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Crowd investment platform Seedrs rebrands to Republic Europe

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Seedrs, one of Europe’s largest crowd investment platforms, has begun trading as Republic Europe, following its acquisition by US firm Republic.

Launched in 2012, Seedrs – which allows private investors to jointly contribute to early-stage startup funding rounds – was acquired by New York-based investment platform Republic in 2022.

The London-based group has operated as a distinct brand since the £87m deal, however, the parent company has decided to unify the groups under a single name.

Republic Europe will act as the European operations of the parent company, serving retail, sophisticated and high-net-worth investors.

“This is an incredibly exciting milestone event for Republic and is the latest step in its mission to create a world where everyone, everywhere has equal access to high-quality investment and ownership opportunities,” said John Lake, managing director of Republic Europe.

Prior to the Republic acquistion deal, Seedrs attempted a merger with rival platform Crowdcube, which was ultimately blocked by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

Then Seedrs CEO John Kelisky criticised the decision, warning that “if you were to tell the British investment community and the British entrepreneur community, your path to exit to one of the big tech players is now cut off, you’re going to go somewhere else”.

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