Over the past few years, Revolut has joined the likes of Klarna, Spotify and Wise in producing a new generation of European startup founders.
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How Revolut alumni are spreading its ‘bet factory’ model
A growing number of ex-Revoluters are building companies designed to spin up new products the way Europe's biggest fintech does
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Damisola Sulaiman is Sifted's fintech reporter, based in London. She writes Sifted's weekly Fintech newsletter . You can find her on LinkedIn

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