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Private
New York City, New YorkFinTechhttps://www.public.com

Last Round

Debt

Dec 2, 2024

Est. Valuation

$1.2B

Total Funding Raised

$341M

Company Overview

Public.com is a fintech company that offers a social investing platform that democratizes access to the stock market by allowing users to buy fractional shares of stocks and ETFs while engaging with a community of experts and peers, all without commission fees.

Sector

FinTech

Verticals

Investment Platforms, Personal Finance, NLP & Conversational AI, Crypto Exchanges, Social Commerce

Business Model

B2C

Customer Profile

Freemium, Subscription SaaS, Payment Processing Fee

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

multi-asset investing platformsocial investing platformdirect-to-consumer investment platformalternative asset investingfractional share investingoptions trading with PFOF revenue sharingcorporate bond and U.S. Treasury investingsubscription for advanced investment dataAI-powered investment research assistantnon-PFOF equity trading modelhigh-yield cash accountcryptocurrency trading platformfreemium brokerage service

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CompanySimilarityMarket Cap
M1
85%
Robinhood
84%
eToro
79%

Public Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
DebtDec 2, 2024
Series DFeb 17, 2021
Series CDec 15, 2020
Series BMar 2, 2020
Series AMar 29, 2019
Seed
Sep 18, 2018

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Matt Kennedy

Co-Founder Brokerage At Public, Co-Founder Customer Success, Co-Founder COO, Cofounder

Founding Team

arjola bizhga

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

Jannick Malling

Co-founder Co-CEO

Founding Team

Leif Abraham

Co-founder, Co-CEO

Founding Team

Public Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Public investors
InvestorRounds
Aglaé VenturesSeries D
Mantis Venture CapitalSeries C, Series D
Intuition CapitalSeries D
Weekend FundSeries D
Everywhere VenturesSeries C, Series D
Dreamers VCSeries D, Series B
LakestarSeries C, Debt, Series D

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersNew York City, New York
Employee Range876
Year Founded2019
Last FundingDec 2, 2024

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