Personal Capital Acquisition, Valuation, Funding & Investors

Personal Capital was acquired by Empower Retirement for $1B in June 2020, a 10.0x multiple on $100M of revenue.

Personal Capital acquisition price

$1B

Acquired by Empower Retirement · Jun 2020

Personal Capital revenue at acquisition

$100M

Last twelve months · Jun 2020

Personal Capital revenue multiple at acquisition

10.0x

EV/Revenue · Jun 2020

Cumulative funding Personal Capital raised

$240M

across 6 funding rounds

Personal Capital Overview

About Personal Capital

Personal Capital is a Redwood Shores, California-headquartered digital wealth management firm founded in 2009. Its dashboard aggregates accounts from 14,000 institutions for net worth tracking, retirement planning, and investment analysis used by millions. Advisors offer fee-only services with tax optimization and estate planning, now integrated into Empower's platform post-2020 acquisition.


Founded

2009

HQ

United StatesSan Francisco, CA

Status

Acquired

Customer focus

B2C

Revenue model

Investment management

Revenue

$100M (Jun 2020)

Valuation

$660M (Feb 2019)

Personal Capital Acquisition

Personal Capital was acquired by Empower Retirement for $1B on 29 June 2020.

The acquisition price implies a 10.0x revenue multiple on $100M of revenue.

Before the acquisition Personal Capital had raised $240M across 6 funding rounds.

Personal Capital acquisition details
AcquirerDateTypePriceEV/Revenue
  • Empower Retirement
29 Jun 2020Strategic M&A$1B10.0x

Personal Capital Valuation

Personal Capital is currently valued at $660M, based on its Series F in February 2019.

The $50M round was led by IGM Financial.

Personal Capital's valuation has grown 1.3x from $500M at its Series E in May 2016 to $660M in February 2019, across 4 priced rounds.

Personal Capital valuation by funding round

Personal Capital valuation by funding round
DateStageValuation
Feb 2019Series F$660M
Aug 2017Series E$500M
Dec 2016Series E$500M
May 2016Series E$500M

Personal Capital Funding History

Personal Capital has raised a total of $240M across 6 funding rounds.

Personal Capital's first fundraising round was a $25M Series C in June 2013. The most recent completed round was a $50M Series F in February 2019.

