Frank Sica
Angel Investor
New York, United States
Frank Sica is a Series A investor in New York focused on FinTech and Software. Frank Sica has been a managing partner at Tailwind Capital since 2005.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Frank Sica invests in
FinTechSoftwareArtificial IntelligenceFinanceFinancial Services
Stages Frank Sica invests in
Series ASeedSeries BConvertible NoteVenture - Series Unknown
Countries Frank Sica invests in
United StatesUnited Kingdom
Round sizes
Seed $395k–$2MSeries A $4.2M–$15MSeries B $3.6M–$37M
Round size
- Seed
- $395k–$2M
- Series A
- $4.2M–$15M
- Series B
- $3.6M–$37M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 5 (42%)
- Software 5 (42%)
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (33%)
- Finance 3 (25%)
- Financial Services 3 (25%)
Stage
- Series A 4 (33%)
- Seed 3 (25%)
- Series B 2 (17%)
- Convertible Note 2 (17%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (8%)
Country
- United States 8 (67%)
- United Kingdom 1 (8%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Rhino Federated Computing
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Our mission is to empower medical AI researchers and developers by unlocking the world's disparate data sets using Federated Learning. | Series A / May 22, 2025 | |
Rhino Federated Computing
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Rhino Federated Computing solves one of the biggest challenges in AI: seamlessly connecting siloed data through federated computing. The Rhino Federated Computing Platform (RhinoFCP) serves as the ‘data collaboration tech stack’, extending from providing computing resources to data preparation & discoverability, to model development &monitoring — all in a secure, privacy-preserving environment. To do this, Rhino FCP offers flexible architecture (multi-cloud and on-prem hardware), end-to-end data management workflows (multimodal data, schema definition, harmonization, and visualization), privacy enhancing technologies (e.g., differential privacy), and allows for the secure deployment of custom code & 3rd party applications via persistent data pipelines. Rhino is trusted by >60 leading organizations worldwide — including 14 of 20 of Newsweek’s ‘Best Smart Hospitals’ and top 20 global biopharma companies — and is leveraging this foundation for financial services, ecommerce, and beyond. The company is headquartered in Boston, with an R&D center in Tel Aviv. | $15M / Series A / May 22, 2025 | |
WaveBL
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WaveBL is a digital platform using proprietary blockchain technology to transfer electronically trade documents. The WaveBL solution enables the instant, encrypted, and authenticated transfer of electronic Bills of Lading and related trade documents. The platform complies with universal processes and regulations in use. The platform is designed tomeet the needs of all parties involved in trade, including shipping companies, agents, brokers, and banks. WaveBL has strong alliances with leading companies in global trade to drive faster digitalization and adoption. | $37M / Series B / Jun 06, 2023 | |
Tallarium
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Tallarium uses AI to provide enterprise data solutions and to enable the largest global traders making more informed trading decisions. | $4.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 01, 2020 | |
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WaveBL
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WaveBL is a digital platform using proprietary blockchain technology to transfer electronically trade documents. The WaveBL solution enables the instant, encrypted, and authenticated transfer of electronic Bills of Lading and related trade documents. The platform complies with universal processes and regulations in use. The platform is designed tomeet the needs of all parties involved in trade, including shipping companies, agents, brokers, and banks. WaveBL has strong alliances with leading companies in global trade to drive faster digitalization and adoption. | $5.3M / Series A / Sep 19, 2019 | |
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WaveBL
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WaveBL is a digital platform using proprietary blockchain technology to transfer electronically trade documents. The WaveBL solution enables the instant, encrypted, and authenticated transfer of electronic Bills of Lading and related trade documents. The platform complies with universal processes and regulations in use. The platform is designed tomeet the needs of all parties involved in trade, including shipping companies, agents, brokers, and banks. WaveBL has strong alliances with leading companies in global trade to drive faster digitalization and adoption. | $1.8M / Seed / Nov 27, 2016 | |
firstAI
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firstAI harnesses user intelligence to extract information from interpretation intensive documentation. Their product can be used across financial services. | $1.4M / Convertible Note / Jul 29, 2016 | |
CardFlight
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CardFlight is committed to making payment acceptance easy for business owners. SwipeSimple, our signature product, is used by more than 50,000 small business across the US. Ten of the top 30 merchant acquirers in the US recommend SwipeSimple because the products easy for businesses to use. CardFlight takes pride in building SaaS solutions that areahead of the curve in technology, reliability, and user experience. Delivering simple payment solutions and quick response to industry shifts, has made us one of the fastest growing companies in America. To learn more about our company and team, visit www.cardflight.comFrom iOS and Android apps to a Virtual Terminal to EMV and NFC contactless card readers, SwipeSimple products offer just what small businesses need. CardFlight is a PCI Level 1 compliant service provider supporting all major US processors.CardFlight takes pride in building and maintaining solutions that are a step ahead of the curve in technology, reliability, and user experience. As the US leader in EMV Quick Chip enablement, CardFlight makes it easy, accessible, and secure for partners and merchants to accept payments. | $4.2M / Series A / Oct 08, 2015 | |
Estimize
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Estimize is an online crowdsourcing platform that shares and reviews fundamental financial estimates from independent, buy-side, and sell-side analysts, along with those of private investors and students. It acts as an online community and discussion forum for hedge funds and asset management professionals to interact and get a true view of marketexpectations. Estimize is also available on major financial research platforms such as Bloomberg, Quantopian, and more. The platform was launched in 2011 and its operations are based in New York, United States. | $3.6M / Series B / Jul 15, 2015 | |
HERE
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OpenFin enables financial desktops with the same app distribution, security, and interoperability capabilities as iOS and Android.OpenFin offers a desktop application to run outside the browser, generate real-time applications, desktop notifications, tear-outs, docking support, create custom title bars and frames, animation effects, maintainwindow size and position, and secure communications. The world’s largest banks and trading platforms use OpenFin to deploy desktop applications both in-house and to their buy-side and sell-side customers. OpenFin investors include Bain Capital Ventures, DRW Ventures, J.P. Morgan, NEX Group’s fintech investment business Euclid Opportunities, Nyca Partners and Pivot Investment Partners, and an elite group of financial industry executives. The company is based in New York with offices in London. | $3M / Convertible Note / Apr 22, 2015 | |
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2 deals together
Accomplice
1 deal together
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1 deal together
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FAQ
What does Frank Sica invest in?
Frank Sica invests primarily in FinTech, Software and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Frank Sica's check size?
Frank Sica typically joins rounds of $395k–$2M at Seed, $4.2M–$15M at Series A and $3.6M–$37M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Frank Sica participates in.
When did Frank Sica last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Frank Sica closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 12 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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