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Frankie Financial
350+ data sources. One API. FrankieOne unifies KYC, KYB, and AML compliance for leading banks, fintechs, and regulated businesses.
Frankie Financial
350+ data sources. One API. FrankieOne unifies KYC, KYB, and AML compliance for leading banks, fintechs, and regulated businesses.
General information
Firm type
Generalist
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Oceania
Country
Australia
City
Melbourne
Corporate office
Level 6, 440 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Additional offices
121 King Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
Principals
Simon Costello
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Aaron Chipper
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What is the relationship between Frankie Financial and FrankieOne?
Frankie Financial is the investment entity co-founded by Simon Costello and Aaron Chipper. FrankieOne is the operating company — a KYC, KYB and AML orchestration platform that unifies over 350 data sources through a single API. The investment vehicle and the operating company share the same principals and strategic roadmap, with venture capital deployed in service of FrankieOne's regtech ecosystem.
Who are the key investment decision-makers?
Co-founders Simon Costello and Aaron Chipper lead investment activity. Costello brings serial-founder experience across three continents, including the NASDAQ-listed MoneyHero; Chipper contributed to mobile payment infrastructure that led to Fusion Payments' acquisition by Telstra. No separate investment committee or external CIO has been disclosed.
Which institutional investors have backed FrankieOne alongside Frankie Financial?
The Series A round was led by AirTree Ventures and Greycroft, with participation from Kraken Ventures, Binance Labs, Tidal Ventures, Mantis VC (The Chainsmokers' vehicle) and Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev. Clearsign Capital, a family office, also acted as an investor and advisor.
Does Frankie Financial invest only in FrankieOne, or does it hold a broader portfolio?
The firm pursues venture allocations with a generalist mandate, though its thesis is strongly aligned with FrankieOne's regtech and financial infrastructure focus. Specific external portfolio holdings beyond the parent company have not been publicly itemized, suggesting capital is concentrated in FrankieOne and adjacent early-stage infrastructure plays.
Is Frankie Financial structured as a single-family office?
No. It is structured as an asset manager and venture vehicle founded by serial operators, not a family office. The wealth originates from entrepreneurial exits rather than inherited family capital, and the firm does not report managing multi-generational family wealth.
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