Personal Capital funding rounds

Personal Capital funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedValuationDeal Summary
Feb 2019Series FIGM Financial (lead)$50M$660MPersonal Capital is a digital wealth management platform offering robo-advisory services, competing with Betterment and Wealthfront, headquartered in Redwood City, California. It raised $50 million in a Series F round on February 4, 2019, led by IGM Financial, with participation from Benhamou Global Ventures, Corsair Capital Management, Crosslink Capital, Institutional Venture Partners, and Venrock. At the time, Personal Capital managed $8.5 billion in assets. The funds were intended to expand its core financial advisory business, form new partnerships, and explore areas beyond digital wealth management. The round brought total funding to over $312 million across 14 rounds. IGM Financial increased its stake in Personal Capital through this and prior investments, reaching approximately 22.7% voting interest after a January 2019 investment of $66.8 million, later diluting to 24.8% equity interest by 2020. In June 2020, Personal Capital was acquired by Empower Retirement (Great-West Lifeco subsidiary) for $825 million plus up to $175 million in incentives, with IGM receiving about $176.6 million for its stake plus potential earn-out. This valued the company higher than the 2019 round, rewarding early investors from prior valuations around $500 million in 2016.
Aug 2017Series EIGM Financial (lead)$40M$500MPersonal Capital is a hybrid digital wealth management firm founded in 2009 in Redwood City, California, offering a combination of online financial tools, account aggregation, algorithmic investing, and personalized advice from human advisors via video chat, targeting average investors with services previously reserved for high-net-worth individuals. The company provides free tools for financial planning and portfolio management, with paid services requiring investment minimums that were lowered over time. In 2016, Personal Capital raised $75 million in its Series E round from IGM Financial in two tranches (initial $50 million plus $25 million upon hitting growth milestones by Q2 2017), valuing the company at approximately $500 million post-money, more than double its Series D valuation from 2014. This brought total funding to over $175 million. On August 1, 2017, IGM Financial led a $40 million extension to the Series E with participation from existing investors including BBVA, USAA, Corsair Capital, IVP, Venrock, and Crosslink Capital, closing the round at $115 million total for Series E, at a higher valuation than the prior $500 million (exact figure undisclosed). The funds supported product development, marketing, and advisor hiring in major U.S. cities. By mid-2017, Personal Capital managed $4.9 billion in assets under management (AUM), up $1.4 billion year-to-date from $3.4 billion at end-2016 (which included $1.5 billion added that year, representing 80% growth), serving over 1.3 million registered users with average client size growing from $340,000 to $380,000. Earlier in 2016, AUM reached $2.4 billion. The company also secured a $25 million line of credit from Silicon Valley Bank. Competitors like Betterment, Wealthfront, and SigFig had valuations around $700 million at the time. IGM Financial's stake grew through 2016-2019 investments totaling USD $144.8 million cost basis, reaching 24.8% by 2020 (21.7% post-dilution), sold to Empower Retirement for expected proceeds of USD $176.6 million plus earn-out.
Dec 2016Series EIGM Financial (lead); Silicon Valley Bank$25M$500M-
May 2016Series EIGM Financial (lead)$50M$500MPersonal Capital is a hybrid digital wealth management firm offering financial planning, investment portfolio management, and free account-aggregation tools, blending algorithmic investing with human advisors via video chat. In May 2016, it raised $75 million in its Series E round led by IGM Financial, with an initial $50 million investment at a $500 million valuation and a contingent $25 million tranche based on growth milestones, which was released early in December 2016 after exceeding targets, closing the round at $100 million for the year and bringing total funding over $175 million. The valuation doubled from the prior Series D at around $250 million in late 2014. At the time of the May 2016 round, Personal Capital managed approximately $2.4 billion in assets under management (AUM) with over one million customers using its free tools; by year-end 2016, AUM grew 80% to $3.4 billion after adding $1.5 billion, supported by 1.3 million registered users. IGM Financial's Jeff Carney joined the board, highlighting Personal Capital's leadership in digital wealth management. The firm also secured a $25 million line of credit from Silicon Valley Bank to fuel growth. Competitors like Betterment, Wealthfront, and SigFig were valued at $700 million each in late 2016. Personal Capital later extended its Series E with $40 million more in August 2017 at a higher valuation from existing investors including IGM, amid $4.9 billion AUM. IGM held a 24.8% stake by 2020, sold as part of Personal Capital's acquisition by Empower Retirement for up to $1 billion.
Oct 2014Series DCorsair Capital (lead); Jump Capital; IVP; Propel Holdings; Venrock; USAA; BBVA Ventures; Crosslink Capital$50M-Personal Capital is a digital wealth management firm offering personal finance apps and private client services for high-net-worth families. In October 2014, it completed a $50 million Series D funding round led by Corsair Capital, with participation from BBVA Ventures, USAA, and existing investors IVP, Venrock, and Crosslink Capital. This brought the company's total funding to $109 million at the time. The firm had around 600,000 US families using its apps to track approximately $100 billion in assets, with its new private client service for families with over $1 million in investable assets accounting for 25% of business. The funding supported Personal Capital's growth at the intersection of consumer technology and financial services. Corsair Capital's Jeremy Schein joined the board, highlighting the sector's potential. By 2017, Personal Capital managed $4.9 billion in assets under management and had raised about $215 million total, expanding advisor recruitment and precision offerings.
Jun 2013Series CCrosslink Capital (lead); IVP; Corsair Capital; Venrock; BlackRock; Correlation Ventures$25M-Personal Capital, the first digital wealth management firm based in San Francisco, closed a $25 million Series C financing round on June 5, 2013, led by Crosslink Capital with new investors BlackRock and participation from existing investors Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) and Venrock. Jim Feuille of Crosslink joined the board. The company, led by CEO Bill Harris (former CEO of Intuit and PayPal), offers a free dashboard aggregating users' bank, investment, credit accounts, and bills to provide a comprehensive financial view, monitoring transactions for fees and spending categories. It monetizes by converting relationships into fee-based advisory services delivered electronically. The funding aimed to accelerate growth after doubling users, clients, and assets earlier in 2013, supporting staff expansion and business scaling to serve the 'forgotten middle class' fragmented across financial accounts. At the time, Personal Capital tracked over $20 billion in assets daily for users, earning praise like MacWorld's Editors' Choice for best personal finance tools and Time magazine's Top 50 Websites. Venrock's Brian Ascher highlighted the $32 trillion U.S. investible household assets market, twice the GDP. Crosslink first invested in 2013 to back Personal Capital's product and growth roadmap, remaining active through four more rounds to 2019 as assets under management reached $13 billion, guiding it to a $1 billion acquisition by Empower Retirement in 2020.

