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Yieldstreet: Funding, Investors & Team (Aug 2026)

Yieldstreet is a management platform that provides institutional investors with access to income-generating investment products. Founded in 2015, Yieldstreet gives individuals access to alternative investments that have traditionally been off-limits to the average investor. With over $2.5 billion invested across multiple asset classes, Yieldstreet is changing the way people generate passive income by lowering and removing the barriers that historically kept these lucrative opportunities far out of reach. In 2013, founders Milind Mehere and Michael Weisz were frustrated that many investment strategies were typically reserved only for institutions and the ultra-wealthy. Typically, the average investor was left to choose between the stock market and bonds with falling yields - with few options in between. Asset-based investments had longer hold periods and a higher barrier of entry, keeping them well out of reach of accredited investors — even more so for unaccredited investors. As a result, they decided to leverage the growing fintech disruption to give more people access to these previously restricted alternative investments. Milind’s background in building companies, combined with Michael’s decade-plus experience within investing and fund management, formed the core of Yieldstreet. Passion for their investors and employees, as well as a willing embrace of innovation, has been part of Yieldstreet’s identity from the beginning. Each decision to leverage a new technology, investment strategy, or originate a new deal is made with the goal of putting investors first. That drive has propelled Yieldstreet across all 50 states, crossing $100M invested in less than eight quarters, with the $1B milestone coming only three years later. In 2019, Yieldstreet’s membership had grown to 100,000, and a savings account for members was launched. Yieldstreet, since its launch in 2015, has not deviated from its goal to change investing for the better, nor has it slowed down. Yieldstreet was ranked as number 46 on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies and has been recognized by Built In as one of the Best Places to Work. Yieldstreet today delivers wealth generation options and alternative investments for more than 330,000 investors and has returned more than $1.3 billion in principal/interest. Many alternative investment platforms only focus on one asset class, such as real estate or art. Yieldstreet’s offerings, accessed through cash or a low-fee IRA, cover a wide range of asset classes — art, real estate, legal, corporates, consumer, and commercial, via single investments or funds. Yieldstreet also offers its members short-term notes on offerings with a hold period between 3 and 6 months, which generally boast higher interest rates than money markets and CDs. Yieldstreet is headquartered in New York and has offices in Brazil, Greece, and Malta. Michael Weisz serves as President and Milind Mehere serves as CEO. Together, they manage a team of more than 140 employees, all working toward Yieldstreet’s one goal: change the way people invest for the better.

www.yieldstreet.com LinkedIn New York, United States 101-250 employees
Finance Financial Services FinTech Wealth Management B2B B2C
Total raised
$550M
Rounds
3
Latest
Debt Financing
Aug 2022

Yieldstreet has raised $550M across 3 funding rounds on record, the most recent a Debt Financing of $400M announced in Aug 2022.

That round is above the $14M median round size for Financial Services companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Yieldstreet Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$550M
across 3 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
3
Latest funding round
Debt Financing
$400M in Aug 2022
Employees
101-250
reported band
Headquarters
New York, United States

Latest funding round on record: Aug 2022.

Yieldstreet Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Debt Financing
$400M
Series C
$50.0M
Undisclosed round
$100M

Yieldstreet raised $100M in an undisclosed round announced in Jun 2021.

5 months later, a Series C of $50.0M was announced in Nov 2021.

9 months later, a Debt Financing of $400M was announced in Aug 2022.

Yieldstreet Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Michael Weisz
Founder
Milind Mehere
CEO

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Yieldstreet Funding Compared to Other Financial Services Startups

Segment
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Median round

Yieldstreet's latest round of $400M is above the median round in Financial Services. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Yieldstreet Funding FAQs

What does Yieldstreet do?

Yieldstreet is a management platform that provides institutional investors with access to income-generating investment products. Founded in 2015, Yieldstreet gives individuals access to alternative investments that have traditionally been off-limits to the average investor. With over $2.5 billion invested across multiple asset classes, Yieldstreet is changing the way people generate passive income by lowering and removing the barriers that historically kept these lucrative opportunities far out of reach. In 2013, founders Milind Mehere and Michael Weisz were frustrated that many investment strategies were typically reserved only for institutions and the ultra-wealthy. Typically, the average investor was left to choose between the stock market and bonds with falling yields - with few options in between. Asset-based investments had longer hold periods and a higher barrier of entry, keeping them well out of reach of accredited investors — even more so for unaccredited investors. As a result, they decided to leverage the growing fintech disruption to give more people access to these previously restricted alternative investments. Milind’s background in building companies, combined with Michael’s decade-plus experience within investing and fund management, formed the core of Yieldstreet. Passion for their investors and employees, as well as a willing embrace of innovation, has been part of Yieldstreet’s identity from the beginning. Each decision to leverage a new technology, investment strategy, or originate a new deal is made with the goal of putting investors first. That drive has propelled Yieldstreet across all 50 states, crossing $100M invested in less than eight quarters, with the $1B milestone coming only three years later. In 2019, Yieldstreet’s membership had grown to 100,000, and a savings account for members was launched. Yieldstreet, since its launch in 2015, has not deviated from its goal to change investing for the better, nor has it slowed down. Yieldstreet was ranked as number 46 on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies and has been recognized by Built In as one of the Best Places to Work. Yieldstreet today delivers wealth generation options and alternative investments for more than 330,000 investors and has returned more than $1.3 billion in principal/interest. Many alternative investment platforms only focus on one asset class, such as real estate or art. Yieldstreet’s offerings, accessed through cash or a low-fee IRA, cover a wide range of asset classes — art, real estate, legal, corporates, consumer, and commercial, via single investments or funds. Yieldstreet also offers its members short-term notes on offerings with a hold period between 3 and 6 months, which generally boast higher interest rates than money markets and CDs. Yieldstreet is headquartered in New York and has offices in Brazil, Greece, and Malta. Michael Weisz serves as President and Milind Mehere serves as CEO. Together, they manage a team of more than 140 employees, all working toward Yieldstreet’s one goal: change the way people invest for the better.

How much funding has Yieldstreet raised?

Yieldstreet has raised $550M across 3 rounds on record. The most recent is a Debt Financing of $400M announced in Aug 2022.

When did Yieldstreet last raise funding?

Yieldstreet's most recent funding round on record is a Debt Financing of $400M, announced in Aug 2022.

Who founded Yieldstreet?

FundedIQ lists Michael Weisz (Founder) at Yieldstreet.

Who is the CEO of Yieldstreet?

Milind Mehere is listed as CEO at Yieldstreet.

Where is Yieldstreet headquartered?

Yieldstreet is based in New York, United States.

How many employees does Yieldstreet have?

Yieldstreet is in the 101-250 employee band.

How does Yieldstreet's funding compare to other Financial Services startups?

Yieldstreet's latest round of $400M is above the $14M median round size for Financial Services companies on FundedIQ across 5,745 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Yieldstreet Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Yieldstreet is left off this page rather than filled in.

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