- UAE-based fintech Epic Markets has raised $10 million in a pre-Seed funding round from Karatage, the round’s sole investor, to develop a multi-asset brokerage platform for retail investors.
- Founded in 2026 by Kevin Kimmel and Brian Seegers, Epic Markets is building a brokerage platform that brings institutional-grade trade execution and professional trading infrastructure to individual investors across multiple asset classes.
- The fresh capital will support product development and platform expansion as the company aims to narrow the gap between the trading experience available to institutional clients and that offered to retail investors.
Press release:
UAE-based fintech startup Epic Markets has raised $10 million in a pre-Seed funding round from Karatage to develop a multi-asset brokerage platform designed to provide retail investors with institutional-grade trading capabilities. The investment marks the company’s first disclosed funding round and signals investor confidence in its vision to modernise the retail trading experience.
Founded in 2026 by Kevin Kimmel and Brian Seegers, Epic Markets is developing a brokerage platform that applies the execution standards typically reserved for large financial institutions to individual investors. The company aims to deliver a professional-grade trading experience across multiple asset classes, helping retail traders access advanced trading infrastructure and execution quality.
The newly raised capital will be used to accelerate the development of the platform and strengthen its technology offering ahead of its market rollout. According to the company, the platform is designed to deliver a step change in trade execution through advanced technical capabilities and integrated multi-asset functionality.
The investment also establishes Karatage as Epic Markets’ first institutional backer, underscoring growing investor interest in fintech companies developing next-generation brokerage infrastructure. As retail investing continues to expand globally, Epic Markets is positioning itself to bridge the gap between institutional trading services and the tools traditionally available to individual investors.
