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Trade Republic
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Overview
Trade Republic is Europe's largest neobroker by users + 10M+ users in 18 European countries + €150B+ AUM + €12.5B valuation post-Dec 2025 secondary share sale [1, 2, de-cro]. 2025 baseline: Trade Republic 10M+ users in 18 European countries + €150B+ AUM; €12.5B valuation post-Dec 2025 €1.2B secondary share sale distinctive European neobroker valuation milestone; 70% Trade Republic customers first-time investors distinctive European retail investing democratization.
Distinctive Trade Republic positioning:
- Europe's largest neobroker by users (10M+ users in 18 European countries; €150B+ AUM)
- €12.5B valuation post-Dec 2025 €1.2B secondary share sale distinctive European neobroker valuation milestone
- 70% Trade Republic customers first-time investors distinctive European retail investing democratization
- Sep 2025 Trade Republic launches in Poland (first market outside eurozone; 18 countries total) distinctive European geographic expansion
- 1/3 Trade Republic customers from markets outside Germany distinctive European pan-European neobroker scale
- 2015 Trade Republic founding by Christian Hecker + Thomas Pischke + Marco Cancellieri in Berlin distinctive German fintech heritage
- Commission-free trading + savings accounts distinctive European neobroker model
History
2015 — Trade Republic founded by Christian Hecker + Thomas Pischke + Marco Cancellieri in Berlin as German neobroker.
2019 — Trade Republic mobile app launches as German commission-free trading neobroker.
Oct 2022 — Trade Republic launches in 11 additional markets taking coverage to 17 countries (Germany + France + Italy + Spain + Netherlands + Austria + Belgium + Ireland + Luxembourg + Portugal + Finland + Greece + Slovakia + Estonia + Lithuania + Latvia + Slovenia).
2023 — Trade Republic obtains full German banking license from BaFin distinctive European neobroker → banking license transition.
Apr 2025 — Trade Republic 8M users + €100B AUM in 17 countries.
Sep 2025 — Trade Republic launches in Poland (first market outside eurozone; 18 countries total) distinctive European geographic expansion [1].
Dec 2025 — Trade Republic €1.2B secondary share sale at €12.5B valuation post-Founders Fund + Sequoia Capital + Accel + TCV + Thrive + Fidelity + Wellington + GIC participation [2].
2025 — Trade Republic doubles customer base to 10M+ users + €150B+ AUM [3].
Ownership & operator
Operating entity: Trade Republic Bank GmbH (BaFin-licensed German broker-bank; €12.5B valuation post-Dec 2025 secondary share sale).
Major shareholders: Founders Fund + Sequoia Capital + Accel + TCV + Thrive + Fidelity + Wellington + GIC + Christian Hecker (co-founder + CEO) + Thomas Pischke (co-founder) + Marco Cancellieri (co-founder) + €12.5B valuation post-Dec 2025 €1.2B secondary share sale.
Regulators: BaFin (Federal Financial Supervisory Authority Germany) + Deutsche Bundesbank + ECB.
Technical integration
Trade Republic mobile app (iOS + Android; 10M+ users in 18 European countries; €150B+ AUM) + traderepublic.com online + Trade Republic Visa debit card; SEPA + SEPA Instant + EPC-QR; Commission-free trading + savings accounts + ETFs + stocks + bonds + crypto + derivatives + interest on cash distinctive European neobroker model.
Users & growth
2025: Trade Republic 10M+ users in 18 European countries + €150B+ AUM (doubled from 8M users + €100B AUM Apr 2025).
Use cases
European retail + private + investing + commission-free trading + savings + ETFs + stocks + bonds + crypto + derivatives + interest on cash via Trade Republic mobile + traderepublic.com online + Visa debit card; SEPA + SEPA Instant + EPC-QR; Commission-free trading + savings accounts + ETFs + stocks + bonds + crypto + derivatives + interest on cash distinctive European neobroker model.
Implementations & partners
Operator: Trade Republic Bank GmbH (BaFin-licensed German broker-bank; €12.5B valuation post-Dec 2025 secondary share sale); Founders Fund + Sequoia Capital + Accel + TCV + Thrive + Fidelity + Wellington + GIC + Christian Hecker (co-founder + CEO) + Thomas Pischke (co-founder) + Marco Cancellieri (co-founder) + €12.5B valuation post-Dec 2025 €1.2B secondary share sale.
Major European neobroker + investment app competitors: [[scalable-capital]] (German digital wealth manager + neobroker; Munich; €27B+ AUM 2024) + [[etoro]] (Israeli social trading + crypto investment; ETOR NASDAQ post-May 14 2025 IPO; 30M+ registered users in 75+ countries) + [[robinhood]] (US commission-free trading + crypto; NASDAQ: HOOD; 23.9M+ funded customers Q3 2025) + [[freetrade]] (UK commission-free trading; IG Group ~£160M acquisition Apr 2025) + [[bux-zero]] (Dutch commission-free trading; BlackRock + ABN AMRO investors) + [[lightyear]] (Estonian European investment app; ex-Wise founders) + [[stake-au]] (Australian commission-free US trading + AU trading + crypto) + [[degiro]] (Dutch FlatexDEGIRO; European discount broker; FlatexDEGIRO Bank AG full German banking license).
