Seed stage  /  FinTech and AI  /  Miami, FL

We help FinTech
and AI foundersshape the future.

Forcoda Ventures writes first checks into US FinTech and AI companies at seed. Led by an operator who has built and launched the products, we know exactly what it takes to go from zero to one and beyond.

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01 — Approach

We are operators,
not just investors.

Go-to-market

Twelve years shipping SaaS products for FinTech founders. Hands-on from day one, not from the board seat.

Capital strategy

We have raised on both sides of the table. We know what the next round wants to see before you get there.

Network access

Warm routes to enterprise buyers, strategic partners, and follow-on investors across FL and NY.

Technical depth

20+ years in tech and a decade of in-house engineering. We pressure-test the roadmap, not the pitch.

Proprietary flow

Founder referrals and a curated luncheon series surface deals before they reach a generalist inbox.

Momentum

We stay close and stay useful through the messy middle — the part nobody puts on a slide.

02 — Operational
track record

What we've
already done.

FinTech · Seed

Transparency Registry

$1.2M

Strategic advisory and fundraising support through a $1.2M seed round.

Outcome — acquired by CrediVault

FinTech / Lending · Seed

SelectFI

$6.5M

Delivered product development and MVP; secured the first dealership partnerships.

Since — institutional follow-on led by StartFast Ventures, new CEO from ACV Auctions, live on the FordDirect platform.

03 — For founders

What we
invest in.

If this looks like you, send the deck. You will hear back within 72 hours — including if the answer is no.

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Sectors
FinTech and AIFinancial infrastructure, embedded finance, applied AI in financial services.
Stage
SeedTypically $8M–$12M post-money entry.
Check size
$250K averageWe lead or follow alongside aligned co-investors.
Geography
United StatesHeadquartered in Miami. We look nationally.
Process
Screen → diligence → decide72-hour first response. Two to three weeks of diligence. Term sheet within a week of a yes.

04 — Team

Elena Levine, Founder and Managing Partner of Forcoda Ventures

Elena Levine

Founder & Managing Partner

Elena has spent 12 years building and launching FinTech and AI products for Fortune 500 and high-growth tech companies. She has helped two FinTech companies raise a combined $7.7M and mentors at Founder Institute, Launch NY, and gBETA.

Education
MS, Computer Science
Previously
Yahoo! · Forcoda Agency
Products shipped
10 FinTech & AI
Mentor at
Founder Institute · Launch NY · gBETA

05 — Get in touch

The launchpad
for high-growth
startups.

Founders with a deck. Get in touch.

FORCODA VENTURES
MIAMI, FL
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