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Stephen Messer is the Managing Partner at Exigent Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm currently based in San Francisco, California. Before transitioning to venture capital, he founded and led multiple technology companies and held senior executive positions within the digital payments and enterprise software sectors. At Exigent Capital, Messer has built a portfolio of more than 20 investments across North America, participating in funding rounds alongside notable entities such as Y Combinator and Peter Thiel. He recently led a seed round for an embedded payments startup in March 2025 and frequently shares industry insights regarding the intersection of artificial intelligence and corporate finance. His current investment strategy focuses on seed and Series A opportunities within the fintech and SaaS markets, targeting technology startups that build infrastructure comparable to industry leaders like Plaid and Stripe.