# Common Ocean Ventures

> Common Ocean Ventures is a VC fund in New York backing SaaS and Banking. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/commonoceanvc
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/commonoceanvc
- Website: https://www.commonocean.co

Common Ocean Ventures is a VC fund in New York focused on SaaS and Banking. Common Ocean Ventures invests in fintech founders that empower people to reach a brighter financial future.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Banking | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alexandra Mihaescu | Co-Founder, Principal and Partner | 0 | — |
| Igor Ulis | Managing Partner | 1 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Docsumo | Docsumo is a data entry automation software. It captures data from documents such as invoices, receipts & forms and feeds that data directly to CRM, ERP & accounting software. It reduces the time spent on data entry and increases the accuracy of the captured data. Using AI, Docsumo eliminates the need for manual setup or templates. It is assimple as uploading or emailing your documents to Google Drive and sending the captured data to your ERP & accounting software with the click of a button. | $3.5M | Seed | Mar 03, 2022 |  |
| upSWOT | UpSWOT is a fintech platform that enables banks to connect, collect, and normalize data from business software tools they regularly use.The company's technology serves financial institutions to help them build loyalty and grow engagement among their SMB clients. Its platform is a white-labeled portal deployed into customers’ private cloudand connected with the online banking application. Using an approach similar to Plaid, SMBs connect their data for continuous, API-enabled access to QuickBooks, Xero, Salesforce, and 120+ other business-critical SaaS applications. Data is aggregated in real-time and thousands of signals are analyzed to help SMBs better understand the health of their businesses via interactive dashboards. On the back-end, Upswot surfaces meaningful data for relationship managers to upsell the right products and services while building more meaningful and longer-lasting relationships.The Berkeley, Califoria-located company was co-founded by Aleksander Simeiko, Andrey Davydchuk, Dmitriy Syvolap, and Dmitry Norenko in 2019. | $4.3M | Seed | Mar 15, 2021 |  |
| upSWOT | UpSWOT is a fintech platform that enables banks to connect, collect, and normalize data from business software tools they regularly use.The company's technology serves financial institutions to help them build loyalty and grow engagement among their SMB clients. Its platform is a white-labeled portal deployed into customers’ private cloudand connected with the online banking application. Using an approach similar to Plaid, SMBs connect their data for continuous, API-enabled access to QuickBooks, Xero, Salesforce, and 120+ other business-critical SaaS applications. Data is aggregated in real-time and thousands of signals are analyzed to help SMBs better understand the health of their businesses via interactive dashboards. On the back-end, Upswot surfaces meaningful data for relationship managers to upsell the right products and services while building more meaningful and longer-lasting relationships.The Berkeley, Califoria-located company was co-founded by Aleksander Simeiko, Andrey Davydchuk, Dmitriy Syvolap, and Dmitry Norenko in 2019. | $4.3M | Seed | Mar 15, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- First Southern National Bank — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [SpeedUp Venture Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/speedup-venture-capital-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Arbor Realty Trust — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Better Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/better-capital-e839) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CFV Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cfv-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fifth Wall](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fifth-wall-ventures-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Common Ocean Ventures invest in?

Common Ocean Ventures invests primarily in SaaS, Banking and FinTech startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Common Ocean Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Common Ocean Ventures?

The team at Common Ocean Ventures includes Alexandra Mihaescu (Co-Founder, Principal and Partner) and Igor Ulis (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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