Financial Technology Partners
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Financial Technology Partners is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Financial Services and FinTech. Financial Technology Partners LP and FTP Securities LLC ("FT Partners") is the only investment banking firm focused exclusively on the financial technology sector. They broadly define the sector as the dynamic convergence of technology-based solutions and financial services. FT Partners was recently recognized as "Dealmaker of theYear" and "Investment Banking Firm of the Year" by The M&A Advisor.The firm was founded by Steve McLaughlin, Managing Partner, formerly a senior investment banker in Goldman Sachs & Co.'s Financial Technology Group and Financial Institutions Group in New York and San Francisco. The firm's Founder and senior bankers are all highly experienced investment bankers formerly with the financial technology, M&A and investment banking groups of Goldman Sachs & Co in New York, San Francisco, London and Los Angeles.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 57%
Last updated:
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Industries Financial Technology Partners invests in
Stages Financial Technology Partners invests in
Countries Financial Technology Partners invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 5 (71%)
- FinTech 3 (43%)
- Payments 2 (29%)
- Blockchain 2 (29%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (29%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (29%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (29%)
- Seed 1 (14%)
- Series B 1 (14%)
- Corporate Round 1 (14%)
Country
- United States 3 (43%)
- Canada 1 (14%)
- United Kingdom 1 (14%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Daniil Danilov
FinTech Investment Banking
|
FinTech Investment Banking | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Dean Casalena
VP of Engineering
|
VP of Engineering | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Steve McLaughlin
Founder, CEO & Managing Partner
|
Founder, CEO & Managing Partner | Total investments: 7 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model ML is an artificial intelligence platform for private equity firms and investment banks. | $75M / Series A / Nov 24, 2025 | ||
| The world's first multi-asset and programmable bank | $39M / Series A / Oct 23, 2025 | ||
| Stablecorp is a Canadian fintech firm building bank-grade blockchain technology. | $3.6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 24, 2025 | ||
| Car IQ’s cutting-edge payments platform eliminates the credit card completely and connects your vehicle directly to merchants to make secure payments. Car IQ integrates with existing tech stacks and uses telematics and vehicle data to provide fleets with detailed vehicle insights, enabling them to monitor each transaction and prevent fraud. Car IQconsolidates all transactions into a single ledger, reducing reconciliation and enabling fleets to manage their spending more effectively. | $8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 29, 2025 | ||
| The world's first multi-asset and programmable bank | $5.2M / Seed / Dec 13, 2023 | ||
| Forge Global is a private securities marketplace that serves the complex and emerging needs of the private market ecosystem by forging new connections through its technology, data, and expertise. Founded in 2014, the firm empowers investors and shareholders by facilitating liquidity in the private markets. Forge is backed by top Silicon Valleyinvestors and large, global institutions including Deutsche Börse, Temasek, Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas, FT Partners, Draper Associates, Peter Thiel, Munich Re Ventures, and LUN Partners Group. | $50M / Series B / Jul 25, 2018 | ||
| Central Payment is a leading national Merchant Service Provider, providing best in class service, product technology and pricing. | $70M / Corporate Round / Feb 02, 2017 |
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FAQ
What does Financial Technology Partners invest in?
Financial Technology Partners invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Payments startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Financial Technology Partners?
The team at Financial Technology Partners includes Daniil Danilov (FinTech Investment Banking), Dean Casalena (VP of Engineering) and Steve McLaughlin (Founder, CEO & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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