# Martin Kassing

> Martin Kassing is a pre-seed investor backing FinTech and Banking. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-kassing/?originalSubdomain=de
- Website: https://www.upvest.co
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/martin.kassing.9

Martin Kassing is a pre-seed investor in San Francisco focused on FinTech and Banking. Martin Kassing is based out of Berlin, Berlin and is the CEO & Co-Founder of Upvest. He previously worked as a CPO at FinLeap. Martin Kassing attended the University of Hamburg.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 100% |
| Banking | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Outsourcing | 1 | 50% |
| Developer APIs | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 1 | 50% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Porters | Porters is an AI-native outsourcing platform that helps banks and fintechs automate their operations. | $3.2M | Pre-Seed | Feb 11, 2026 | https://www.withporters.com/ |
| Flanks | Flanks is a wealth management technology company that provides a data platform for financial advisors, wealth managers, banks, family offices, and other financial institutions. Its platform aggregates data from banks, brokers, custodians, and alternative asset providers, then standardizes, reconciles, and enriches information across financial andnon-financial assets. Flanks also provides portfolio dashboards, wealth reports, financial simulations, investor portals, and AI-based tools for portfolio analysis and advisory workflows. | $7.8M | Series A | Oct 17, 2023 | https://www.flanks.io/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/earlybird-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [4Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4founders-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JME Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fundacin-jos-manuel-entrecanales) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Seedcamp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seedcamp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [4Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seedrocket-4founders-capital-scr-pyme) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Martin Kassing invest in?

Martin Kassing invests primarily in FinTech, Banking and Software startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Martin Kassing?

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### When did Martin Kassing last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Martin Kassing closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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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