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A belief in better businesses.
A perspective shaped by building them.
Better data.
Stronger software.
Lasting advantage.
We believe lasting competitive advantage is built on unique, proprietary data assets and data assets strengthened by network effects.
Some advantages come from information that is difficult to replicate. Others grow as participation expands. Software, AI, and deeper analytics turn these assets into stronger products and better decisions—creating advantages that compound over time.
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The opportunity spans home building, working capital, lending, and insurance. Across our portfolio—from Datavations and Calculum to FairPlay, Stream, and Canopy Connect—financial technology and data technology turn specialized information into better decisions, stronger products, and lasting competitive advantage.
Different businesses.
A shared drive to build better.
A closer look at six of the companies we’ve backed.
Making insurance information work.
Canopy Connect combines carrier connections and intelligent document processing to help businesses collect, verify, and monitor insurance information, with consumers in control of sharing their data.
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A clearer view of the market.
Datavations combines detailed retail data with AI-assisted product matching to help manufacturers make better decisions on pricing, assortment, and inventory.
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Everyday spending. Everyday investing.
Grifin connects shopping with stock ownership, helping people build an investing habit around the companies where they spend.
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Finding opportunity in payment terms.
Calculum combines payment terms data with AI-powered analytics to help companies identify working capital opportunities and make more informed financial decisions.
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Greater confidence in financial AI.
FairPlay helps financial institutions test, optimize, and validate AI systems, with capabilities spanning bias testing, model validation, and agent evaluation.
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Financial products for everyday life.
Upgrade brings personal loans, credit cards, and checking and savings products together in a digital consumer finance platform.
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The people behind Nevcaut.
Nevcaut brings together experience building data businesses and helping financial innovation navigate regulation. Co-founders Erik Brue and Dan Quan work closely with founders on the strategic, operating, and regulatory decisions that matter.
Erik Brue
CO-FOUNDERErik is an operator and investor with experience building data and technology businesses. He co-founded Themis and led it through its acquisition by Checkr, continuing as CEO as the business became Tessera Data. Earlier, he held leadership roles in strategy, partnerships, and emerging data at Experian.
At Nevcaut, Erik works with founders on strategy, teams, commercial partnerships, and the operating foundations for growth.
Erik on LinkedIn ↗Dan Quan
CO-FOUNDERDan brings experience at the intersection of financial technology, public policy, and regulation. He previously served as Senior Advisor to the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, where he led Project Catalyst, the agency’s fintech initiative. His work spans open banking, fair lending, credit reporting, and the use of AI and alternative data in financial services.
At Nevcaut, Dan helps founders navigate complex markets and regulatory questions as they build and grow.
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