MerQube announced the completion of its Series C funding round, with new investments from 7RIDGE and Deutsche Börse Group, as the company accelerates growth in derivative-based investment products. The new investors join an existing group that includes Allianz Life Ventures, Citi, Intel Capital, J.P. Morgan, Laurion Capital Management, and UBS.
MerQube provides technology for designing and calculating rules-based investment strategies, with a focus on increasingly complex index products such as options-based strategies, structured products, and defined outcome ETFs. The company currently supports approximately $27 billion in assets tracking its indices.
The funding comes amid rapid growth in passive investment strategies, with global assets projected to reach approximately $70 trillion by 2030. Within this expansion, demand is rising for more customized and sophisticated index solutions that can deliver risk-managed returns and tailored investment outcomes.
MerQube’s platform is designed to meet this demand by offering advanced computational capabilities, flexible customization, and faster time-to-market for new financial products. The company plans to use the funding to expand its presence across the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, while continuing to invest in its technology platform and scaling adoption across wealth and asset management clients.
The company also intends to strengthen its position in options-based structured ETFs and further develop its Garage platform, which enables clients to design and launch customized index strategies.
The investment reflects increasing interest in technology-driven infrastructure for modern financial markets, where asset managers are seeking more flexible and scalable tools to meet evolving investor needs.
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“We are thrilled to welcome our new investors, 7RIDGE and Deutsche Börse Group, as we accelerate delivery of our vision to close the fintech gap in passive investment. The trust provided by these two leading organizations, and our existing investors, will help us further our leadership in indexing for complex indices, bringing innovation and scale to complement our unique technology and deep understanding of the ecosystem.”
Vinit Srivastava, CEO, MerQube
“MerQube exemplifies the transformational financial technology that 7RIDGE specializes in investing in. MerQube’s sophisticated, rules-based strategies position it to benefit from clear shifts in the investment landscape as it enables transparent, technology-enabled solutions that can scale globally. We are excited to support the team as they accelerate growth and deepen MerQube’s role at the core of ETF and structured product global infrastructure.”
Carsten Kengeter, CEO And Co-Founder, 7RIDGE
“We are thrilled to invest in and partner with MerQube. The demand for customization, flexibility, and speed-to-market in index-linked investing has been accelerating. MerQube’s cutting-edge technology and innovative approach to indexing respond to this demand. In addition, its focus on customized complex indices, strong presence in the Americas, cloud-native SaaS index, and self-indexing platforms make it highly complementary to our established index business. We are convinced that by combining strengths with MerQube, we will be able to further drive true innovation in the indexing industry.”
Christian Kromann, Member Of The Executive Board, Deutsche Börse Group
