About Republic
For the first time in history, the majority of the US population can invest in tech startups.
In May 2016, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enacted Title III of the JOBS Act, allowing a majority of the US population to invest in startups for the very first time. But the complicated legal requirements called for a founder- and investor-friendly platform to make startup investing truly accessible.
That’s why we built Republic. We’re SEC-registered and FINRA-licensed, and if you’re at all interested in startups, you’ve heard of our past work. Republic is part of a family of startup platforms together with AngelList and Product Hunt — one of the most trusted online startup ecosystems in the world.
We launched our equity investing platform in 2016, and didn’t stop there. Just over a year ago, we created Republic Crypto, providing the first full stack fundraising solution in the crypto space. This year we are excited to introduce Republic Labs, an affiliated investment advisory service.
We have garnered a reputation as an industry leader in the regulated crowdfunding space and continue to innovate and iterate toward our mission to democratize startup fundraising and investing.
Why we’re doing this
Startups are here to change the world, but they need money to grow. Many startups’ success depends on their ability to get funded.
Silicon Valley is an amazing place that has fostered and funded startups for decades, but its homogeneity has become increasingly apparent in recent years.
Fortunately, Title III opened the door for those previously excluded from startup investing to fund the companies they believe in. This makes room for more entrepreneurs — because in a world where anyone can fund anyone, more ideas get off the ground.
Why we focus on diversity
We welcome all kinds of entrepreneurs, but we’re encouraging startups with diverse teams and backgrounds to apply. Why?
Because talent is evenly distributed, but opportunity is not. Equalization of the fundraising landscape will provide more talent with the chance to build companies and create more investment opportunities for investors.
Traditionally, female, black, and latinx founders have seen far less venture capital than their white male counterparts. Furthermore, the majority of funded startups come from Silicon Valley and New York with little representation from other cities across the US.
We believe that more unicorns can be found where the masses aren’t looking.
Why we love mission-driven startups
Because we believe the greatest companies have a mission.
This isn't just fanciful ideology. Having a mission helps founders see the big picture and set big goals, persevere through tough times, and lead and inspire their team along the way.
Who we are
We're a team of founders and investors, builders and operators.
Republic was founded by alumni of AngelList, the world's largest online investment platform for accredited investors. AngelList was instrumental in passing the JOBS Act and remains our strategic partner.
Our team has extensive experience in investing, online fundraising, business, law, engineering and community building. We’re passionate about startup investing and creating a better future, just like you.
Kendrick Nguyen
CEO
Previously General Counsel at AngelList. Worked at Permal Group and Goodwin Procter. Former Stanford Fellow and securities litigator.
Peter Green
Chief Creative Officer; SVP
Previously Founder of Mine, MeetingPulse, Volga Verdi. Worked at Leo Burnett. Masters of management from HSE Moscow.
Pialy Aditya
Business
Chief Strategy Officer. Angel investor. Previously GM @ShopYourWay, co-founder and President @Mintbox. MBA from Harvard. Finance from New York University.
Shrina Kurani
Business
Chief of Staff and PM. Previously engineering for NASA, investing at Better Ventures, business at Sutro, founder at FoodNest, negotiator at UN. MS in Sustainability, BS in Mechanical Engineering. Classical Dancer & Saxophonist.
Aditya Sarkar
Product
Software Engineer. Previously founded Fleet and engineered at Snapchat. Studied Computer Science at Stanford.
Ahrham Cho
Business
Comptroller. Previously Finance and Operations Manager at Noom Inc. Worked as a CPA in a private accounting firm.
Alex Ye
Business
Associate, Investment Team & Economic Researcher. Previously at ZZ Ventures, UChicago Investment Office, and Top Tier Capital Partners. UChicago Economics.
Angle Skelly
Business
Business Associate. Previously Business Development and Operations at SFOX, and Operations at Rafa Distributing.
Bianca Caban
Business
Director, Partnerships. Co-founded Taino Capital and AccessLatina. Banking and investment at Credit Suisse, Blackrock, and Atlas Merchant Capital. Harvard BA; Columbia MBA.
Boris Revsin
Republic Labs
Managing Director. Investor in Staked, Coinmine, Noble, Wellist, Jobble, TableList. Previously Founder BreaktimeMedia, Co-founder and President VentureApp. Studied Comp Sci. at UMassAmherst.
Brooke Robbins
Business
Associate, Investment Team. Formerly Fulbright ETA in Taiwan, freelance writer for IESE Business School and the United Nations PRME. Co-founder at CLIFF Network. BA from Columbia University.
Bryan Myint
Business
Partner. Founding Partner at Taureon Capital. Previously Strategy Consultant at Enterey, Ops Manager at Breeze & Medical Device Engineer at Abbott. Studied engineering at UCLA.
Cheryl Campos
Business
Principal, Investment Team. Previously analyst in investment banking and private debt / equity. Harvard '15 concentration in Economics.
Chuck Pettid
Business
Head of CF Portal. GP at RainmakeMe. Worked at Merrill, Pinnacle. Repeat founder. Active investor. Studied business at Nebraska and Fordham.
Dmitry Chernyshev
Product
Designer. Previously at Sweatcoin, COUB, Theory&Practice and Trends&Brands. Created Identity and design for web version of Andy Warhol Interview Russia magazine.
Eugene Lewis
Business
Partner. Previously VP at iCapital Network, investing at Hamilton Lane and DFJ ePlanet Ventures. Studied Chinese Economics at Cambridge, MSc from London School of Economics, BA from NYU, Fulbrighter.
