Author: Kyle Wiggers / Source: VentureBeat
Alternative investments like manufacturing financing, real estate debt, and loans have historically been the stuff of hedge funds and large private equity firms. But Milind Mehere, cofounder of Yodle, an internet marketing and advertising company that was acquired by Web.
com for $342 million, wants to change that. That’s why in 2015 he teamed up with Wall Street veterans Michael Weisz and Dennis Shields to found YieldStreet, a New York-based digital wealth management platform that lets customers invest in asset classes at minimums as low as $5,000.To fuel growth well into this year, YieldStreet has secured $62 million in series B equity financing, it announced today. The round was led by Edison Partners, with participation from Greenspring Associates, Raine Ventures, and “a large multi-billion dollar NY family office.” The funding follows a $112.8 million debt and equity series A in June 2018 and brings YieldStreet’s total venture capital raised to $174.8, according to Crunchbase.
The influx of cash will be used to expand YieldStreet’s product offerings and audience to a “broader” set of investors, Mehere said, and to recruit “top-tier” talent and pursue strategic acquisitions.
“We are energized every day to provide access to investment products that put our customers on a path toward financial security and independence,” Mehere said. “This fundraising round validates our vision of…
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