Truist Ventures
214 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC, 28202, United States
Overview
Truist Ventures is the corporate venture capital division of Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC). Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Truist Ventures invests in financial technology companies to help Truist deliver innovative financial products and services to clients. The firm was established in 2018 by integrating investments in technology companies from the heritage SunTrust brand with BB&T Ventures.
- Total investments
- 25
- Lead investments
- 12
- Investments · 12mo
- 3
- Active investors
- 1
Sector focus
- Financial Services
- FinTech
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- DataBank
Participated · Debt Financing · Jun 2026
DataBank operates large data center campuses and is expanding its roughly 300-acre Red Oak campus south of Dallas. At full buildout the Red Oak site is planned to include eight two-story data centers, each offering about 200,000 square feet of data center space; the fourth building will add approximately 60 megawatts of IT capacity. The company serves hyperscale, cloud and enterprise customers and is pursuing growth through both development and acquisitions. DataBank has secured significant project financing for Red Oak, including $2 billion in April and an additional $650 million announced in this financing round, bringing total loan commitments for the campus to $2.65 billion. The firm also added an $800 million revolver to support capital expenditures and corporate needs, strengthening its capital structure for continued expansion. Dallas remains a leading data center market, supporting demand for DataBank’s capacity growth.
- Create Music Group
Led · Equity · Mar 2026
Founded in 2015, Los Angeles-based Create Music Group operates as an owner-operator and strategic partner to culturally influential independent labels, catalogs and creative businesses. The company rolls up specialist music assets such as broke., Monstercat, !K7 Music, Cr2 Records and Mau5trap onto a unified platform that provides technology, data, marketing and capital. Create deploys significant capital—over $500 million in the last 12 months alone—for acquisitions, advances and growth initiatives, most recently investing more than $300 million to take a stake in Nettwerk Music Group. Its platform preserves each label’s creative autonomy while leveraging centralized scale and analytics to drive global reach. Management positions the business as the definitive platform for music and media entrepreneurs in an era of rapid change in consumption channels. The newly raised funds will accelerate further M&A, technology development and international expansion. The company was valued at $2.2 billion in its latest round and remains majority-owned by its founders.
- EquipmentShare
Participated · Debt Financing · Dec 2025
Founded in 2015, EquipmentShare blends a nationwide equipment rental business with a cloud-enabled technology stack aimed at improving productivity on construction sites. Its proprietary T3 platform offers telematics, fleet management, connected jobsite sensors, and a digital marketplace for equipment rentals. The company has rapidly grown into one of the largest equipment rental providers in the United States and continues to broaden its national footprint. EquipmentShare focuses on delivering data-driven insights and digitally integrated asset management to boost efficiency and collaboration in the construction industry. Management is prioritizing expanded technology investments and the scaling of its rental operations. A recently secured $2.75 billion credit facility strengthens its capital structure, extends debt maturities to 2030, and provides ample liquidity to fund these growth initiatives.
- Imprint
Led · Debt Financing · Mar 2025
Imprint is a New York-based financial technology company that partners with leading brands to design, issue, and operate co-branded credit products and loyalty experiences through its proprietary issuing and processing stack, ImprintCore. The platform gives brands end-to-end control of the customer journey—from application to spend, earn, redeem, and repeat—while supplying rich data and personalization capabilities. Imprint’s model has attracted partners such as Booking.com, Rakuten, Crate & Barrel, and Fetch, contributing to 200 % year-over-year growth in its cardholder base. Brands that switch to Imprint report 2× higher wallet share, a 20 % increase in spend, and an 8× lift in customer lifetime value versus legacy programs. The company also secured a AAA rating from Fitch for its inaugural $300 million securitization, underscoring strong capital-markets validation. With fresh capital, Imprint intends to strengthen its core platform, introduce debit, secured card, and flexible financing products, and build AI-driven automation alongside a brand-funded Imprint Rewards Network. Over the next three years it aims to evolve traditional co-brand cards into a comprehensive loyalty platform that delivers “premium access” for customers of top consumer brands.
- Duetti
Participated · Debt Financing · Mar 2025
Founded in 2022, Duetti partners with independent artists, songwriters, and other music creators to unlock the value of their music catalogs through flexible capital solutions and operational support. The company acquires portions of master recording and publishing rights and then boosts catalog performance through playlisting, remix production, sync licensing, and customized marketing programs. To date, Duetti has worked with more than 1,100 creators across 40+ countries and now closes 80+ catalog deals each month—over 2.5× its pace a year ago. Its 65-person team operates across New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, London, and Rio de Janeiro. The firm maintains a playlist network of 3,000+ playlists with 5+ million followers and releases 60+ remixes per quarter, supporting over 200 tailored artist marketing programs in 2025. Including the latest raise, Duetti has secured more than $635 million in funding, with over $100 million of that in equity, enabling continued expansion of its technology, marketing services, and global footprint.
Team
Vanessa Indriolo Vreeland
Head
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