# Riccardo Capelvenere

> Riccardo Capelvenere is a Series A investor at Currenxie backing FinTech and Payments. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Currenxie](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/currenxie)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/riccardocapelvenere/

Riccardo Capelvenere is a Series A investor at Currenxie focused on FinTech and Payments. Riccardo has extensive experience in investment banking and asset management. He has held senior roles at Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, Goldman Sachs and quantitative hedge fund JCH Capital. Riccardo is also a Responsible Officer under the HK SFC for Types 1, 4 and 9 regulated activities. He grew up in Hong Kong and holds a B.Eng in AeronauticalEngineering from City, University of London.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Payments | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Currenxie | Currenxie is a financial technology company that offers business accounts, bank and card payments, and currency exchange. It gives clients a multi-currency digital wallet, virtual bank account numbers, local and international payments, interbank rate currency exchange, and Visa Business cards. The company focuses on proprietary core technology andsimple user experience. | $10M | Series A | Aug 12, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BF Belmont](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bf-belmont) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Currenxie

VC Fund · Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Currenxie is a financial technology company that offers business accounts, bank and card payments, and currency exchange. It gives clients a multi-currency digital wallet, virtual bank account numbers, local and international payments, interbank rate currency exchange, and Visa Business cards. The company focuses on proprietary core technology andsimple user experience.

3 contacts available at Currenxie.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fahd Kasri | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fahd-kasri |
| Rhianna Richards | Head Of Marketing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rhianna-richards |
| Riccardo Capelvenere | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riccardo-capelvenere |

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## FAQ

### What does Riccardo Capelvenere invest in?

Riccardo Capelvenere invests primarily in FinTech, Payments and Financial Services startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Hong Kong. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Riccardo Capelvenere last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Riccardo Capelvenere closed in Aug 2021. Shizune tracks 1 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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