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May 5, 2026

Revolut mafia: Inside Europe’s biggest fintech’s founder factory

Meet 16 companies built by the $75bn fintech’s alumni


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Over the past decade, UK fintech giant Revolut has become one of Europe’s most prolific founder factories. 

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Damisola Sulaiman

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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