Fintech and WealthTech platform Kapnative has secured strategic funding from First Rate Ventures to accelerate the expansion of its AI-powered investment infrastructure and enhance access to private market opportunities across German-speaking Europe.
The investment will enable the company to launch a new AI agent developed in collaboration with First Rate’s Professional Services team, advance its AI-driven product roadmap, and strengthen synergies across WealthTech use cases for banks, family offices, and institutional investors.
Simplifying access to private markets
Led by CEO Philipp Hemmersbach, Kapnative provides curated access to pre-vetted private market funds through a customizable white-label marketplace for wealth managers, family offices, and institutional clients.
Its AI-powered due diligence engine automates compliance checks, risk profiling, and reporting — dramatically reducing manual effort and allowing advisors to focus on strategic allocation decisions. The platform integrates essential workflows such as investment memos, training modules, custodian connectivity, and capital call management, creating a seamless digital infrastructure for private market investing.
“Private markets have long been restricted to elite institutions due to complexity, limited advisor knowledge, and high investment thresholds,” said Philipp Hemmersbach, CEO of Kapnative. “Kapnative bridges that gap by combining decades of investment expertise with advanced AI technology, giving financial institutions and advisors efficient, compliant, and transparent access to high-quality private market funds.”
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Democratizing institutional-grade investment access
Historically, private market investing has been slow, fragmented, and difficult to scale. The platform addresses these challenges by enabling clients to complete a single KYC and risk assessment process that unlocks access to multiple pre-vetted private funds.
With over 200 years of combined investment committee experience, Kapnative’s team ensures that each listed fund meets rigorous institutional due diligence standards. Its goal: make private market investing more accessible, informed, and centralized for a broader range of professional investors.
“We see immense potential in Kapnative’s approach to modernizing private market distribution,” said a spokesperson from First Rate Ventures. “By combining automation, compliance intelligence, and customizable infrastructure, Kapnative is setting a new standard for how financial institutions deliver alternative investment opportunities to clients.”
About Kapnative
Kapnative is a Berlin-based WealthTech platform that simplifies access to private market funds for wealth managers, family offices, and institutional investors. The platform’s AI-powered due diligence and compliance tools streamline fund selection and investment workflows, while its white-label marketplace integrates end-to-end capabilities — from memos and training to custodian connectivity and capital calls — enabling financial institutions to scale private market allocations with speed and precision.
