Thesis
Nyca Partners is a New York-based venture capital firm exclusively focused on fintech — on building tomorrow's financial infrastructure. The firm combines more than a decade of investing and operating experience across financial services and technology, pairing deep industry expertise with a hands-on, collaborative approach. Its philosophy is early conviction and enduring partnership: it invests from seed to scale, with its centre of gravity in early-stage, giving founders strategic support, access to an extensive network of industry leaders, and a disciplined, thematic investment approach that evolves with technology and market trends.
Sectors and stages
Nyca invests across four verticals: payments (embedded payments, merchant solutions, specialised payments, digitisation of B2B payments and treasury, fraud and risk tooling); credit, risk and capital markets (contextual credit data, shared risk dials for insurers, bank-to-non-bank asset movement, capital markets and liquidity venues, neobanks); wealth and insurance (wealth management, digital insurance, financial wellness, retirement planning); and financial infrastructure (bank modernisation, compliant AI, data governance and privacy, digital identity, software for finance teams). The firm focuses primarily on early-stage companies, typically seed through Series B, in North America and Europe.
Fund size
Nyca does not publicly disclose the size of its funds or its total assets under management; this is not publicly disclosed.
Notable portfolio
Recent additions listed on the firm's website include Astra (developer APIs for automated money movement), Asseta (AI workflow platform for institutional investors), Bayesline (equity risk models), Blaise (AI platform for the insurance product development lifecycle) and Grand Charter (marketplace for consumer law). Historically the firm has backed companies across payments, credit models, digital advice and financial infrastructure.
Partners
The firm was founded and is led by Hans Morris, a veteran of the financial services industry spanning operating and investing; the investment team includes Jeremy Solomon. Nyca's distinguishing feature is its LP Advisor model: its investors include leading global financial institutions and technology companies alongside senior leaders from finance, technology, academia and government, actively engaged in company building, sourcing and problem-solving. This gives portfolio startups access to enterprise distribution channels, customer introductions and regulatory perspective that generalist firms cannot easily replicate.
Programmes run
Nyca runs a flagship Nyca Fintech Demo Day — the next edition is scheduled for 14 October 2026 — showcasing companies to its industry community. The firm also publishes a monthly newsletter and occasional essays on payments, infrastructure and the future of finance, which doubles as a thought-leadership and sourcing channel. Founders can reach the firm through its website contact page.
Credits and perks
The firm does not publicly advertise startup credits or vendor discount programmes; this is not publicly disclosed. Its platform advantage is network access rather than credits.
Why it matters for founders
For fintech founders building infrastructure — payments rails, banking cores, compliant AI, identity, or B2B financial software — Nyca offers one of the most institutionally connected early-stage homes in the industry. The LP Advisor model means a seed cheque comes with a warm path into banks, insurers and regulators, which matters enormously in a sector where distribution and compliance are the real moats.