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August 9, 2022

What Revolut employees did next: introducing the fintech alumni-come-founders and execs

Meet the former employees of Revolut that now head up their own companies


Amy O'Brien

10 min read

Lasse Kalkar & Anita Koimur, cofounders of LiveFlow

It’s been seven years since Revolut burst onto the scene promising to shake up the UK’s retail banking industry — sparking its path to becoming one of Europe’s biggest startups.

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A graphic showing the former Revolut employees turned founders and operators
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An image of Fernando Terrés, Álvaro Correa Gallardo &amp; Zach Garman, cofounders of DollarApp
Fernando Terrés, Álvaro Correa Gallardo & Zach Garman
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Pillar's cofounders Ashutosh Bhatt and Adam Lewis
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Lasse Kalkar &amp; Anita Koimur, cofounders of LiveFlow
Lasse Kalkar & Anita Koimur, cofounders of LiveFlow
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Former Revolut employee Ralf Schudt, now the cofounder of Carda Station
Ralf Schudt, cofounder of Carda Station
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David de Picciotto, Thomas Lucas and Andre Mohamed, cofounders of Pledge
David de Picciotto, Thomas Lucas and Andre Mohamed, cofounders of Pledge
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Former Revolut employee Neil Shah, who founded Tilt after leaving the fintech
Neil Shah, cofounder of Tilt
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TrueCircle, Rishi Stocker pictured centre
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An image of Harjas Singh, former Revolut employee, with his Shares cofounders
Harjas Singh, pictured left with his Shares cofounders
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Amy O'Brien

Amy O'Brien is a freelance reporter covering Italian tech. She was previously Sifted's fintech reporter

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