The TIFIN Group Reveals New Capital Partners and Investment

By Dan Anderson • Feb 26, 2020
  • The TIFIN Group has announced several new capital partners and a new investment

The TIFIN Group — a venture platform that is known for building financial technology companies aimed at shaping the future of investor experience to drive better investor outcomes — announced several capital partners, including Cathie Wood (founder and CEO of ARK Investment Management), Bruno del Ama (co-Founder and former CEO of Global X), Glenn Hubbard (Columbia University) and Larry Leibowitz (Former COO of NYSE Euronext and Founder of Crux Informatics) to its capital partners group. And TIFIN’s capital partners are part of an active community identifying and solving issues across investment and wealth management.

TIFIN’s total investment from the partners was $5.4 million. And it will give the TIFIN group more flexibility to launch and grow new and existing portfolio companies. In addition to the firm’s existing six companies, TIFIN will continue to explore additional opportunities that align with its goals of democratizing access to institutional investment opportunities, linking investing to holistic financial planning, and creating a data-driven approach to distribution in asset and wealth management.

Along with the onboarding of the capital partners, The TIFIN Group has also announced the hiring of Niharika Shah as Chief Marketing Officer. Shah has over 20 years of leadership experience in branding and marketing for financial services and high-growth consumer environments. And she joins TIFIN from Prudential Financial where she served as Chief Brand Officer, responsible for developing highly targeted strategies to various client channels and helping the company build the customer-centric brand it enjoys today.

Key Quotes:

“These partners not only represent a strong endorsement of the TIFIN Group’s strategy and performance, but also support for our approach of combining modern technology, investment science, and behavioral design to enable the industry to better serve investors. We look forward to leveraging their institutional knowledge as we continue to grow our portfolio.”

– Jack Swift, CEO of the TIFIN Group

“We are extremely excited to have Niharika’s energy and creativity as part of TIFIN. Her acumen in driving market traction and brand momentum will be immensely valuable for our portfolio companies as they continue to expand.”

– Vinay Nair, Founder and Chairman of the TIFIN Group