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Vest

Acquired · Bringing wider access to financial derivatives.

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Why it ranks

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17signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 65Team size · YC's directory+9.4
  • acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

OtherInactivePiggyShared: mutual fund, investing, investmentYC S17MHStartup →OtherPublicGrowwShared: mutual fund, investing, financialYC W18BengaluruStartup →OtherPluto.marketsShared: investment product, financial, accessYC W22CopenhagenStartup →OtherEthosXShared: financial derivative, exchangeYC S22ClaymontStartup →AIMultiplierShared: asset manager, investing, fundYC X26New York CityStartup →
Companies closest to Vest
Company
PiggyShared: mutual fund, investing, investmentYC S17InactiveOther
GrowwShared: mutual fund, investing, financialYC W18PublicOther
Pluto.marketsShared: investment product, financial, accessYC W22ActiveOther
EthosXShared: financial derivative, exchangeYC S22ActiveOther
MultiplierShared: asset manager, investing, fundYC X26ActiveAI

Adjacent

OtherInveraShared: investment product, financial, access500 Global Lucha 18ArgentinaStartup →AIAmplyticShared: asset manager, investment, returnAntler 2025UKStartup →OtherTrivium CapitalShared: investment productAntler 2023SingaporeStartup →AIBayeslineShared: asset manager, customizableYC S24New York CityStartup →OtherAcquiredArthenaShared: investing, investment, fundYC W17New York CityStartup →
Companies next to Vest
Company
InveraShared: investment product, financial, access500 Global Lucha 18Not statedOther
AmplyticShared: asset manager, investment, returnAntler 2025Not statedAI
Trivium CapitalShared: investment productAntler 2023Not statedOther
BayeslineShared: asset manager, customizableYC S24ActiveAI, Data
ArthenaShared: investing, investment, fundYC W17AcquiredOther

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About Vest

Vest, on a mission to bring wider access to financial derivatives, manages investment products worth $75+ billion (as of 9/30/26). 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
6h ago

YC tags: Fintech, Investing

Vest in W15: 110 companies, 24% AI

Company profile

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.