Moonfare, a digital private equity investment platform for individual investors, has raised USD125 million in Series C funding, led by New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners.
Moonfare will use the funding to continue to develop innovative investment solutions and accelerate its international expansion. The company has raised USD185 million in funding to date.
Moonfare offers individual investors access to select private market funds that were previously only available for institutions. In September, Moonfare exceeded EUR1 billion assets under management, doubling its assets in only eight months. Moonfare’s last financing round was in March of this year and was led by Fidelity International Strategic Ventures, which also participated in the current round. Fidelity has entered into an exclusive distribution partnership with Moonfare.
“We are excited for this round of funding and the opportunity to leverage the capabilities and network of our new partners at Insight Partners.” says Moonfare founder and CEO Dr Steffen Pauls. “We will transform the business into a global champion for individual investors in the years to come.”
“In an impressively short time, Moonfare has established itself as the international leader in an extremely large and expanding market,” says Insight Partners’ Managing Director Matt Gatto. “They have curated a selection of the world’s top private equity and venture capital funds and enabled access for individual investors through a digital platform that provides a seamless user experience and is built for scale.
“We look forward to partnering with Moonfare on their continued growth.”
Moonfare makes it possible for qualified individual investors to invest directly in top-tier private equity and venture capital funds at low minimums via a fast and easy-to-use digital experience. The platform is designed to customise to different customer preferences and regulatory requirements. It is the only private market fund platform globally that transacts with individual investors directly and through family offices, banks and other advisors. Moonfare’s digital secondary market allows investors to sell their existing stakes, bringing liquidity to a traditionally illiquid asset class and removing a key obstacle to investing for individual investors.
