NOYACK is a technology company.
NOYACK has raised $2.0M across 1 funding round.
NOYACK has raised $2.0M in total across 1 funding round.
NOYACK has raised $2.0M in total across 1 funding round.
NOYACK's investors include 10100, Kevin Hartz, Bain Capital, Bedrock Capital, C2 Investment, CapitalX, Chemistry VC, Convective Capital, Daffy, Emergent Ventures, JLL Spark, Kepler Operator’s Fund.
NOYACK is a technology company building an all-in-one financial platform powered by agentic AI to democratize financial education, literacy, and access to alternative investments like private markets and venture capital. It offers tools such as NoyackAI (a conversational AI mentor for financial empowerment via the Wealth Club) and ProphitAI (a beta portfolio optimizer for AI-informed allocations, risk analysis, and tax scenarios via the Investing Club), serving everyday individuals seeking to build net worth for goals like family, retirement, home, and health.[1][2][3][5] The platform addresses barriers like high costs, confusing processes, and opacity in private markets by providing plain-English education, AI-driven insights, self-directed IRAs via partnerships like Equity Trust, and curated investment opportunities, with strong growth shown by raising and deploying $100M in private markets within six months in 2021.[1][4][5]
Founded by CJ Follini, who began managing his family investment portfolio at age 16 and served as Chief Investment Officer for a high-net-worth family investment club for over 30 years, achieving 23% annual returns, NOYACK emerged from his expertise in self-directed investing.[1][4] The idea took shape in 2021 with the launch of Noyack Investing Club, raising and deploying $100M in private markets to validate accessible, curated opportunities for non-institutional investors.[1] It evolved in 2022 into Noyack Wealth Club, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit for financial literacy targeting young adults with workshops and tools; 2023 introduced NoyackAI as the first AI agent for scalable financial guidance; and 2025 brought NOYACKClubhouse Live for in-person networking, plus partnerships like Equity Trust for tax-advantaged accounts (IRAs, 401(k)s, HSAs).[1][5] Key leaders like Mohammed Koné (technical lead for AI integration) and David Merrill have driven AI adoption in finance workflows.[1]
NOYACK rides the agentic AI wave in fintech, transforming wealth management from elite services to personalized, scalable tools amid rising demand for financial literacy among millennials and Gen Z facing economic uncertainty.[1][3] Timing aligns with AI advancements enabling real-world automation (e.g., cash forecasting, portfolio ops) and regulatory shifts like expanded self-directed accounts, plus "Trump Accounts for Kids" in 2025.[1] Market forces favoring it include opaque private markets opening to retail via platforms, female-founder outperformance data, and AI's role in bridging education gaps—positioning NOYACK to influence the ecosystem by empowering underserved users, backing high-return startups, and building communities that normalize alternative investing.[2][4][5]
NOYACK is poised to scale as the go-to AI-powered wealth platform, expanding ProphitAI beyond beta, deepening venture deployments via NVC.01 (leveraging female-founder edge), and growing Clubhouse events into a global network.[1][2] Trends like ubiquitous agentic AI, retail private-market access, and personalized tax optimization will propel it, potentially managing billions in assets as self-directed investing booms.[5] Its influence may evolve from education-first to a dominant gateway for net-worth building, blending tech innovation with human-centric finance—proving AI agents truly work for real people.[1][4]
NOYACK has raised $2.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $2.0M Seed in May 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2023 | $2.0M Seed | 10100, Kevin Hartz, Bain Capital, Bedrock Capital, C2 Investment, CapitalX, Chemistry VC, Convective Capital, Daffy, Emergent Ventures, JLL Spark, Kepler Operator’s Fund, Ravelin Capital, REMUS Capital, Shrug Capital, Soma Capital, Starship Ventures, Vibe Capital, Bryce Hall, Dylan Field, Evan Moore, Griffin Johnson, Jonathan Wasserstrum, Moshe Lifschitz, Siqi Chen, Zach Segal |