Ribbit Capital, founded in 2012, is a global venture capital firm focused on fintech (financial technology). ^{[21] [28]} As of 2015, Ribbit had raised $446 million, the fourth-largest amount of money raised among U.S-based venture capital firms started since 2012. ^[21]

The firm was founded by Meyer 'Micky" Malka, a Venezuelan serial entrepreneur, ^[21] who co-founded the online brokerage Patagon, which sold to Banco Santander SA for $750 million in 2000. ^[28] In 2015, Malka was the only Latin American founder among the top 20 United States-based venture capital firms. ^[21]

Ribbit focuses on technology companies involved in lending, payments, insurance, accounting, tax preparation and personal financial management.

^[9] It generally invests between $2 million and $15 million in early stage financial start ups.

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The firm has invested in companies headquartered in the United States, ^[21] Latin America ^[10] and Brazil, ^[18] Europe, ^{[25] [32]} India, ^[6] and other regions worldwide. ^{[12] [23]}

The firm also invested directly in bitcoin. In 2014, Ribbit, in concert with Social + Capital Partnership, was reported to control 5% of all bitcoins. ^{[28] [29]} Aside from direct investments in bitcoin, Ribbit has financed five bitcoin companies. ^[29]

Ribbit raised three funds between 2012 and 2015, ^[21] including a $100 million fund in 2013, ^[4] a $125 million fund in 2014 ^[14] and a $226 million fund in 2015. ^[21]

Ribbit’s investors include SVB Capital, Silicon Valley Bank’s fund of funds group; Sequoia Heritage; Spanish banking group Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. ^[3] and Iconiq Capital, a wealth management group whose clients include Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn. Individual investors include David Lawee of Google Capital and Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook. ^[21]