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Overview

Affirm is a financial technology services company providing installment loans to consumers at the point of sale. The company was founded with the goal to create honest financial products and services that empower consumers and improve lives. It aims to revolutionize the banking industry to be more accountable and accessible to consumers. Today, Affirm provides shoppers with an alternative to traditional credit cards at the point of sale, giving them the flexibility to buy now and make simple monthly payments for their purchases. Unlike payment options that have compounding interest and unexpected costs, Affirm shows customers upfront exactly what they’ll pay each month—with no hidden fees and no surprises. Affirm partners with over 2,000 merchants to give shoppers the option to pay with Affirm at checkout, including well-known brands across retail, including home furnishings, travel, personal fitness, electronics, apparel and beauty, and more.

Total investments
1
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
1
Active investors
8

Sector focus

  • Financial Services
  • FinTech
  • Lending
  • Payments
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Investment portfolio

  • Weytop

    Participated · Equity · Feb 2026

    Weytop provides a cloud-or-on-premise virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) platform designed around four pillars: very low latency performance comparable to a local workstation, native hybrid architecture, radically simple deployment, and pricing based on deployed infrastructure rather than per-user fees. Its technology is already in production with public and private customers such as Région Île-de-France, the University of Bordeaux, ENAC, ESGI and the INSA network. After operating at break-even for the past two years, the company plans to use fresh capital to expand into new verticals, notably healthcare and graphics-intensive workstations. Since inception, Weytop has secured a cumulative €4 million in funding. The firm positions itself as a sovereign French alternative in a market dominated by large international vendors. No specific revenue or user figures were disclosed in the article, but the customer roster demonstrates early commercial traction. The latest round underscores investor confidence in its differentiated technical approach and go-to-market momentum.

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