Investbanq secures US$3 million in Pre-Series A funding
Investbanq, the AI-powered wealth operating system for family offices, asset managers, and banks, has secured US$3 million in Pre-Series A funding.
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The round drew participation from Constructor Capital, Orvel, Big Sky Capital and several other prominent investors, underscoring growing investor demand for next-generation WealthTech infrastructure.
Investbanq recently captured global attention by winning Meet The Drapers, the international startup show judged by venture capitalist Tim Draper, and by receiving Global Private Banker's 'Best WealthTech - AI' award, reaffirming its technological leadership and global market potential.
Investbanq is the next-generation wealth management platform, enabling banks, asset managers, and family offices to transition into AI-driven WealthTech players. Its WealthOS product allows efficient management of the rapidly growing capital pools of affluent millennials and other digitally native investors across Asia and the MENA region
'The number of individuals requiring advanced Wealth Management was growing for 50 years, and will be exponentially accelerated by GenAI,' said Dr. Serg Bell, Founder and Chairman of Constructor Capital. 'Investbanq's dynamic and adaptive AI engine creates diversified portfolios in real time, completes onboarding in days, not months, and lowers long-standing barriers for those wanting to access private-market opportunities.'
Investbanq is headquartered in Singapore, with additional offices in Kazakhstan and the UAE. The startup has completed the EBRD Star Venture program and is now enrolled in both the NVIDIA Accelerator and First Rate Connect—evidence of strong expert backing and the platform's global potential.
'We want to help create a world where anyone can master, grow, and pass on their wealth with confidence and clarity,' said Oz Zhiyenkul, Co-founder and CEO of Investbanq.
'We are pleased that investors sharing our vision for the future of WealthTech have placed their trust in Investbanq,' added Tk Kantayev, Co-founder and COO.
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