At a Glance
Queen City Fintech is a Charlotte-based venture capital firm founded in 2019 that exclusively focuses on fintech investments, leveraging Charlotte's position as America's second-largest banking hub. The firm strategically capitalizes on the city's deep financial services ecosystem, which includes major institutions like Bank of America and Wells Fargo, to identify and support fintech innovation.
With $75 million in assets under management, Queen City Fintech targets seed and Series A stage companies that are transforming traditional financial services through innovative technology solutions. The firm's investment thesis centers on backing fintech startups that can disrupt established financial services models while benefiting from Charlotte's robust financial infrastructure and talent pool.
The firm's portfolio includes notable fintech companies such as LendingTree, Lending Club, and SoFi, demonstrating their focus on alternative lending and consumer financial services platforms. Queen City Fintech's unique positioning allows them to provide portfolio companies with direct access to traditional financial institutions, regulatory expertise, and the deep fintech ecosystem that has emerged in the Charlotte region, making them a distinctive player in the fintech venture capital landscape.
“Investing in fintech companies that transform traditional financial services through innovative technology solutions.”
Queen City Fintech primarily invests at the Seed, Series A stages. This means they focus on companies that are building their initial product and finding product-market fit.
Queen City Fintech is headquartered in Charlotte, NC. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.
Queen City Fintech focuses on investments in Fintech. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.
Queen City Fintech's typical investment check size ranges from $250K to $2M. Actual amounts may vary based on the stage, sector, and specific opportunity.
Queen City Fintech manages approximately $75M in assets under management (AUM) across their funds.
