Top Financial Services Startups in 2027

Republic is a global financial firm that allows everyone to participate in private market activity. We are powered by the only digital financial infrastructure in the market capable of facilitating compliant, scalable, and cross-border micro transactions across a wide range of traditional and digital assets. Republic operates a synergistic network of regulated investment advisers, broker-dealers, funding portals, and technical advisory services globally. The Republic ecosystem has deployed over $3B in investments, has supported over 2,000 companies, and comprises a community of over 3M members across 150+ countries. Founded in 2016, Republic is headquartered in New York City with offices worldwide.

DriveWealth is a financial technology firm pioneering embedded finance, fractional investing in US equities, and API-driven brokerage infrastructure. We’ve built patent-pending technology to fractionalize US equities and were the first to receive a license to do so in 2015. We help banks, fintechs, RIAs, and global brands build investing experiences in 153 countries. Some of our partners are Revolut, Hatch, MoneyLion, Stake, and Avenue.

Feedzai is AI. We’re coding the future of commerce with a leading platform powered by artificial intelligence and big data. Founded and developed by data scientists and aerospace engineers, Feedzai has one critical mission: make commerce safe. The world’s largest banks, payment providers and retailers use Feedzai’s machine learning technology to manage risks associated with banking and shopping, whether it’s in person, online or via mobile devices.

NetLaw's primary product is its online DIY estate planning platform. The company also supports a CRM-type product for financial services advisors to enable them to more effectively market themselves and our estate planning product. Furthermore, the company maintains a product for attorneys that includes a turnkey estate planning drafting system targeted at empowering them to know their cost in creating a given set of documents and therefore move to fixed-fee pricing and away from open-- ended hourly engagements. NetLaw also has two native apps on the Google and Apple stores and patent-pending technology under development.

Kiva (kiva.org) is an international nonprofit with a mission to expand financial access to help underserved communities thrive. We run a global marketplace platform to crowdfund microloans for financially excluded entrepreneurs, farmers and students around the world. Our organization combines the culture and technological passion of an internet start-up with the compassion and empathy of a non-profit to create impact and opportunity at global scale. In just 13 years, we have raised more than $1.2 billion in loan capital for 2.7 million borrowers in 83 countries. Our lenders fund over $10 million in loans every month. With offices in San Francisco, Portland, New York, Nairobi, and Bangkok, Kiva's team includes 100+ employees and 400+ volunteers worldwide. Our team is growing as we pursue exciting new opportunities to create a financially inclusive world.

Mission Lane LLC is a new company founded to give everyone access to fair and clear credit. We believe in creating a community where everyone feels like a close-knit family. If we do well, so do you. We offer tools to help you build your credit, clear pricing with no hidden fees, an instant credit decision, and the freedom of 24/7 use. All of our credit cards are supported by VISA and universally accepted almost anywhere.

Avant is changing the way consumers borrow money. Utilizing advanced algorithms and machine-learning capabilities, we offer a unique and highly customized approach to the personal loan process. The combination of technology, analytics, and customer service capabilities allows Avant to provide access to a simple process for personal loans and credit card products to borrowers, all entirely online.

We’re working to change the way wealth is created. And, we’ve been growing like crazy. Join us on this amazing journey. YieldStreet connects investors to opportunities in alternative asset classes like real estate and litigation finance. YieldStreet was created because our founders were frustrated by the lack of options regular investors had to participate in asset backed investment opportunities that also had low correlation to the stock market. We believe top notch technology and data can help us build the world’s most robust alternative investment platform and create financial independence for all.

Finix is the smartest way for businesses to own, manage and monetize payments. Created by payments experts from First Data, PayPal, and Worldpay, Finix is trusted by companies like Lightspeed POS Inc. and Clubessential. to build and scale their payments infrastructure. Headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Cincinnati, Ohio, Finix is a privately held company funded by Bain Capital Ventures, Homebrew, Insight Partners, Aspect Ventures, Visa, Precursor Ventures, Class 5 Global, and Village Capital.

SoFi is a new kind of finance company taking a radical approach to lending and wealth management. From unprecedented products and tools to faster service and open conversations, we’re all about helping our members get ahead and find success. Whether they’re looking to buy a home, save money on student loans, ascend in their careers, or invest in the future, the SoFi community works to empower our members to accomplish the goals they set and achieve financial greatness as a result.