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BETSY COHEN’S FTAC VENTURES EYES $300 MILLION FOR DEBUT FUND

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Gillian Tan
and
Crystal Tse
November 29, 2021, 5:54 PM GMT
 * Fund will be dedicated to making bets on financial technology
 * The first close is targeted for the first quarter of next year


Betsy Cohen

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FTAC Ventures, an investment firm co-led by financial-services veteran Betsy Z.
Cohen, is in discussions to raise a debut fund dedicated to financial-technology
bets, according to people with knowledge of the matter. 

The company has begun meeting with prospective investors as it seeks to raise
$300 million for a fund ahead of a targeted first close during the first quarter
of 2022, said one of the people, who requested anonymity because the talks are
private. A final close is expected later next year. 




Betsy Cohen, Daniel Cohen, Anju Patwardhan and Dan Long are slated to be FTAC
Ventures’ four general partners. The effort plans to make wagers in early-stage
companies as well as other closely held startups poised to go public that are
seeking to disrupt or transform the banking sector, the person said. It will
have the ability to invest globally.



An FTAC Ventures spokesperson declined to comment. 

“Our mission is to support financial-technology innovators,” FTAC Ventures says
on its website. “Our support begins with capital but extends to helping
companies grow from our experience as investors, founders and operators.” 



Most investments will be in companies that have demonstrated product-market fit,
and where growth can be accelerated with the assistance of FTAC Ventures’
technical, regulatory and other expertise, according to the website

Cohen, 80, has made investments in companies including ClickSwitch, Taulia,
BillGO and Arcus, her SPAC investment firm, FinTech Masala, says on its website.
The bets were made in part through special-purpose vehicles featuring external
capital, a person with knowledge of the matter said. 

Cohen, a former bank executive, has separately raised 11 blank-check firms. Some
of those have struck deals with companies including Robinhood Markets Inc. rival
eToro, payments firm Payoneer Global Inc. and investment-banking firm Perella
Weinberg Partners. 



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