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June 13, 2023

Meet the Trade Republic flywheel of alumni-turned-founders

It’s these kinds of second-generation, alumni founders that investors say are key to the future success of European tech


Before GameStop stocks and diamond hands were a thing, Trade Republic was founded with the promise to bring investing in stocks and ETFs to the masses.

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Headshot chart showing the ex-Trade Republic employees turned founders
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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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