# Zachary Conway

> Zachary Conway is the founder and CEO of Seeds, a New York-based fintech that helps financial advisors turn client values into personalized, automated investment portfolios. A former Standard & Poor's editorial manager who grew up inside his father's wealth-advisory firm, Conway built Seeds to close the gap between what investors believe and what they actually own. Under his leadership the platform crossed $1 billion in assets under management within three years and raised a $10 million Series A led by Portage in 2025, bringing total funding to roughly $16.5 million.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Seeds Investor
- **Organizations:** Seeds Investor LLC, Conway Wealth Group, Standard & Poor's, Forbes (contributor)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Economics, minor in Writing, Gettysburg College
- **Known for:** Founded and scaled Seeds Investor to over $1 billion in assets under management within roughly three years., Raised a $10 million Series A in 2025 led by Portage, with total funding of about $16.5 million., Built a team of roughly 60+ employees serving financial advisory firms nationwide.

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Graduated from Gettysburg College with a degree in economics and a minor in writing.
- **2010** — Joined Standard & Poor's as an editorial manager, publishing financial research on stocks and bonds.
- **2015** — Began publishing bylined articles in Barron's, Investment News, The Wall Street Journal, and wealthmanagement.com.
- **2017** — Became a Forbes contributor, writing about wealth as a tool for happiness.
- **2017** — Joined the family firm, Conway Wealth Group, as managing director.
- **2019** — Founded Seeds Investor to align portfolios with client values.
- **2020** — Launched the Seeds platform for financial advisors.
- **2025** — Raised a $10M Series A led by Portage; Seeds surpasses $1B in assets under management.

## Achievements

- Founded and scaled Seeds Investor to over $1 billion in assets under management within roughly three years.
- Raised a $10 million Series A in 2025 led by Portage, with total funding of about $16.5 million.
- Built a team of roughly 60+ employees serving financial advisory firms nationwide.
- Longtime Forbes contributor and bylined writer in Barron's and The Wall Street Journal.
- Pioneered a 'values-first' approach that reframes ESG as personalized, jargon-free investing.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Seeds closed a $10M Series A led by Portage, with participation from Social Leverage and Blank Ventures.
- **2025-04** — Seeds introduced a refreshed brand identity and accelerated product development and hiring.
- **2025** — Seeds surpassed $1 billion in assets under management, roughly three years after launch.

## Links

- Website: https://useseeds.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-conway
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ZachConwaySeeds

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Last updated: 2026-07-07