# Ramin Niroumand

> Ramin Niroumand is a seed investor at finleap (Berlin) backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 27 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [finleap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finleap)
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 27
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 37%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rniroumand/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/rnirou
- Website: https://x.com/rnirou
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rniroumand

Ramin Niroumand is a seed investor at finleap in Berlin focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Ramin Niroumand, Partner of Motive Partners and Head of Motive Ventures, is known as the Fintech-Pioneer in Germany. Before Motive Partners, Ramin built Finleap, Europe's premier fintech ecosystem, which boasts a portfolio of more than 15 companies and counts three unicorns among its achievements. His leadership spearheaded the disruption ofcomplex legacy domains such as banking, insurance, and wealth management, culminating in a collective portfolio valuation exceeding €3 billion today. As Head of Motive Ventures, Ramin continues this journey by investing in potential unicorn founders and, thus, remains a driving force in shaping the future of finance and technology.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.7M–$33M |
| Series A | $8.7M–$28M |
| Series B | $15M–$41M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 8 | 30% |
| Financial Services | 8 | 30% |
| Software | 4 | 15% |
| Finance | 3 | 11% |
| Asset Management | 3 | 11% |

27 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 30% |
| Series A | 5 | 19% |
| Series B | 3 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 11% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 7% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 8 | 30% |
| United States | 2 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 7% |
| Spain | 1 | 4% |
| France | 1 | 4% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Obin AI | Obin AI provides an agentic AI platform designed specifically for financial institutions to automate complex workflows. It deploys production-ready AI agents that integrate proprietary firm data, policies, and historical context for high-accuracy tasks. Obin AI uses orchestrated agents, workflow automation, and data integration to support middleand back office operations in financial institutions with compliance-aware processes and improved task execution. | $7M | Seed | Mar 18, 2026 |  |
| Asseta AI |  | $4.2M | Seed | Nov 17, 2025 |  |
| Penzilla | At Penzilla, we believe it's time to make corporate pension provision the way it really should be - simple. That's why we offer a solution that helps everyone get the maximum benefit from corporate pension options. Most importantly, we enable every employer to achieve true corporate social responsibility with 100% compliance and everyemployee to receive a fair pension. This is how corporate pension provision works with Penzilla: Let's "Simply Provision" together. | $3.6M | Seed | May 14, 2025 |  |
| Navro | Navro provides payment and banking infrastructure for software companies. The platform offers tools for businesses to gain real-time insights into payments, generate reports, and efficiently track money movements, making international transactions straightforward. Navro facilitates brands' payment operations on a global scale, effectivelyremoving inefficiencies associated with international payments. | $41M | Series B | Apr 29, 2025 |  |
| Pliant | Pliant provides modular, API-first B2B payment solutions designed to help businesses streamline spending, improve cash flow management, and integrate payments into financial operations. Its platform serves industries with complex payment needs, such as travel and fleet, offering tools that increase operational efficiency and financial control.Pliant’s core offerings target two customer groups: businesses seeking to optimize their payment workflows using apps and APIs, and companies such as financial software providers, ERP systems, and banks looking to build or expand credit card products through embedded finance and white-label services. The company’s solutions enable customers to extend credit lines, manage expenses flexibly, and create new revenue streams.We serve two primary customer segments: - Companies looking to optimize operational processes through intuitive apps and APIs, gaining control, automation, and financial flexibility through extended credit lines. - Companies such as financial software platforms, ERP providers, and banks that want to launch or enhance their credit card offerings using Pliant’s embedded finance and white-label solutions. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant supports over 3,500 businesses and more than 20 partners globally. As a licensed e-money institution (EMI), we issue Visa-powered credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries, helping companies streamline and simplify payments.Learn more at www.getpliant.com | $40M | Series B | Apr 28, 2025 |  |
| 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. | $14.7M | Series B | Feb 26, 2025 |  |
| Vega | Vega is to change wealth management through the application of cutting-edge technology. We aim to bring together the private and institutional sectors with a platform that streamlines wealth creation for high-net-worth individuals and their advisors by using our team's financial and technical knowledge. | $20M | Series A | Nov 12, 2024 |  |
