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Illuminate Financial

Europe, England, United Kingdom, London

Description

Illuminate Financial is a venture capital firm backing companies that solve problems in financial services.

Investor Profile

Illuminate Financial has made 70 investments, with 9 in the past 12 months and 46% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (43%)
  • Seed (27%)
  • Series B (17%)
  • Series Unknown (9%)
  • Series C (3%)
  • Convertible Note (1%)

Country Focus

  • United States (37%)
  • United Kingdom (33%)
  • Canada (9%)
  • Singapore (7%)
  • France (4%)
  • Israel (3%)
  • India (1%)
  • Czech Republic (1%)
  • Germany (1%)
  • Australia (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Fintech
  • Financial Services
  • Software
  • Information Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Analytics
  • Saas
  • Finance
  • Blockchain
  • Cryptocurrency
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Illuminate Financial frequently co-invest with?

AlbionVC
AlbionVC
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 5
Fidelity International Strategic Ventures
Fidelity International Strategic Ventures
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 3
Citi
Citi
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 6
Expon Capital
Expon Capital
Europe, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Co-Investments: 3
Neosfer
Neosfer
Europe, Hessen, Germany, Frankfurt
Co-Investments: 3
Salesforce Ventures
Salesforce Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Tribeca Early Stage Partners
Tribeca Early Stage Partners
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 6
Accel
Accel
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 4
SixThirty
SixThirty
North America, Missouri, United States, St Louis
Co-Investments: 4
Castle Island Ventures
Castle Island Ventures
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge
Co-Investments: 5

Which angels does Illuminate Financial often collaborate with?

CG
Clark Golestani
North America, Florida, United States, Delray Beach
Shared Deals: 1
KG
Kevin Gould
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
AA
Anna Alex
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Shared Deals: 1
RV
Renaud Visage
Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Paris
Shared Deals: 1
MD
Michaël Diguet
Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Paris
Shared Deals: 1
VB
Valentine Baudouin Barbelivien
Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Paris
Shared Deals: 1
JO
Jim O’Neill
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
MC
Mike Chalfen
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 1
PS
Paul Sallaberry
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Shared Deals: 1
Dan Schleifer
Dan Schleifer
North America, Virginia, United States, Charlottesville
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Illuminate Financial?

N5 Now

New York, New York, United States

N5 provides customer engagement software and IT services to leading banks in Latin America and is now expanding to the US market.

BankingConsultingCRMFinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechInsurancePaaSSaaSSoftware
Series BFeb 20, 2025
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
fileAI

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

fileAI is a horizontal file processing agent and workflow automation company that uses AI to automate unstructured data processing at scale.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)FinTechMachine LearningSoftware
Series AFeb 3, 2025
Amount Raised: $14,000,000
BeZero Carbon

London, England, United Kingdom

The carbon ratings agency.

Information ServicesInformation Technology
Series CJan 16, 2025
Amount Raised: $32,000,000
Notabene

New York, New York, United States

Notabene helps businesses perform crypto transactions that are regulatory compliant.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinTechSoftware
Series BNov 12, 2024
Amount Raised: $14,500,000
Reality Defender

New York, New York, United States

Reality Defender is a deep-fake and AI-generated media detection platform that helps to detect AI-generated and manipulated content.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Fraud DetectionIdentity ManagementNetwork Security
Series AOct 22, 2024
Amount Raised: $33,000,000
Gladia.io

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Gladia.io strives to help businesses integrate cutting-edge AI and extract valuable insights from audio data.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AudioSoftwareSpeech Recognition
Series AOct 15, 2024
Amount Raised: $15,889,756
Sendblocks

Giv'atayim, Tel Aviv, Israel

SendBlocks, helps you cut the time to market from months to weeks and save up to 80% on development efforts.

Blockchain
SeedJul 2, 2024
Amount Raised: $8,200,000
Crossover Markets Group

London, England, United Kingdom

Crossover Markets Group is a digital asset exchange designed to meet the liquidity needs of institutional clients.

Financial Services
Series AJun 26, 2024
Amount Raised: $12,000,000
Accacia

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Accacia is an AI-enabled Real Estate Decarbonisation Platform.

GreenTechReal Estate
SeedApr 22, 2024
Amount Raised: $6,475,577

We empower engineering teams to bring the power of LLMs and Generative AI to their applications.

SeedFeb 27, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
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