Anna Garcia, CFA

Founder and Managing Partner @ Altari Ventures

About

ENTREPRENEURS: I invest in early stage Enterprise Fintech. My investment interests are in the following: data-driven enterprise intelligence, banktech, capital markets tech, institutional asset management tech, CFO tech stack, embedded finance and decentralized/centralized financial infrastructure convergence.If you are solving an urgent pain point in any of these areas, I would love to hear from you. Please share your business via: https://airtable.com/shrDPSwc259vlwqpEMY BACKGROUND:I am an early stage investor and mentor at several startup accelerators in New York City. I am passionate about working with entrepreneurs and supporting the development of innovative ideas, diverse teams and exceptional companies.Prior to venture capital, I spent 15+ years in financial services in senior roles across capital markets, investment banking and asset management. During most of my Wall Street career, I ran a top-ranked fixed income origination/hedging business and have a proven track record of building high impact, high revenue client relationships. I believe that the financial services industry is undergoing a massive infrastructure upgrade. Bringing together my prior banking background and early stage investing expertise, I am actively involved in the fintech eco-system as an advisor and investor via my fund, Altari Ventures. Notable pre-Altari fintech investments include:Trumid (https://www.barrons.com/articles/bond-trading-firm-trumid-raises-200-million-in-new-financing-51597243471)Liveoak (acquired by Docusign)YayPay (acquired by Quadient)HiFi (acquired by Block)MonitFollow me and Altari Ventures on LinkedIn to stay connected

Country

United States

City

New York City Metropolitan Area

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Skill

Venture Capital, Start-ups, Business Strategy, Capital Markets, Fixed Income, Investment Banking, Alternative Investments, Financial Markets, Private Equity, Entrepreneurship, Business Development, Due Diligence, Equities, Business Advisory, Asset Management, FinTech, Financial Services, Investment Management, Corporate Development, Portfolio Management

Experience

Founder and Managing Partner

Altari Ventures

2022-5 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

Altari Ventures invests in Enterprise Fintech startups at the earliest stages where winners offer disproportionate upside potential and where the “fin” is as critical to the success of the business as the “tech”. Specific areas of interest: capital markets technology, institutional asset management technology, CFO tech stack, embedded finance, data-driven intelligence and decentralized/centralized infrastructure convergence.

Advisor

FinOptSys

2023-11 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

Advisor; Board Observer

inbanx

2023-8 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

Board Observer

Ecobot

2021-12 - Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

Ecobot builds revolutionary software that ushers the environmental regulatory industry into the 21st century. The first version of Ecobot focuses exclusively on optimizing USACE wetland delineations.

Board Member

Logiwa

2018-9 - Present · 8 yrs

Logiwa is a cloud-based warehouse and inventory management software that solves the warehouse management and order fulfillment needs of retail and e-commerce businesses worldwide. https://www.logiwa.com

General Partner

Runway Venture Partners

2016-2 - Present · 10 yrs 7 mos

Runway Venture Partners is a New York City-based early stage venture capital firm focused on post-Seed software-enabled businesses. The fund is fully deployed and not making new investments. http://runwayvp.com

Board Member

Monit

2021-4 - Present · 5 yrs 5 mos

Monit is a digital intelligence platform for small businesses and the banks that serve them. Based on the latest in predictive intelligence, it helps owners forecast cash flow, calculate "what-if" scenarios to help decision-making, and identify savings that owners don't have time to chase down. Monit is provided to SMBs by forward-thinking banks and financial institutions. The "bank side" of the Monit platform includes customer analytics and targeting to drive deeper, more profitable relationships. https://monitapp.io

Board Member

Agilis

2020-8 - Present · 6 yrs 1 mo

Agilis is a commerce platform, purpose-built for the chemical industry. Agilis offers a unique cloud-based software solution that allows chemical producers and distributors to build their own branded secure portals and offers their customers a seamless brand experience. https://agilischemicals.com

Mentor

Techstars

2015 - Present · 11 yrs

Barclays Accelerator, in partnership with Techstars, offers an intensive 13-month program for fintech start ups in the areas of machine learning, lending, digital banking solutions, trading, cyber security, data analytics, payments, cryptocurrency, insurance, wealth management and beyond. http://www.barclaysaccelerator.com

Mentor

Canadian Technology Accelerators | Accélerateurs technologiques canadiens

2015 - Present · 11 yrs

The Consulate General of Canada established a Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA@NYC) in New York City in 2012 to help Canadian digital media companies access key resources to accelerate their growth. The program is targeted to high-potential early-stage companies in digital media (including ad tech, data analytics, fintech, e-commerce and software) that are selected through a competitive process guided by the private sector. Selected companies receive space for four months at Grind (www.grindspaces.com), a local co-working facility, along with mentoring with business contacts to fast-track growth. http://www.can-am.gc.ca/new-york/offices-bureaux/cta_media.aspx?lang=eng