Edison Partners today announced it has promoted Jordy Albert to Senior Associate. Albert is a key member of the firm’s financial technology practice, helping to orchestrate investments in consumer and enterprise FinTech.
As a Senior Associate, Jordy leads the sourcing and evaluation of investment opportunities in the FinTech sector working closing with Managing Partner Chris Sugden, and General Partner, Michael Kopelman. “Jordy has a drive and a spirit that’s unmatched, and a true passion for Fintech. He’s a top producer of deal flow, helping to significantly grow Edison’s presence and reputation as a growth equity investor,” said Sugden.
In 2016, Jordy helped to source two companies, MoneyLion and Predata, that ultimately became Edison investments. Edison led the $22.5 million Series A round of MoneyLion, a mobile personal finance platform, in December. Additionally, in July, Edison led the $3.25 million investment in Predata, the predictive analytics platform used by hedge funds, corporate security officers, and government agencies to forecast geopolitical risk throughout the world.
Jordy joined Edison in April 2015. He spent his first four months honing his operating skills at BFS Capital, small business financing platform and Edison-backed company. “Jordy was able to provide a lot of leverage for the BFS Capital’s CFO and COO. Other Fintech portfolio executives have also complimented Jordy’s work ethic, and command of the domain and their business,” said Kopelman.
He began his career with The Oklahoma Life Science Fund and Sevin Rosen Funds, where he participated in nearly a dozen financings, totaling over $35 million. Prior to Edison, Jordy served on the executive team of CFS2, a consumer FinTech company that raised more than $15 million in equity capital. At CFS2, Jordy led all debt and equity fundraising and corporate development initiatives, including the formation and launch of the company’s subsidiary, Samaritan.
In his spare time, Jordy works with a handful of seed-stage FinTech companies in NYC. He holds a B.S.B.A. in Economics, from the University of Tulsa.
Edison’s financial technology investment strategy, focused on payments, wealth management, alternative lending, trading and compliance, marked its 42nd investment in early 2017 with GAN Integrity. Notable exits include Edgetrade, FolioDynamix, GAIN Capital, Liberty Tax and Princeton Financial. Current investments include: Axial, BFS Capital, Billtrust, Clearpool Group, ComplySci, GAN Integrity, MoneyLion, OptionsCity, Predata, Scivantage and Trader Tools.
About Edison Partners
For 30 years, Edison Partners has been helping CEOs and their executive teams navigate the entrepreneurial journey and build successful companies. Through the unique combination of growth capital and the Edison Edge platform, consisting of operating leverage, the Edison Director Network, and executive education, Edison employs a holistic approach to accelerating growth and creating value for businesses ($5 to $20 million in revenue) in financial, healthcare, enterprise and marketing technology sectors. Edison’s active portfolio has created aggregate market value exceeding $10 billion. Its long-tenured team based in Princeton, NJ manages more than $1 billion in assets throughout the eastern United States.
