Saphyre, a leading AI-powered software platform for automating  finance operations and trading workflows, announced it has closed a $70 million growth equity investment from FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity firm with a strong track record of investing in high-growth capital markets technology companies. The investment will enable Saphyre to accelerate go-to-market efforts in pre- and post-trade, support ongoing product innovation, expand its global footprint and deepen integration across the financial services ecosystem.

"This investment marks a major milestone in Saphyre's mission to revolutionize financial services workflows with our patented AI technology and exceptional commitment to our clients," said Gabino Roche, Jr., CEO and founder of Saphyre. "FTV Capital stands out as a partner that not only understands the structural inefficiencies in this space, but also brings deep relationships across our core client base and a strong track record of scaling capital markets technology companies. It's incredibly rewarding to see our team's relentless innovation recognized by such a reputable investor, and we're just getting started."

Capital markets participants – spanning buy-side investment managers, asset owners, sell-side banks and asset servicers – have long relied on outdated, manual processes when exchanging and maintaining onboarding data with counterparties, creating massive inefficiencies at scale. At the same time, financial institutions face increasing pressure and expectations around speed, transparency and control, necessitating solutions that standardize and automate onboarding in order to improve the client experience and accelerate turnaround times.

Founded in 2017, Saphyre has built a proprietary, memory-driven technology platform that helps investment ecosystem participants onboard counterparties more efficiently. By intelligently digitizing and structuring pre-trade data while preserving context across fund lifecycles, the platform enables counterparties to achieve ready-to-trade status in as little as 24 hours, dramatically shortening fund launch times and eliminating up to 75 percent of redundant post-trade activities. By establishing a golden source of data in the pre-trade phase, Saphyre proactively prevents downstream issues and empowers institutions to settle trades in near real-time. Its solution enhances operational control, improves risk oversight and positions clients to navigate major regulatory changes such as the move to T+1 settlement.

"Despite the rapid pace of innovation in financial services, middle-office workflows continue to rely on outdated and fragmented processes," said Mike Cichowski, partner at FTV Capital. "Saphyre has grown rapidly as a category leader in automating account and fund onboarding through its differentiated platform and cloud-native architecture, which enables seamless data sharing between investment managers, asset owners and the sell-side and benefits from a powerful network effect that strengthens with each new client. We're excited to support Gabino and the Saphyre team as they scale and continue to unlock efficiencies through automation for their rapidly growing blue-chip client roster."