# Patriot Financial Partners

> Patriot Financial Partners is a VC fund backing Financial Services. See 22 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Philadelphia, United States
- Total investments: 22
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 59%
- Fund size: $365M
- Last fund: May 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/patriot-financial-partners
- Website: http://www.patriotfp.com/

Patriot Financial Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in community banks, thrifts, and financial services.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 9 | 41% |
| Banking | 8 | 36% |
| FinTech | 7 | 32% |
| Finance | 5 | 23% |
| Payments | 3 | 14% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 5 | 23% |
| Series A | 4 | 18% |
| Series B | 3 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 9% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 2 | 9% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| David Honold | Principal | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-j-honold |
| Dolores M. Lare | Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dolores-m-lare |
| Ira Lubert | Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ira-m-lubert |
| James Deutsch | Senior partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-f-deutsch |
| James Murphy | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-j-murphy |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EnFi | EnFi accelerate complex credit analysis and risk monitoring services. | $15M | Series A | Feb 04, 2026 |  |
| Newtek Business Services | Newtek is a brand of Newtek Business Services Corp. (NEWT: NASDAQ). Newtek Business Services has been in business for over thirteen years, servicing over 100,000 business accounts in all 50 states. Newtek aims to provide real-time, state-of-the-art content and business services in order to become the definitive destination for business ownersacross the United States. | $10M | Post-IPO Equity | Sep 16, 2025 |  |
| Grasshopper Bank | Grasshopper is a fast-paced startup that will change the face of fintech. We're led by industry heavyweights who have over 200 years of combined experience in commercial banking and financial services.Grasshopper is a digital bank serving founders, their companies, and the investors supporting them across the innovation economy. It makesbanking simple, secure, effortless and transparent. | $46.6M | Private Equity | Aug 05, 2025 |  |
| Core10 | Core10 aims to bring jobs back to the heartland by connecting West Virginia’s growing community of developers, analysts, and quality assurance experts with the enterprises transforming the $20-billion fintech space on a global scale. | $6.5M | Series B | Jan 19, 2023 |  |
| Grasshopper Bank | Grasshopper is a fast-paced startup that will change the face of fintech. We're led by industry heavyweights who have over 200 years of combined experience in commercial banking and financial services.Grasshopper is a digital bank serving founders, their companies, and the investors supporting them across the innovation economy. It makesbanking simple, secure, effortless and transparent. | $30.4M | Private Equity | Aug 01, 2022 |  |
| Finexio | Finexio is a smart B2B payment network. The Finexio network eliminates commercial paper check spend by identifying and routing payments through a unique “network of closed loop networks”. Payments on the Finexio rails are seamlessly pushed into a supplier’s bank accounts at fees substantially lower than prevailing commercial payment costs.Finexio integrates into large payment aggregators, accounts payable automation, and procurement software platforms to enable them with a more efficient payment modality. | $35M | Series B | Jul 25, 2022 |  |
| PatientFi | PatientFi is a financial services company to helps patients to access the current health, beauty, and wellness treatments. It features a point-of-sale technology platform that partners with medical practices to offer their patients personalized financing plans to pay for elective procedures.The company was founded in 2017 and headquartered inCalifornia, United States. | $25.7M |  | Feb 15, 2022 |  |
| Finexio | Finexio is a smart B2B payment network. The Finexio network eliminates commercial paper check spend by identifying and routing payments through a unique “network of closed loop networks”. Payments on the Finexio rails are seamlessly pushed into a supplier’s bank accounts at fees substantially lower than prevailing commercial payment costs.Finexio integrates into large payment aggregators, accounts payable automation, and procurement software platforms to enable them with a more efficient payment modality. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 05, 2022 |  |
| Finexio | Finexio is a smart B2B payment network. The Finexio network eliminates commercial paper check spend by identifying and routing payments through a unique “network of closed loop networks”. Payments on the Finexio rails are seamlessly pushed into a supplier’s bank accounts at fees substantially lower than prevailing commercial payment costs.Finexio integrates into large payment aggregators, accounts payable automation, and procurement software platforms to enable them with a more efficient payment modality. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 05, 2022 |  |
| PatientFi | PatientFi is a financial services company to helps patients to access the current health, beauty, and wellness treatments. It features a point-of-sale technology platform that partners with medical practices to offer their patients personalized financing plans to pay for elective procedures.The company was founded in 2017 and headquartered inCalifornia, United States. | $32.1M | Private Equity | Dec 22, 2021 |  |

10 of 22 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Castle Creek Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/castle-creek-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [FJ Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-capital-management) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Mendon Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mendon-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Advection Growth Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advection-growth-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Curql](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/curql) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Endeavour Capital Limited](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavour-capital-limited) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Patriot Financial Partners invest in?

Patriot Financial Partners invests primarily in Financial Services, Banking and FinTech startups, most often at Private Equity and Series A stage. Most of the 22 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 Patriot Financial Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Patriot Financial Partners?

The team at Patriot Financial Partners includes David Honold (Principal), Dolores M. Lare (Partner) and Ira Lubert (Partner), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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