# Monark Raises $8.1M in Strategic Funding Round to Build Standard Rails for Private Markets

**Feb 18, 2026**  
Upstarts Media  
###### Meet The Gen Z Founders Hooking Up Retail Investors With OpenAI And SpaceX Shares  
Private-market access should live inside the brokerage accounts people already use, not behind a new app or a new set of logins. [Read More](https://www.upstartsmedia.com/p/monark-markets-raise-alt-assets)

**Feb 18, 2026**  
PR Newswire  
###### Monark Raises $8.1M in Strategic Funding Round to Build Standard Rails for Private Markets  
Monark raises $8.1M to build standard API rails for private markets, expanding distribution and product access. [View Article](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/monarkraises-8-1m-in-strategic-funding-round-to-build-standard-rails-for-private-markets-302691520.html)

**Aug 14, 2025**  
Sacra  
###### Ben Haber, CEO of Monark, on building the DTCC for the private markets  
As Schwab, SoFi, and Robinhood move into private markets, Monark provides the backend rails for launching pre-IPO trading. [View Article](https://sacra.com/research/ben-haber-monark-dtcc-of-private-markets/)

**Oct 15, 2025**  
PR Newswire  
###### Vested Finance and Monark Markets Team Up to Bring Private Market Investments to Indian Investors  
Vested Finance adding Pre-IPO and private-market investing through new partnership with Monark. [View Article](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vested-finance-and-monark-markets-team-up-to-bring-private-market-investments-to-indian-investors-302584739.html)

**Apr 16, 2025**  
View Trade  
###### Monark and ViewTrade Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Global Access to Private Markets  
Monark and ViewTrade partner to bring seamless pre-IPO and private-market access to 300+ global clients across 30+ countries. [View Article](https://www.viewtrade.com/monark-and-viewtrade-announce-strategic-partnership-to-expand-global-accessto-private-markets/)

**Sep 30, 2025**  
Apex Infotech Solutions  
###### Monark Markets and Apex Fintech Solutions Join Forces to Open Access to Private Markets for Retail Investors  
Apex and Monark are teaming up to bring seamless pre-IPO and private-market access to millions of Apex brokerage users. [View Article](https://apexfintechsolutions.com/news-resources/press-releases/monark-markets-apex-join-forces-to-open-access-to-private-markets-for-retail-investors/)

**Oct 31, 2025**  
Monark  
###### How Open Marketplace Infrastructure Can Drive Growth and Innovation in Private Markets  
In a recent article from consulting giant Bain & Company, Thomas Olsen and a number of other reputable authors discuss Bain’s outlook on … [View Article](https://monark-markets.com/articles/how-open-marketplace-infrastructure-can-drive-growth-and-innovation-in-private-markets)

**Oct 30, 2025**  
Monark  
###### Monark Markets Announces $2.2M Seed Round  
Monark, a fintech startup that embeds private market investments and trading solutions within traditional brokerage and wealth platforms… [View Article](https://monark-markets.com/articles/monark-markets-announces-2-2m-seed-round)