John C. Morris
Founder and Managing Partner @ Nyca Partners
New York, United States
John C. Morris is a Series A investor at Nyca Partners in New York focused on Financial Services and FinTech. Hans Morris is the Founder and Managing Partner of Nyca Partners, a venture capital and advisory firm focusing on financial technology. He is director of portfolio companies Lending Club and Cardworks, as well as a director of KCG, XP Investimentos, and Oak Hill Advisors, which are portfolio companies of General Atlantic. He was a managingdirector at General Atlantic from 2010 to 2014 and continues as a special advisor.John Morris served as President of Visa Inc. from 2007-2009, joining Visa as it undertook a reorganization which merged several separate businesses into a new company. In March of 2008, Visa completed an offering of 51% of the company for $19.7 billion. John Morris' primary responsibilities included managing all of the markets in which Visa did business, and all sales and marketing.John Morris previously spent 27 years at Citigroup and its predecessor companies in several operating and management roles. In his final position, he was CFO and head of finance, technology and operations for Citi Markets and Banking, the global institutional and capital markets businesses of Citigroup. From 2000 until 2002, he was Vice Chairman, Chief Operating Officer, and Head of Client Management of the Investment Banking Division at Salomon Smith Barney, and for more than 10 years he was the head of the financial institutions group within the investment bank.John Morris graduated from Dartmouth College and serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, Chairman of the Board of Overseers of the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College, and a Trustee of Jacobs Pillow.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 40%
Last updated:
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Industries John C. Morris invests in
Stages John C. Morris invests in
Countries John C. Morris invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Series A
- $9M–$12M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 4 (80%)
- FinTech 2 (40%)
- Finance 2 (40%)
- Payments 2 (40%)
- Apps 1 (20%)
Stage
- Series A 3 (60%)
- Seed 1 (20%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (20%)
Country
- United States 4 (80%)
- Brazil 1 (20%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| NeoSpace is a financial technology firm dedicated to revolutionizing the way individuals and businesses interact with their finances. | $18M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 28, 2025 | ||
| smartrr provides mobile-first design, smart retention, email and SMS for subscription management, easy translations, copy overrides, passwordless login, cohort analysis, retention metrics, and marketing banner services. | Seed / Nov 13, 2020 | ||
| Treasury Prime is a Banking-as-a-Service company that connects banks and FinTechs through an API. Its full integration into core banking systems gives developers access to a wide range of banking services from opening accounts to making payments to issuing cards. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $9M / Series A / May 05, 2020 | ||
| Digit is a finance app that analyzes your spending habits and automatically saves the perfect amount every day. The platform automates the day-to-day work of managing money so you don’t have to think about it. They help eliminate the stress and anxiety people feel about their finances while helping them build a proven foundation for the futurethey’re trying to achieve. Digit keeps your money socked away in a separate account and your savings will depend on a number of variables, including how much money you keep in your checking account and what your saving and spending pattern. Their technology combines machine learning and behavioral psychology to provide a financial assistant you can trust to work toward your goals while you spend your time and effort on what’s most meaningful in your life. It saves the amount of money every day based on your spending and income and tells you the intelligent timeline for achieving them. Digit was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. | $11.3M / Series A / Jun 11, 2015 | ||
| About OrchardOrchard Platform has built a centralized marketplace where loan originators and institutional investors can come together to explore and evaluate opportunities for funding, buying, and selling loans. By providing a global network of institutional buyers and sellers with high-quality data services, advanced analytics and reporting,and robust capital management tools through an innovative, end-to-end platform, Orchard has created a smarter way for participants in the private credit markets to interact, evaluate deals, and move forward with simple and complex transactions more efficiently.Orchard Platform does not provide legal advice, tax advice, or accounting advice. Before making any investment or executing any transaction, you should consult with your legal, tax, and accounting advisors with respect to the suitability, value, and risk of such investment or transaction. Investment advisory services are provided to clients by Orchard Platform Advisors, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in New York, N.Y.Orchard produces the Orchard U.S. Consumer Marketplace Lending Index—the only industry-wide direct lending performance benchmark—and has been named one of the Next Billion Dollar Startups by Forbes. The commentary and insights posted on its blog, and the data and research available to everyone on its platform, have cemented Orchard as a thought leader in its industry. For more information, visit www.orchardplatform.com.About Orchard Platform Markets, LLCOrchard Platform Markets, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orchard App Inc., and is an SEC-registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC. The mission of Orchard Platform Markets, LLC is to provide a transparent, technologically optimized platform for loan originators and institutional investors to safely and securely connect, evaluate potential deals, and move forward with multiple types of transactions. For more information, visit www.orchardplatformmarkets.com. | $12M / Series A / Oct 21, 2014 |
Co-Investors
About Nyca Partners
Nyca Partners is a venture capital and advisory firm that focuses on the fintech sector. The firm connects innovative companies to financial institutions and technology companies as well as expert individuals as investors and advisors. Nyca Partners was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, United States.
Nyca Partners Contacts
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Chris Clark
Limited Partner and Advisor
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Jasleen Kaur
Principal and Investor
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Max Liebeskind
Senior Investment Associate
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Thomas Miglis
Investment Partner
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Greta Sacre
Senior Associate
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FAQ
What does John C. Morris invest in?
John C. Morris invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 5 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 John C. Morris invest in?
John C. Morris typically joins rounds of $9M–$12M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not John C. Morris's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds John C. Morris took part in.
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When did John C. Morris last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for John C. Morris closed in Jan 2025. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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