Motive Partners is a specialist private equity firm focused on financial technology and technology-enabled business services companies. The firm invests across early-stage ventures, growth equity, and buyout, employing a model that integrates investing, operating, and innovating.
44% of their portfolio is in Fintech. Deal activity decreased year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months vs 13 prior). Average disclosed round size is $73.8M (across 44 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
58
Fund Size
$2.5B
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
2
Team
Blythe Masters
Founding Partner, Industry Partner
Bob Brown
Founding Partner & Head of Capital Formation & Investor Relations
Jeff Yabuki
Chairman and Founding Partner
Stephen C. Daffron
Co-Founder, Industry Partner
Jenny Lin
Managing Director, Business Transformation
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Finperks | Pre-Seed | $4M | Mar 2026 |
 Zocks | Series B | $45M | Jan 2026 |
 CAIS | Series D | $170M | Jan 2026 |
 Vega | Series A | $20M | Jan 2026 |
 Cordant | Seed | $8M | Jan 2026 |
| PPluto Financial | Seed | $8.6M | Jan 2026 |
 Laka | Series B | — | Jul 2025 |
 Penzilla | Seed | — | May 2025 |
 Navro | Series B | — | Apr 2025 |
 Pliant | Series B | $40M | Apr 2025 |
 Warren | Pre-Seed | — | Mar 2025 |
 Flanks | Series A | — | Feb 2025 |
 White Star Capital | Series A | — | Jan 2025 |
 Nelly | Series B | $51M | Jan 2025 |
 FNZ | Growth | $650M | Jan 2025 |
| AAsseta AI | Seed | $4.2M | Jan 2025 |
 Octaura | Growth | $46.5M | Jan 2025 |
| NNelly Solutions | Series B | — | Jan 2025 |
| PPliant GmbH | Series B | $40M | Jan 2025 |
| Zocks | Series A | $13.8M | Jan 2025 |
 Upvest GmbH | Series C | — | Dec 2024 |
 Synthera.ai | Pre-Seed | — | Dec 2024 |
 Vega | Series A | $20M | Nov 2024 |
 Vega | Series A | $20M | Nov 2024 |
 Parto | Pre-Seed | — | Oct 2024 |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 7 October 2026