EJF Ventures

EJF Ventures is a private equity firm specializing in financial technology investments. The firm focuses on early-stage companies developing products poised for broad adoption across the financial services industry, with particular emphasis on blockchain infrastructure, bank technology, and wealth management and capital markets software. EJF Ventures provides strategic guidance and capital to entrepreneurial start-ups focused on innovative solutions across real-time payments, data analytics and harmonization, risk management, customer acquisition, and other mission-critical functions within financial institutions. Since its inception in January 2022, the firm has invested in twelve early-stage companies in the United States, United Kingdom, and Israel, operating across various financial services sub-sectors, including payments infrastructure, enterprise risk management, capital markets access, small business lending, and consumer financial services. The firm's global remit is supported by its London-based partner, Michael Cherepnin, and its managing partner, Jonathan Bresler. EJF Ventures is a subsidiary of EJF Capital LLC, a global alternative asset management firm headquartered outside of Washington, D.C., with offices in London and Shanghai. As of June 30, 2023, EJF Capital manages approximately $6.6 billion across a diverse group of alternative asset strategies. The firm was founded in 2005 by Manny Friedman and Neal Wilson.