SaverLife announces $1,000,000 investment from NextLadder Ventures to scale its AI-Powered Financial Navigator
SaverLife is Part of New $1 Billion Fund’s First Investments to Support “Navigation Technology” That Equips Americans With Cutting-Edge Tools to Achieve Economic Security and Opportunity.
SaverLife, a nonprofit organization that helps Americans build savings and improve their financial health through personalized, technology-enabled support, announces a new $1,000,000 investment from NextLadder Ventures, a fund backed by more than $1 billion in capital working to catalyze new tech-enabled, personalized solutions to empower Americans to navigate life’s challenges and reclaim their path to prosperity.
In 2025, SaverLife launched their AI-powered Financial Navigator, which delivers personal coaching and proactive alerts tailored to each member’s transaction history and goals. This investment supports SaverLife’s efforts to scale the Navigator to one million members, expanding access for populations that traditional financial services have historically underserved.
“At SaverLife, we build alongside our members by listening to their experiences, understanding the barriers they face, and creating solutions that reflect the realities of their financial lives. With support from NextLadder Ventures, we can scale our AI-powered Financial Navigator to deliver more personalized, trusted financial guidance to millions of Americans working to build savings, stability, and opportunity.”— Leigh Phillips, CEO of SaverLife.
“Too many Americans are navigating financial systems that were never designed for their realities. SaverLife has already helped more than 780,000 people build savings and financial stability, and their combination of trusted relationships and AI-powered navigation has the potential to reach millions more with the tools they need for lasting economic security. We’re proud to support their growth.” — Ryan Rippel, CEO of NextLadder Ventures
SaverLife believes everyone deserves access to personalized financial support that reflects the realities of their lives and helps them build toward long-term stability and opportunity. This investment will help SaverLife continue enhancing its AI-powered Financial Navigator, deepen personalization across the platform, and expand access to trusted financial tools and support for its growing community of more than 780,000 members across all 50 states.
About SaverLife
SaverLife is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit creating prosperity for working families by helping people save and invest in their futures. The SaverLife app supports and rewards members as they build savings and financial stability. SaverLife’s research centers members’ lived experiences to surface real-time insights into what’s working, what’s missing, and what families need most. Member-driven and systems-focused, SaverLife leverages emerging technology and member insights to strengthen its platform, inform the design of financial products and public policy, and meet the evolving needs of its more than 770,000 members — and the millions of families like them across the country. For more information or to join the SaverLife movement, please visit saverlife.org.
About NextLadder Ventures
NextLadder Ventures is a time-bound venture with one goal: empower millions of Americans to reach their potential by 2040. Backed by over $1 billion in capital, the organization invests in breakthrough technologies that remove barriers to economic success and put people in control of their futures. NextLadder Ventures is trailblazing a new market for tech-enabled Navigation Technology tools that help people access the resources they need to navigate pivotal moments — offering flexible, risk-tolerant capital to entrepreneurs building these transformative tools today, while creating a pipeline of tech, talent, and capital for the long run. To request interviews from the NextLadder Ventures leadership team, contact media@nextladder.com