Fintop Capital

Institutional venture firmSEC venture capital fund adviser· Nashville, TennesseeFINTOPCAPITAL.COM

FINTOP is a venture capital firm founded by serial fintech entrepreneurs & operators with a team focused on investing in innovative companies rewiring finance.

In the firm's own words, from its website.

Reported fund assets
$694M
sum of its funds' Form ADV filings, last 30 months
New companies, 12 mo
2
Investment team
31
Latest vintage
2022
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As of · the latest observation of this organization; filed figures are as of its latest Form ADV

22 additional team members, 12 additional co-investors and affiliates, 15 additional investments, funds and LPs, 13 events, 32 verified contacts (28 professional url, 2 published business email, 1 general firm email, 1 firm phone)

Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.

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Nothing material in the last 180 days. Last change: 27 Jan 2026, 2 new companies in the last 12 months.

People to know

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  • Joe Maxwell
    Managing Partner
    Why: Managing partner: runs the firm
    Profile
  • Adam Aspes
    Partner
    Why: Partner: part of the investment decision
    Profile
  • Jim McKelvey
    Partner
    Why: Partner: part of the investment decision
    Profile

Relationship network

61 connected entities8 observed rounds1 repeat counterparty

From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.

Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.

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Reading the network
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  • Company
  • Fund or vehicle
  • Person

Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.

Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.

How am I connected?

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Investing

10 companies on record, 2 new in 12 months
Investments on record
10 companies, 7 partner-attributed
CompanyRoundRolePartnerRound sizeThis investorDateSource
Surreal Flowerportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownOct 1, 2026Fact Firm website
Tik Tokportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownOct 1, 2026Fact Firm website
Cerebro Capital, Inc.portfolio listingleadunknownunknownunknownSep 24, 2026Fact Company website
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
12 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
Sectors
fintech
Stages
not stated or not yet read
Geography
not stated
Check size
not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Self-described
venture capital
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation
seed 50%series a 50%
Stage at first entry
seed 50%series a 50%
Industries, each company once
Hardware and deep tech, Software or Tech-enabled and IT services (2)
lead rate 100%follow-on rate 17%new companies, 12 months 2

Team

38 current, 1 departed
Decision makers
who to call first, and why; then everyone else by function
  • Joe Maxwell · Managing Partner
    Why this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility
    LinkedIn or profile link on file (firm website), confirmed 2026-10-01, confidence 90%
  • Adam Aspes · Partner
    Why this person: Partner: part of the investment decision; Named with investment responsibility
    LinkedIn or profile link on file (firm website), confirmed 2026-10-01, confidence 90%
  • Jim McKelvey · Partner
    Why this person: Partner: part of the investment decision; Named with investment responsibility
    LinkedIn or profile link on file (firm website), confirmed 2026-10-01, confidence 90%

Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. 3 with a route on file. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.

Investment team
38 current, 1 departed
2 departed (kept with end dates)
  • Lokesh Seth · Member Of Fintop Fund Ii Gp, Llc · Mar 1, 2019 to Mar 21, 2024 Inference
  • John Philpott · Partner · ? to Oct 1, 2026 Inference
Contacts
2 published business email, 1 general firm email, 1 firm phone, 28 professional url

2 published business email, 1 general firm email, 1 firm phone, 28 professional url on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.

Funds and LPs

11 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
11 reported
VehicleTypeVintageLifecycleReported GAVOwnersForm D soldLatest Form D
Fintop Fund III Qp, LPFeeder or parallel2022 adv first reportedActive deployment$183M
Mar 1, 2026
146$0
of $250M
Jan 13, 2022
JAM Fintop Frontier, LPFund2022 adv first reportedActive deployment$150M
Mar 16, 2026
99$0Aug 13, 2021
JAM Fintop Banktech, LPFund2022 adv first reportedActive deployment$133M
Mar 16, 2026
62unknownunknown
Limited partners
0 LPs, 0 disclosed commitments
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Known LPs and allocators
0 relationships across the firm's funds, from public pensions and the allocator graph
No allocator names this firm or its funds in a public disclosure DFX holds.

Relationships across DFX

15 co-investors · on 1 other DFX graph
Co-investors
15 counted from shared deals, for the whole firm
Across DFX and the capital chainon 1 other DFX graph Show
Across DFX
  • The same institution is held on RIA and Wealth, matched by identifier. See which records
Across the graphs

Fintop Capital is the same institution as 1 record in RIA and Wealth.

RIA and Wealth1

The joined record opens with the product, beside every other relationship on this page.

