Vincent, an online platform that helps investors gain access to alternative assets, today announced the launch of a search engine where investors can discover and diligence hundreds of alternative investment opportunities from more than 50 partnering investment platforms.
Online investing, like much of fintech, has recently boomed as independent, savvy investors seek more ways to earn yield in response to historically low interest rates. The days of building wealth through savings accounts are over, prompting the rise of self-service investment services like Robinhood and Betterment, which allow investors more direct control over their financial futures.
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In particular, alternative investments have proven pivotal, with investors aiming to diversify their portfolios to include private assets like real estate, venture capital, or cryptocurrency, instead of focusing solely on the public markets. These assets, which have long been held by institutions and high-net-worths, are quickly becoming available to smaller investors via various online investment platforms and service providers.
Dubbed ‘Zillow for investors,’ Vincent unifies the fragmented world of alternative investing into an easy-to-use search engine, making opportunities accessible for everyday investors. On Vincent, investors can browse, compare, and research hundreds of unique investment opportunities from partner platforms including Fundrise, Yieldstreet, StartEngine, Roofstock, Masterworks, and Otis.
“Investment discovery for alternatives has been a pain point for investors,” says Vincent CEO Eric Cantor. “On Vincent, we’re seeing the typical investor review 25 investment offers, while 70 percent of investors search for at least two asset types.”
Vincent, which has been in private beta since July 2020, currently indexes nearly $2 billion of available investments across asset classes including venture capital, real estate, private equity, private credit, art, collectibles, and more. To date, more than 100,000 investment searches have been conducted by 15,000 unique investors.
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