We are a leading early-stage tech venture capital fund backing founders building next-gen enterprise software for the Financial Services industry; leveraging AI and deep technologies. The fund has completed initial investments in Cogniquest and WonderLend Hubs, both disruptive solutions that address large opportunities in Banking and Financial Services and beyond.
The fund thesis is built on the legacy of Cedar Consulting and IBS Intelligence – a platform that brings together over 70 years of technology consulting and research experience with banks and technology players globally.
Our Founder and GP, Sahil Anand, is credited for being the creator of the region’s only FinTech Lab and accelerator, which since 2017 has successfully nurtured 60+ FinTechs in helping them scale and expand across the region (www.cedaribsifintechlab.com).
Not many investors understand Financial-Services-Technology as deeply as we do. The fund is dedicated to backing FinTech infrastructure companies, powered by the expertise and track-record of our FinTech Lab’s sucess. Our unique edge is in our ability to deliver transformational value to founders—combining the team’s experience with the Cedar legacy platform’s 70+ years of practitioner and domain expertise. We make capital work like no other.
Leverage our global network with banks & established tech firms help drive qualified POCs and business opportunities.
Lean on the platform’s GTM advisory expertise to drive new market entry, customer acquisition & partnerships.
Interact with BFSI technology buyers at our regional summits, awards and other intellectual platforms.
Provides mentorship, intelligence, on-ground insights, proprietary research & advisory guidance.
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Incentive Compensation Management Report... |
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Outdated Payment Processing Systems... |
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IBS Intelligence Digital Banking Awards 2025 |
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Sales League Table Report 2025 |
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Innovators Speak | GFIA 2024 | Nadish Lad, Managing... |
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The Evolving Wealth Management Landscape... |
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Cloud cost management is a financial problem not... |
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Intelligent Document Processing in Financial... |
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Fixing US business payments starts with small... |
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FIDA Unleashed | Beyond Open Banking... |
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Building A SuperApp-Driven Banking Ecosystem |
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GenAI for Enterprise Document Automation... |
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Building a Future-Ready Bank Summit || Fireside Chat... |
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NextGen Core Banking: The Future of Banking Q1... |
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Building a Future Ready Bank | Mashup Video... |
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Webinar | Mission Possible: Unlocking the Future... |
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From Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: Rethinking... |
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How to reduce data loss and orchestrate a... |
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Cedar IBSi Digital Banking and AI Summit... |
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Empowering FIs: Evaluating the Buy vs. Build... |
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Wealth Management & Private Banking Systems... |
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Webinar | Unlocking the Potential of Open Banking... |
