# Shares App

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/shares-app

- Industry: Financial Services
- Headquarters: London, UK
- Website: www.shares.io
- Total disclosed funding: $90M
- Latest round: Series B (Jul 25, 2022)
- Investors on record: 4

## About

Founded in 2021 and based in London, UK, Shares App Limited operates as a social investment platform for investors. The company was co-founded by CEO Benjamin Chemla and CTO François Ruty. In August 2021, Shares.io raised USD 10 million in Seed funding led by Singular.

Shares.io is a consumer mobile app and social-first platform for retail investors, designed from the ground up with its users. The company creates investing app category where anyone, including new investors, can start conversations, network, and learn from friends and experts as a community. Shares combine the functionality of a consumer investment app with the wisdom of online forums, where members can buy stocks, react to the market in real-time, start conversations with friends, and access curated expert advice in one place.

The company plans further rollouts across continental Europe. Shares.io plans to use its funding from August 2021 The company plans further rollouts across continental Europe. Shares.io plans to use its funding from August 2021 to continue to scale at pace on a mission to empower users with tools that open doors to first-time investors and increase financial inclusion.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Jul 25, 2022, $40M — Valar, Global Founders Capital, Red Sea Ventures, Singular
- Series A, Mar 3, 2022, $40M — Valar, Global Founders Capital, Red Sea Ventures, Singular
- Seed, Aug 25, 2021, $10M — Valar, Global Founders Capital, Red Sea Ventures, Singular

## Investors

- Valar (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/valar) — Seed, Series A, Series B
- Global Founders Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/global-founders-capital) — Seed, Series A, Series B
- Red Sea Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/red-sea-ventures) — Seed, Series A, Series B
- Singular (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/singular) — Seed, Series A, Series B