# Victory Park Capital

> Victory Park Capital is a VC fund backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 87 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 87
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 61%
- Fund size: $480M
- Last fund: Nov 2011
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/victory-park-capital-advisors/about/
- Website: http://www.victoryparkcapital.com

Victory Park Capital is a VC fund in Chicago focused on Financial Services and FinTech. Victory Park Capital (VPC) specializes in asset-backed lending, which includes small business and consumer finance, financial and hard asset loans, and real estate financing.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $9M–$775M |
| Series B | $13M–$125M |
| Debt Financing | $30M–$220M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 40 | 46% |
| FinTech | 33 | 38% |
| Finance | 24 | 28% |
| E-Commerce | 10 | 11% |
| Software | 9 | 10% |

80 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 43 | 49% |
| Series A | 8 | 9% |
| Series B | 6 | 7% |
| Seed | 4 | 5% |
| Series C | 3 | 3% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 35 | 40% |
| Mexico | 9 | 10% |
| Germany | 4 | 5% |
| Colombia | 2 | 2% |
| Indonesia | 2 | 2% |

13 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thomas Welch | Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-welch |
| Abhi Chandrasekhara | Investment Professional | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abhi-chandrasekhara |
| Brendan Carroll | Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brendan-carroll |
| Gordon Watson | Partner | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gordon-watson |
| Hugo Lestiboudois | Principal | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hugo-lestiboudois |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Digitt | Digitt creates equitable financial tools to combat predatory lending. Digitt's mission is to eliminate the predatory interest rates that banks charge on credit cards. Digitt offers low-interest rates ranging from 20% to 42% per year, allowing customers to pay less interest and pay off their debt faster. Customers using Digitt will know exactlyhow much they must pay each month and when they will be debt-free. | $50M | Debt Financing | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| Scratch | Scratch Financial is the nation's largest provider of simple, pet-friendly payment plans for veterinary care. Scratch Financial partners with veterinary clinics and provides pet owners with simple, friendly payment plans. Pet owners can apply, review, and accept a scratchpay.com payment plan in 90 seconds. |  | Debt Financing | May 13, 2026 |  |
| Eskariam | ESKARIAM is a tech-driven legal firm that manages complex collective claims and large-scale group lawsuits. Their model focuses on leveling the playing field for individuals against large corporations, primarily across sectors like insurance, banking, and competition law. | $58.9M | Debt Financing | Apr 21, 2026 |  |
| Zip | Zip is an online payments technology provider that offers consumers credit options for online shopping. The company was founded in 2013 by Larry Diamond, Niamh Mc Enaney, and Peter Gray and is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. | $283M | Post-IPO Debt | Dec 15, 2025 |  |
| Libertas Funding | Libertas Funding is a financial technology firm specializing in providing small to medium-sized businesses with access to capital. We have over 100+ years of combined funding and credit expertise that allows us to provide our clients access to optimal funding solutions to grow their businesses. We know that each business is unique. Instead ofputting each business through the same model, we adjust to your needs. Our technology-driven platform delivers quick and meaningful decisions. Our products are transparent, simple, and flexible because we understand that no two businesses are the same.Libertas is different from other sources of capital. We are not robots. We care about our customers and work with each business owner individually to understand their needs and help them grow their business. Libertas leads with integrity – across the board, our leadership and staff put the client first. | $100M | Debt Financing | Oct 08, 2025 |  |
| Addi | Addi provides a digital consumer financing platform that enables customers to purchase products and services in installments without using a traditional credit card. Its mobile application allows users to apply for credit, manage available credit limits, review purchases, make installment payments, and access payment history from a single account.The platform also includes an integrated marketplace where customers can shop from partner merchants across multiple product categories while using approved financing options. | $50M | Debt Financing | Sep 23, 2025 |  |
| Crusoe | Crusoe is on a mission to help the oil industry reduce routine flaring of natural gas. They are passionate about creating solutions that benefit the environment, local communities, and energy producers.Crusoe Energy Systems provides oil and gas companies with a fast, low cost and simple solution to natural gas flaring. As the energy industrystruggles with pipeline constraints and increasing regulations around flaring and combusting, Crusoe is here to help. Their service lets operators preserve or regain regulatory compliance, maintain existing production and facilitate future development. | $175M | Debt Financing | Aug 25, 2025 |  |
| Figure | Figure provides consumer financial solutions intended for home improvement, debt consolidation, and retirement planning. Its financial services include provide home equity release services such as home equity lines of credit, home improvement loans, and home buy-lease back offerings for retirement leveraging through blockchain, artificialintelligence, and advanced analytics, enabling customers to access capital in as few as five days. |  | Debt Financing | May 21, 2025 |  |
| Tapcheck | Tapcheck is a precision earned wage access platform on the market, enabling employees access to their wages on demand at no cost to the employer.Tens of thousands of employers have added Tapcheck to their benefits package, and have found that offering on-demand pay significantly increases employee satisfaction, reduces turnover, and is somethingthat distinguishes them from competitors. Employees with on-demand pay and financial wellness tools are more likely to stay with a company that empowers their financial freedom. | $200M | Debt Financing | Apr 14, 2025 |  |
| Addi | Addi provides a digital consumer financing platform that enables customers to purchase products and services in installments without using a traditional credit card. Its mobile application allows users to apply for credit, manage available credit limits, review purchases, make installment payments, and access payment history from a single account.The platform also includes an integrated marketplace where customers can shop from partner merchants across multiple product categories while using approved financing options. | $100M | Debt Financing | Nov 19, 2024 |  |

10 of 87 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Victory Park Capital invest in?

Victory Park Capital invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Debt Financing and Series A stage. Most of the 87 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 Victory Park Capital's check size?

Victory Park Capital typically joins rounds of $9M–$775M at Series A, $13M–$125M at Series B and $30M–$220M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Victory Park Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Victory Park Capital?

Public channels for Victory Park Capital include LinkedIn 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 Victory Park Capital?

The team at Victory Park Capital includes Thomas Welch (Partner), Abhi Chandrasekhara (Investment Professional) and Brendan Carroll (Partner), among 12 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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