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The Curql Fintech Portfolio

Fintech backed by the credit union industry itself.

Curql is the investment collective for credit unions. 160+ credit unions pool capital to back the fintech building for their members.

160+Credit Union LPs
50+Fintech Partners
$600M+IN ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT
90%Curql CUs Adopting Portfolio Companies
~15CURQL CU CUSTOMERS PER FINTECH

โ€œFintech and credit unions are natural allies. We both face pressure from big tech. We both succeed through collaboration, and Curql makes it happen at scale.โ€

Brenda WorrellCEO, Idaho Central Credit Union

The Portfolio

Every Curql fintech partner.

Filter by fund or category. Click any card to visit the company.

Fund
Category
38 companies

Akuvo

AKUVO
Fund I

Jay Mossman

Cloud-native collections and credit-risk platform with self-service payments and behavior-based insights.

Digital Banking

Alacriti

Alacriti
Fund II

Manish Gurukula

Cloud-native payments modernization hub for RTP, FedNow, Zelle, ACH, and wires through a single unified platform.

Payments

Allure Security

Allure Security
Fund I

Josh Shaul

AI detects spoofed sites, fake apps, and impersonation scams, then takes them down.

Security & Compliance

Bankjoy

Bankjoy
Fund I

Michael Duncan

Cloud-native digital banking suite covering mobile, online, conversational AI, LOS, and account opening.

Digital Banking

BlastPoint

BlastPoint
Fund I

Alison Alvarez, Tomer Borenstein

AI-powered Customer Intelligence Platform predicting member behavior and optimizing engagement.

Data & AI

Bowery Valuation

Bowery Valuation
Fund I

John Meadows, Noah Isaacs

Modernized commercial real estate appraisals blending proprietary tech with seasoned appraisers.

Lending & Origination

Caribou

Caribou
Fund I

Eric Stradley

Auto-refinance platform helping drivers lower their car-loan payments.

Lending & Origination

Castellum.AI

Castellum.AI
Fund II

Peter Piatetsky

Real-time compliance screening that reduces false positives and automates alert reviews.

Security & Compliance

Clutch

Clutch
Fund I

Nicholas Hinrichsen

Unified digital platform for opening deposit accounts and funding loans.

Lending & Origination

Credit Mountain

Credit Mountain
Fund I

Nathan Pinto

Digital Credit Counselor turning declines into credit-building paths and adverse action notices.

Lending & Origination

DefenseStorm

DefenseStorm
Fund I

Steve Soukup

Cloud-native cyber risk, fraud detection, and compliance platform for banking.

Security & Compliance

Eltropy

Eltropy
Fund I

Ashish Garg

AI-powered communications platform connecting members across text, chat, voice, and video.

Member Engagement

equipifi

equipifi
Fund I

Bryce Deeney

Embedded BNPL for financial institutions with pre-qualified installment offers in-app.

Lending & Origination

Facteus

Facteus
Fund I

Chad Whitney, Kathy Kirkland

Anonymized debit and credit card transaction data for risk, marketing, and forecasting.

Data & AI

Greenlight

Greenlight
Fund I

Tim Sheehan, Johnson Cook

Debit card and financial education app for families with kids ages 5-17 and parental controls.

Lending & Origination

Illuma Labs

Illuma Labs
Fund I

Milind Borkar

Passive voice authentication that verifies callers in under 5 seconds.

Security & Compliance

LoanStreet

LoanStreet
Fund I

Ian Lampl, Mark Rambler

Online platform for buying, selling, servicing, and managing loan participations.

Lending & Origination

Maxwell

Maxwell
Fund I

John Paasonen

Modern mortgage platform covering application, BI, fulfillment, diligence, and secondary-market origination.

Lending & Origination

ModernFi

ModernFi
Fund II

Paolo Bertolotti

API-first deposit network offering millions in aggregate NCUA insurance plus reciprocal sweep tools.

Digital Banking

Moov

Moov
Fund II

Wade Arnold, Bob Smith

Embedded payments platform letting businesses accept, store, and disburse money on always-on infrastructure.

Payments

Neural Payments

Neural Payments
Fund I

Mick Opey

White-labeled P2P, disbursement, and account-funding embedded in digital banking.

Payments

Nymbus

Nymbus
Fund I

John Janclaes

Cloud-native banking platform replacing legacy cores with digital onboarding and engagement tools.

Digital Banking

PatientFi

PatientFi
Fund I

Todd Watts

Digital point-of-sale financing for healthcare providers and their patients.

Lending & Origination

PLACE

PLACE
Fund II

Ben Kinney, Chris Suarez

All-in-one technology, business services, and consumer platform for top real estate teams.

Lending & Origination

PortX

PortX
Fund I

David Wexler

AI-powered integration platform connecting cores, fintech, and payment networks.

Digital Banking

Posh

Posh
Fund I

Karan Kashyap

Conversational AI for financial institutions; voice, chat, search, and digital assistants.

Data & AI

Powerlytics

Powerlytics
Fund I

Kevin Sheetz

IRS-derived financial insights for income verification and risk scoring on US households and businesses.

Data & AI

Proof

Proof
Fund I

Pat Kinsel

Identity-assured transaction platform with eSign, online notarization, and fraud protection.

Security & Compliance

Provision IAM

Provision IAM
Fund I

Jonathan Hutcherson

Identity and access management; automated provisioning and least-privilege access for credit unions.

Security & Compliance

Pulsate

Pulsate
Fund I

Sarah Martin

Digital engagement engine for community FIs; personalized mobile and online campaigns.

Member Engagement

RenoFi

RenoFi
Fund I

Justin Goldman, Lee Miller

Turn-key renovation lending against the home's future value.

Lending & Origination

Silvur

Silvur
Fund I

Rhian Horgan

Retirement planning for members over 50; Medicare and Social Security guidance built in.

Member Engagement

Splash Financial

Splash Financial
Fund II

Steve Muszynski

AI-enabled lending marketplace connecting borrowers with banks and credit unions.

Lending & Origination

Spiral

Spiral
Fund I

Shawn Melamed

Embeds giving, volunteering, and impact tracking into everyday banking.

Member Engagement

Stablecore

Stablecore
Fund II

Alex Treece, Nick Elledge

Stablecoin and digital asset infrastructure built for credit unions.

Security & Compliance

Trust & Will

Trust & Will
Fund II

Cody Barbo

Affordable estate planning offered through credit unions to expand life-stage value for members.

Member Engagement

Uptiq

Uptiq
Fund II

Snehal Fulzele

AI agent platform with no-code tools to automate lending, banking, and wealth management workflows.

Data & AI

Zest AI

Zest AI
Fund I

Mike de Vere

AI platform automating credit decisions for credit unions while reducing charge-offs.

Lending & Origination

Exits

Portfolio companies that have exited.

Curql credit union investors share in the proceeds of every successful portfolio exit.

Exit

Amount

Digital origination and decisioning SaaS for consumer and SMB lending.

Exit

Payrailz

Cloud-native digital payments capabilities. Now part of Jack Henry.

Looking for earlier-stage fintech?

Curql Accelerate selects five fintech per cohort and runs a 12-week program with on-site weeks at Curql credit unions.

See Curql Accelerate
20Alumni Companies
50CU Customer Relationships
28Pilots Run
$63MRaised Post-Program
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