EJF Capital LLC, an Arlington, VA-based global alternative asset management firm, closed EJF Ventures Fund LP with approximately $104m in capital commitments.
The fund received support from both new and existing EJF investors.
EJF Ventures seeks to invest in early-stage financial technology companies developing products poised for broad adoption across the financial services industry, with a particular emphasis on blockchain infrastructure, bank technology, and wealth management and capital markets software.
The fund provides strategic guidance and capital to entrepreneurial start-ups focused on innovative solutions across real-time payments, data analytics and harmonization, risk management, customer acquisition, and other mission critical functions within financial institutions.
Since its inception in January 2022, the fund has invested in twelve early-stage companies in the US, UK, and Israel operating across financial services sub-sectors including payments infrastructure, enterprise risk management, capital markets access, small business lending, and consumer financial services.
The vehicle has global remit, with international efforts led by London-based EJF Ventures Partner Michael Cherepnin. It is also led by Jonathan Bresler, Managing Partner.
FinSMEs
22/09/2023