Pocketnest Takes Center Stage at VC UnDemo Day

Fintech selected as featured speaker and fintech innovator at Renaissance Venture Capital’s semiannual  pitch event

We're still buzzing from the energy of the 2025 Spring UnDemo Day, hosted by Renaissance Venture Capital—and not to mention the high we’re still riding from being selected as a featured speaker and fintech innovator for the fourth consecutive UnDemo Day.

UnDemo Day is known for bringing together the brightest ideas in innovation with the capital that helps them grow. Following up on the heels of the Fall 2024 UnDemo Day, the Spring 2025 edition was no exception—drawing attention from top VCs, financial institutions, and forward-thinking startups from across the country. And this year, Pocketnest was proud to take the stage to share how we're using cutting-edge AI and behavioral science to revolutionize financial wellness.

Why Pocketnest?

For the fourth consecutive UnDemo Day event, our friends at Renaissance VC selected Pocketnest CEO and founder, Jessica Willis, to speak as a standout innovator in the fintech space. Willis has deep roots in fintech, having launched Pocketnest in 2019, and since then unveiling numerous technical feats, ranging from generative AI to revolutionary budget tools, and partnering with some of the biggest brands in tech and finance, including Google, IBM, BMO Harris, GreenPath Financial Wellness—and so many more.  The fintech’s newly launched budgeting tool—an entirely new approach to budgeting—and cutting-edge insights on how AI and automation can drive user growth, Pocketnest continues to forge the path that financial wellness can be scalable and profitable for financial institutions. 

The Industry Is Taking Notice

UnDemo Day couldn’t have come at a better time. In the past few months, Pocketnest has announced several high-impact partnerships that show how deeply financial institutions believe and trust in our platform and mission:

• Strategic alliance with CU WealthNext to bring nationwide credit unions smarter, more scalable financial wellness tools that help their communities, while boosting the credit union’s digital strategy and revenue growth

• Mobile banking integrations and partnerships with some of the nation’s most innovative credit unions, including Community Financial Credit Union, MSU Federal Credit Union, MAPS Federal Credit Union, and most recently, Frankenmuth Credit Union and ELGA Credit Union 

• Partnership with  GreenPath Financial Wellness to bring financial wellness to the masses 

• Canadian Market Expansion, our first step in going global, bringing financial wellness tools to our northern border

What’s Next

Pocketnest’s mission is clear: to guide millions of people toward financial wellness—one small step at a time. We’re building for the end user, empowering financial institutions with tools that create real value, and redefining what it means to truly engage people in their financial lives.

Huge thanks to Renaissance Venture Capital for continuing to create space for innovators like us to share our stories and connect with future partners. We’re proud to be part of the UnDemo Day community—and can’t wait to share what’s next.

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