Republic is an investment platform where everyone can invest as little as $10 in innovative startups curated by our team.
Republic was founded and built by AngelList alumni who believe angel investors are the catalysts to change in the world. We are more than a platform – we are a community empowering founders and giving everyone the chance to be an angel investor.
Become an angel investor: Find the business ideas you believe in and invest in innovations that shape social change and drive economic value.
Apply to fundraise on Republic: Raise operating dollars from your most passionate customers, pitch your business to new supporters, and build a powerful team of brand ambassadors.
Our mission is to help innovative companies drive growth, while creating investment opportunities open to everyone.
Team
Combined, our team has deep experience in investing, online fundraising, business, law, engineering and community building. We have been founders and investors, builders and operators. We believe that investing and innovation are both impactful, and profit and purpose can be synergistic. We work hard to make it simple and transparent for companies and investors with a shared purpose to come together and change the world — one business at a time.
Ken Nguyen
Founder & CEO
Previously General Counsel at AngelList. Worked at Kanbar Enterprises, Permal Group, Goodwin Procter. Active angel investor.
Paul Menchov
Founder & CTO
Previously Head of Fundraising Infrastructure at AngelList. Worked at Zynga. Studied at Cornell University.
Caroline Hofmann
Business
Previously at McKinsey & Company in New York and London. Harvard MBA, Masters from London School of Economics.
Peter Green
Product
Previously Founder of Mine, MeetingPulse, Volga Verdi. Worked at Leo Burnett. Masters of management from HSE Moscow.
Laurent Mazouer
Product
Previously Associate Technology at SapientRazorfish. Studied Computer Science at Columbia University.
Chuck Pettid
Business
GP at RainmakeMe. Worked at Merrill, Pinnacle. Repeat founder. Active investor. Studied business at Nebraska and Fordham.
Maxwell Rich
Business
Previously at Liberty Mutual in Boston and the Clearing House in New York. Boston University JD, Drew University Economics and Political Science BA.
Eugene Lewis
Advisor
Previously VP at iCapital Network. Founder of Bandwagun. Fulbright Scholar. Studied at Cambridge.
Shaherose Charania
Advisor
Co-Founder of Women 2.0, Founder Labs. Board of Directors at Good World Solutions.
Naval Ravikant
Advisor
CEO at AngelList, Venture Hacks, Vast and Epinions. Invested in Twitter, Heyzap, Uber.
Katherine Krug
Advisor
Founder of BetterBack, Everest, Fundrah. First solo woman to break $1M on Kickstarter.
Shiza Shahid
Advisor
Founder of NOW Ventures and Malala Fund. Investor and social activist. Studied at Stanford University.
Christian Sullivan
Advisor
Entrepreneur and angel investor. Seed investor in Yandex, Cruise, and other notable tech and social impact startups.
