Altruist Acquisition, Valuation, Funding & Investors

Altruist was acquired by Vanguard for $4.6B in August 2026.

Altruist acquisition price

$4.6B

Acquired by Vanguard · Aug 2026

Cumulative funding Altruist raised

$602M

across 6 funding rounds

Key investors in Altruist

  • Insight Partners
  • Venrock
  • ICONIQ Capital
  • Adams Street Partners
  • Declaration Partners
  • Vanguard Group
  • Bossa Invest
  • Salesforce Ventures

Altruist Overview

About Altruist

Altruist is a Los Angeles-headquartered digital custodian platform for registered investment advisors, integrating account opening, commission-free fractional share trading, automated rebalancing, and billing tools. Backed by Vanguard and Insight Partners, it serves over 1,000 advisors managing $10 billion in assets with features like model marketplaces and RIA launch resources.


Founded

2018

HQ

United StatesLos Angeles, CA

Status

Acquired

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Subscription

Valuation

$1.9B (Apr 2025)

Altruist Acquisition

Altruist was acquired by Vanguard for $4.6B on 26 August 2026.

Before the acquisition Altruist had raised $602M across 6 funding rounds.

Vanguard agreed in August 2026 to acquire Altruist in an all-cash transaction valued at about $4.6 billion. The deal was expected to close later in 2026 subject to customary regulatory approvals. The acquisition expands Vanguard’s access to independent financial advisers and strengthens its wealth-management and advice capabilities. Altruist is an AI-forward wealth technology and custody platform for financial advisers, and the deal is part of Vanguard’s broader push into financial advice and advisory infrastructure. Altruist had raised more than $600 million in venture funding before the deal and was most recently valued at $1.9 billion in early 2025. The company provides software and custody services for registered investment advisers and operates as a wealth management technology platform serving financial advisers.

Altruist acquisition details
AcquirerDateTypePrice
  • Vanguard
26 Aug 2026Strategic M&A$4.6B

Altruist Valuation

Altruist is currently valued at $1.9B, based on its Series F in April 2025.

The $152M round was led by GIC, with participation from Baillie Gifford, Salesforce Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Geodesic Capital and Carson Family Office.

Altruist's valuation has grown 1.3x from $1.5B at its Series E in May 2024 to $1.9B in April 2025, across 2 priced rounds.

Altruist valuation by funding round

Altruist valuation by funding round
DateStageValuation
Apr 2025Series F$1.9B
May 2024Series E$1.5B

Altruist Funding History

Altruist has raised a total of $602M across 6 funding rounds.

Altruist's first fundraising round was a $9M Series A in September 2018. The most recent completed round was a $152M Series F in April 2025.

