Vestwell Raises $8 Million in Series A Funding led by F-Prime Capital Partners
As Vestwell's Digital Retirement Platform Experiences Rapid Growth, Funding will be used for Market Expansion and Further Development of the Platform's Technology
Oct 02, 2017, 09:00 ET
NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Vestwell, the industry's first and only fiduciary-backed retirement platform for the financial advisor community, today announced $8 million in Series A Funding led by F-Prime Capital Partners, the venture capital group associated with the parent company of Fidelity Investments, with participation from Primary Venture Partners, FinTech Collective, and Commerce Ventures. Launched in late 2016, Vestwell received $4.5 million in its initial Series Seed of financing in September 2016.
Vestwell has grown rapidly this year with an exceptional market reception. As advisors look to better engage with their clients, while scaling their practice, Vestwell's platform can be leveraged to facilitate every aspect of the advisor, company and employee's needs. The unbundled, turnkey 401(k) and 403(b) platform becomes an extension of the financial services firm, helping to reshape how plan sponsors and employees are serviced. The multi-recordkeeper, multi-custodial technology can also incorporate 3(21), 3(38) and 3(16) investment and administrative services.
So far this year, the company has signed over 50 registered investment advisor (RIAs) firms, as well as independent broker-dealers, asset managers, and bank/trust custodians, with plans to onboard several thousand advisors this year. The funding will be used to grow the team while further enhancing the technology.
In conjunction with this funding news, Vestwell also announces Ben Malka as a member to the Board of Directors. Malka is a partner at F-Prime Capital and also serves as co-chairman of the Financial Services Venture Capital Association.
"We're excited to increase our reach in the financial advice industry and continue to develop better technology for our clients," said Aaron Schumm, Founder and CEO of Vestwell. "Vestwell was founded to provide advisors and plan sponsors with an affordable, compliant, and easy-to-use retirement planning solution to help close the retirement savings gap in America, and F-Prime has supported that mission since our inception. This announcement, combined with the outstanding leadership that Ben brings to the Board of Directors, is instrumental to Vestwell's success."
"Vestwell's white-labeled platform provides financial advisors with the ease of compliance and automation while maintaining the human interaction that makes their businesses succeed," said Malka. "By giving advisors and plan sponsors access to low-cost plan options, Vestwell is providing employees across the country with the tools and plans that can help them to retire happily."
Vestwell is the industry's first and only fiduciary-backed retirement platform for the financial advisor community. For more information about Vestwell or to inquire about how financial advisors can leverage the platform, please visit: http://www.vestwell.com/.
About Vestwell Holdings, Inc.
Vestwell Advisors, LLC is a SEC registered investment advisor, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vestwell Holdings, Inc., specializing in 401(k), 403(b) and other defined contribution and benefit retirement investment management services. Built by an experienced team led by CEO Aaron Schumm, Vestwell assumes 3(38) investment management and ERISA3(16) fiduciary responsibility on the behalf of advisors and their plan sponsor clients. Learn more at Vestwell.com and on Twitter @Vestwell.
This is not an offer, solicitation, or advice to buy or sell securities in jurisdictions where Vestwell Advisors is not registered. An investor should consider investment objectives, risks and expenses before investing. More information is available within Vestwell Advisors' ADV. There are risks involved with investing. Investors should consider all of their assets, income and investments. Portfolios are subject to change. All opinions and results included in this publication constitute Vestwell Advisors' judgment as of the date of this publication and are subject to change without notice.
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