Clocktower Technology Ventures

Clocktower Ventures is a Santa Monica-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 as part of Clocktower Group, a global asset management firm. Exclusively focused on financial technology, the firm partners with entrepreneurs reinventing financial services through technology and currently manages more than $350 million in committed capital, deploying from its third flagship vehicle. The portfolio spans 240 companies with 5 unicorns, 2 IPOs, and 29 acquisitions — a track record built over a decade of fintech-only investing across the United States and Latin America. Clocktower leads rounds at seed through Series B stages, with checks typically ranging from $500,000 to $10 million per company. Notable portfolio companies include Chime, the neobank that became one of the most valuable US consumer fintech brands; Melio, the B2B payments platform; Mercury, which provides banking infrastructure for startups; and MoneyLion, which reached the public markets via IPO. These names reflect the firm's ability to back both consumer and enterprise financial innovation at the right moment. The firm's approach draws on deep fintech expertise and a decade of relationships with founders, co-investors, and financial institutions. By investing opportunistically across stages rather than restricting to a single round type, Clocktower can support exceptional entrepreneurs from seed through growth — providing not just capital but the sector knowledge and network that make a fintech-only investor a genuinely differentiated partner.