Top Finance Startups in 2026

Alloy is a smart identity solution that helps companies in financial services and other regulated industries safely onboard more “good” customers without introducing any additional fraud into their systems. We’re a five-year-old, fully funded financial technology startup based in NYC and backed by venture capital firms that have taken countless companies to IPO like Bessemer Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Eniac Ventures, and others. We’re the leading provider of digital identity management and support innovative FinTech companies, and top tier banks to manage KYC, AML, and other components of client onboarding. Alloy’s single API enables its clients to access over 50 third party data sources in real-time to improve decision-making and streamline client experiences.

At BBVA we are leading the transformation of banking worldwide, united in pursuing our goal of bringing the age of opportunity to everyone. Firmly focused on the future, our on-going digital transformation is already producing disruptive innovations that power our vision of banking. Every one of our 126,332 employees, from branch staff to senior leaders, plays an essential role in giving our 77 million customers the cutting edge banking solutions that they deserve. Building on 160 years of history we know the importance of constant development, which is why we place so much confidence in the collaborative working environment that enables our people to grow and excel. If you would like to learn about the culture and opportunities on offer at a company that is leading the way for 21st century banking, head to the ‘Life’ tab to find out more.

There’s an enormous opportunity to raise the bar on what seed stage investors provide for early stage founders. We only work with a limited number of portfolio companies so you can get the focused attention you need at this critical seed stage of development. John and Jyoti started Unusual Ventures by reconsidering everything about seed-stage investing born from their experience as a long-time investor and serial entrepreneur. From a place of empathy, they started Unusual Ventures to provide a full range of seed stage services that are specifically designed to meet the needs of early stage companies.

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Airtm exists because money in Latin America is broken. It constantly loses its value making it difficult to preserve your wealth and very difficult to participate in the global economy. Exchange rates are horrible. Our mission is to give every Latin American a globally connected dollar account. With Airtm anyone can Save, Spend, Send and Receive dollars as if they are in the USA. More than a million already gained financial freedom. We need to give everyone access to Airtm, now. We need you. Come join us.

Vesta is building the next generation of the mortgage LOS, helping financial institutions transform their lending process with customizable workflows, open architecture, and intuitive, easy-to-use experiences. Vesta was founded in 2020 by early Blend employees and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Zigg Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Conversion Capital and Index Ventures. Interested in joining us to change the future of the mortgage industry? We’re a remote-first team hiring across multiple functions. Check out our open roles here: usevesta.com/careers

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Spaceship was founded in 2016 with a single mission: to transform the way people think about and invest their money. We got our start in 2017 with Spaceship Super, a super fund investing where the world is going. In 2018, we launched Spaceship Voyager, which makes investing easy for everyone. In 2023, we launched a new US Investing service. We’ve grown to 200,000 customers (and counting), but we’re only just getting started. Our landing pad is in the centre of Sydney, and that’s where our 45-strong team assembles to brainstorm, build awesome financial products, share snacks and discuss everything from moon landings to Mario Kart hacks.

Launched by our two co-founders in 2020, with the mission to provide fair and affordable capital to promote social mobility. We bring an innovative spirit and disruptive DNA, which we focus on generating value for customers with every step we take. Our purpose is to make our customers' financial journey more manageable by offering personalised loans. Using state-of-the-art technology, we are able to offer adaptable loans that help our customers reach their financial goals. We use a combination of data points about customers to understand past, current and future financial situations in order to provide the most affordable loan at all times. We take a fresh and innovative perspective on affordability to offer customers a loan that considers their month-to-month spending habits.

Pepcorns allows everyday people to support founders solving the problem or ideas they believe in. It's our belief that this community driven approach will soon emerge as new startup culture, where a significant amount of thriving ideas will get funded by peppy investors turned evangelists who truly want to see them succeed. We aim to fuel the Indian startup space, reducing wealth disparity & boost the economy; together with your help and efforts, we will achieve this. Join Pepcorns, and be part of the change!