● Companies using advanced technologies to solve problems stemming from inefficiencies triggered by regulation, manual labor or unnecessary middlemen
● Innovative solutions to streamline the digitization and modernization of large core systems
Teams with strong technology, innovative go-to-market or distribution strategy and with at least an initial product-market fit and regulatory fit.
22 Jan 2023
Despite the overall pullback in venture funding and the turmoil of financial markets, financial services remained the leading sector globally for venture investments in 2022 and we believe that many of these challenges will directly lead to 2023 opportunities. Even with the fintech market adjusting to a higher cost of capital and a paradigm shift…
15 Jan 2023
The global uncertainty in 2022 brought decades-high inflation rates with an uncertain macro environment, resulting in central banks using every tool at their disposal – both fiscal and monetary – to fight inflation. This led to public market crashes and impacted valuations in public and private markets. Fintech, adversely affected by higher cost of capital…
8 Mar 2022
2021 marked a significant boom in the Israeli fintech ecosystem, totaling $4.5B in fintech funding, setting a record high. Not only was this greater than the previous 3 years combined (with a 136% increase from 2020), but funding more than doubled in 2021 alone. Israeli fintech growth was disproportionate – while total funding by…
30 Jun 2021
Welcome back to our Fintech for Elderly blog series. In case you missed it, Part 1 covers the trends and financial challenges seniors are facing as the global population ages. In Part 2, we explore opportunities in the space and zero in on leading startups pioneering innovative solutions. Prospective founders, take note. Pensions & Retirement…
22 Jun 2021
As we increasingly adopt technology and take control of our financial lives via smartphones and savvy front-end applications, we tend to forget about a demographic who stands to gain the most but might feel left behind in an increasingly digital world. A demographic where we all (fingers crossed) hope to find ourselves one day. The…
17 Dec 2020
Reflecting on the past year brings up mixed emotions. As Dickens accurately sums up- it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. We have definitely gained perspective as we sat back and caught a glimpse of what the “end of the world” feels like, while witnessing how certain sectors, like Fintech,…
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