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Fintech

14 fintech startups based in San Diego, $109.4M raised total, led by ASCENT HOLDING CO. ($78.1M raised). See what Fintech means more broadly on the Fintech industry page.

14
companies
$109.4M
total raised

The breakdown

8 of 14 companies have disclosed funding, $109.4M combined, 3 at Series A stage, making up 4% of the 400 San Diego startups on file across every industry, founding dates span 2020-2026.

Companies

$78.1M
ASCENT HOLDING CO.
San Diego, CA
Fintech
Series A$12.0M
FOUNDERS FIRST CHANGE CATALYST, LLC
San Diego, CA · Founded 2020
Series AFintech
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Seed$6.8M
Baseline Risk Partners, LLC
San Diego, CA · Founded 2024

Baseline Risk Partners delivers program administration and underwriting expertise in Specialty Property and Workers’ Compensation.

SeedFintech
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Series A$5.7M
CARDIFF, INC.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2020

Looking for small business financing? Get approved in 2 minutes or less and get your funds within 24 hours at Cardiff. We have funded over $12 billion for small businesses across the US.

Series AFintech
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Seed$5.0M
Bridgeport Financial Technology, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Bridgeport Financial Technology, Inc. provides bespoke, digital technology and infrastructure solutions for sophisticated clients across the entire private markets value chain.

SeedFintech
Series A$1.5M
FOUNDERS FIRST CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC.
San Diego, CA

Founders First Capital Partners - Revenue-Based Funding & Business Advisory

Series AFintech
$100K
VALT Investor Group Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2023
Fintech
$100K
Continuum Holdings, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2025
Fintech
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Applied Data Finance
San Diego, CA

Applied Data Finance is a fintech innovator that offers fair and responsible credit access to underestimated U.S. consumers through an AI-powered underwriting and lending platform.

Fintech
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National Funding
San Diego, CA

National Funding provides fast small business loans, working capital, term loans, inventory financing, receivables financing, short-term equipment financing, and heavy equipment financing.

Fintech
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Ascent Funding
San Diego, CA

Ascent Funding provides private student loans for college and career education, covering up to 100% of tuition and expenses with competitive rates and no fees.

Fintech
Atomic Insights
San Diego, CA

Atomic Insights provides payment workflow automation for RIAs and Family Offices, making money movement easy and compliant for wealth managers, client service, and operations teams.

Fintech
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Forage
San Diego, CA · Founded 2021 · 66 employees

Payments infrastructure for government benefits

Y CombinatorFintech
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ZeroSettle
San Diego, CA · Founded 2026 · 2 employees

Drop-in Direct Billing SDK for In-App Purchases

Y CombinatorFintech