AI compliance platform Steward secures $5m funding led by Motive Partners to enhance AML/KYC onboarding for sophisticated investors.
Amount Raised
$5 Million
Round Type
Seed
PortlandInformation TechnologyAgriculture and FarmingFinancial ServicesSoftwareInvestors
Description
Steward, an AI-first compliance platform, has raised $5m to automate AML/KYC onboarding for sophisticated investors. The round was led by Motive Partners and included investments from various angel investors. The funds will be used to expand product capabilities and scale the team. Steward is dual-headquartered in New York and London.
Quick answer
Steward raised $5 Million in a Seed round, dated March 19, 2026. Investors: Outward VC, Shai Wininger, Mark Ransford, Tom Keiser, Remy Astié, Ulric Musset, Mushegh Tovmasyan and Keith Grose. Steward is based in Portland, Oregon, United States.
- How much did Steward raise?
- Steward raised $5 Million in a Seed round on March 19, 2026.
- Who invested in Steward?
- Outward VC, Shai Wininger, Mark Ransford, Tom Keiser, Remy Astié, Ulric Musset, Mushegh Tovmasyan and Keith Grose are named as investors in this round.
- What does Steward do?
- Steward is transforming agriculture by equipping human-scale, regenerative farms with the capital they need to grow.
- Where is Steward based and how big is it?
- Steward is based in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Who else raised in Agriculture and Farming and Financial Services around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Steward that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- Anchorage Digital raised $100M (Series E) on February 6, 2026.
- Cloud Walk raised $1.1B (Debt Financing) on May 1, 2026.
- Tapaya raised $1.2M (Pre-Seed) on April 28, 2026.
- Clarasight raised $12M (Series A) on April 28, 2026.
- SharonAI raised $350M on April 26, 2026.
- Quillon raised $1.5M (Pre-Seed) on April 24, 2026.
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