Ring 5 · Detroit, MI
Union Heritage Venture Capital
Fintech, alternative banking, and credit union-aligned growth equity.
Credit-union-backed VCActive · 54
Source record
Stage gate
Growth equity fintech / alternative banking
Typical check
$2,000,000 to $10,000,000
People
Verify fund/team.
Strategic value
Credit-union capital and customer/channel relevance.
Introduction paths
Fintech trade groups and credit union networks.
Likely objections
Likely too late-stage for pre-seed unless strategic exception exists.
Meeting strategy
Treat as future strategic relationship or distribution/cap-table bridge.
Verification requirement
Verify current public information, investment mandate, team members, and check range before live outreach. relationship. Record
Scoring
Vertical fitHigh fintech / credit union · ~28/35 est.
Strategic fitHigh strategic if current/active · ~75/100 est.
- Warmth bonus
- +2
- Timing bonus
- +0
- Friction penalty
- −10
- Priority
- 54
Warmth state
Ring 5 cadence
Batched trips and structured partner-level outreach.
Statewide corporate and institutional capital pool.
TRIP — Batched structured trip.