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RQD* Clearing funding, valuation and investors
Technology-driven U.S. clearing and custody infrastructure for broker-dealers, RIAs, and global financial institutions.
Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Growth
$74M · August 2026
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$74M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
growth · New York, United States
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Bain Capital Tech Opportunities
Other: ABN AMRO Clearing Bank, Nyca Partners
Overview
RQD* Clearing is a clearing and custody firm built on proprietary technology for broker-dealers, RIAs, and foreign financial institutions that need access to U.S. markets. On August 27, 2026, the company announced a $74 million minority growth investment led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, with participation from ABN AMRO Clearing Bank and Nyca Partners. Capital is earmarked for geographic expansion and digital-asset/tokenization custody capabilities. Company YTD operating stats in the announcement include more than 543 million ledger transactions and roughly 2.43% of NMS equities volume cleared.
Why RQD* Clearing is interesting
August 2026 $74M minority growth investment led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities — proprietary post-trade stack with disclosed YTD equity/options scale and a tokenization/custody expansion brief.
Product & use cases
Owned clearing/custody platform with real-time client visibility across equities, options, ETFs, and mutual funds, including extended-hours access patterns.
- Broker-dealer and RIA clearing
- Foreign FI access to U.S. markets
- Fintech platform post-trade infrastructure
- Digital-asset / tokenization custody roadmap
Key facts
- Aug 27, 2026: $74M minority growth led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities
- ABN AMRO Clearing Bank and Nyca Partners participate
- YTD company stats: ~515M equity txns (~2.43% NMS); ~64.8M options contracts
- Expansion thesis includes digital assets and tokenization custody
Funding history (newest first)
Growth
2026-08 $74M- Bain Capital Tech Opportunities (lead)
- ABN AMRO Clearing Bank (participant)
- Nyca Partners (participant)
Competitive landscape
Edge: Built as a clearing firm with proprietary tech rather than a thin layer on legacy licensed infrastructure.
RQD* competes on owned market-structure plus modern ops. Lead investor is Bain Capital Tech Opportunities — distinct from Bain Capital Ventures.
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Legacy correspondent / clearing banks incumbent
Scale and trust; slower modernization.
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Neo brokerage infrastructure vendors adjacent
Tech-forward but not always full clearing ownership.
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Crypto-native custody providers adjacent
Narrower than multi-asset U.S. clearing plus tokenization.
Notable stories
- Company says it processed more than 543 million ledger transactions year-to-date at the time of the August 2026 announcement.
- Press reported Bain Capital’s check represented the majority of the $74M package (~$66M per some outlets).
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