Upvest

Upvest was founded in 2017 in Berlin by Martin Kassing on a thesis that proved very precise: banks and European fintech apps that wanted to offer investment products to their customers lacked access to modern, regulated, API-integrable infrastructure. The startup built a regulated securities management institution with an API layer on top: a bank, neobroker or wealth management app can integrate with Upvest and offer stocks, ETFs, investment funds and pension products with a single technical integration. In March 2026, Upvest raised $125M from Sapphire Ventures, Tencent and BlackRock to expand geographic coverage in Europe and the UK, and develop AI features for investment personalisation. The platform processes over 100 million orders annually for more than 30 financial institutions.