Who has invested in Personal Capital?

12 investors have backed Personal Capital across its funding rounds, including IGM Financial, Crosslink Capital, Venrock, IVP, Corsair Capital and Correlation Ventures.

Lead investors include IGM Financial, Corsair Capital and Crosslink Capital.


Personal Capital Investors

Investors in Personal Capital by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
IGM FinancialCanadaWinnipeg4LeadMay 2016
IVPUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2ParticipantJun 2013
Corsair CapitalUnited StatesNew York City, NY2LeadJun 2013
VenrockUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2ParticipantJun 2013
Crosslink CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2LeadJun 2013
Jump CapitalUnited StatesChicago, IL1ParticipantOct 2014
Propel HoldingsCanadaCharlottetown1ParticipantOct 2014
BlackRockUnited StatesUnited States1ParticipantJun 2013
USAAUnited StatesSan Antonio, TX1ParticipantOct 2014
Silicon Valley BankUnited StatesSan Jose, CA1ParticipantDec 2016

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Personal Capital Competitors

Personal Capital competitors include listed companies like Bravura Solutions and iFAST Corp, and private ones like Farther, Touzhijia.com, TIFIN and Albert.

Public and private companies comparable to Personal Capital
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
FartherUnited StatesSan Francisco, CAPrivate--$1B-
Touzhijia.comChinaShenzhenPrivate--$1B-
Bravura SolutionsAustraliaAustraliaPublicly listed$201M$55M$1B4.9x
TIFINUnited StatesBoulder, COPrivate--$842M-
AlbertUnited StatesUnited StatesPrivate--$749M-
iFAST CorpSingaporeSingaporePublicly listed$349M$106M$2.1B2.7x

Personal Capital Public Comps

Personal Capital is no longer listed, but its public comps include Bravura Solutions, Canaccord Genuity, RFA Financial, Tiger Brokers, Monex Group, Mercantil Servicios Financieros, XPS Pensions Group, PHI Group, VP Bank and Edelweiss Financial Services.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Bravura Solutions$201M$55M4.9x4.9x17.9x17.0x
Canaccord Genuity$1.6B$143M0.6x0.6x6.8x-
RFA Financial$172M($66M)8.4x-(21.9x)-
Tiger Brokers$612M$284M0.4x0.4x0.9x1.2x
Monex Group$577M$189M2.7x3.1x8.2x28.9x
Mercantil Servicios Financieros$95M-12.2x---
XPS Pensions Group$353M$80M2.6x2.5x11.3x8.7x
PHI Group$5K($8M)155647.9x-(99.8x)-

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Common questions about Personal Capital

When was Personal Capital founded?Personal Capital was founded in 2009.
Where is Personal Capital headquartered?Personal Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, United States.
Is Personal Capital publicly listed?No, Personal Capital was acquired by Empower Retirement in June 2020.
Who acquired Personal Capital?Personal Capital was acquired by Empower Retirement in June 2020.
How much was Personal Capital acquired for?Personal Capital was acquired for $1B in June 2020, a 10.0x revenue multiple.
What is Personal Capital's valuation?Personal Capital was last valued at $660M in its Series F in February 2019.
How much funding has Personal Capital raised?Personal Capital has raised $240M across 6 funding rounds.
What was Personal Capital's last funding round?Personal Capital's last funding round was a $50M Series F in February 2019, led by IGM Financial.
Who are Personal Capital's investors?Personal Capital's investors include IGM Financial, IVP, Corsair Capital, Venrock, Crosslink Capital, Jump Capital, Propel Holdings, BlackRock, USAA, Silicon Valley Bank and 2 others.
Which companies are comparable to Personal Capital?Companies comparable to Personal Capital include Farther, Touzhijia.com, Bravura Solutions, TIFIN, Albert and iFAST Corp.

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