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    Class 5 Global

    San Francisco, California, United StatesFounded 2018

    Class 5 Global is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2018 that invests in early-stage technology startups across emerging markets, including MENA, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. The firm focuses on pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds and provides hands-on operational support to founders.

    33% of their portfolio is in Fintech. Average disclosed round size is $14.2M (across 13 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    15

    Fund Size

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    JA

    Joel Ayala

    Co-founder and Managing Partner

    ZF

    Zach Finkelstein

    Co-founder and Managing Partner

    DS

    Dhruv Sengupta

    Venture Capital Associate

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    18 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Caliza logoCalizaSeries A$8.5MJul 2024
    Homebase logoHomebaseUnknownJan 2024
    Vest logoVestSeed$6MJan 2022
    KKobanPre-Seed$2.3MJan 2022
    Nomad Homes logoNomad HomesSeries A$20MSep 2021
    Homebase logoHomebaseSeries C$71MJul 2021
    10club logo10clubSeed$40MJun 2021
    Telda logoTeldaPre-Seed$5MMay 2021
    Caliza logoCalizaSeries A$5.3MJan 2021
    Penny logoPennySeed$5MJan 2021
    ZZaryaPre-Seed$1.7MJan 2021
    Luminous Computing logoLuminous ComputingSeed$9MJun 2019
    Beam Therapeutics logoBeam TherapeuticsSeedOct 2018
    Homebase logoHomebaseUnknown
    Penny logoPennySeries A
    TrueHome logoTrueHomeSeries A$8.8M
    ZZarya AppPre-Seed$1.7M
    MMOOVE AFRICA B.V.Series A

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    Last updated: 8 September 2026