Ribbit Capital

History

The firm was founded by Meyer Malka and focuses on technology companies involved in lending, payments, insurance, accounting, tax preparation and personal financial management. Malka states that Ribbit Capital invests in already established companies. It generally invests between $2 million and $15 million in early stage financial start ups. The firm has invested mostly in companies headquartered in the United States, Latin America, and Europe.

Investments

The firm has invested directly in Bitcoin. In addition to direct investments in Bitcoin, Ribbit has financed five Bitcoin companies. Other notable investments include Robinhood, Battery Ventures, Cross River Bank, Lending Home, and Root.In 2018, United Kingdom-based unicorn start-up Revolut raised $1.7 billion with investment contributions from venture capital firms including Ribbit.

Ribbit Capital has raised five funds as of 2019. There was a $100 million fund in 2013, a $125 million fund in 2014 and a $226 million fund in 2015, a $300 million fund in 2017, and a $420 million fund in 2018.

Timeline

Funding Rounds Participated In

Associated investment funds

Invested in

People

Name

Role

Antonio Bravo Acín

Investor

Cary Cole

Investor

Jay Reinemann

Investor

Kyle Matson

Employee

Meyer Malka

Founder

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Documentaries, videos and podcasts

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Date

Link

Interview with Nick Shalek of Ribbit Capital and Dan Romero of Coinbase - IIF Spring Membership Meet

June 6, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--DyoKI7SVs

Micky Malka of Ribbit Capital @ CoinSummit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xRQDa8_vXY

Companies

Company

CEO

Location

Products/Services

News

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Author

Date

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Description

Balance, a Payments Experience Platform for B2B Digital Commerce, Acquires $25M via Series A led by Ribbit Capital

Omar Faridi

August 26, 2021

Crowdfund Insider

Balance, a payments experience platform for B2B digital commerce, acquires $25M via Series A led by Ribbit Capital.

Ualà Raises $350M in Series D; Valued at 2.45 Billion | FinSMEs

FinSMEs

August 17, 2021

FinSMEs

Andreessen Horowitz, Ribbit Capital, 10T Holdings, Alameda Research, and Multicoin Capital Invest $111M into the Helium Network to Help Scale 5G Nationwide

August 10, 2021

WebWire

Helium Inc., a pioneer in decentralized wireless networks, today announced Andreessen Horowitz with additional participation from Ribbit Capital, 10T Holdings, Alameda Research, and Multicoin Capita l invested $111 million into the Helium Network. The new raise will accelerate the rollout of its decentralized 5G network and support mobile network operators (MNOs) and mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) as they leverage Helium 5G to expand their coverage. The investments signal...

AI enhanced Investment Management Provider Vise Secures $65M via Series C led by Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital

Omar Faridi

May 19, 2021

Crowdfund Insider

AI enhanced investment management provider Vise secures $65M via Series C led by Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital.

Fintech startup Vise raises $65 million in Series C led by Ribbit Capital

Jordan Crook

May 18, 2021

TechCrunch

Vise today announced a $65 million Series C financing round led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from existing investors including Sequoia. The startup launched on the Disrupt Startup Battlefield stage in 2019 and has since raised upwards of $125 million. Vise uses an AI-powered platform to give independent financial advisors the same level of data as [...]