# TJ Abood

> TJ Abood is a seed investor at Access Ventures backing Financial Services and Software. See 24 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Access Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/access-ventures)
- Location: Louisville, United States
- Total investments: 24
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tj-abood-a896936

TJ Abood is a seed investor at Access Ventures in Louisville focused on Financial Services and Software. TJ Abood is based out of Louisville, Kentucky, and is the Chief Investment Officer of Access Ventures. TJ previously worked at Render as a co-founder. TJ Abood attended the University of Louisville.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 7 | 29% |
| Software | 5 | 21% |
| Finance | 4 | 17% |
| Apps | 3 | 13% |
| Mobile | 3 | 13% |

44 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 38% |
| Series A | 3 | 13% |
| Series B | 2 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 8% |
| Debt Financing | 2 | 8% |

8 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Goldfinch | Goldfinch is a credit platform that offers crypto loans without collateral. It also offers capital in a digital currency by expanding access to capital in emerging markets and offers a stable yield to the lenders, enabling the empowerment of financial inclusion in emerging markets. The company was founded in 2020 by Mike Sall and Blake West. | $11.7M | Series A | May 17, 2021 |  |
| Ethic | Ethic is a developer of a data-driven technology platform designed to offer simplified financial planning services and portfolios. Their platform leverages investment consulting technology that creates sustainable portfolios that are optimized to reduce tracking error for the underlying passive index against well-established benchmarks, enablingfamily offices, health advisers, and endowment foundations to provide customized sustainability insights and optimized passive portfolio construction for their clients. | $29M | Series B | Mar 30, 2021 |  |
| Resonate Recordings | Resonate is an easier way to podcast. Your one-stop shop to create and distribute a professional podcast. We are trained and educated to use innovative technology to help you create a quality podcast that represents your unique creative expression so it will resonate with your listeners. Since 2014 we have been committed to building somethingbigger than a podcast production company. We’ve accomplished this by bringing together an amazing team of audio engineers and branding creatives, allowing you instant access to the most talented and competent podcasting partner in this industry. We offer a wide range of services to ensure you are able to consistently release high-quality episodes for your podcast with little to no hassle for you. Headquartered in Derby City–Louisville, Kentucky–we are committed to developing partnerships with our clients, not just performing transactions | $250K | Debt Financing | Mar 08, 2021 |  |
| Resonate Recordings | Resonate is an easier way to podcast. Your one-stop shop to create and distribute a professional podcast. We are trained and educated to use innovative technology to help you create a quality podcast that represents your unique creative expression so it will resonate with your listeners. Since 2014 we have been committed to building somethingbigger than a podcast production company. We’ve accomplished this by bringing together an amazing team of audio engineers and branding creatives, allowing you instant access to the most talented and competent podcasting partner in this industry. We offer a wide range of services to ensure you are able to consistently release high-quality episodes for your podcast with little to no hassle for you. Headquartered in Derby City–Louisville, Kentucky–we are committed to developing partnerships with our clients, not just performing transactions | $250K | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 08, 2021 |  |
| Clover Learning | Clover Learning provides various types of Health Care E-Learning services. | $250K | Debt Financing | Dec 17, 2020 |  |
| Eco | Eco’s “Smart Money” digital wallet rewards you every time you save, spend or send your money, consolidating your entire financial life into one simple balance. Plus, you earn Eco Points with everything you do—an experiment in the future of a rewards economy. Eco isn’t a bank. It’s something better. | $8.5M | Seed | Jan 01, 2020 |  |
| Drivetime | Drivetime provides an online platform designed to help users play games while they drive. It develops interactive audio games that are non-distracting and voice-driven gameplay, enabling users to play hands-free games while driving the car. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $11M | Series A | Sep 09, 2019 |  |
| Ethic | Ethic is a developer of a data-driven technology platform designed to offer simplified financial planning services and portfolios. Their platform leverages investment consulting technology that creates sustainable portfolios that are optimized to reduce tracking error for the underlying passive index against well-established benchmarks, enablingfamily offices, health advisers, and endowment foundations to provide customized sustainability insights and optimized passive portfolio construction for their clients. | $13M | Series A | Jul 18, 2019 |  |
| Flexa | The fastest, most fraud-proof payments network in the world. | $14.1M | Initial Coin Offering | Apr 11, 2019 |  |
| Public Market | Public Market is restoring the Commercial Commons by building an open, transparent, and competitive architecture for marketplace eCommerce. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 28, 2018 |  |

10 of 24 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1kx](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1kx) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fuel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fuel-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Nyca Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nycapartners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sound Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sound-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Thirdstream Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thirdstream-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Access Ventures

VC Fund · Louisville, United States

Access Ventures is a private operating foundation that is working to initiate systemic change in communities that results in an inclusive and creative economy an economy that functions for all people, and in which everyone is valued. It works every day alongside its partners to consciously construct a dynamic portfolio.

5 contacts available at Access Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bryce Butler | Founder/Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bryce-butler |
| TJ Abood | Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tj-abood |
| Kolade Aderele | Investment Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kolade-aderele-6a99 |
| Mallory Sanborn | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mallory-sanborn |
| Marigrace Ragsdale | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marigrace-ragsdale |

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## FAQ

### What does TJ Abood invest in?

TJ Abood invests primarily in Financial Services, Software and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 24 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did TJ Abood last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for TJ Abood closed in May 2021. Shizune tracks 24 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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