Melissa Guzy
Co-Founder and Managing Partner @ Arbor Ventures
Melissa Guzy is a Series A investor at Arbor Ventures focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Melissa is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Arbor Ventures with 25+ years of experience in venture capital and as an entrepreneur across Asia and Silicon Valley.Prior to Arbor Ventures, Melissa was Managing Director and Head of VantagePoint Asia, establishing VantagePoint's investment practice in the region. Prior investments includeFinisar (FNSR), NuCore (Mediatek), Pure Digital (Cisco), Oxford Semiconductor (PLX Technology) and iWatt (Dialogics)Melissa brings with her a unique set of global experience and perspective, with deep technological and innovation prowess anchored in an extensive international network.She currently sits on the boards of DemystData, Paidy, Quottly, and EverCompliant.Melissa is on the Board of the HKVCA and is Co-Chair of the HKVCA Venture Committee. She is a Hopkins Fellow and participated in the Women’s Leadership Program at Harvard University. She is a frequent guest lecturer on the venture capital industry at universities in both the US and Asia.As a thought leader in the global community, Melissa has been recognized as one of the ‘Top 100 Influencers in FinTech’, NxtBnk (2016) and an ‘AlwaysOn FinTech Power Player’ (2015 & 2016) and one of the Most Influential Women in Tech in Asia. Melissa attended Wellesley College and received a Master’s degree in Finance from the University of Florida. She is the author of the paper “Venture Capital Returns and Public Market Performance”.
- Total investments:
- 26
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 35%
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Industries Melissa Guzy invests in
Stages Melissa Guzy invests in
Countries Melissa Guzy invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 7 (27%)
- Financial Services 6 (23%)
- SaaS 4 (15%)
- Software 3 (12%)
- Information Technology 3 (12%)
Stage
- Series A 8 (31%)
- Series B 6 (23%)
- Series C 3 (12%)
- Seed 2 (8%)
- Funding Round 2 (8%)
Country
- United States 7 (27%)
- Japan 2 (8%)
- Israel 1 (4%)
- Hong Kong 1 (4%)
- United Arab Emirates 1 (4%)
Investments
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| InCountry AgentCloak powers data protection at the nexus of AI, identity, and sovereignty. Our products deliver AI data minimization and cross-border AI sovereignty for AI agents, profile data residency for Identity and Access Management solutions, and end-user data residency for enterprise apps and SaaS, including Salesforce and ServiceNow.Trusted by Global 2000 companies in life sciences, semiconductors, and financial services, InCountry proudly enables compliance with leading regulatory bodies, including the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority, and European Data Protection Authorities. | $10M / Sep 22, 2025 | ||
| tabby provides consumers across the GCC with the flexibility to pay for their online and in-store purchases in interest-free installments. tabby helps over 2,000 leading retailers grow their sales. | $200M / Series D / Nov 01, 2023 | ||
| tabby provides consumers across the GCC with the flexibility to pay for their online and in-store purchases in interest-free installments. tabby helps over 2,000 leading retailers grow their sales. | $58M / Series C / Jan 17, 2023 | ||
| Ready.net makes vertical SaaS for America's utility providers. | $10.5M / Series A / Oct 09, 2022 | ||
| tabby provides consumers across the GCC with the flexibility to pay for their online and in-store purchases in interest-free installments. tabby helps over 2,000 leading retailers grow their sales. | $54M / Series B / Mar 03, 2022 | ||
| Nomi Health is a direct health company that aims to reduce the cost of health care for employers and patients. It supports medical testing and self-insured healthcare plan administration. | $110M / Series A / Dec 08, 2021 | ||
| Hibob was founded in 2015 to modernize HR tech. Hibob's intuitive and data-driven platform, bob, was built for the way people work today: globally, remotely, and collaboratively. Since its launch, bob has achieved consecutive triple-digit year-over-year growth, and become the HRIS of choice for more than 1,000 modern, midsize and multinationalcompanies who understand that a powerful, agile HR tech suite is mission critical and a key driver of organizational success. Fast-growing companies across the globe rely upon bob to help HR and managers connect, engage, develop and retain top talent. | $150M / Series C / Oct 12, 2021 | ||
| tabby provides consumers across the GCC with the flexibility to pay for their online and in-store purchases in interest-free installments. tabby helps over 2,000 leading retailers grow their sales. | $50M / Series B / Aug 04, 2021 | ||
| Ready.net makes vertical SaaS for America's utility providers. | $4M / Seed / May 31, 2021 | ||
| Hibob was founded in 2015 to modernize HR tech. Hibob's intuitive and data-driven platform, bob, was built for the way people work today: globally, remotely, and collaboratively. Since its launch, bob has achieved consecutive triple-digit year-over-year growth, and become the HRIS of choice for more than 1,000 modern, midsize and multinationalcompanies who understand that a powerful, agile HR tech suite is mission critical and a key driver of organizational success. Fast-growing companies across the globe rely upon bob to help HR and managers connect, engage, develop and retain top talent. | $70M / Series B / Dec 10, 2020 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Arbor Ventures
Arbor Ventures invests in companies that leverage advanced technologies to facilitate, broaden or fundamentally change the way financial services are served, consumed, and managed. The firm's partners bring extensive sector and market knowledge, together with vast strategic networks, creating a unique platform to recruit world-class boardmembers, investors, and strategic partners from across the globe. Arbor’s global perspective allows it to accelerate impact and reach globally.
Arbor Ventures Contacts
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Melissa Guzy
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
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Stephanie Zepeda
Principal
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Daisuke Dan Nagayama
Partner & Director of Japan at Arbor Ventures
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Khaled Lababidi
Partner
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Wei Hopeman
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
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What does Melissa Guzy invest in?
Melissa Guzy invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and SaaS startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 26 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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