Frederick Allen
Business
Director, Digital Asset Services. Registered FINRA licensed representative, previously in IB and Equity Research. Bachelor of Business majored in Finance and a Masters of Applied Finance. Active investor.
Ilya Beylin
Legal
Securities Counsel. Previously, GC at AngelList, corporate attorney at Sidley Austin and Sullivan Cromwell, and clerked for the DC Circuit appellate court. JD from the University of Chicago and CS degree from Stanford.
Jaeeun Lee
Product
Software Engineer and artist. Previously engineering at SMARTASSISTANT. Proud mother of a dog and a cat. Movie lover. MFA from Hunter College.
Jed Halfon
Legal & Business
Associate General Counsel and Partner. Previously corporate attorney at Mayer Brown. JD and MA from UPenn. Contributor @Forbes.
Julia Báez Valentín
Legal
Legal Intern. 3L at Fordham Law, concentrating in Intellectual Property and Information Technology. East Asian Studies at Wesleyan University.
Julian Jung
Republic Labs & Business
Managing Director at R/Labs and Director of Corp Dev at Republic. Partner Game Theory Group. Founder of Tablelist. Investor of Drizly, Alden & Harlow, Staked, Coinmine, & Lalo.
Kyle McCormick
Business
Principal, Investment Team. Former Associate at Endeavor. B.S. in Finance from Boston College.
Laurent Mazouer
Product
Senior Software Engineer. Previously Associate Technology at SapientRazorfish. Studied Computer Science at Columbia University.
Léo Galley
Product
Head of Tokenization & Design Director. Previously, Engineer at CoinList, Design Director at AngelList, and Head of UX & Design at Mitoo.
Loc Nguyen
Business
Data Scientist. Previously marketing at Proximi & Zapflow. Studying International Business at Aalto University.
Matt Melbourne
Business
Principal, Investment Team. BD Lead. Previously BD at Global Citizen. B.A. in Government & English from Georgetown University.
Maxwell Rich
Legal & Compliance
Chief Compliance Officer & Deputy General Counsel. Regulatory advisor to CoinList. Previously at Liberty Mutual and the Clearing House. JD from Boston University, BA in Economics and Political Science from Drew University.
Paula Baez
Business
Business Operations Manager. Previously an Asst. Production Manager for technological exhibits and high end fashion events. BFA from Boston University.
Perri Gould
Business
Campaign Manager, Onboarding Operations. Previously at 92nd Street Y. Middle Eastern Studies at Brown University.
Riki Harris
Business
People Operations & Operations. Previously diversity program management & legal at Google. UCLA BA.
Szandra Fuzesi Ford
Business
Operating Partner. 18+ yrs of experience in Capital Markets & Business Operations at UBS, Amaranth, Capgemini and others. Co-founded Climb Capital. UofM BBA, NYU MBA.
Taylor Hedrick
Business
Director, Funding Portal Operations. Previously corporate attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell. AB from Dartmouth, JD/MBA from Yale.
Tunde Kelani
Business
Associate, Investment Team. Previously Sales & Trading Analyst at Goldman Sachs. B.A. in Economics & Psychology, Integrated Marketing Northwestern University. Investor. DJ.
Vasja Volin
Product
Senior Software Engineer. Previously Tech Lead and Senior Engineer at Hearst Digital Media. Electrical and Computer Engineer via Rutgers School of Engineering.
Caroline Hofmann
Advisor
Previously COO at Republic and Associate Principal at McKinsey in New York and London. Harvard MBA, Masters from London School of Economics.
Christian Sullivan
Advisor
Angel investor in Yandex, Cruise, and other notable tech and social impact startups. I believe everyone should be able to invest in startups. Access and Inclusion is the new AI.
Katherine Krug
Advisor
Founder of BetterBack, Everest, Fundrah. First solo woman to break $1M on Kickstarter.
Kenneth Ballenegger
Advisor
Angel in 40+ startups, Partner at Oyster Ventures. Previously, co-founder and manager of Republic Crypto, engineering at AngelList, founder at FreshPay, founding architect at Chartboost, and product at Tapulous (acq. by Disney)
Lisa Benson
Advisor
VP at IMG Models. 17 yrs experience developing talent including Chrissy Teigen, Elsa Hosk, Chanel Iman. I believe everyone can be an entrepreneur; they just need support and guidance.
Naval Ravikant
Advisor
Chairman and Founder at AngelList. Founder at Venture Hacks, Vast and Epinions. Invested in Twitter, Heyzap, Uber.
Nikhil Gopalani
Advisor
Co-founder of Ambition VC, early investor &/or partner to many startups including FabFitFun, Samba TV, Forge, Verdigris, Wonolo & Drchrono. Previously Head of Investment at Republic, Deal Team Lead at Orange Fab and Director of Ops at VentureBeat.
Nisa Amoils
Advisor
Previously VC at Scout Ventures and family office. Securities lawyer. Boards Wharton Entrepreneurship, Institute Blockchain Innovation, other companies. Contributor for Forbes and Blockchain Magazine. UMich Business and Penn Law.
Paul Menchov
Advisor
Head of CoinList Capital. CTO and Co-Founder at CoinList. Previously, CTO at Republic and Head of Fundraising Infrastructure at AngelList. Worked at Zynga. Studied at Cornell University.
Shaherose Charania
Advisor
Co-Founder of Women 2.0, Founder Labs. Board of Directors at Good World Solutions.
Shiza Shahid
Advisor
Founder of NOW Ventures and Malala Fund. Investor and social activist. Studied at Stanford University.
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