When was Wealthfront founded?

Wealthfront was founded in 2008 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Wealthfront located?

Wealthfront is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States. It is registered at Redwood City, California.

How many employees does Wealthfront have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Wealthfront is 453.

Is Wealthfront a funded company?

Wealthfront is a funded company, having raised a total of $205M across 6 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Angel round, raised on 2008.

When was the latest funding round of Wealthfront?

Wealthfront's latest funding was a $***** Series E round on Jan 04, 2018, with participation from 8 investors.

Where does Wealthfront rank among its competitors?

Wealthfront ranks 2nd amongst 171 active competitors, of which 38 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Pogo, which secured an undisclosed amount in Jun, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Wealthfront?

Wealthfront's top competitors include Betterment, Stash and M1 Finance. Among them, Pogo secured the most recent funding round in June, 2026.

Wealthfront - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Wealthfront is a robo advisor and financial planning platform. It allows users to set aside funds as savings, make investments, and develop retirement plans for the future. It also offers tools to assess risks in borrowings and financial planning for education and travel. It also offers a platform for banking and borrowing.

Website: www.wealthfront.com/
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Email ID: *****@wealthfront.com
Registered Address: Redwood City, California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2008

Location

Palo Alto, United States

Stage

Public

Total Funding

$205M in 6 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series E, Jan 04, 2018, $*****

Investors

Index Ventures & 33 more

Ranked

2^nd among 171 active competitors

Employee Count

453 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Grove

Similar Companies

Betterment & 712 more

Exit Details

Public

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Wealthfront is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Wealthfront Software LLC CIN: 6764887 , United States, Active	Dec 30, 2008	-	-	-
WEALTHFRONT, INC. CIN: 208280144 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	316 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
Wealthfront Advisers LLC CIN: 6736130 , United States, Active	Jul 29, 2018	-	-	-

Wealthfront got listed on Dec 12, 2025.

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Wealthfront has raised a total funding of $205M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2008. Its latest funding round was a Series E round on Jan 04, 2018 for $*****. 8 investors participated in its latest round. Wealthfront has 19 institutional investors and 15 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Wealthfront:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 04, 2018	7806255	Series E	7358583	7974619	7354570	7837243
Oct 28, 2014	1806179	Series D	6229211	8745843	9997302	Ribbit Capital & 4 more
Apr 02, 2014	8806831	Series C	8724028	3557714	Index Ventures & 1 more	Greylock Partners & 2 more

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The founders of Wealthfront is Daniel Carroll.

Here are the details of Wealthfront's key team members:

Daniel Carroll: Founder & Chief Strategy Officer of Wealthfront. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup and serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address

Wealthfront's Board of Directors

Wealthfront's board has 7 active members. Mike Volpi, Adam Nash, Daniel Carroll, Jeff Jordan, RICK FOREMAN, Barry Mccarthy and Andrew Rachleff are independent board members.

Here is the list of Wealthfront's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Mike Volpi	Independent board member	-	Current	12y 4m
torrzep	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 3m
ajdhqyl	Independent board member	-	Current	1y 6m
ltctgfi	Independent board member	-	Current	6y 7m
ylzrian	Independent board member	-	Current	8y 3m
cvzlmmm	Independent board member	-	Current	2y 9m
nqqyczp	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 5m

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Wealthfront's employee count trend

Wealthfront has 453 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Wealthfront's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Wealthfront include Betterment, Stash and M1 Finance. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Wealthfront, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Betterment 2010, New York City (United States), Series F	App-based automated investment and retirement planning platform	$335M	Kinnevik, Francisco Partners & 42 others	75/100
2nd	Wealthfront 2008, Palo Alto (United States), Public	Robo advisor and financial planning platform	$205M	Benchmark, Index Ventures & 32 others	75/100
3rd	Stash 2015, New York City (United States), Acquired	Automated investment and robo-advisory platform	$747M	Goodwater Capital, Union Square Ventures ... & 22 others	74/100
4th	M1 Finance 2015, Chicago (United States), Series E	Provider of an investment and lending platform for securities	$333M	Left Lane Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund & 9 others	72/100
5th	Pogo 2020, New York City (United States), Series A	App-based platform offering rewards for multi-category products	$32M	Buckley Ventures, Flucas Ventures & 49 others	67/100
6th	Ellevest 2014, New York City (United States), Acqui-Hired	App-based automated investment platform for women	$155M	Morningstar, Rethink Impact & 48 others	67/100
7th	BrightPlan 2016, San Jose (United States), Series B	Goal-based robo advisoy platform	$48.1M	The Cynosure Group, Fremont Group & 1 others	63/100
8th	SigFig 2011, San Francisco (United States), Series E	Intelligent financial solutions and personalized advice for enterprises and individual investors	$117M	General Atlantic, Eaton Vance Management ... & 12 others	62/100
9th	Unifimoney Tech 2019, Austin (United States), Seed	App-based Robo-advisory platform for individuals	$10M	Hard Yaka, Altair Capital & 6 others	59/100
10th	Powder 2023, Los Altos (United States), Seed	Provider of generative AI co-pilot for wealth advisors	$5.5M	Y Combinator, Elefund & 10 others	59/100