Vestd, the UK sharetech platform on a mission to make equity inclusion a reality for every private company, has secured a growth investment from Foresight Group, a UK-based investment manager, in its first-ever institutional funding round.
The investment will be deployed across four areas: building out Vestd’s infrastructure as a licensed PISCES operator under the Financial Conduct Authority’s new private company share-trading regime; scaling operations in India; expanding enterprise product capabilities for larger businesses, including those with multi-class equity structures and companies listed on AIM and Aquis; and executing a strategic AI programme.
Vestd has been profitable for a number of years and last raised several million pounds from friends and associates in summer 2021. This round marks the first time the company has brought in institutional backing, with Foresight taking a strategic stake.
Vestd founder and CEO Ifty Nasir said, “We are raising because we want the opportunity to move a little bit faster. We’ve got some great initiatives, such as PISCES, the India opportunity, along with our enterprise product roadmap. We’re wanting to make sure we can bring them to the table faster.
“We could have carried on under our own steam without any institutional investment, but felt it was the right time to bring in a partner to further accelerate.”
Vestd already serves thousands of UK businesses managing their shareholders and equity, which the company believes positions it as a core player in this emerging market. Its platform has been extended to provide the infrastructure needed to support PISCES, alongside a comprehensive Companies House integration.
The company launched Vestd India last year following a partnership with Trica Equity, and reports positive early momentum in what it considers a market structurally well-suited to its offering.
Foresight Group senior investment manager Salim Chantler said, “Vestd operates in a highly attractive and underpenetrated market, with a differentiated product that is deeply embedded in customer workflows.
“From our experience working with growth businesses, manual equity issuance is a recurring pain point for management teams: complex, time-consuming and prone to error. Vestd solves this with a scalable, software-led approach, and we’re excited to support the team as they continue to grow, particularly in enterprise and international markets.”
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