Nikolay Kostov
Partner @ Ribbit Capital
Palo Alto, United States
Nikolay Kostov is a Series A investor at Ribbit Capital in Palo Alto focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Prior to Ribbit, Nikolay worked for six years at Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Division in New York, rising from Analyst to Associate, first in the General Industrials Group and most recently, the Global Technology Group. While at Morgan Stanley, he worked with companies in the aerospace & defense, car & equipment rental, machinery,engineering and construction, and Internet and software sectors. Nikolay was involved in the execution of over $10Bn in transactions, including public equity offerings, investment grade and high yield debt offerings, and strategic M&A assignments.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 29%
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Industries Nikolay Kostov invests in
Stages Nikolay Kostov invests in
Countries Nikolay Kostov invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 3 (43%)
- Financial Services 3 (43%)
- B2B 1 (14%)
- Banking 1 (14%)
- Lending 1 (14%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (29%)
- Seed 1 (14%)
- Series B 1 (14%)
- Series C 1 (14%)
- Series D 1 (14%)
Country
- Brazil 2 (29%)
- South Korea 1 (14%)
- United States 1 (14%)
Investments
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| Cora is a digital bank for self-employed and small & medium enterprises. The company is currently operating in closed beta and plans to launch its first product, a free SME-only mobile account. Cora will later release a portfolio of payments, credit-related products, and financial management tools that are currently being developed. They havedeveloped a modern platform that offers a cheaper and simpler service, freeing entrepreneurs from the bureaucracy and repetitive work that usually involves day-to-day finance.Cora was founded by Igor Senra Magalhães and Leonardo Soares Barbosa Mendes and is headquartered in São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. | $116.3M / Series B / Aug 24, 2021 | ||
| We are an investment brokerage and wealth management firm that provides access to the best investments in the market. We are the pioneering firm to implement in Brazil the goal-based investment model, utilized by the ultra-high-net-worth individuals overseas. We provide a comprehensive experience tailored to the specific life stage of eachinvestor. Our unique proposition lies in our complete alignment with your objectives, as we operate under a model that safeguards clients against a prevalent market concern: conflicts of interest. | $56.1M / Series C / Apr 28, 2021 | ||
| Cora is a digital bank for self-employed and small & medium enterprises. The company is currently operating in closed beta and plans to launch its first product, a free SME-only mobile account. Cora will later release a portfolio of payments, credit-related products, and financial management tools that are currently being developed. They havedeveloped a modern platform that offers a cheaper and simpler service, freeing entrepreneurs from the bureaucracy and repetitive work that usually involves day-to-day finance.Cora was founded by Igor Senra Magalhães and Leonardo Soares Barbosa Mendes and is headquartered in São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. | $26.5M / Series A / Apr 05, 2021 | ||
| Toss is a South Korea-based mobile financial service platform operated by fintech startup Viva Republica.Its application offers peer-to-peer money transfers, manages credit scores and bank accounts, access loan and insurance plans, split bill options, QR payment and other similar services that enable users to manage their finance.Toss wasestablished in 2011 by Seunggun Lee in Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi. | $80M / Series D / Dec 10, 2018 | ||
| dv01 is the world’s first end-to-end data management, reporting and analytics platform offering loan level transparency and insight into lending markets, making them more efficient for institutional investors and safer for the world. In a nutshell, we’re doing our part to prevent a repeat of 2008.As the technological hub between lenders andcapital markets, dv01 provides all parties with unprecedented data transparency, insight, and analytics. dv01 has integrated data from 16 marketplace lending platforms, including LendingClub, Prosper and SoFi and multiple mortgage servicers. To date, dv01 has provided reporting and analytics on $105 billion of online lending and mortgage loans and $35 billion of securitization coverage. | $5.5M / Series A / Sep 13, 2017 | ||
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About Ribbit Capital
Ribbit Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on companies operating in the financial services and financial technology sectors. The firm invests in businesses that are building infrastructure, platforms, or tools that aim to transform how financial services are delivered, accessed, or experienced. Ribbit Capital engages with startupsacross areas such as lending, payments, insurance, banking, and digital assets.
Ribbit Capital Contacts
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Meyer Malka
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Nikolay Kostov
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Ray Chua
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Sigal Mandelker
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Tessa Savakus
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What does Nikolay Kostov invest in?
Nikolay Kostov invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and B2B startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Nikolay Kostov closed in Aug 2021. Shizune tracks 7 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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