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Who invested in Jiko?
Jiko's investors include Upfront Ventures, Y Combinator, 500 Global, Bpifrance and Digital Currency Group, and 6 more on record.
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$7.7MSeries A?Venture
United States · Venture startup
Who invested in Jiko
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$7.7Mraised across 2 rounds since 2017, from 2 sources
- Latest round
- VentureOct 2025
- Biggest round
- $7.7MSeries A · Oct 2017
- Investors
- 11
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A, $7.7M Oct 2017
- Biggest round
- $7.7M Series A · Oct 2017
- Between rounds
- 7.9 years from the last two
The rounds
- Oct 2025VentureAmount undisclosed4 new1 returning
Source recorded
- Oct 2017Series A$7.7M7 new
Upfront Ventures
Digital Currency Group
Core Innovation Capital- 500 Fintech
Embark- Radicle Impact/ Social Capital
- Story
Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $9.4M sold, first sale Jun 2017
Founders and team
From Jiko's own website: 2 founders, 11 on the team.
Stephane LintnerCEO, Co-Founder, Jiko Board Member
Alfred VericelFounding Partner of Red River West
- Eduardo VergaraPresident
- Abhishek PuriChief Risk Officer
- Breanne MadiganChief Business Officer
- Matthew MengerinkChief Technology Officer
- Scott RichlandChief Investment Officer, California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
- Tobi VincentChief Financial Officer
- Xavier AudibertChief Product Officer
- Ellie ArdeleanHead of Marketing
- Richard SerpaVP of Partnerships and Strategic Alliances
- Sarah GiuntaVP of Customer Success
- Paul BeersBSA Officer
AdvisersSteve Shafran
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Series A2017Venture2025Upfront Ventures
Y Combinator
500 Global
BpifranceDigital Currency Group
Nyca PartnersCore Innovation Capital500 FintechEmbarkRadicle Impact/ Social Capital
Upfront VenturesY Combinator500 GlobalBpifranceDigital Currency GroupNyca PartnersCore Innovation Capital500 FintechEmbarkRadicle Impact/ Social CapitalEveryone who backed them
500 FintechVC firm1round
Radicle Impact/ Social Capitalno record of our own yet1round
Storyno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 5 firms list Jiko as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Jiko
How much has Jiko raised?
Jiko has raised $7.7M across 2 rounds since 2017. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did Jiko last raise?
Jiko's most recent round was a Venture in Oct 2025.
What was Jiko's biggest round?
Jiko's largest round on record is $7.7M (Series A), in Oct 2017.
Who backed Jiko first?
Jiko's first round on record, in Oct 2017, was backed by Upfront Ventures, Digital Currency Group and Core Innovation Capital and 4 others.
What stage is Jiko at?
Jiko's latest named round is a Venture, in Oct 2025.
Where is Jiko based?
Jiko is based in the United States.
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