Rick Kushel
Co-Founder & Managing Partner Fintop Capital
New York City Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder & Managing Partner Fintop Capital
2019 - Current
FINTOP Capital ( https://www.fintopcapital.com/ ) is a venture capital firm managed by a team of seasoned operators. We know what it takes to start, grow, and exit a successful company, and are harnessing that knowledge to develop the next generation of great entrepreneurs.
FINTOP Capital seeks B2B SaaS companies in the FinTech space.
Board Member
2025
Board Member
2024
Board Member
2023
Board Member
2022
VRGL is named after Virgil, the ghost of the Roman poet who guided Dante through the Inferno. As a result, Virgil came to be known as a symbol of human reason that guides and protects others on their journey. Today, VRGL helps advisors guide clients with clear-eyed quantitative views of their portfolios, leading them to smarter investment strategies.
VRGL offers wealth management tools that streamline investment proposals and client acquisition.
Raised $20,999,974.00 from Fin Capital, FINTOP Capital, MissionOG, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures and Flyover Capital.
Board Member
2022
Hazeltree provides innovative cloud-based treasury solutions to investment management firms, delivering enhanced transparency, liquidity, improved performance and risk mitigation. Hazeltree’s treasury and portfolio finance solutions serve these sectors: hedge funds, asset managers, private equity, real estate investment, pensions and endowments, infrastructure and their service providers.
HazelTree offers a comprehensive treasury management solution to hedge funds and institutional investors.
Raised $15,500,087.00 from Hamilton Lane and FINTOP Capital.
Board Member
2021
Pulsora is an enterprise environmental, social, and governance software as a service platform.
Raised $28,500,000.00 from Sompo Holdings, Carica Sustainable Investments, JetBlue Ventures, Sabancı Ventures, Builders VC, FINTOP Capital, Aramco Ventures and Galvanize Climate Solutions.
Board Member
2020
COMPOSE™ is an executive compensation & benefits management software solution.
Decusoft delivers configurable software solutions and professional services to help companies streamline complex business functions.
Board Member
2021
Snappy Kraken is a SaaS marketing solution.
Raised $9,500,000.00 from Bicknell Family Holding Company, Flyover Capital and FINTOP Capital.
Board Observer
2017 - 2023
Board Observer GAN Integrity GAN's compliance management software offers applications including training, policy management, third-party due diligence, whistleblower hotline, case management, and reporting into a single, easy to use platform. GAN has offices in New York and Copenhagen
Education
BS
1984 - 1988