Fintech Wellthi raises $2.1M from Northwestern Mutual, Zeal Capital Partners


D.C. fintech company Wellthi, previously known as Invest Sou Sou, has raised $2.1 million in an oversubscribed seed round with plans to take on strategic capital for the next quarter, up to $3 million.

The seed round was led by Milwaukee financial services giant Northwestern Mutual, and D.C.’s Zeal Capital Partners matched the investment.

The funds are going to be used to service existing contracts with large regional banks that co-founder and CEO Fonta Gilliam declined to disclose, but she said…

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