Scale your business with backing from Priority Tech Ventures
How can we support?
We offer a variety of partnerships to help get you where you want to be.
Investment Partners
Priority Finance Hybrid Fund
Growth Equity
Priority provides growth equity complemented by technology and operational resources, where necessary, to help early stage companies accelerate their growth.
Executive Leadership
Thomas Priore
FOUNDER
I founded Priority Tech Ventures because I truly believe that payments are the lifeblood of today’s global economy and I want to support those organizations that are building the future of payments and banking solutions. I continue to be excited by spotting and supporting startups. I work with our team and our companies on wide ranging topics that help push them from those early days into true payments visionaries.
My background is in fintech and businesses that smartly leverage data to shake up the payments and banking industries. But I’m always curious to learn about new sectors, connect the dots and try to figure out where things might be going. I believe there’s nothing more exciting than backing ambitious founders who build the payments businesses that will shape our future.
Mike Vollkommer
ADVISOR
I’m a dedicated resource our founders can call when they need help or advice on any business or finance matter.
After serving as Priority’s Chief Financial Officer from 2018 to 2022, I continue to serve as an Advisory Director. I have over 35 years of finance experience in diverse industries, am a Certified Public Accountant and have a Master’s Degree in Taxation.
Much of my corporate career has been in senior financial positions focused on creating shareholder value. The mid-cap public corporations where I have served as Chief Financial Officer were comprised of consolidated groups of decentralized businesses ranging in size of less than ten million dollars to several hundred million dollars in annual revenue. Each corporation embraced an entrepreneurial philosophy that permitted its businesses to be operated autonomously, with corporate governance oversight. In my role, I supported these businesses with financial advice and strategy, assisting them in maximizing profitability, cash flow, and value creation. Externally, I developed and maintained relationships with commercial and investment bankers, attorneys, auditors, tax advisors and investors to ensure these corporations and decentralized businesses had access to the capital and other resources needed to fulfill their goals and objectives.
It is this experience that I am thrilled to share in working with our founders.
Sean Kiewiet
STRATEGY
I head strategy for Priority Tech Ventures and am very passionate about the way payments and banking technology is shaping the future. I work on our prospect outreach ensuring we leverage the right resources so that we continue to identify, invest and support the most exciting companies out there.
I love the process of building something from nothing, which takes nothing short of excellence. It’s exciting to see hard work and game changing connections come together.
Ranjana Ram
OPERATIONS
I lead Operations for Priority Tech Ventures and have always worked at the intersection of finance and operations across my career.
I’ve always been fascinated by the power of technology and its role in making people’s lives easier, particularly in areas where access to resources and opportunities are limited. It’s a real privilege to work every day with extraordinary people from all walks of life who are involved in the building of payments and banking products which are tangibly changing the world for the better.
Thomas Priore
Mike Vollkommer
Sean Kiewiet
Ranjana Ram
Executive Leadership
Tom Priore
Mike Vollkommer
Sean Kiewiet
Ranjana Ram
CASE STUDIES
But don’t take it from us…
See how we’ve helped other great companies and platforms in the fintech space
“We built Rollfi to simplify what’s historically been a painful and complex process. Priority’s deep experience in payments and merchant services made them the ideal partner to help us deliver payroll and benefits in a way that’s smarter, faster, and more accessible. Together, we’re creating something that’s not just better, it’s built for how businesses actually operate today.”
– Kirubha Perumalsamy, Founder of Rollfi
“It was so easy to work with Tom and his team. They carved out a structure that provided capital and resources that worked for my needs and helped me get what I needed, and they moved at the right pace. I had the resources to provide a new payment gateway, meet technology needs, and enhance security by finding and repairing software vulnerabilities.”
– Drew Cohn, Founder
“When we partnered with Priority, we gained access to their ecosystem. Having a shared vision with our investors allowed us more time and resources in the market. This allowed us to grow, build, and scale the business.”
– Jammil Handal, EVP of MX Build
“Priority’s resources, operational infrastructure, payments capabilities, and technology knowledge allow entrepreneurs and investors in those early stages of business development to concentrate on their products and sales strategies. The Priority team is great to work with. ”
– Copley Broer,
Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Sunriver Venture Partners
“Working with the Priority Tech Ventures team has been critical to our successful business launch. Their deep experience, strategic insight, and business development reach were instrumental in supporting the creation of this unique product and taking it to market.”
– James Mrowka, Chief Operating Officer
“We are pleased to join Priority through acquisition and look forward to the continued development of Ovvi POS systems. We’ve closed the gap for merchants and ISOs, including making different integrations and banking solutions available, which we couldn’t have done alone.“
– Manan Mehta, CEO & Founder
“As a growing business facing challenges with capital and the resources needed to scale, we sought out the proven track record of success, the established resource infrastructure, and the tremendous experience and relationships of the Priority Tech Ventures team.”
– Dan Scanlan, Co-Founder
CONTACT
Let’s get to it
Give us a sense of what you’re trying to accomplish, and we’ll get the ball rolling on bringing your idea to life. We’re excited to work with you.