Republic (fintech)

Republic
Company typePrivate
IndustryOnline fundraising, financial services
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016)
FoundersKendrick Nguyen, Peter Green, and Paul Menchov[1][2][3]
Headquarters,
ProductsInvestment platform
Websiterepublic.com

Republic is an American investment platform headquartered in New York City that allows individuals to invest in startups, growth-stage pre-IPO companies, real estate, video games, and crypto companies (despite the crackdown on fraudulent initial coin offerings in 2018).[4][5] It allows individuals to invest small amounts of money in these type of investments that are normally reserved for big investors.

  1. ^ Butcher, Mike (December 1, 2021). "Republic acquires the UK's Seedrs in $100M deal to push into Europe". TechCrunch. TechCrunch. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022. Kendrick Nguyen, Republic's founder, said: "We knew international expansion was necessary to achieve cross-bordered participation [...]"
  2. ^ Thomas, Daniel. "Seedrs bought by US group after merger of UK rivals was blocked". Financial Times. Financial Times. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Megaw, Nicholas (August 16, 2021). "A progress report on fintech's record-breaking year". Financial Times. Financial Times. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Gallagher, Jacob (May 3, 2021). "Investment Crowdfunding: Is Buying $100 in Equity in Your Favorite Shoe Brand Worth It?". Wall Street Journal. Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Geron, Tomio (April 16, 2018). "New Wave of Firms Race to Capitalize on ICO Gold Rush". Wall Street Journal. Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on April 17, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2022. Despite a potential crackdown on U.S. offerings, many upstart crypto-trading platforms are barreling into uncharted territory