Organization · Private Equity
Motive Partners
Motive Partners is a private equity firm based in New York City, with additional offices in London and Berlin. They focus on growth equity and buyout investments in technology-enabled financial and business services companies across North America and Europe.
Overview
What Motive Partners does
What Motive Partners is
Motive Partners is a private equity firm based in New York City, with additional offices in London and Berlin. They focus on growth equity and buyout investments in technology-enabled financial and business services companies across North America and Europe.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Private Equity
- Founded
- Founded in 2016
- Approximate age
- About 10 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- March 4, 2026
Official channels
Find Motive Partners elsewhere
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Capability profile
Motive Partners as a funder
Investment thesis
Motive Partners invests in technology-enabled financial and business services companies, focusing on sectors such as wealth management, banking, insurance, capital markets, AI, and business services.
Focus narrative
Motive Partners invests in various sectors within financial technology, including wealth and asset management, banking and payments, insurance, capital markets, AI, data and analytics, and business services. They focus on technology, data, and service providers that enhance transaction efficiency, modernize risk pricing, and support digital transformation.
Focus and fit
- Regions
- EuropeNorth America
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Not published
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 67
Portfolio context
Notable portfolio companies include Alphastream, focused on AI, data, and analytics; AMP, involved in wealth and asset management; Anchorage Digital, operating in capital markets; Backbase, a growth and buyout investment in banking and payments; Insurify, a growth and buyout investment in insurance; and InvestCloud, engaged in wealth and asset management.
Common questions
What to know about Motive Partners
Upseed classifies Motive Partners under the Private Equity organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 4, 2026
Known limits
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