SmartAsset

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SmartAsset
Type Privately Held Company
Industry fintech
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Founder
  • Michael Carvin (CEO)
  • Philip Camilleri (CTO)
Headquarters
New York, NY
Website smartasset.com

SmartAsset is a financial technology company, founded in July 2012 by Michael Carvin and Phillip Camilleri and headquartered in New York, New York. [1] [2] The company publishes articles, guides, reviews, calculators and tools to help people make decisions about personal finance. [3] [4] [5]

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SmartAsset also operates SmartAdvisor, a digital platform that connects consumers with financial advisors. [3]

History

SmartAsset launched in July 2012 by CEO Michael Carvin and CTO Philip Camilleri as a Y Combinator startup company. [6] The company's product offering initially revolved around home buying. It expanded to include tools, financial calculators and articles about personal finance topics, including taxes, retirement, banking and investing. [3]

They have provided research studies featuring data analysis on topics like best cities for women in tech [7] and most affordable places to live. [8]

The company launched a platform called Captivate that enables financial publishers to host its tools on their own online content in 2015. [9] [10]

In 2018, SmartAsset launched SmartAdvisor, a lead generation platform that connects consumers with financial advisors. [11]

Investment and finances

SmartAsset raised more than $161 million across funding rounds, including $110 million in a 2021 Series D round. The round valued the company at over $1 billion, making it a unicorn. [12] Investors include Y Combinator, Focus Financial Partners, SV Angel, Brendan F. Wallace, Quotidian Ventures, IA Capital Group and others. [13] [2]

Awards

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  4. ↑ Hogan, Mike. "Online Financial Calculators From BankRate, SmartAsset". online.barrons.com/. Barron's. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Colao, J.J. "Buying A Home? Get Your Finances Straight With SmartAsset". Forbes. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
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  7. ↑ Dishman, Lydia. "These Are The Best Cities For Women In Tech". fastcompany.com. Fast Company. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  8. ↑ Casey, Michael. "If you want an affordable home, head to these states". CBS News. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "SmartAsset Raises Another $28M To Empower You to Manage Your Personal Finances Like Never Before". AlleyWatch. July 11, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
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