Vest

YC W15 · Acquired · Bringing wider access to financial derivatives.

Competitors

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PiggyShared: mutual fund, investing, investmentInactiveOther	Other	Inactive	YCS17
GrowwShared: mutual fund, investing, financialPublicOther	Other	Public	YCW18
TrustEggShared: investing, trust, fundInactiveOther	Other	Inactive	YCW11
ArthenaShared: investing, investment, fundAcquiredOther	Other	Acquired	YCW17
EasyplanShared: investing, investment, fundInactiveAI	AI	Inactive	YCW20

Adjacent

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Company	Category	Status	Program
Finary.comShared: investing, manager, asset managementActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW21
Sliced InvestingShared: investing, investment, fundAcquiredOther	Other	Acquired	YCS14
AnfinShared: investing, assetActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW22
FactIQShared: investing, investment, financialActiveAI, Data	AI, Data	Active	YCW23
EthosXShared: financial derivative, exchangeActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS22

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About Vest

Vest, on a mission to bring wider access to financial derivatives, manages investment products worth $70+ billion (as of 6/30/26). Backed by private equity, the firm has a strategic partnership with Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE), and First Trust, a global asset manager. Vest created Target Outcome Investments in 2013, which target a defined return profile, with an allowance for a specific level of risk, at a particular point in time. Today, Target Outcome Investments are available as mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), unit investment trusts (UITs), collective investment trusts (CITs), and customizable managed accounts / sub-advisory services. The firm was launched and backed by preeminent venture firms such as Y-Combinator (Airbnb, Reddit, Dropbox), First Round Capital (Uber, Mint, Square) and Payment Ventures (MicroVentures, CardFlight). See more at https://www.vestfin.com.

YC batch: W15 · Winter 2015
Status, per YC: Acquired
Category: Other
Team size: 65
Location: McLean, VA, USA; Remote
Checked: 32m ago

YC tags: Fintech, Investing

Vest in W15: 110 companies, 24% AI

Vest: questions

Which YC batch was Vest in?

Vest was in Y Combinator's Winter 2015 batch (W15).

Is Vest still active?

Y Combinator lists Vest as acquired.

Where is Vest based?

Vest lists McLean, VA, USA; Remote as its location on YC's directory.

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