What Derivitec does

Derivitec was a UK-based fintech that built a cloud-based risk analytics platform serving hedge funds, remittance companies, and investment platforms. The company's core product, the Risk Portal, delivered real-time risk monitoring, detailed analytics, and alerts across multiple regions and could be deployed as a standalone web application or embedded directly into clients' own applications via API integration. The underlying technology stack consisted of cloud-based infrastructure paired with pre-built pricing libraries covering six asset classes, enabling cross-asset derivatives and FX risk analytics without requiring clients to build their own pricing models — a positioning the company framed as moving from a "bring-your-own" model to a complete front-to-back system. Functional benefits emphasized complete transparency across stakeholders, pre- and post-trade analysis, and real-time and end-of-day risk visibility for use cases spanning multi-strategy hedge fund portfolios, counterparty and liquidity risk at remittance firms, and consolidated risk reporting for fund platforms.

Commercially, Derivitec operated as a private company on a subscription-based SaaS revenue model with an enterprise field-sales go-to-market motion targeting financial institutions. Its team was small — seven specialists as of the time of acquisition — and it operated from London with a customer footprint that spanned the UK, US, and through post-acquisition integration, Hong Kong. Pricing was not publicly disclosed and appeared quote-based, consistent with bespoke enterprise contracts. The company's distribution channels combined a self-serve web application with white-label / embedded integration, supported by content marketing via the company website. There is no evidence of meaningful venture funding beyond approximately $1.25 million raised in 2016 and an earlier Level39 accelerator engagement in 2011, and no publicly disclosed revenue.

In May 2026, Derivitec was acquired by ActiveViam, the company behind the Atoti analytics platform, in a transaction backed by Nordic Capital. The acquisition transformed Atoti from a bring-your-own model into a complete front-to-back system by absorbing Derivitec's cloud-based infrastructure and six-asset-class pricing libraries, with the seven-person team integrated into ActiveViam's operations across London and Hong Kong. Prior to the transaction, Derivitec had secured a mandate to service First New York's risk reporting requirements in November 2025, evidencing traction with proprietary multi-strategy investment firms in North America.

Name

Derivitec

Legal name

Derivitec

Website

https://derivitec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Derivitec is a UK-based cloud risk analytics platform serving hedge funds, remittance companies, and investment platforms with real-time monitoring, cross-asset derivatives pricing, and embedded risk reporting, acquired by ActiveViam in May 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Risk Analytics Platform Subscription: SaaS-based risk analytics platform providing real-time risk monitoring, reporting, and analysis services to financial institutions

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Derivitec provides a cloud-based risk analytics platform for financial institutions, offering real-time risk monitoring, pre-built pricing libraries covering six asset classes, and complete front-to-back risk transparency. The platform is purpose-built for hedge funds, remittance companies, and trading platforms that need to manage FX, derivatives, and multi-asset exposures without building bespoke in-house systems.

Product overview

Derivitec is a cloud-based risk analytics platform that serves hedge funds, remittance companies, and investment platforms. The core offering consists of the Risk Portal for real-time risk monitoring and reporting, and cloud-based infrastructure with pre-built pricing libraries covering six asset classes. The platform provides complete transparency across all stakeholders from initial analysis to final attribution, available as a web application or integrated directly into clients' own applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Risk Portal
• Cloud-based Risk Infrastructure
• Derivitec Platform

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ActiveViamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2026ActiveViam, the company behind the Atoti platform, acquired Derivitec to expand its cross-asset derivatives and FX capabilities. The acquisition transforms ActiveViam's Atoti platform from a bring-your-own model to a complete front-to-back system by embedding Derivitec's cloud-based infrastructure and pre-built pricing libraries covering six asset classes. The seven-person team is set to be absorbed into ActiveViam's operations.
• First New YorkminorOthers · 11 November 2025First New York, a proprietary multi-strategy investment firm in New York, selected Derivitec's Risk Portal for risk reporting and analysis. Derivitec's real-time risk monitoring system integrates with First New York's existing technology.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Murex: Murex provides a cross-asset trading, risk, and post-trade platform used by banks and large buy-side firms. It is the closest direct competitor to Derivitec in cross-asset derivatives and FX risk analytics, with similar functional scope across pricing libraries and real-time risk.
• Numerix: Numerix provides derivatives pricing and risk analytics infrastructure for banks, hedge funds, and asset managers. Its pre-built pricing models and cross-asset risk capabilities directly overlap with Derivitec's cloud-based pricing library offering.
• Calypso Technology (Adenza): Calypso, now part of Adenza, offers a cross-asset front-to-back trading and risk platform with broad asset class coverage. It competes with Derivitec in providing pre-built pricing and risk analytics to financial institutions.
• ActiveViam (Atoti): ActiveViam's Atoti platform is an in-memory analytics platform for finance, and is now Derivitec's parent company. The two share the same buyer (enterprise finance/quant users) and overlapping risk analytics use cases, particularly post-acquisition integration.

Broad incumbents

• MSCI (RiskMetrics): MSCI's RiskMetrics and Barra platforms provide market and credit risk analytics used broadly by asset managers, hedge funds, and banks. It is a broad incumbent serving the same enterprise risk buyer as Derivitec but with a much wider portfolio.
• Bloomberg: Bloomberg Terminal includes risk analytics, derivatives pricing, and real-time monitoring functionality used by virtually every hedge fund and bank. It competes with Derivitec as a comprehensive risk and market data incumbent rather than a focused niche player.
• Finastra: Finastra provides a broad suite of capital markets and risk management software, including derivatives analytics and treasury solutions. It serves banks and large financial institutions with overlapping risk functionality to Derivitec, but as part of a wider platform offering.
• FIS (FIS Treasury and Risk Manager): FIS provides treasury, risk, and trading infrastructure to banks, asset managers, and corporates. Its cross-asset risk and analytics capabilities overlap with Derivitec's offerings, particularly in the remittance and platform segments.
• OneSumX (Finastra): Finastra's OneSumX suite includes market risk, liquidity risk, and counterparty credit risk solutions used by banks globally. It competes with Derivitec in derivatives and FX risk analytics as part of a much broader finance software portfolio.

Emerging players

• Featurespace: Featurespace provides real-time behavioral analytics for fraud and risk in payments and remittance — overlapping with Derivitec's remittance risk segment. It is an emerging player with partial overlap focused on the payment-flow side of remittance risk.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/derivitec
• Facebookfacebook.com/derivitec
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/2493744

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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