New York, September 5, 2025
News Summary
Pave Finance closed a $14 million seed round that exceeded its initial target, securing additional capital to accelerate development and commercial rollout of its AI-powered portfolio management platform for wealth advisors. The funding will support enhanced AI and optimization capabilities, expanded trading and custody integrations, and scaling of operations and onboarding. Pave’s cloud platform converts institutional quantitative models into advisor-facing tools that generate trade recommendations, optimize customized portfolios across 10,000+ securities, and automate routine management. The company reports deployment across advisors overseeing tens of thousands of accounts and billions in client assets.
Pave Finance raises $14M in oversubscribed seed round to speed commercial rollout of AI portfolio platform
Pave Finance, Inc., a New York–based provider of professional wealth management software, announced on September 5, 2025 that it closed a $14 million seed financing round that exceeded its initial $10 million target due to high demand. The company says the capital will be used to accelerate product development and support the commercial rollout of its AI-powered portfolio management platform for registered investment advisors.
What the funding covers
The company plans to direct the new capital toward accelerating innovation, expanding platform capabilities, growing operations, and speeding commercial expansion and onboarding. The announced use of proceeds repeatedly emphasizes faster product development, expanded development staff and operations, and broader advisor adoption as priorities for the seed proceeds.
Round details and investors
The seed round was described as oversubscribed, meaning demand pushed total investment above the original target. Coverage of the round notes participation from several investors that include former executive officers and board members of major U.S. financial services firms. At least one account of the round said backers were not disclosed in full, so a complete investor list is not public.
Product overview
Pave’s offering is a professional, self-service software platform for advisors that converts quantitative investment models into automated portfolio construction, management and trading. The platform combines an alpha scoring algorithm, an optimization engine, and trading infrastructure to generate buy and sell recommendations, execute trades directly, and maintain portfolio risk aligned with selected benchmarks.
The company describes the core technology as built on machine learning and predictive analytics, which are used to translate long-standing quantitative models into a scalable advisor tool. Pave says those original quantitative models were the same systems that drove billions in asset management by the firm’s investment team before being productized into a commercial platform.
Capabilities and advisor benefits
The platform supports equity and multi-asset portfolios, tracking more than 10,000 publicly traded securities globally. It enables advisors to build customized portfolios that account for existing holdings and tax considerations, apply sector, industry or asset exclusions, and optimize for individual client risk tolerance. The platform is designed to save advisors time by automating ongoing investment management and trade execution, addressing the firm’s stated problem that wealth advisors spend an average of 18 hours per week managing portfolios.
Pave reports deployment to independent investment advisors that collectively manage more than 60,000 accounts and over $18 billion in client assets. The company positions the software as a tool that enables personalization at scale while aiming to enhance returns and reduce volatility for clients.
Performance and track record
The firm states that the standard model underlying its software produced average outperformance of the S&P 500 by 285 basis points (2.85 percentage points) per year over the past 15 years. That historical performance is presented as the backbone of the platform’s investment logic, though specific historical disclosures and backtests beyond the headline figure are not detailed in the announcement.
Integration, onboarding and market access
Pave’s platform integrates with many major custodians to enable fast onboarding of advisor practices and direct trade execution through its trading infrastructure. The platform is designed to let advisors manage equity and multi-asset portfolios while preserving customization and tax awareness for each client.
Leadership and experience
The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Christopher Ainsworth. Pave says its leadership team combines more than 200 years of experience across large financial institutions and technology companies, including prior positions at firms such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan, Fidelity, and several hedge funds, alongside experience at technology companies including Google, Apple, Meta, Amazon, Wealthfront, DriveWealth, and E-Trade.
Context and next steps
With seed capital above the original target, Pave intends to accelerate commercial rollout and continue building its professional-grade software for advisors. The company frames this milestone as a validation of market acceptance and advisor adoption, and it intends to use the funds to scale engineering, product and commercial teams while advancing platform features.
FAQ
What did Pave Finance announce?
Pave announced it raised $14 million in an oversubscribed seed financing round on September 5, 2025, exceeding an initial $10 million target.
What will the company use the money for?
The company plans to use the capital to accelerate product development, support commercial rollout, expand platform capabilities, and grow operations and development efforts.
What is Pave’s product?
Pave offers an AI-powered portfolio management platform for professional advisors that includes alpha scoring, optimization, and trading features to automate portfolio construction and ongoing management.
How does the technology work?
The platform applies machine learning and predictive analytics to quantitative investment models. It generates buy/sell recommendations, executes trades, and maintains portfolio risk settings in line with advisor-selected benchmarks.
What performance claims does the company make?
Pave reports that the standard model behind its software outperformed the S&P 500 by an average of 285 basis points per year over the last 15 years.
Who is using the platform?
The platform is deployed to independent advisors managing more than 60,000 accounts and over $18 billion in client assets, according to the company.
Who invested in the round?
Coverage of the seed round notes participation from former executive officers and board members of leading U.S. financial services firms. Some reports also indicate that several backers were not publicly disclosed.
Where is the company based?
Pave is based in New York City.
Key features at a glance
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Funding | $14 million, oversubscribed seed round (announced Sept. 5, 2025) |
| Initial target | $10 million |
| Primary use of funds | Product development, commercial rollout, innovation, operations and development expansion |
| Product | AI-powered portfolio management software for advisors (self-service, professional platform) |
| Core technology | Alpha scoring algorithm, optimization engine, trading infrastructure; machine learning and predictive analytics |
| Historical performance | Model reported to outperform S&P 500 by 285 bps per year over 15 years |
| Advisors and assets | Deployed to advisors managing >60,000 accounts and >$18 billion in client assets |
| Securities tracked | More than 10,000 publicly traded securities globally |
| Supported portfolios | Equity and multi-asset portfolios |
| Integrations | Integrates with many major custodians; supports fast onboarding and direct trade execution |
| Location | New York City |
| Leadership | CEO Christopher Ainsworth; leadership with experience across major financial institutions and tech firms |
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