# Accion

> Accion is a VC fund in Cambridge backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 31 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cambridge, United States
- Total investments: 31
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 48%
- Fund size: $159M
- Last fund: Oct 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/15885
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/accion_global
- Website: http://www.accion.org
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ACCION.International

Accion is a global nonprofit that gives people access to financial tools needed to improve lives.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Accion. Shizune tracks 17 team members at Accion. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/accion-international?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $397k–$2.4M |
| Series A | $2M–$9.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 15 | 48% |
| Financial Services | 15 | 48% |
| Finance | 6 | 19% |
| Credit | 4 | 13% |
| Lending | 4 | 13% |

37 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 6 | 19% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 16% |
| Seed | 4 | 13% |
| Series B | 4 | 13% |
| Series C | 3 | 10% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 12 | 39% |
| United States | 3 | 10% |
| Mexico | 2 | 6% |
| Colombia | 2 | 6% |
| Chile | 1 | 3% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brian A. Kuwik | Chief Regional Officer, Africa | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-a-kuwik |
| Diego Guzman | Vicepresident Latin American operations | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diego-guzman |
| Elisabeth Rhyne | Managing Director, Center for Financial Inclusion | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elisabeth-rhyne |
| Esteban A. Altschul | COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/esteban-a-altschul |
| Garrett Jaso | Research Specialist, Center for Financial Inclusion | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/garrett-jaso |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FlexiLoans | FlexiLoans is an online lending platform started with an endeavour to solve the problem that SMEs face in accessing Quick, Flexible and Adequate funds for growing their Businesses. Over 80% of Loan proposals from SMEs currently are rejected by institutional channels on account of inadequate financial history or collaterals. With the fast andubiquitous digital adoption in India and increased avenues to leverage data analytics, they are standing on the verge of Banking transformation in this country which will help us efficiently cater to the large untapped and unserved demand. They wish to make the ‘social and alternative scoring’ of SMEs and Individuals a big opportunity for the economy that will far out place the limited insights that financial bureau provide. They believe our technology-powered online marketplace is the best model to meet the financial requirements of SME’s who do not have credit history and hence cannot avail loans from traditional banking channels. | $43.9M | Series C | Jun 11, 2025 |  |
| Banco Contactar | Banco Contactar provides a wide range of financial products and services aimed at promoting economic growth and development. The company focuses on offering microcredit solutions to support small businesses, particularly in rural areas. Banco Contactar also provides tools for managing and mitigating social, environmental, and climate change risks.The company is committed to helping customers achieve their financial goals through various channels and contact methods. | $15M |  | Nov 21, 2024 |  |
| First Circle | First Circle exists to radically improve the course of opportunity for SMEs across South East Asia; to help business owners achieve growth beyond their wildest dreams; to expand their First Circle past their family and friends.They are creating great technology which allows us to bring together the best businesses. We provide them with thefunding and support they need to grow for many years to come.They do this with a simple online account, advanced data analytics, dedicated customer success representatives, and a community of business owners complete with a host of useful resources. | $7M |  | Oct 03, 2024 |  |
| First Circle | First Circle exists to radically improve the course of opportunity for SMEs across South East Asia; to help business owners achieve growth beyond their wildest dreams; to expand their First Circle past their family and friends.They are creating great technology which allows us to bring together the best businesses. We provide them with thefunding and support they need to grow for many years to come.They do this with a simple online account, advanced data analytics, dedicated customer success representatives, and a community of business owners complete with a host of useful resources. | $7M | Series B | Oct 03, 2024 |  |
| FlexiLoans | FlexiLoans is an online lending platform started with an endeavour to solve the problem that SMEs face in accessing Quick, Flexible and Adequate funds for growing their Businesses. Over 80% of Loan proposals from SMEs currently are rejected by institutional channels on account of inadequate financial history or collaterals. With the fast andubiquitous digital adoption in India and increased avenues to leverage data analytics, they are standing on the verge of Banking transformation in this country which will help us efficiently cater to the large untapped and unserved demand. They wish to make the ‘social and alternative scoring’ of SMEs and Individuals a big opportunity for the economy that will far out place the limited insights that financial bureau provide. They believe our technology-powered online marketplace is the best model to meet the financial requirements of SME’s who do not have credit history and hence cannot avail loans from traditional banking channels. | $34.5M | Series C | Sep 10, 2024 |  |
| Agrizy | Agrizy is developing a tech-first platform to bridge the processed agri supply chain. | $9.8M | Series A | Aug 05, 2024 |  |
| Amartha | Amartha is a financial technology company that connects micro and SME business partners with investors. | $17.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 18, 2024 |  |
| IKF Finance | IKF Finance provider of asset management services designed to provide financial services. | $30.5M | Private Equity | Apr 05, 2023 |  |
| Fisdom | Fisdom is an automated investment service provider that manages a personalized online investment account. The personal finance startup also provides personalized investment recommendations. It plans to monetize by charging a commission from financial services companies and mutual funds. | $13.8M | Series C | Jun 30, 2022 |  |
| Annapurna Finance | Annapurna Finance is a microfinance venture that works for the financial and economic upliftment of underserved and unreached women. The company's purpose is the growth of the microfinance operation in the areas which are still away from the formal financial system of the economy and offer livelihood support to the poor households by providingfinancial and technical support to build up the entrepreneurial skill for the effective undertaking of business activities. It brings economically backward clients to the mainstream, offering need based financial services at its doorstep. | $34.8M | Private Equity | Dec 28, 2021 |  |

10 of 31 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Accion invest in?

Accion invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Finance startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 31 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Accion's check size?

Accion typically joins rounds of $397k–$2.4M at Seed and $2M–$9.8M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Accion participates in.

### How do I contact Accion?

Public channels for Accion include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Accion?

The team at Accion includes Brian A. Kuwik (Chief Regional Officer, Africa), Diego Guzman (Vicepresident Latin American operations) and Elisabeth Rhyne (Managing Director, Center for Financial Inclusion), among 17 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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