Altruist funding rounds

Altruist funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedValuationDeal Summary
Apr 2025Series FGIC (lead); Baillie Gifford; Salesforce Ventures; ICONIQ Capital; Geodesic Capital; Carson Family Office$152M$1.9BAltruist is a Culver City-based modern custodian platform for registered investment advisors (RIAs), offering vertically integrated technology including custody services, front/middle/back-office tools, high-yield cash accounts at 4% APY, automated tax management, direct indexing, and AI-enhanced features to reduce costs and improve efficiency for advisors managing client portfolios. The company serves over 4,700 advisors, achieving more than 10% U.S. RIA market share, with triple-digit growth in revenue, brokerage accounts, and advisors served in 2024, alongside tripling assets under management (AUM) for two consecutive years prior to the round. Platform AUM grew 119% across 2025, driven by adoption of customizable models, direct indexing strategies like the U.S. Large-Cap Direct Index adding $208.7M in net deposits, and enhanced tax optimization tools. In late April 2025, Altruist closed a $152 million Series F funding round led by GIC, with participation from Baillie Gifford, Carson Family Office, Geodesic Capital, ICONIQ Growth, Salesforce Ventures, and others, bringing its post-money valuation to $1.9 billion. This followed a $169 million Series E in May 2024 at over $1.5 billion valuation, amid 550% YoY revenue growth in 2023. Founder and CEO Jason Wenk stated the round provides sufficient capital for the foreseeable future, funding innovation in products like digital fixed-income trading and AI tools, with expected 100%+ growth in 2025 before moderating. Investors highlighted Altruist's cost reductions of 40-60% via unified platform eliminating data reconciliation issues. Traction includes top rankings in the 2025 T3 Software Survey as an All-Star in custody, portfolio management, trading/rebalancing, billing, and cash management, with market share rising from 2.85% to 6.25%. The RIA segment is projected to reach $100 billion in annual revenue in 10 years from $30 billion currently. Post-round, Altruist laid off 50 employees but reported 70% revenue per employee growth that year, zero debt, and untouched new funds, with CEO eyeing profitability.
May 2024Series EICONIQ Capital (lead); Adams Street Partners; Sound Ventures; Granite Capital Management$169M$1.5BAltruist is a modern custodian and financial technology platform built for registered investment advisers (RIAs), offering a fully-featured, vertically integrated solution including brokerage, self-clearing capabilities, high-yield cash accounts at 5.10% APY, automated tax management features, a native model marketplace, and expanded fixed-income trading. Founded in 2018 by serial entrepreneur Jason Wenk, the company has rapidly grown to serve over 3,700 advisors and 2,500 RIA firms, positioning it as the third-largest custodian by number of RIA clients behind Charles Schwab and Fidelity Investments, though smaller by assets under management. On May 1, 2024, Altruist announced a $169 million Series E funding round led by ICONIQ Growth, with participation from new investor Granite Capital Management and continued investment from Adams Street Partners and Sound Ventures, bringing total funding raised to over $450 million. The round values the company at over $1.5 billion (or north of $1.5B), with Yoonkee Sull from ICONIQ Growth joining the board. This follows a $112 million Series D round the prior year and recent acquisitions like Shareholders Service Group to enable self-clearing. The funding comes amid strong traction, including 550% year-over-year revenue growth in 2023, tripling assets under management for the second consecutive year, and recognition as the #1 custodian advisors are considering switching to in 2024 by T3 Software Survey. Altruist waived software fees for brokerage accounts last year to attract clients from legacy players and plans to use proceeds for new products, service expansions, and scaling operations to support its growing RIA customer base. Altruist differentiates in a market dominated by legacy institutions by emphasizing innovation, responsiveness, lower costs, and tools for better client outcomes, carving out a substantial position despite its youth since 2019 launch.
Apr 2023Series DInsight Partners (lead); Adams Street Partners; Declaration Partners; William McNabb; Marty Bicknell; Ron Carson; Cambrian Ventures$112M-Altruist is a modern investment platform and self-clearing custodian built exclusively for registered investment advisors (RIAs), combining brokerage services with software for account opening, trading, reporting, and billing. Founded in 2018 by industry veteran Jason Wenk, it aims to challenge legacy custodians like Schwab and Fidelity by offering innovative technology that reduces costs, automates processes, and enables RIAs to scale efficiently in the $128 trillion RIA market. Following the acquisition of Shareholders Service Group (SSG) and the launch of its self-clearing brokerage, Altruist became the third-largest custodian in the US by number of firms served, with 3,300 RIA firms on its platform. On April 12, 2023, Altruist raised $112 million in a Series D funding round led by Insight Partners, with participation from Adams Street Partners, Declaration Partners, and notable industry figures including Marty Bicknell, Rex Salisbury, Ron Carson, and William McNabb. This round brought the company's total funding to more than $290 million, following a previously undisclosed $110 million Series C in November 2021 led by Declaration Partners with Venrock, Insight Partners, and Vanguard. The new capital is earmarked for accelerating product development in automation (e.g., portfolio management), personalization for clients, and integrations with portfolio reporting tools and its Open API to serve RIAs managing from $1 million to $1 billion in assets. Altruist demonstrated strong traction, nearly tripling assets under management in 2022 while growing revenue over 1,700% year-over-year, with record asset inflows in Q1 2023 despite a challenging market for fintechs. The company expects to reach profitability in 2023 after less than five years of operations. No specific post-money valuation, absolute revenue/ARR figures, or EBITDA were disclosed in announcements, though its growth positioned it uniquely as the only RIA-only custodian with API-first technology built by developers.
Nov 2021Series CDeclaration Partners (lead); Venrock; Vanguard Group; Insight Partners$110M-Altruist is an investment platform and modern custodian for registered investment advisors (RIAs), combining self-clearing brokerage with software for account opening, trading, reporting, and billing. In November 2021, the company raised a previously undisclosed $110 million Series C round led by Declaration Partners, with participation from Venrock, Insight Partners, and Vanguard. This brought Altruist's total funding to $290 million at the time of the subsequent Series D announcement. Altruist had previously raised $50 million in Series B in May 2021. Later rounds provide context: a Series D in 2023 raised $112 million led by Insight Partners and Adams Street at an implied valuation around $1.33 billion per some secondary market data, Series E in 2024 raised $169 million valuing the company over $1.5 billion, and Series F raised $152 million at nearly $1.9 billion valuation. The company acquired Shareholders Service Group around the Series D, adding 1,600 RIAs and positioning Altruist as the third-largest US custodian by number of firms served, behind Fidelity and Schwab, with over 3,000 RIAs at that time. By 2024, it served more than 4,700 advisors with threefold AUM growth for two years. Altruist targets the rapidly growing RIA industry, which managed $128.4 trillion in 2022, with over 3,000 new firms launching annually. The platform offers efficient custody, clearing, and tech tools at lower costs, including later additions like high-yield cash accounts, tax management, and fixed-income trading.
May 2021Series BInsight Partners (lead); Venrock; Vanguard Group$50M-Altruist is an all-in-one platform for modern financial advisors, offering a self-clearing brokerage with software for account opening, trading, reporting, billing, client portals, portfolio rebalancing, and model marketplace integration. The company aims to streamline disjointed legacy software services, reduce costs, and enable advisors to serve diverse clients more efficiently with paperless operations that can open and fund accounts in under two minutes. Altruist positioned itself to transform the financial advising industry through FinTech innovation and empathy for RIAs and their clients. On May 19, 2021, Altruist raised $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Insight Partners, with participation from Venrock (previous Series A investor) and Vanguard. This brought total funding to $58.5 million across three rounds. Insight Partners' Jon Rosenbaum joined the board, and Jeff Horing took an observer seat. The capital was intended to enhance operations, fuel product innovation, and expand offerings to improve the advisor experience.
Sep 2018Series AVenrock (lead); Endeavor Catalyst; Bossa Invest$9M--

