Vera Equity
VC Fund
New York, United States
Vera Equity is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm that invests in amazing entrepreneurs and innovative ideas. Vera provides founders with not only capital but also operations advice and connections to transformative talent. The firm's first fund will follow a US-only, fintech-focused strategy that will serve as a playbook for othersectors in the long run.
- Total investments:
- 11
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Vera Equity invests in
Stages Vera Equity invests in
Countries Vera Equity invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
4 more contacts available
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 3 (27%)
- SaaS 2 (18%)
- FinTech 2 (18%)
- Credit 1 (9%)
- Internet 1 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 6 (55%)
- Series A 3 (27%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (9%)
Country
- United States 5 (45%)
- Israel 1 (9%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Vaughan
Co-Founder and General Partner
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Co-Founder and General Partner | Total investments: 28 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Mesta
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Mesta, a fintech company changing global payment networks with hybrid fiat and stablecoin payment rails, has launched its cross-border payment platform. | $5.5M / Seed / Sep 30, 2025 | |
SimpleClosure
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SimpleClosure operates as a company aiming to simplify the complex task of shutting down a business. | $15M / Series A / May 07, 2025 | |
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SimpleClosure
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SimpleClosure operates as a company aiming to simplify the complex task of shutting down a business. | $15M / Series A / May 07, 2025 | |
Mesa
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Our mission is to make homeownership more affordable and rewarding | $7.2M / Seed / Sep 24, 2024 | |
CapitalOS
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CapitalOS is an embedded business card and spend management solution that takes days to deploy.Platforms use CapitalOS to win over traditional banking, by offering SMBs 0% interest, no fee business cards with a revenue-based credit limit. CapitalOS abstracts away the complexity, risk and cost involved in launching a capital product that is farsuperior to debit cards or loans. On average, the CapitalOS white-labeled UX takes two days to integrate. CapitalOS handles the entire user journey, from onboarding to ongoing card management, without compromising on brand or user experience. | $9M / Series A / Nov 28, 2023 | |
Vellum
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Vellum is a data and analytics platform built specifically for the insurance and reinsurance industry. | $7M / Seed / Oct 10, 2023 | |
Ballerine
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Ballerine builds AI agents for financial crime and merchant risk that operate like experienced underwriters and fraud analysts. Our agents analyze KYB, web, and transaction data to detect fraud, uncover onboarding schemes, and monitor merchant risk across the lifecycle. Built for merchant acquirers and payment providers, Ballerine enables fasteronboarding, more accurate decisions, and reduced manual work at scale. Ballerine is one of five solutions certified by Mastercard’s Merchant Monitoring Program, allowing clients to reduce scheme fines by up to 75% for merchants monitored through Ballerine | $5M / Seed / May 23, 2023 | |
StellarFi
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StellarFi is a fintech infrastructure company building white-label and private-label credit card rails for brands and platforms serving non-prime and near-prime consumers. Its technology enables companies to embed Visa-issued credit cards into their products without building the underlying stack, powered by a proprietary underwriting and servicinglayer built for the complexity of thin-file and credit-damaged borrowers.The company's thesis is that the non-prime credit market is underserved not because of a lack of demand, but because of a lack of responsible, scalable infrastructure. Founded as a direct-to-consumer credit-building platform, StellarFi evolved into an infrastructure business after identifying that durable impact in non-prime credit requires reaching consumers at scale through trusted distribution partners rather than through a standalone consumer brand. | $15.5M / Series A / Mar 28, 2023 | |
Follow
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Follow is a platform that connects screened financial voices called Leaders with people who want to Follow their ideas and SuperFollow their money moves. Follow RIA, our affiliated investment advisor automates Superfollowing for our clients. We charge a simple subscription fee for our customers and share that fee with our Leaders. [For additionalinformation see our Follow’ RIA’s Form CRS, Form ADV Part 2, and other disclosures.]We are dedicated to helping the next generation make financial progress and build confidence by connecting them to a portfolio of people’s ideas they trust and, if they choose, to SuperFollow them. We own a registered investment advisor regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to help subscribers automatically follow the money moves via our proprietary proxy accounts creating a simple, automated experience.We educate our subscribers on the benefits of diversified investing and how to assess and understand their own risk profile.We are a virtual company and have team members working around the country. Please reach out if you’d learn more about what we are building.---------------------------------------------------- Investing in securities always involves the risk of loss. The Follow app is operated by both Follow RIA, a registered investment adviser, and its publishing affiliate. Subscription services are provided by the publishing affiliate only, and are not provided by Follow RIA. Follow’s leaders and the publishing affiliate do not provide investment advice, and neither are registered investment advisers. Investment advice is being provided solely by Follow RIA. Registration as an investment adviser does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Past performance does not guarantee future results, and opinions presented herein should not be viewed as an indicator of future performance. For more details, see our Follow’ RIA’s Form CRS, Form ADV Part 2 and other disclosures at FollowInvest.com | $9M / Seed / Dec 08, 2022 | |
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StellarFi
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StellarFi is a fintech infrastructure company building white-label and private-label credit card rails for brands and platforms serving non-prime and near-prime consumers. Its technology enables companies to embed Visa-issued credit cards into their products without building the underlying stack, powered by a proprietary underwriting and servicinglayer built for the complexity of thin-file and credit-damaged borrowers.The company's thesis is that the non-prime credit market is underserved not because of a lack of demand, but because of a lack of responsible, scalable infrastructure. Founded as a direct-to-consumer credit-building platform, StellarFi evolved into an infrastructure business after identifying that durable impact in non-prime credit requires reaching consumers at scale through trusted distribution partners rather than through a standalone consumer brand. | $7.2M / Seed / Mar 07, 2022 | |
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FAQ
What does Vera Equity invest in?
Vera Equity invests primarily in Financial Services, SaaS and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Vera Equity?
The team at Vera Equity includes Michael Vaughan (Co-Founder and General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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