• Cordant

  Participated · Seed · Jul 2026

  Cordant provides a real-time command center that ingests signals from payment rails, bank accounts, ledgers, compliance and risk systems and normalizes them into a shared event model to show how transactions moved across an operating environment. The platform does not move or hold funds, replace core systems, or require centralized data; instead it detects control gaps, coordinates exception workflows, and produces audit-grade records of activity. Cordant developed its product with 11 design partners spanning payments, digital assets and traditional banking, with Bitso and Paxos serving as both design partners and investors. The company was founded by former Rapyd leaders who built and commercialized Rapyd's global infrastructure and say Cordant grew from the operational visibility challenges they encountered. Cordant will use its seed funding to bring the system into production and to activate private beta clients, and it is positioning itself as a prerequisite layer for institutions looking to deploy AI and new rails within regulated workflows.

• Lorien Finance

  Led · Series A · Mar 2025

  Lorien Finance bridges global capital markets with students from emerging economies via an AI-driven lending platform and a global lender network. The company connects students to a $3+ billion lending pool from 17+ international lenders, including Sallie Mae, enabling interest rates as low as 3.49%. Since inception, over 1,000 Indian students have applied for funding through Lorien Finance. The startup positions itself to make education financing more accessible, faster, and smarter by combining digital-first lending with data-driven underwriting. With global education financing expected to surpass $500 billion by 2029, Lorien targets affordability barriers in emerging markets. Planned uses of recent funding include expanding reach to Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities in India and strengthening its AI-driven risk assessment to enable faster underwriting and more personalized financing solutions for students and lenders.

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