Clocktower Technology Ventures
Santa Monica, CA · Invests in US; LATAM; Europe; Asia; North America · Website
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Financial services represents the largest venture opportunity with disproportionately small VC allocation. We invest in companies reinventing financial services with operator teams combining domain expertise and execution excellence.
Likely not a fit for
Pure consumer apps without clear fintech angle, non-domain expert founders, unproven business models
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Leads or follows
- Typical decision
- ~2 months
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Assets under mgmt
- $26B
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
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Affinity is a global adtech leader that identifies untapped opportunities in digital advertising, providing innovative solutions for publishers and advertisers to engage and monetize their target audiences across the purchase funnel.
Alloy is a financial technology company specializing in identity verification and fraud prevention for banks and fintechs. Its platform automates identity risk management and fraud prevention.
Benepass reimagines how companies take care of their people by providing flexible benefits solutions that support both personal and professional well-being.
Blox is a technology solutions provider specializing in facilitating smart transactions across borders, offering services such as trade finance, payment solutions, and digital wallets.
Boom is a modern rental financial services platform that offers tools for tenant screening and automated rent reporting. Their services aim to help renters build credit and improve their rental experience, while also assisting property managers in streamlining their operations.
Borrowell is a Canadian financial technology company that provides free credit scores, credit reports, and personalized financial product recommendations. They help Canadians make informed financial decisions by offering insights and tools to manage credit and loans.
Bricklane is revolutionising the rental market through responsible active investment, focusing on acquiring, improving, and managing single family residential homes in the UK.
Brightside offers online mental health care, specializing in anxiety and depression treatment through personalized plans and quick access to licensed professionals.
Bunker Protect, Inc. provides a variety of business insurance policies tailored for small businesses, including general liability, workers compensation, and cyber liability.
Caju is a platform that enhances employee experience by offering a variety of benefits and wellness solutions tailored for companies of different sizes and sectors.
Caplight is a platform for private market data and trading. It offers insights, historical trends, and real-time alerts, focusing on private companies' valuation and trading.
Carmoola offers flexible car loans online, providing a convenient way for consumers to finance their vehicles.
Recent activity
- Apr 2026
Clarasight
Series A · Participated
- Mar 2026
Fuse
Series A · Participated
- Dec 2025
WeatherPromise
Series A · Invested
- Oct 2025
Yendo
Series B · Participated
- Oct 2025
QuoteWell
Series A · Invested
- Oct 2025
MGT Insurance
Series A · Invested
- Aug 2025
Monato
Seed · Participated
Clocktower Technology Ventures in the news
alleywatch.com
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 7/20/26
1 month ago
AlleyWatch
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 6/29/26
2 months ago
AlleyWatch
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 5/4/26
4 months ago
Failory
Top 22 Venture Capital Firms in Santa Monica (2026)
8 months ago
Dallas Express
Mark Cuban-Backed Dallas Startup Raises $50M
11 months ago
FinTech Global
Yendo raises $50m to expand its AI credit platform
11 months ago
Dallas Innovates
Cuban-Backed, Dallas-Based Yendo Raises $50M Series B To Fuel Its AI Credit Platform
11 months ago
Coverager
Eventual raises $5 million
Jul 2025
FinTech Global
Digitt secures $50m from CoVenture to aid prime borrowers
Jul 2024
HousingWire
Rent reporting platform Boom raises $4.5M in seed round
May 2023
VatorNews
Startups in the billing space you need to know
Feb 2023
Crunchbase News
Forecast: VCs Stockpiled Record Funds This Year. Where Will All That 'Dry Powder' Go In 2023?
Dec 2022
Bloomberg Línea
Brazil-Based Kamino Raises $6.1M to Explore Infrastructure for Startups
Mar 2022
Crunchbase News
How Tiger Global, SoftBank Vision Fund And Insight Partners Changed The Venture Landscape In 2021
Dec 2021
FinSMEs
Clocktower Launches First Latin America Fintech Fund
Apr 2021
citybiz
Clocktower Launches First Latin America Financial Technology Fund
Apr 2021
PR Newswire
Cube Raises $5M Seed Round to Expand Next Generation Financial Planning & Analysis Platform
Aug 2020
Business Insider
11 fintech investors share advice they are giving startups to help them get through a market downturn and funding drought. 'This isn't measure 10 times and cut once. This is just make the cut.'
Apr 2020
Pulse 2.0
Clocktower Sets Up Second Financial Services Innovation Venture Fund At About $70 Million
Nov 2019
Los Angeles Business Journal
40 In Their 40’s: Ben Savage
Nov 2019
CFO.com
Business Credit Startup Nav Raises $44M From Goldman, Point72, Experian
Feb 2019
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