Hum Capital Named 'Business Lending Platform of the Year' in 2026 FinTech Breakthrough Awards Program

Prestigious Annual Awards Program Celebrates a Decade of Recognizing the World's Most Innovative Financial Technology Companies

Mar. 19, 2026 at 3:52pm

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Hum Capital, an AI-powered investment platform and provider of non-dilutive capital to lower middle market businesses, has been selected as the winner of the 'Business Lending Platform of the Year' award in the 10th annual FinTech Breakthrough Awards program.

Why it matters

The FinTech Breakthrough Awards program recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global FinTech market, making this award a significant accomplishment for Hum Capital. As an AI-powered platform that matches businesses with the right investors, Hum Capital's innovative approach to private capital markets is being celebrated.

The details

Hum Capital's Intelligent Marketplace uses AI to triangulate each company's capital needs against the investment criteria of its network of over 900 institutional investors. This precision capital matching process ensures businesses reach the right investors and investors see only the deals that fit their specific requirements.

  • The FinTech Breakthrough Awards program is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026.

The players

Hum Capital

An AI-powered investment platform and provider of non-dilutive capital to lower middle market businesses.

Steve Johansson

The Managing Director of FinTech Breakthrough, the organization that runs the FinTech Breakthrough Awards program.

Andrew Eisen

The CEO of Hum Capital.

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What they’re saying

“Hum offers data-driven capital matching instead of gut-driven networking. Hum transforms private capital markets by making access to tailored growth funding faster, fairer, and grounded in real economic performance instead of luck or elite networking. Hum's data and analytics significantly reduce the time it takes to secure funding. This kind of innovation makes Hum our choice for 'Business Lending Platform of the Year!'”

— Steve Johansson, Managing Director, FinTech Breakthrough

“What makes Hum genuinely different is that we don't just connect companies to capital — we engineer the match. Hum AI doesn't execute a fuzzy-match against our network; it triangulates. It takes a company's precise capital profile and maps it against the specific investment mandate of every participant in our network, including our own balance sheet. That means businesses reach investors who are already aligned with their stage, structure, and growth trajectory — and investors receive deal flow that is pre-qualified against their exact criteria. We built Hum to eliminate the friction, guesswork, and gatekeeping that have long defined private capital markets, and to replace them with speed, precision, and a genuine partnership in our clients' success.”

— Andrew Eisen, CEO of Hum Capital

What’s next

The FinTech Breakthrough Awards program will continue to recognize innovative financial technology companies in the coming years, with the 2027 awards ceremony scheduled for March 2027.

The takeaway

Hum Capital's recognition as the 'Business Lending Platform of the Year' in the prestigious FinTech Breakthrough Awards program highlights the company's innovative approach to private capital markets, using AI-powered technology to match businesses with the right investors and streamline the fundraising process.