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Former Wedbush technology analyst Dan Ives on Wednesday launched Yorkville Ives, a new merchant bank aimed at companies and investors navigating the artificial intelligence era.
Ives partnered with Yorkville Securities to form the merchant bank, combining Yorkville's principal investing and capital markets expertise with Ives' technology research experience.
In announcing the launch, Ives said the firm was designed to bring together research, banking, trading and capital under one platform as AI reshapes global capital markets.
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Calling AI the "fourth industrial revolution," Ives said the scale of the transformation requires "a new kind of bank" capable of supporting companies through what he described as the biggest transformation markets have ever seen.
I am excited to announce that this morning we are launching the new modern merchant bank, Yorkville Ives. This is the next step for me in my Wall Street career and look forward to speaking soon. I will be based in NYC area. 🏆💥👇https://t.co/gAQF0tjSPQ
— Dan Ives (@DivesTech) July 15, 2026
Yorkville Ives said it will combine debt and equity capital raising, principal investing, institutional trading, independent research, and strategic advisory services into a single platform serving companies across public and private markets.
The launch comes weeks after Ives announced he was leaving Wedbush after eight years to establish a new investment banking venture.
Yorkville Ives said AI, disruptive technology, energy transition, infrastructure, and industrials are entering a new phase of growth that will require more than traditional investment banking.
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The AI boom continues to drive one of the largest investment cycles in decades, with technology companies committing hundreds of billions of dollars to AI infrastructure, data centers and semiconductor capacity.
Ives has also been one of Wall Street's most outspoken AI bulls, maintaining bullish views on companies including Nvidia Corp., Microsoft Corp. and Palantir Technologies Inc. throughout the AI boom.
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