# Charles Bains

> Charles Bains is a Series A investor at ReadWrite Labs backing FinTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: ReadWrite Labs
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kyleellicott
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/kyleellicott

Charles Bains is a Series A investor at ReadWrite Labs in San Francisco focused on FinTech and Big Data. Investor & Operator in Web3, Blockchain, Decentralized Applications (DApps)

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Big Data | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pngme | Pngme, they believe everyone deserves equal access to finance. Their platform enables this by making the process of collecting, analyzing, and using financial data by financial institutions frictionless and simple. Banks, Fintechs, and Credit Bureaus use our platform to create innovative financial products for un/underserved people. Theirplatform enables one-click data sharing, real-time insights, and credit scoring. Pngme is on a mission to give ownership of data back to people, thereby giving equal access to finance and enabling wealth creation for billions of people. | $15M | Series A | Aug 17, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aruwa Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aruwa-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EchoVC Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/echovc-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Future Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lateral Frontiers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lateral-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Octopus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/octopus-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Raptor Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raptorgroup) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About ReadWrite Labs

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

ReadWrite Labs is a computer software that helps businesses and companies to grow and serves as a research analyst for the internet of things industry. Its software specializes in digital transformation, mobility, infrastructure, and the internet of things. ReadWrite Labs was founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

5 contacts available at ReadWrite Labs.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alim Jaffer | ReadWrite Labs Alumni | — |
| Avery Lu | Mentor | — |
| Charles Bains | Founder | — |
| Philippe Cases | CEO | — |
| Redg Snodgrass | Co-Founder & CEO | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Charles Bains invest in?

Charles Bains invests primarily in FinTech, Big Data and Software startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Charles Bains?

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### When did Charles Bains last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Charles Bains closed in Aug 2021. Shizune tracks 1 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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