Leap Global Partners

General contacts
Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2016

AUM

$180 M

Location

Castro Valley, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Seed Pre-seed Series A Series B

Region of investment

North America South America
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Leap Global Partners is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2016 by Roman Leal, a former executive at PayPal and Goldman Sachs. The firm is composed of a team of investors, operators, and founders with deep domain expertise and extensive networks in their target markets. They focus on investing in companies that are transforming data and financial services, leveraging their unique insights and strategic support to help founders succeed.

The firm primarily invests in early-stage companies, focusing on sectors such as data infrastructure, financial technology, and digital platforms related to data and money movement. Leap Global Partners typically participates in Series A rounds, with investments concentrated in the United States. Their portfolio includes companies like InFlow, Finix, and Gusto, which are at the forefront of innovation in their respective fields.

Notable investments by Leap Global Partners include InFlow - financial software, Finix - financial services platform, and Gusto - payroll and benefits software. These companies exemplify the firm's commitment to backing founders who are rewriting the code of the new economy through data and money flows.

Industry

Business Services (B2B) E-commerce/Marketplace Financial Services Fintech Internet and Web Services SaaS Software AI Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Real Estate

Leap Global Partners Funds

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Stage
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
Cross-Border Venture Capital Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
Real Estate
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$15 M
August 2017

Contacts

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Roberto Aguayo General Partner
General Partner
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FAQs about Leap Global Partners

Leap Global Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Seed, Pre-seed, Series A and Series B, writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Leap Global Partners is located in Castro Valley, California, United States.
Leap Global Partners was founded in 2016.
Leap Global Partners invests in companies and startups in Business Services (B2B), E-commerce/Marketplace, Financial Services, Fintech, Internet and Web Services, SaaS, Software, AI, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Real Estate.
Leap Global Partners invests in companies and startups in North America, South America.
Leap Global Partners invests in companies and startups at Seed, Pre-seed, Series A, Series B.
Leap Global Partners usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Leap Global Partners has around $180m assets under management.
Leap Global Partners last fund was created/launched in 2017-08-10
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