# Fennel

> Fennel is a New York-based mobile investing app that lets everyday retail investors trade commission-free stocks and ETFs while surfacing digestible ESG data and shareholder-voting information for the companies they own. Founded in 2022 by former physics PhD and dark-matter researcher Daniel Naim, Fennel positions itself as a B Corp-certified brokerage that refuses payment for order flow and does not lend out customer shares - so votes stay with the shares. For a $4.99 monthly subscription, users get 25+ financial metrics, 200+ ESG indicators, AI-powered news sentiment, and tools to follow past and upcoming shareholder ballots.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Daniel Naim (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~58 employees
- **Products:** Fennel investing app, ESG data & rankings, Shareholder voting tools, Financial metrics, AI news sentiment
- **Notable:** Named to Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies for 2023, Achieved Certified B Corporation status, Launched a fully operational, SEC-registered, FINRA/SIPC-member brokerage

## Products & services

- **Fennel investing app** — Mobile app (iOS and Android) for commission-free trading of publicly listed stocks and ETFs with no deposit minimums.
- **ESG data & rankings** — In-app scores across 200+ ESG indicators - carbon footprint, human rights protections, shareholder rights and more - shown alongside each company.
- **Shareholder voting tools** — Information on past and upcoming shareholder votes, with the ability to follow specific ballots and track outcomes; Fennel does not lend out shares, so votes stay with the investor.
- **Financial metrics** — 25+ financial metrics including forward P/E based on consensus estimates, Beta, and debt-to-equity.
- **AI news sentiment** — Real-time news on stocks and sectors with AI-powered sentiment analysis.

## Achievements

- Named to Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies for 2023
- Achieved Certified B Corporation status
- Launched a fully operational, SEC-registered, FINRA/SIPC-member brokerage
- Raised $5M+ in seed funding including from Acorns co-founder Jeff Cruttenden

## Latest updates

- **2022-11** — Launched ESG-data-driven investing platform for everyday retail investors.
- **2023-03** — Named to Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies for 2023.
- **2023-03** — Expanded leadership team with a key executive hire.
- **2023-06** — Latest reported seed funding activity (~$3.5M tranche).

## Links

- Website: https://fennel.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fennelapp
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/fennelapp
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fennel.app/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/fennelapp/

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Last updated: 2026-08-06