Trade Republic
🏢 Enterprise (5K+)
Europe's largest savings platform and neobroker, serving 10+ million customers across 18 countries with over €150 billion in assets. Offers commission-free trading (€1 flat fee) in stocks, ETFs, bonds, derivatives, and cryptocurrencies, plus banking services including savings accounts with interest, a Visa debit card, and private markets access through Apollo and EQT. Holds a full ECB banking license since December 2023. Valued at €12.5 billion as of December 2025 — Germany's most valuable startup.
We are on a mission to democratize wealth. We set up millions of Europeans for wealth with fast, easy, and free access to capital markets.
📍 Offices
Brunnenstraße 19-21, 10119 Berlin, Germany (HQ)Stockholm, Sweden (Technology Hub)Paris, France (Technology Hub & Country Office)London, United Kingdom (Engineering Office)Ernst-Schneider-Platz 1, 40212 Düsseldorf, Germany
About the Company
Series C / Decacorn (private)
Stage
~€1 billion+ across 4 primary equity rounds (Seed through Series C Extension); €1.2 billion secondary share sale in December 2025
Funding
€272–340 million (FY Oct 2023 – Sep 2024)
Revenue
📍 HQ: Brunnenstraße 19-21, 10119 Berlin, Germany
📈 Europe's largest neobroker and savings platform by customer count (10M+) and assets (€150B+). Germany's most valuable startup at €12.5 billion valuation.
Legal: Trade Republic Bank GmbH · Valuation: €12.5 billion (~$14.6 billion, December 2025) · Share Capital: €451,887
Reg: HRB 244347 B (Amtsgericht Berlin (Charlottenburg))
Managing Directors: Andreas Torner (Managing Director), Gernot Mittendorfer (Managing Director), Christian Hecker (Co-Founder & CEO, ppa), Thomas Pischke (Co-Founder & CTO, ppa)
💰 Funding & Investors
Series B~€62M ($75M)Apr 2020
Series C$900M (incl. ~$150M secondary)May 2021
Series C Extension€250M (~$268M)Jun 2022
Secondary Share Sale€1.2 billion (no new capital to company)Dec 2025
Key Investors
Sequoia Capital (Lead, Series C)Accel (Co-Lead, Series B)Founders Fund (Co-Lead, Series B; Lead, Dec 2025 secondary)Creandum (Co-Lead, Series A)Project A Ventures (Co-Lead, Series A)TCV (Series C)Thrive Capital (Series C)Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (Lead, Series C Extension)Wellington Management (Dec 2025 secondary)GIC Singapore (Dec 2025 secondary)Fidelity Management & Research (Dec 2025 secondary)Khosla Ventures (Dec 2025 secondary)Lingotto Innovation (Dec 2025 secondary)Aglaé Ventures / Arnault family (Dec 2025 secondary)Sapphire Ventures
Glassdoor Rating
2.8 / 5.0(233 reviews)· 33% would recommend Tech Stack
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🛠️ Engineering & Work Culture
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Engineering Culture
~280+ engineers organized in domain-based teams. Entire platform built in-house without third-party vendor dependencies. Decisions governed by Tech Radar (ThoughtWorks-inspired, hosted in Backstage), RFCs, and ADRs. Active engineering blog on Substack covering PostgreSQL, Kafka, Swift macros, LLMOps. Open-source contributor with Cilicon project (1,140 GitHub stars). Engineering hubs in Berlin, Stockholm, Paris, and London.
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Remote Work Policy
Hybrid: typically 3 days in office, WFH on Mondays and Fridays. Full remote available for some engineering roles. Work-from-abroad option for limited periods.
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Methodology
Agile with team autonomy; Tech Radar for technology decisions
🎯 Interview Process
Difficulty:Average (2.7/5 on Glassdoor)
Duration:~23 days average; 2–5 weeks typical
💰 Compensation & Perks
Equity/Stock Options
Benefits
Competitive above-market salariesVSOP (Virtual Stock Option Plan) — phantom equity tied to company value at exitFlexible hybrid work with work-from-abroad optionRelocation support for BerlinModern tech equipmentModern office space in Berlin-Mitte
⭐ Employee Ratings
Environmental Awareness5.0 🏆 Awards
Germany's most valuable startup — €12.5 billion valuation (December 2025)Full ECB banking license — one of few neobrokers to achieve this (December 2023)Profitable for 3 consecutive financial years (FY2022–FY2024)justETF broker rating: 4.4/5 'Very Good' (2026)Trustpilot: 4.1/5 with 32,878 reviewsbiallo.de Neobroker Test: 4.0/5 (2025)Cilicon open-source project: 1,140 GitHub stars
📊 Business Info
Key PartnershipsVisa (debit card)BlackRock/iShares (ETF partner)Apollo Global Management (private markets, Sep 2025)EQT (private markets, Sep 2025)Franklin Templeton (ETF range)Lang & Schwarz Exchange (sole trading venue)Deutsche Bank AG (banking/custody partner)J.P. Morgan SE (banking/custody partner)HSBC Continental Europe S.A. (securities custody)Citibank Europe plc (banking partner)
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