# Paul Breloff

> Paul Breloff is a seed investor at Shortlist (Mumbai) backing Banking and FinTech. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Shortlist](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shortlist-5)
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2014
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-breloff
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.breloff?fref=ts

Paul Breloff is a seed investor at Shortlist in Mumbai focused on Banking and FinTech. Paul Breloff is the founding managing director of the Accion Venture Lab. He has advised CGAP (an independent research center focused on financial inclusion and housed at the World Bank) on policy and technical issues related to branchless banking and has been engaged by Root Capital, Shell Foundation, BRAC, and others on access-to-finance issuesin Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Previously, Paul worked with SKS Microfinance, India’s largest microfinance institution, leading business development and strategic initiatives and assisting on capital raising. While at SKS, he led new product launches and managed strategic partnerships across mobile/mobile banking, energy, education, water, and rural distribution.He has also practiced corporate law with Mayer Brown, worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Co., and worked as an advertising account executive for Leo Burnett.Paul has a bachelor of arts from Amherst College and a law degree from Yale Law School.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $50k–$1.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Banking | 2 | 50% |
| FinTech | 2 | 50% |
| Mobile Payments | 2 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mexico | 2 | 50% |
| South Africa | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CatalyzU | CatalyzU is a tech-enabled ecosystem that uses data and the community to help people find work, and advance their skills. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Jul 27, 2023 |  |
| StreetShares | StreetShares is a small business banking software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology company that powers community banks, credit unions, and non-financial organizations. | $1.2M | Seed | May 02, 2014 |  |
| Clip | Clip is the leading commerce and digital payment platform that is empowering businesses in Mexico to interact and transact with its consumers more effectively through innovative technologies, best-in-class customer service, and the ability to accept all payment methods digitally. |  | Seed | Jul 01, 2013 |  |
| Billpocket | Billpocket convierte tu smartphone o tablet en una terminal punto de venta. Ya no tienes que esperar al banco y pagar exageradas cuotas de mantenimiento, fianzas y papel para poder cobrar con tarjeta. Simplemente necesitas una cuenta bancaria a donde puedas recibir tus cobros con tarjeta de débito y crédito. | $50K | Seed |  |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-ventures-mexico) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater NY](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harvard-business-school-alumni-angels-of-greater-ny) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars-anywhere-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars-metro-retail) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars-space-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Shortlist

VC Fund · Mumbai, India

Shortlist works in India and East Africa to help growing enterprises hire based on skills and potential, rather than pedigree. The Shortlist platform screens candidates using predictive chat-based interviews and online competency-based assessments, letting employers skips the most time-consuming and bias-prone phases of hiring.

4 contacts available at Shortlist.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Paul Breloff | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-breloff |
| Matt Schnuck | Chairman & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-schnuck |
| Sudheer Bandaru | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sudheer-bandaru |
| Yasmin Kadii - Kamanga | Global Director of Finance & Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yasmin-kadii-kamanga |

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## FAQ

### What does Paul Breloff invest in?

Paul Breloff invests primarily in Banking, FinTech and Mobile Payments startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mexico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Paul Breloff's check size?

Paul Breloff typically joins rounds of $50k–$1.2M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Paul Breloff participates in.

### When did Paul Breloff last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Paul Breloff closed in May 2014. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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