New York

Motive Ventures

Motive Ventures, based in New York, backs fintech startups at Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A, leading rounds with checks from $1 million to $10 million.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed, Series A

Check size$1M to $10M

Leads roundsYes

FocusFintech

Latest fundn/a

Investing team10 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Motive Ventures

10 people on the investing team, 5 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Scott KauffmanFounding Partner and Head of InvestmentsHe previously held senior roles at Oak Hill Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs.

Harsh GovilPartner, VentureHe joined in 2023 after co-founding Embedded/Capital, which was acquired by Motive.

Hugo BongersPartner, VentureHe previously led ABN AMRO Ventures and worked at Rabobank and a family office.

Michael HockPartner, VentureHe co-founded Embedded/Capital, which was acquired by Motive, and previously held managing director roles at FinLeap and Holtzbrinck Digital.

Ramin NiroumandPartner, Investments and Head of VentureHe founded embedded/capital and finleap, and previously worked at Deloitte and DKB.

Dominik FreidorferVice President, VentureHe previously led Corporate Development and Strategy at Clarity AI and was an Investment Manager at DB1 Ventures.

Julia HuboVice President, VentureShe focuses on identifying investment opportunities for Motive Venture and previously co-founded Embedded/Capital.

Maria AnthonyVice President, VenturePreviously, she was Vice President at Vera Equity and began her career at General Atlantic.

Thomas HarrisPrincipal, VentureHe previously worked in the firm's Operating Team and spent over six years at Accenture Strategy.

Tim WandersPrincipal, VentureHe focuses on analyzing and executing investments, and serves on multiple boards.

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Writes $1M to $10M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target7-10%

How to reach them[email protected]

Notable investments

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In their words

Motive PartnersWe are investors, operators and innovators in Fintech. Three forces shape how we think, create value, and move—guiding every conversation, strategy , and decision to delimotivepartners.com

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On these lists

Seed fintech investors in New York54 Series A fintech investors in New York39 Pre-seed fintech investors in New York29 Seed investors in United States2836 Series A investors in United States1790 Pre-seed investors in United States1561 Seed investors in New York347 Pre-seed investors in New York233

Questions

What stage does Motive Ventures invest in?

Motive Ventures reports entry at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How much does Motive Ventures invest?

Motive Ventures reports checks of $1M to $10M.

Does Motive Ventures lead rounds?

Yes. Motive Ventures says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Motive Ventures?

Scott Kauffman (Founding Partner and Head of Investments), Harsh Govil (Partner, Venture), Hugo Bongers (Partner, Venture), Michael Hock (Partner, Venture), Ramin Niroumand (Partner, Investments and Head of Venture).

Is Motive Ventures active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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