
Vanilla is the standout leader in estate planning technology, transforming how advisors deliver estate advice at scale. Founded by Steve Lockshin, a Barron’s top advisor, and backed by leading investors including Venrock, Insight Partners, and NBA legend Michael Jordan, Vanilla has raised over $80 million and assembled an unmatched team. With 20+ in-house planning experts, 180+ years of collective experience, and a distinguished legal advisory board, Vanilla is setting the new standard in estate planning. Vanilla’s pace of innovation is unrivaled: The platform has processed over 45,000 estate planning documents, is connected to more than $250 billion in assets, and is the most widely adopted solution for institutional and enterprise firms including Mariner Wealth Advisors and Vanguard. Our transformative, patented software has received awards from Luminaries, WealthTech Americas, Family Wealth Report, WealthManagement.com, and more. To learn more, visit www.justvanilla.com.

Vanilla is the standout leader in estate planning technology, transforming how advisors deliver estate advice at scale. Founded by Steve Lockshin, a Barron’s top advisor, and backed by leading investors including Venrock, Insight Partners, and NBA legend Michael Jordan, Vanilla has raised over $80 million and assembled an unmatched team. With 20+ in-house planning experts, 180+ years of collective experience, and a distinguished legal advisory board, Vanilla is setting the new standard in estate planning. Vanilla’s pace of innovation is unrivaled: The platform has processed over 45,000 estate planning documents, is connected to more than $250 billion in assets, and is the most widely adopted solution for institutional and enterprise firms including Mariner Wealth Advisors and Vanguard. Our transformative, patented software has received awards from Luminaries, WealthTech Americas, Family Wealth Report, WealthManagement.com, and more. To learn more, visit www.justvanilla.com.
Category: AI-powered estate advisory platform for financial advisors and enterprise wealth firms
Founded: 2019
Headquarters: Salt Lake City, UT
Scale metrics: 40,000+ documents processed; connected to $250B+ in assets
Investors: Insight Partners, Venrock, Vanguard, Edward Jones Ventures, Michael Jordan
Estate planning complexity and scalability for financial advisors and large wealth-management firms.
2019
FinTech / Estate planning software
$35,000,000
Reportedly closed a $35M round led by Insight Partners with participation from Venrock, Vanguard, Edward Jones Ventures, and others.
“Backed by growth- and strategic-focused investors (Insight Partners, Venrock, Vanguard, Edward Jones Ventures) and notable individual backers including Michael Jordan”
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