We are an early-stage technology venture capital fund backing founders building AI-first enterprise software for the Financial Services industry.
Our investment thesis is built on our deep legacy in the technology research and consulting industry, a platform that brings together over 70 years of global experience in technology consulting and research.
Our GP and Operating Partners are credited with creating the region’s only Financial Services Tech Lab, which, since 2017, has successfully guided and accelerated 60+ FinTechs, helping them scale and expand internationally.
Not many investors understand enterprise software as deeply as we do. The fund is dedicated to backing Financial Services SaaS companies, powered by the expertise and track record of our wider platform. Our unique edge is in our ability to deliver transformational value to founders, combining the GP’s experience with the Cedar legacy platform’s 70+ years of practitioner and domain expertise. We make capital work like no other.
The fund is independently structured, follows a classic LP-GP model, and is backed by leading institutional and family office investors across the region.
Our investment strategy stands on a strong foundation
Multiple global banking software companies have scaled in our FinTech Labs. An area of our core expertise and right to win.
We enter early-stage but at revenue-stage when at least 1-2 paying enterprise clients exist. This mitigates some risk. Additionally, our ability to value-create and supercharge GTM is unique. This excites us.
Software and Banking veterans with complimentary skillsets, building product-oriented companies. Strong unit economics and a path to profitability are natural.
Enterprise software for Financial Services is geography agnostic. Our ability to take portfolio companies to dollar-revenue markets such as the Middle East and Europe is a key investment factor.
Formal partnerships with key financial institutions and ecosystems in the region