| Pliant | Pliant provides modular, API-first B2B payment solutions designed to help businesses streamline spending, improve cash flow management, and integrate payments into financial operations. Its platform serves industries with complex payment needs, such as travel and fleet, offering tools that increase operational efficiency and financial control.Pliant’s core offerings target two customer groups: businesses seeking to optimize their payment workflows using apps and APIs, and companies such as financial software providers, ERP systems, and banks looking to build or expand credit card products through embedded finance and white-label services. The company’s solutions enable customers to extend credit lines, manage expenses flexibly, and create new revenue streams.We serve two primary customer segments: - Companies looking to optimize operational processes through intuitive apps and APIs, gaining control, automation, and financial flexibility through extended credit lines. - Companies such as financial software platforms, ERP providers, and banks that want to launch or enhance their credit card offerings using Pliant’s embedded finance and white-label solutions. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant supports over 3,500 businesses and more than 20 partners globally. As a licensed e-money institution (EMI), we issue Visa-powered credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries, helping companies streamline and simplify payments.Learn more at www.getpliant.com | $19.2M | Series A | Apr 17, 2024 |  |
| Navro | Navro provides payment and banking infrastructure for software companies. The platform offers tools for businesses to gain real-time insights into payments, generate reports, and efficiently track money movements, making international transactions straightforward. Navro facilitates brands' payment operations on a global scale, effectivelyremoving inefficiencies associated with international payments. | $14M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 09, 2024 |  |
| Pliant | Pliant provides modular, API-first B2B payment solutions designed to help businesses streamline spending, improve cash flow management, and integrate payments into financial operations. Its platform serves industries with complex payment needs, such as travel and fleet, offering tools that increase operational efficiency and financial control.Pliant’s core offerings target two customer groups: businesses seeking to optimize their payment workflows using apps and APIs, and companies such as financial software providers, ERP systems, and banks looking to build or expand credit card products through embedded finance and white-label services. The company’s solutions enable customers to extend credit lines, manage expenses flexibly, and create new revenue streams.We serve two primary customer segments: - Companies looking to optimize operational processes through intuitive apps and APIs, gaining control, automation, and financial flexibility through extended credit lines. - Companies such as financial software platforms, ERP providers, and banks that want to launch or enhance their credit card offerings using Pliant’s embedded finance and white-label solutions. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant supports over 3,500 businesses and more than 20 partners globally. As a licensed e-money institution (EMI), we issue Visa-powered credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries, helping companies streamline and simplify payments.Learn more at www.getpliant.com | $8.7M | Series A | Jan 16, 2024 |  |

10 of 27 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alstin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alstin) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bain-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Signals Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/signals-vc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Unusual Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unusual-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Versorgungswerk Zahnärztekammer Berlin](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/versorgungswerk-zahnarztekammer-berlin) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About finleap

VC Fund · Berlin, Germany

The journey continues with Motive Ventures. From 2014 to 2021, finleap has built or invested in 15 ventures and developed more than 5 corporate JVs and service ventures collectively worth €3.0Bn+ at a point in time. The finleap portfolio is now managed by Motive Ventures.

2 contacts available at finleap.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Hock | CFO & Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-hock-3 |
| Ramin Niroumand | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ramin-niroumand |

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## FAQ

### What does Ramin Niroumand invest in?

Ramin Niroumand invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 27 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ramin Niroumand's check size?

Ramin Niroumand typically joins rounds of $2.7M–$33M at Seed, $8.7M–$28M at Series A and $15M–$41M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ramin Niroumand participates in.

### When did Ramin Niroumand last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ramin Niroumand closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 27 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?

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