TTV Capital

Non-consensus bets drive the biggest returns. That’s why Lizzie (Guynn) Hartley is willing to be wrong. As an investor at TTV Capital, Lizzie backs founders others overlook—betting on execution over pedigree and conviction over consensus. Her approach is clear: ✅ Bet on execution, not just ideas. Success isn’t theoretical—it’s about who can actually build. ✅ Be comfortable being wrong. If you’re only making safe bets, you’re missing the biggest opportunities. ✅ Put founders first. At TTV, once they commit, they’re all in. At VC Uncovered, we’re spotlighting the investors shaping the future of venture—those taking bold swings before the market catches up. Read more about Lizzie (Guynn) Hartley in our latest VC Uncovered issue. #VCUncovered #VentureCapital #FounderFirst #TTVCapital #NonConsensusBets

Thank you to Ben Young and Thomas A. 'Tom' Oder for including Gardiner Garrard and TTV Capital in Georgia Trend’s latest article on "Georgia’s Fintech Evolution." Georgia is a global leader in fintech, with two-thirds of all payment transactions in the U.S. processed through companies headquartered in the state. Additionally, there are 260 fintech companies in Georgia and the top 12 Georgia-headquartered public fintech companies collectively generate revenues of approximately $49 billion. "How did Georgia, and more specifically Atlanta, get to this point? The answer is that banks, technical companies and rapidly changing technology evolved through a variety of homegrown companies, startups, spinoffs, entries from other locations, and mergers and acquisitions into an ecosystem linked to both Georgia’s past and future – with a profound impact on the state’s economy and the way its residents, merchants and corporations conduct their finances." We're proud to be a part of the ecosystem. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e5j4yEFZ #teamttv #fintech cc: Sean Banks, Laney Lewis, Neil Kapur, Lizzie (Guynn) Hartley, Paul Todd

"In the fourth quarter of 2024, investment [in fintech] climbed to $25.9 billion from $18 billion in the third quarter, according to KPMG. Granted, this is not the enthusiasm of years past, especially the wild days of 2021. But judging by our inboxes, there is no shortage of venture capitalists still betting big on the space." Thanks to Mary Ann Azevedo and TechCrunch for highlighting TTV Capital as one of the "Five of the most important fintech VCs investing heavily in the sector." Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e89qTZMh cc: Lizzie (Guynn) Hartley, Neil Kapur, Gardiner Garrard, Sean Banks, Laney Lewis, Jen Zimmerman, Paul Todd, QED Investors, Infinity Ventures, Nik Milanović, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Sheel Mohnot, Jake Gibson, Ashley Marshall

TTV Capital has been a longtime supporter of the Venture Atlanta Conference, and we welcome the opportunity to have our team once again involved in the board capacity. Congrats to Laney Lewis on her recent appointment to the #VA2025 Board of Directors. The countdown to October has begun! cc: Allyson Eman, Elizabeth Stephens, Joe Mancini

Thank you for having us, Donnie Beamer Jr., CFA and Natasha (Sasha) Smith. Wonderful to see innovation continue to grow in our backyard. #fintech #ATL

Congrats to Co-Founders Cordel Robbin-Coker, Lucy Hoffman, and Tinotenda Mundangepfupfu and the entire team at Carry1st on being named to the prestigious Forbes #Fintech50! Carry1st is Africa's leading publisher of mobile games and operates a payments platform that supports in-app purchases. Over the past year, Carry1st nearly doubled its customer base, growing from 1.2 million to almost 2 million monthly active users. We're proud to support you on your journey. 🚀 #teamttv cc: Martina Castellanos, Mike Hurst, Neil Kapur, Lizzie (Guynn) Hartley, Laney Lewis, Gardiner Garrard, Sean Banks

Thrilled to Welcome Pathward—a Banking-as-a-Service Pioneer—to the FairPlay Family! For decades, Pathward has defined Banking-as-a-Service by empowering fintechs and other enterprises with white-label financial infrastructure to embed payment processing, prepaid cards, and lending capabilities into their products. Through this three year partnership, Pathward will leverage FairPlay’s technology to advance its analytical capabilities—driving efficiency through automation and software while promoting financial inclusion. We’re delighted to join forces with Brett Pharr, Anthony Sharett, Will Sowell, Vishall Kaistha, Christopher Dye, Rajendra Gangavarapu, Kevin Topolinski, Matt Wahl, Dash De Groot, Michelle Allade and Courtney Heidelberg to bring greater financial inclusion to more people and businesses. If you’d like to increase revenue and drive positive change in your lending business—reach out to FairPlay! https://lnkd.in/gdyqxykm

Congrats to co-founders Rohit Mathur and Harte Thompson and the team at Bridge on the announcement of their partnership with Choice Hotels International, enabling hotel developers looking for capital to reach many lenders with one submission. Bridge is a digital platform that leverages advanced technology to digitize and optimize the loan search process - now opening up capital opportunities for 1000s more hoteliers worldwide. "This collaboration is a win-win for Choice and its hotel owners," said Dominic Dragisich, Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Global Brand Officer for Choice Hotels International. "Helping our hoteliers obtain and optimize financing for their properties is a high priority, and this agreement with Bridge will give them access to competitive loan offerings through an easy-to-use online interface." cc: Lizzie (Guynn) Hartley, Laney Lewis, Neil Kapur https://lnkd.in/euCZRDcX

How do we know when it's the right time to invest in a new technology? TTV Capital co-founder and managing partner Gardiner Garrard answers this in the The Wall Street Journal today: "For us, it’s not about being among the first to bet on a new technology. Since we only invest in fintech, we focus on the challenges facing our industry and then look for companies that have the potential to solve them. When a company applies an emerging technology to solve a known problem, then we have a clear market need and a compelling reason to invest." https://lnkd.in/ewtbgju9 cc: Matthew Strozier, Sean Banks, Neil Kapur, Laney Lewis, Paul Todd, Lizzie (Guynn) Hartley, Jen Zimmerman

The complex and lengthy settlement time for cross-border payments has long been a challenge for consumers and businesses alike. However, the payments landscape is changing dramatically, and the opportunity to use stablecoins to settle real-time global payments at a fraction of the cost is coming into focus. With 2024 drawing to a close, we’ve started to reflect on the year in fintech. One development that we’ve been watching closely is the rapid adoption of stablecoins for cross-border payments. From surpassing a $200B total market capitalization to Tether’s record-breaking profits to Ripple’s launch of RLUSD, it’s clear that stablecoins have reached an inflection point. As we look ahead to 2025, we wanted to share why we invested in our first stablecoin portfolio company back in 2022. With a mission to move money instantly and at no cost, Higlobe has built a unique infrastructure that enables real-time global settlement of funds. Today, the company is the only stablecoin payments platform to date that is focused exclusively on serving mainstream professionals and businesses. Read more about "Why We Invested" in Higlobe here: https://lnkd.in/gJ4fUWnm cc: Teymour H. FARMAN-FARMAIAN, Neil Kapur, Sean Banks, Laney Lewis, Paul Todd, Gardiner Garrard, Jen Zimmerman, Lizzie (Guynn) Hartley