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2026-03-17

Upvest raises $125M Series D

Berlin-based Upvest raised $125M in a Series D led by Sapphire Ventures and Tencent at a valuation of approximately $700M.

Round at a Glance

Company Upvest
HQ Berlin, Germany
Amount $125M ($90M equity + $35M debt facility)
Round Series D
Date 2026-03-17
Valuation ~$700M (approx. based on reported EUR 640M)

Company Snapshot

Upvest is a Berlin-based technology company and regulated securities institution founded in 2017. The company provides API-based investment infrastructure covering trading, custody, and back-office operations for banks and fintechs. According to publicly available information, Upvest processes over 100 million annual client orders for more than 30 financial institutions, with publicly named clients including Revolut, N26, DKB, Raisin, Webull, and Santander's Openbank.

Investors in This Round

Investor Investor HQ Country Notes
Sapphire Ventures United States Co-lead
Tencent China Co-lead
Bessemer Venture Partners United States Existing investor
BlackRock United States Existing investor

Known Cap Table

Investor Round(s) Investor HQ Country
Sapphire Ventures Series C, Series D United States
Tencent Series D China
Bessemer Venture Partners Series C, Series D United States
BlackRock Series C, Series D United States
Hedosophia Series C United Kingdom
Earlybird Series C Germany
HV Capital Series C Germany
Notion Capital Series C United Kingdom
Motive Ventures Series C United States

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