Class 5 Global
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Class 5 Global is a venture fund investing in the next generation of emerging market entrepreneurs.
- Total investments:
- 42
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 21%
- Fund size:
- $1.2M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Class 5 Global invests in
Stages Class 5 Global invests in
Countries Class 5 Global invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.4M–$8.5M
- Pre-Seed
- $300k–$5M
- Series A
- $8M–$23M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 13 (31%)
- Financial Services 11 (26%)
- E-Commerce 6 (14%)
- Payments 5 (12%)
- Real Estate 5 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 18 (43%)
- Series A 8 (19%)
- Pre-Seed 7 (17%)
- Series C 1 (2%)
Country
- United States 6 (14%)
- United Arab Emirates 4 (10%)
- Singapore 3 (7%)
- Nigeria 2 (5%)
- Saudi Arabia 2 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Joel Ayala
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
|
Co-Founder and Managing Partner | Total investments: 28 | Find email | |
Zach Finkelstein
Co-founder and Managing Partner
|
Co-founder and Managing Partner | Total investments: 4 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRKZ is a construction-tech company that provides a one-stop solution by selling building materials to contractors and builders. | $8M / Series A / Feb 09, 2025 | ||
| Invygo is MENA's first & largest car subscription service creating accessible mobility options through an all-inclusive monthly subscription, all in a seamless app-based experience.For consumers: we provide them access to passenger cars without any financial burdens through a customizable month-to-month subscription through a mobile appFor Dealers: through our technology, they get access to a new business model that helps them generate revenue and reduce their depreciation and operational cost The company was founded in 2018 by Eslam Hussein and Pulkit Ganjoo in Dubai, UAE. | $8M / Series A / Oct 23, 2024 | ||
| Ziina is a financial technology platform that offers digital payment and money transfer services for consumers, freelancers, and businesses in the UAE. Its services include peer-to-peer transfers, payment links, QR code payments, Tap to Pay functionality, digital wallets, and payment gateway tools for online businesses. | $22M / Series A / Sep 04, 2024 | ||
| Provides an API that allows fintechs around the world to open digital dollar accounts for their users to save and transact. | $8.5M / Seed / Jul 15, 2024 | ||
| Simple. Spending. Software.As above. But, more specifically, penny is a cloud-based Procure-To-Pay system. penny helps you digitize and manage your full procurement cycle from request to approval. Manage RFQs to vendors, compare quotations, send POs and even payment. penny was designed to make things easy and consolidate all of yourorganization’s spending needs into one intelligent system | $6.5M / Seed / Apr 15, 2024 | ||
| Provides an API that allows fintechs around the world to open digital dollar accounts for their users to save and transact. | $5.3M / Seed / Sep 13, 2023 | ||
| Field Materials is the world’s first material purchasing software powered by AI. General contractors and specialty subcontractors use Field Materials’ web and mobile apps to streamline their material procurement from requesting quotes during pre-construction to managing orders and deliveries to the construction site. Founded by serial entrepreneurswith successful exits, the company is backed by Blumberg Capital, Zacua Ventures, and senior executives from companies like Lowe’s and Google. For more information, please visit www.fieldmaterials.com. | $4.7M / Seed / Apr 06, 2023 | ||
| BRKZ is a construction-tech company that provides a one-stop solution by selling building materials to contractors and builders. | $5.6M / Seed / Jan 01, 2023 | ||
| Prota Games is the most popular eSports learning platform of Brazil with League of Legends and Fortnite Classes | $2M / Seed / Jun 10, 2022 | ||
| Koban is a fintech company that aims to reduce complexity and revolutionize the way money works in Latam. The majority of Latin Americans that remain unbanked and the existing banking customers deserve a better choice. They offer their users digital financial services that are easy to use, innovative and accessible to move, transact, save andunderstand money all in a highly secure digital platform. In Koban they put customers first. They are passionate about empowering people’s financial lives through technology and design and driven by their mission to promote financial inclusion in their countries. | $1.9M / Pre-Seed / May 01, 2022 | ||
| See all 42 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Class 5 Global invest in?
Class 5 Global invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 42 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Class 5 Global invest in?
Class 5 Global typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$8.5M at Seed, $300k–$5M at Pre-Seed and $8M–$23M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Class 5 Global's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Class 5 Global took part in.
How do I contact Class 5 Global?
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Who are the partners at Class 5 Global?
The team at Class 5 Global includes Joel Ayala (Co-Founder and Managing Partner) and Zach Finkelstein (Co-founder and Managing Partner). 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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