# Synchrony Ventures

> Synchrony Ventures is a VC fund backing Financial Services. See 25 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 25
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 12%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/synchrony-financial
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/synchrony
- Website: https://www.synchrony.com/ventures.html
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SynchronyFinancial

Synchrony Ventures is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Financial Services and Information Technology. Direct venture capital arm of Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) making direct, early-stage investments in fintech, retail, and healthcare.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.5M–$18M |
| Series A | $9.1M–$35M |
| Series B | $14M–$52M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 6 | 24% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 24% |
| FinTech | 4 | 16% |
| Payments | 4 | 16% |
| Software | 4 | 16% |

54 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 5 | 20% |
| Seed | 4 | 16% |
| Series B | 4 | 16% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 12% |
| Convertible Note | 3 | 12% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 17 | 68% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |
| Grenada | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Josh Aycock | Principal | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josh-aycock |
| Kevin Weber | VP, Synchrony Ventures | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-weber-8147 |
| Maran Nalluswami | EVP and Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer. | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maran-nalluswami-537b |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Badge | Badge help businesses build dynamic experiences in Apple and Google wallets. Badge is a private beta, supported by QED and Infinity Ventures. | $13.8M | Series A | Feb 19, 2026 |  |
| Bliss Aesthetics | Bliss Aesthetics offers plastic surgery and medical spa services with personalized care. | $17.5M | Seed | Apr 10, 2025 |  |
| Prism Data | Prism Data is a software platform that helps to analyze financial transaction data. | $5M | Seed | Oct 23, 2023 |  |
| MagicLabs | Get peace of mind with secure, extensible passwordless authentication that’s built to scale. All with a few lines of code. | $52M | Convertible Note | May 31, 2023 |  |
| MagicLabs | Get peace of mind with secure, extensible passwordless authentication that’s built to scale. All with a few lines of code. | $52M |  | May 31, 2023 |  |
| MagicLabs | Get peace of mind with secure, extensible passwordless authentication that’s built to scale. All with a few lines of code. | $52M | Series B | May 31, 2023 |  |
| Magic Labs | Tansel Demir is an application developer. He develops apps under the brand of Magic Labs. Apps developed by him for iOS users are Namaz Rehberi and Ezan Vakti. |  | Pre-Seed | May 02, 2023 |  |
| CoFi | CoFi makes handling co-management payments simpler, more convenient, and compliant for all parties involved – surgeon, optometrist, and patient. | $3.5M | Seed | May 01, 2023 |  |
| Skipify | Skipify is a technology company based in California whose mission is to eliminate friction in the shopper's journey and help merchants build even stronger relationships with their customers. Skipify streamlines the entire checkout process by instantly connecting shoppers with their payment options, rewards, and points. That means fewerabandoned carts and a better experience for everyone. | $35M | Series A | Feb 24, 2022 |  |
| Skipify | Skipify is a technology company based in California whose mission is to eliminate friction in the shopper's journey and help merchants build even stronger relationships with their customers. Skipify streamlines the entire checkout process by instantly connecting shoppers with their payment options, rewards, and points. That means fewerabandoned carts and a better experience for everyone. | $35M | Series A | Feb 24, 2022 |  |

10 of 25 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Synchrony Ventures invest in?

Synchrony Ventures invests primarily in Financial Services, Information Technology and FinTech startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 25 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Synchrony Ventures's check size?

Synchrony Ventures typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$18M at Seed, $9.1M–$35M at Series A and $14M–$52M 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 Synchrony Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Synchrony Ventures?

Public channels for Synchrony Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Synchrony Ventures?

The team at Synchrony Ventures includes Josh Aycock (Principal), Kevin Weber (VP, Synchrony Ventures) and Maran Nalluswami (EVP and Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer.). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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