Who has invested in Altruist?

19 investors have backed Altruist across its funding rounds, including Insight Partners, Venrock, ICONIQ Capital, Adams Street Partners, Declaration Partners and Vanguard Group.

Lead investors include GIC, ICONIQ Capital, Insight Partners, Declaration Partners and Venrock.


Altruist Investors

Investors in Altruist by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
VenrockUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA3LeadSep 2018
Insight PartnersUnited StatesNew York City, NY3LeadMay 2021
Adams Street PartnersUnited StatesChicago, IL2ParticipantApr 2023
Declaration PartnersUnited StatesNew York City, NY2LeadNov 2021
ICONIQ CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2LeadMay 2024
Vanguard GroupUnited StatesKelayres, PA2ParticipantMay 2021
Baillie GiffordUnited KingdomEdinburgh1ParticipantApr 2025
Salesforce VenturesUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantApr 2025
Sound VenturesUnited StatesLos Angeles, CA1ParticipantMay 2024
William McNabbUnited StatesUnited States1ParticipantApr 2023
Granite Capital ManagementUnited StatesNew York City, NY1ParticipantMay 2024
GICSingaporeSingapore1LeadApr 2025
Marty BicknellUnited StatesKansas City, MO1ParticipantApr 2023

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Acquisitions by Altruist

Altruist has acquired 2 companies to date.

