Top 10 Specialty and Consumer Finance Capital Raises and Investors in the U.S. – January 1st – March 31st, 2026
Several interesting transactions closed in the Specialty and Consumer Finance sector over the past quarter. If you would like more info on these deals or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.
PE Growth/Expansion
- Prime Finance, private commercial real estate credit services that cater to institutional and qualified investors in the United States, received development capital from Bonaccord Capital Partners.
Merger/Acquisition
- Altus Group, appraisal and valuation business that serves institutional investors, lenders, and corporate clients across Canada, was acquired by Newmark Group.
- Benchmark Federal Credit Union, a credit union that improves the economic well-being of members through a lifetime of premier financial products and services, was acquired by Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union.
- IntelliCredit, credit risk management and portfolio services that operate in Raleigh, North Carolina, was acquired by OptimaFI.
Later Stage VC
- Credit Key, a business-to-business payment platform that offers a buy now, pay later function, raised $90 million of venture funding.
- Founders First Capital Partners, a proprietary platform that offers revenue-based funding and business acceleration support, raised $3.85 million of venture funding in the form of convertible debt.
Early Stage VC
- Ezra, a financing platform that provides funding to climate companies, raised $3.2 million of venture funding in a deal led by LMNT Ventures and Penny Jar Capital.
- Mad Capital, a financing platform that funds organic regenerative farmers, raised venture funding in the form of SAFE notes from Impact Assets.
Seed Round
- Cedar, an international payments platform that helps businesses make cross-border payments convenient and effective, raised $5 million of seed funding from Blue Moon and others.
- Earlyasset, software platform that facilitates venture secondary transactions, raised $2 million of seed funding in a deal led by New Stack Ventures.
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Vikas Garg
Managing Director
Over 30 years of experience in finance in asset and mortgage-backed securities and raising private debt and equity capital for companies. Formative years at major investment banks including JP Morgan, Banc of America Securities and Morgan Stanley working in and managing structured products teams. Front office role in dozens of transactions totaling well over $50 billion in face value. Extensive experience working with internal and external counterparties including investors and rating agencies. Independently advised companies in overall strategy, management best practices, FP&A, business development and financial management. Began career at KPMG. BS in Finance from the University of Maryland and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Series 7, 24, 63 and 79 licenses.
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