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VastAdvisor raises $1M

VastAdvisor announced a Pre-Seed round of $1M on 17 August 2026. The company operates in FinTech and is based in United States. It was founded by Ian Karnell, Co-Founder and CEO.

Raised
$1M
Stage
Pre-Seed
Industry
FinTech
Country
United States

Founder

Ian Karnell
Co-Founder and CEO, VastAdvisor
vastadvisor.com

Outreach angles

  • -Karnell co-founded VastAdvisor with Phil Gale to build an AI growth operating system for RIAs and broker-dealers.
  • -The team recruited Dr. Edoardo M. Airoldi as Acting Chief Data Officer to lead the platform's audience intelligence work.
  • -VastAdvisor's SAFE round drew a notable angel bench including Dani Fava, Jason Pereira, and Sally George to fund its wealth-management growth platform.

Signals

Pre-SeedFinTechAI-NativeB2BVertical SaaS

Round details

Company: VastAdvisor
Domain: vastadvisor.com
Amount: $1M
Stage: Pre-Seed
Industry: FinTech
Country: United States
Announced: 17 August 2026
Source: announcement

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