Last acquisition by Altruist was on June 12th 2025. Altruist acquired Thyme for undisclosed valuation.


Latest Acquisitions by Altruist

Thyme
Shareholders Service Group
Description
Thyme is a New York-based software firm developing AI-driven financial advisory tools. Its platform analyzes portfolios, simulates scenarios, and provides personalized recommendations for retail investors. Thyme integrates with brokerages like Fidelity and Vanguard, using machine learning for risk assessment. Targeted at independent advisors, it processes billions in assets under management. Founded in 2022, Thyme emphasizes compliance with SEC regulations.
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HQ CountryUnited StatesUnited States
HQ City
San Francisco, CA
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Deal Date12 Jun 202515 Mar 2023
Valuationundisclosedundisclosed
EV/Revenue
EV/EBITDA

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Altruist Competitors

Altruist competitors include listed companies like Shenzhen Fortune Trend, iFAST Corp, HiThink and Allfunds, and private ones like Icon and Raise Financial Services.

Public and private companies comparable to Altruist
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
Shenzhen Fortune TrendChinaChinaPublicly listed$55M$50M$4.1B68.1x
iFAST CorpSingaporeSingaporePublicly listed$349M$106M$2.1B2.7x
IconUnited StatesSan Francisco, CAPrivate--$2B-
HiThinkChinaChinaPublicly listed$899M$530M$23B18.9x
AllfundsSpainSpainPublicly listed$749M$295M$6.3B8.1x
Raise Financial ServicesIndiaMumbaiPrivate$96M-$1.2B12.5x

Altruist Public Comps

Altruist is no longer listed, but its public comps include XTB, Accelerant, State Grid Yingda, Webull, Bread Financial, Shenzhen Fortune Trend, Techcom Securities, ACI Worldwide, CCC Intelligent Solutions and Topicus.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
XTB$559M$182M6.7x4.4x20.8x-
Accelerant$880M($1.2B)4.5x3.7x(3.3x)12.9x
State Grid Yingda$1.8B$718M0.6x0.6x1.4x-
Webull$571M$54M5.8x4.5x61.5x20.8x
Bread Financial$3.8B-1.3x1.3x--
Shenzhen Fortune Trend$55M$50M68.9x68.1x76.2x78.1x
Techcom Securities$418M$354M10.7x8.9x12.6x-
ACI Worldwide$1.8B$456M3.3x3.1x12.8x10.9x

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Common questions about Altruist

When was Altruist founded?Altruist was founded in 2018.
Where is Altruist headquartered?Altruist is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Is Altruist publicly listed?No, Altruist was acquired by Vanguard in August 2026.
Who acquired Altruist?Altruist was acquired by Vanguard in August 2026.
How much was Altruist acquired for?Altruist was acquired for $4.6B in August 2026.
What is Altruist's valuation?Altruist was last valued at $1.9B in its Series F in April 2025.
How much funding has Altruist raised?Altruist has raised $602M across 6 funding rounds.
What was Altruist's last funding round?Altruist's last funding round was a $152M Series F in April 2025, led by GIC.
Who are Altruist's investors?Altruist's investors include Venrock, Insight Partners, Adams Street Partners, Declaration Partners, ICONIQ Capital, Vanguard Group, Baillie Gifford, Salesforce Ventures, Sound Ventures, William McNabb and 9 others.
Which companies are comparable to Altruist?Companies comparable to Altruist include Shenzhen Fortune Trend, iFAST Corp, Icon, HiThink, Allfunds and Raise Financial Services.
How many companies has Altruist acquired?Altruist has acquired 2 companies, including Thyme and Shareholders Service Group.

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