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    Continental Investors

    Chicago, Illinois, United StatesFounded 2006
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    FintechE-Commerce & Marketplace

    Continental Investors is a Chicago-based private equity firm founded in 2006 by Philip J. Purcell. The firm invests in private companies primarily in the financial services industry and in consumer businesses where the Internet is important, leveraging deep industry experience and relationships.

    67% of their portfolio is in Fintech. Average disclosed round size is $14.0M (across 5 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    4

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    PM

    Paul M. Purcell

    Partner

    SC

    Spencer Cotten

    Investor

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    6 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Aeropay logoAeropaySeed$5MMar 2021
    WePay logoWePayGrowth—Jan 2015
    Drizly logoDrizlySeed$2.5MMay 2014
    WePay logoWePaySeries C$15MJan 2014
    Gig Wage logoGig WageUnknown$7.5M—
    WePay logoWePaySeries D$40M—

    Top Co-Investors

    August Capital3 shared
    Ignition Partners3 shared
    Rakuten2 shared
    500 Global2 shared
    Tiger Global Management, LLC1 shared
    Techstars1 shared
    Chicago Ventures1 shared
    Webb Investment Network1 shared
    SV Angel1 shared
    Rakuten FinTech Fund1 shared

    Last updated: 20 October 2026