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Evidence and history

18 dated events, 67 observations from 3 sources
Timeline
18 dated events
  1. Aug 13, 2026
    Fintop Capital filed the first Form D for Fintop IV SBIC, LP (fund 4), its next fund after Fintop Fund III, LP (vintage 2022)
    Fund next filedderived signalInferenceFintop IV SBIC, LPno URL
  2. Mar 21, 2024
    Lokesh Seth (Member Of Fintop Fund Ii Gp, Llc) no longer on Schedule A of Fintop Capital
    Person leftPeopleInferenceLokesh SethForm ADV
  3. Sep 21, 2023
    Fintop Mdo Spv, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Fintop Capital (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $852,000
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactFintop Mdo Spv, LLCForm ADV
  4. Mar 16, 2022
    Fintop Fund III, LP first reported on Form ADV by Fintop Capital (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $16,445,000
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactFintop Fund III, LPForm ADV
  5. Mar 16, 2022
    Fintop Fund III Qp, LP first reported on Form ADV by Fintop Capital (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $185,550,000
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactFintop Fund III Qp, LPForm ADV
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 1, 2026 · 8 private fundsShow
Headquarters
Nashville, TNadviserinfo.sec.gov
Office address
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Business phone
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Website
FINTOPCAPITAL.COM
SEC adviser type
Exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
SEC exemption claimed
Venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
Latest Form ADV
Mar 1, 2026
Private funds reported
8 (8 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
Private fund gross assets, adviser total
$731Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Owners on Schedule A
Lilly Christy Busch Hermann Trust Dated Nov 20, 1989 FBO Richard Colleran Holton, Jr. (Member), owns 50% to 75%; Black Creek Capital LLC (Member Of Fintop Fund I Gp, Llc), owns 10% to 25%
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried3 on recordShow
  1. Sep 23, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $694M across 11 vehicles
  2. Sep 15, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $731M across 8 vehicles
  3. Sep 12, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $411M across 6 vehicles
Evidence
67 observations from 3 sources
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
FactValueEffectiveClassSource
Why admittedVC exemption, VC funds reportedMar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC exemption claimedVenture capital fund adviserMar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC exemption claimedVenture capital fund adviserMar 21, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 21, 2024FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2017-12-05Mar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2017-12-05Mar 21, 2024FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29Sep 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25Sep 26, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23Sep 24, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1Sep 12, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-03-01Mar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-03-01Mar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2024-03-21Mar 21, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC statusERA - ActiveMar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC status effective2017-12-05Mar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Mar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Mar 21, 2024FactForm ADV
Business phoneMar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
Business phoneMar 21, 2024FactForm ADV
Contact page urlOct 1, 2026Factno URL
Contact page urlSep 16, 2026Factno URL
DescriptionOct 1, 2026Factno URL
DescriptionSep 16, 2026Factno URL
HeadquartersNashville, TNMar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
HeadquartersNashville, TNMar 21, 2024FactForm ADV
Office addressMar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
Office addressMar 21, 2024FactForm ADV
Self-described typeVenture capitalOct 1, 2026Factno URL
Self-described typeVenture capitalSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyMar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyMar 21, 2024FactForm ADV
Portfolio pageOct 1, 2026Factno URL
Portfolio pageSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Private funds reported8Mar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported8Mar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported8Mar 21, 2024FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$731MMar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$731MMar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$731MMar 21, 2024FactForm ADV
Schedule a diffsadiff-1Mar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
Stated sectorsfintech
“sector words on the home page”
Oct 1, 2026Factno URL
Stated sectorsfintech
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Factno URL
Team pageOct 1, 2026Factno URL
Team pageSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Venture funds reported8Mar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported8Mar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported8Mar 21, 2024FactForm ADV
WebsiteMar 1, 2026FactForm ADV
WebsiteMar 21, 2024FactForm ADV
Site titleOct 1, 2026Factno URL
Site titleSep 16, 2026Factno URL
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersInstitutional venture firm, confirmed · 3 filing advisers share this firmShow
Importance
63
high
Active deployment
8
low
Emerging
0
low
Freshness
100
high
Institutional venture firmSEC exempt reporting adviser

Venture manager, reported GAV $694M across 11 vehicles

This firm files as 3 advisers on fintopcapital.com: Jacobs Asset Management, LLC, JAM Special Opportunity Ventures. Each keeps its own CRD, funds and filings; the grouping is the website each swore to on Form ADV and is recomputed every pass.

The inputs behind each score
importance
gav: $1 · funds: 0.92 · people: 1 · investments: 0.4 · co investors: 0.48
active deployment
investments 12m: 0.25 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 0 · latest investment at: 2026-01-27
emerging manager
fund count: 11 · reported gav: $694M · first adv filing: 2017-12-05 · years since first filing: 8.8

Fits, record history and connections

scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge

Fits

4 scored matches, best firstas of
  • score 55.6confidence 100%
    Why: sector fit; stage fit; activity; analogous
    Watch: adjacent portfolio
  • score 43.1confidence 100%
    Why: sector fit; geography fit; activity; analogous
    Watch: adjacent portfolio
  • score 43.1confidence 100%
    Why: sector fit; geography fit; activity; analogous
    Watch: adjacent portfolio

+1 more scored match

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Record history

1 dated event on the change ledger, latest event first
  • Adviser's first ADV filing
    2017-12-05source on record

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