Regulators: BaFin + Deutsche Bundesbank + ECB.
Fun facts
- Europe's largest neobroker by users (10M+ users in 18 European countries; €150B+ AUM).
- €12.5B valuation post-Dec 2025 €1.2B secondary share sale distinctive European neobroker valuation milestone.
- 70% Trade Republic customers first-time investors distinctive European retail investing democratization.
- Sep 2025 Trade Republic launches in Poland (first market outside eurozone; 18 countries total) distinctive European geographic expansion.
- 1/3 Trade Republic customers from markets outside Germany distinctive European pan-European neobroker scale.
- 2015 Trade Republic founding by Christian Hecker + Thomas Pischke + Marco Cancellieri in Berlin distinctive German fintech heritage.
- Commission-free trading + savings accounts distinctive European neobroker model.
Comparison
| Feature | Trade Republic | [[scalable-capital]] (German digital wealth manager + neobroker rival; Munich; €27B+ AUM 2024) | [[etoro]] (Israeli social trading + crypto investment rival; 30M+ registered users in 75+ countries) | [[robinhood]] (US commission-free trading + crypto rival; 23.9M+ funded customers Q3 2025) | [[degiro]] (Dutch FlatexDEGIRO rival; European discount broker) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Trade Republic Bank GmbH (BaFin-licensed German broker-bank; €12.5B valuation post-Dec 2025 secondary share sale) | Scalable Capital GmbH (BaFin-licensed German digital wealth manager + neobroker) | eToro Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: ETOR post-May 14 2025 IPO) | Robinhood Markets Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) | FlatexDEGIRO AG (FRA: FTK; FlatexDEGIRO Bank AG full German banking license) |
| Type | Europe's largest neobroker by users + 10M+ users in 18 European countries + €150B+ AUM + €12.5B valuation post-Dec 2025 €1.2B secondary share sale + 70% first-time investors + Sep 2025 Poland (first market outside eurozone) launch + commission-free trading + savings accounts | German digital wealth manager + neobroker + Munich + €27B+ AUM 2024 + BlackRock + Tencent investors | Israeli social trading + crypto investment + 30M+ registered users in 75+ countries + ETOR NASDAQ post-May 14 2025 IPO | US commission-free trading + crypto + 23.9M+ funded customers Q3 2025 + Robinhood Gold | Dutch FlatexDEGIRO + European discount broker + FlatexDEGIRO Bank AG full German banking license |
| Country | DE + FR + IT + ES + NL + AT + BE + IE + LU + PT + FI + GR + SK + EE + LT + LV + SI + PL (18 countries) | DE + AT + FR + IT + ES + NL + others | 75+ countries | US + UK + EU (limited) + AU + others | DE + NL + ES + FR + IT + others |
| Distinctive | 2015 Trade Republic founding by Christian Hecker + Thomas Pischke + Marco Cancellieri in Berlin; 2019 Trade Republic mobile app launch; Oct 2022 11 additional markets launch (17 countries total); 2023 full German banking license from BaFin; Sep 2025 Poland launch (first market outside eurozone; 18 countries total); Dec 2025 €1.2B secondary share sale at €12.5B valuation | 2014 Scalable Capital founding in Munich; 2019 BaFin license + neobroker pivot from digital wealth manager; BlackRock + Tencent investors | 2007 eToro founding in Tel Aviv; May 14 2025 NASDAQ ETOR IPO; CopyTrader social trading distinctive | 2013 Robinhood founding in Menlo Park; Jul 29 2021 NASDAQ HOOD IPO; commission-free trading pioneer | 2008 DEGIRO founding in Amsterdam; 2020 FlatexDEGIRO merger |
Status
Active, Europe's largest neobroker by users + 10M+ users in 18 European countries + €150B+ AUM + €12.5B valuation post-Dec 2025 secondary share sale [1, 2, 3]:
- Trade Republic Bank GmbH (BaFin-licensed German broker-bank; €12.5B valuation post-Dec 2025 secondary share sale) since 2015 Trade Republic founding by Christian Hecker + Thomas Pischke + Marco Cancellieri in Berlin + 2019 Trade Republic mobile app launch + Oct 2022 11 additional markets launch (17 countries total) + 2023 full German banking license from BaFin + Sep 2025 Poland launch (first market outside eurozone; 18 countries total) + Dec 2025 €1.2B secondary share sale at €12.5B valuation.
- Trade Republic 10M+ users in 18 European countries + €150B+ AUM.
- 70% Trade Republic customers first-time investors.
- BaFin + Deutsche Bundesbank + ECB regulated.
Sources
- 1 Trade Republic Press Release Branch Launch Italy — Trade Republic
- 2 Berlin Based Fintech Trade Republic Reports €12.5B Valuation After Secondary Share Sale — Crowdfund Insider
- 3 Trade Republic doubles customer base to eight million — Finextra
- de-cro In-corpus:
reports/countries/DE-germany.md
Source
Biography extracted from trade-republic.md. See matrix.md for standards-support matrix if present.