Light Frame Raises $5.1M Seed

Light Frame, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, is a developer of wealthtech core technology for private banks and wealth managers that has closed an oversubscribed $5.1 million seed round. The two-year-old company, founded by the team behind the Swiss digital private bank Alpian, provides a cloud-native, AI-engineered core platform designed to replace aging infrastructure in the wealth management sector.

Investors

The funding round was led by Belgian B2B software investor Fortino Ventures. Additional participants included Sidekick Partners, Tenity, Chamaeleon, AltaIR Capital, Rogue Venture Partners, New Stack Ventures, and Studio Alpha.

Light Frame Use of Funds

Light Frame plans to use the new capital to invest in its core platform development, expand implementation and client-delivery capacity, and drive commercial growth, with an initial focus on the EMEA region.

About Light Frame

Founded in 2024 by Schuyler Weiss, Mathieu Clément, Philippe Kernevez, and Gregory Bataille, Light Frame provides a modular, API-first wealthtech core platform. The company’s cloud-native platform integrates investment operations, portfolio management, and embedded AI to help financial institutions modernize legacy systems, improve operational efficiency, and deliver wealth management services more effectively.

Funding Details

Company Website: https://lightframe.tech

Company: Light Frame
Raised: $5.1M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: November 9, 2026
Lead Investor: Fortino Ventures
Additional Investors: Sidekick Partners, Tenity, Chamaeleon, AltaIR Capital, Rogue Venture Partners, New Stack Ventures, Studio Alpha
Software Category: Wealthtech/Fintech
Source: https://www.financexmagazine.com/post/wealthtech-core-builder-light-frame-raises-5-1m-seed