Architect Financial Technologies, Inc, a provider of derivatives brokerage and trading technology services, closed a $12 million capital raise.
With the completion of the new round, the company has raised $17 million since founding in January 2023. The round was co-led by BlockTower Capital and Tioga Capital and attracted new investors including CMT Digital, ParaFi Capital, A Capital and Twelve Below. These companies join a number of Architect’s founding investors – including Coinbase Ventures, SV Angel, Third Kind, SALT Fund and US Digital Trust – in their continued involvement.
Architect initiated the capital raising in response to significant developments in the US asset marketing and derivatives markets. The investment will support the upcoming launch of Architect’s derivatives brokerage in the US for retail and institutional investors, offered through its CFTC-regulated subsidiary Architect Financial Derivatives LLC, and will facilitate the company’s future expansion into securities and securities derivatives services of the USA.
In addition, the funding will enable the continued growth of Architect’s Chicago headquarters and further support its strategic expansion into EU and APAC jurisdictions.
Brett Harrison, Founder and CEO of Architect, commented:
“As derivatives trading volume and open interest continue to grow across asset classes and major financial institutions accelerate the primary issuance of tokenized assets, there is critical market demand for high-performance, low-latency trading and distribution infrastructure that managed by supervised intermediaries with advanced technological capabilities. With the completion of this funding round and the support of our new and existing investors, Architect and its affiliates are well positioned to help a wider range of clients navigate these market developments. We look forward to rapidly scaling our technology brokerage services and institutional trading platforms.”
Architect provides institutional and professional investors with integrated trading and portfolio management software for traditional and digital asset markets in all global jurisdictions. Its leading platform offers algorithmic execution, advanced market visualization, discretionary trading and risk management tools, supported by proprietary low-latency data normalization and exchange connectivity infrastructure.
In September 2023, the firm’s subsidiary, Architect Financial Derivatives LLC, became an NFA-registered independent broker-dealer for derivatives regulated by the CFTC. The company recently launched Architect Edge, a cross-asset event and market data tracking platform, and Architect Match, a portfolio management and deal matching platform for financial institutions.