Propel Venture Partners

San Francisco, United Statespropel.vc

Propel Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, the United States, investing in Finance & Blockchain; Software & Developer Tools and Consumer, Lifestyle & Services, 88 tracked investments.

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About Propel Venture Partners

Operating out of San Francisco, the United States, Propel Venture Partners is a venture capital firm. Our dataset covers 88 investments involving Propel Venture Partners.

Recorded deals span Finance & Blockchain; Software & Developer Tools; Consumer, Lifestyle & Services and Financial Technology. Coverage extends to 8 sectors in total. Participation spans Seed, Series A and Series C+ rounds.

Propel Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies focused on the financial services industry. They look for companies that are reimagining financial services through technology, with a focus on areas like insurance, credit, and payments.

Investment Focus

Stage Focus

seedseries-aseries-c-plus

Sectors

Finance & BlockchainSoftware & Developer ToolsConsumer, Lifestyle & ServicesFinancial TechnologyConsumer FintechCybersecurityaipayments

Investment Thesis

Propel Venture Partners Portfolio Companies

24 of 60 tracked holdings.

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Portfolio outcomes

63 active7 acquired1 defunct9.0% exit rate

Team

Jay ReinemannGeneral Partner

General Partner and co-founder of Propel. Over two decades in financial services and fintech, including roles at Visa and BBVA. Led investments in Coinbase, DocuSign, Personal Capital, SumUp, and Taulia.

David MortGeneral Partner

General Partner and co-founder of Propel. Investing since 2016. Previously at SVB Financial Group and BBVA, backed Coinbase, DocuSign, SumUp, Taulia, Personal Capital, and Simple acquisition.

Braeden NorrisInvestor

Interested in AI in services, AI safety/security, insurance, and financialization of physical infrastructure. Works with portfolio founders. Previously at Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and fintech media startup.

Jenny ZhuInvestor

Focused on commerce building blocks, AI security, payments, and infrastructure. Backs earliest stages of companies. Five years in investment banking at PWP, Broadhaven, and Lazard advising PayPal, Ripple, and others.

Hunter BrasfieldChief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Propel since 2024. Over five years running fund accounting at ACME Capital. Started career in audit at EY and Deloitte.