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LimeWire Reimagined: A New Era for Artist-Fan Interaction in Web3

LimeWire is entering web3 by creating a subscription platform for creators and fans to connect. The team has introduced LMWR — a token that will power the LimeWire ecosystem.

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Diversification: The Proven Strategy VCs Use to Win

Venture capital is one of the most lucrative (and competitive) pursuits on the planet. Much like in the celebrity world, the most successful VCs live big, flashy lives, full of access and publicity. (In that same vein, Silicon Valley is a bit like Holl...

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Crypto basics: A beginner's guide for 2022

Learn the basics of investing in cryptocurrencies with this beginner’s guide

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Juan Giraldo & Nico Estrella, Waku

From Ecuador to the world

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Alan Moisio, Lynx City

Changing what it means to ride electric

Venture Partners: Four VCs on investing, industries, and personal interests

Hear from four leading VCs about their approach to investing, where they see the industry going, and what they do when they’re not at the office.

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Jiannan Zhang, DoraHacks

Going pro with hackathons

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Eric Quick, The Town Kitchen

Leading a purpose-driven company

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Liz Oertle, Nanno

Growing a company as a Mom-EO

Interview with a Podcaster: Mayra Ceja of Venture Unplugged

Mayra Ceja, Republic Advisor, venture capitalist, and host of Venture Unplugged, sat down with us to talk about her first foray into the podcasting world, what it’s like to interview founders about startups and themselves, and the best advice she’s re...

A special new perk for Note holders

InnaMed sold out and reached the maximum funding cap. Now, if you're a Note holder, you can gain priority access to the InnaMed waitlist.

Celebrating our 3rd birthday

Republic turns 3 today. To celebrate, we're looking back on everything that got us here — and giving back to our investors.

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Kerry Gallivan, Chimani

Getting it down to zero

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Mike T. Brown, Win‑Win

Knowing the power of relationships, from the NFL to Silicon Valley

Crypto

A down market can be a good time to think about long term crypto adoption

The rise of "veteranpreneurship" in America

On this Veteran's Day, we'd like to honor the more than 20 million US military veterans who served their country, and the more than 2.5 million veterans who returned home to start their own small businesses or startups. "Veteranpreneurship" is on the rise...

Crypto

The state of crypto investment instruments

Investor education

How to Hack Angel Investing: Team

Kenneth Ballenegger, Head of Strategy at Republic, is an active angel investor in over 40 companies and a partner at Oyster Ventures. Below, he shares some of the most important qualities you should look for in a startup’s team before deciding to inve...

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Meet a Republic investor: Clifton McMillan Jr.

Clifton McMillan Jr. is all about diversification—he’s invested in 17 startups since joining Republic in March of 2017. A resident of Alabama, Clifton participates in several 5Ks each year to support charities and nonprofits that raise money to treat disea...

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Matt Wilkerson, Paragon One

It takes a certain amount of naiveté

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What an entrepreneur's Enneagram personality type says about them

When we think of highly successful entrepreneurs, we often think of bold and fearless personalities, people full of confidence, extraversion, and, to a degree, bullishness. Having these qualities is certainly advantageous for entrepreneurs, but t...

Bellhop's app launches in NYC

In the eight months since Bellhop's second campaign closed on Republic, a lot has happened. Bellhop had a new round of funding, and now a subsequent funding round is in progress. Last week, the app officially launched in NYC, and the next da...

Tim Draper invests big on Republic

The season finale of Meet The Drapers Sunday night ended with some big news. Tim Draper of famed Draper Associates (and purveyor of bold neckties) announced he’s investing more than $90,000 across five startups on Republic. While the show connects entr...

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Obi Omile, theCut

Launch a company that solves problems you have

Investor education

The mis-education of black investors

By Brandon Andrews

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Jane West

Liberating cannabis

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Shaun Masavage, Edge Tech Labs

Inspired by mechatronics

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Alice Cheng, TaxDrop

Efficient tax-prep with a human touch

Investor education

How do I pick startups to invest in? Tips from 10 top VC and angel investors

One of the most difficult parts about investing in startups is spotting the winners early. Nobody, not even seasoned investors, can know for certain which startup is going to become a unicorn: so do they do it?  We’re sharing tips and advice on inves...

General Assembly presents – Democratized fundraising: why raise money from the crowd

We're excited to announce a partner event with General Assembly, designed to educate founders about the new option on their fundraising menu: equity crowdfunding via Reg CF.  Equity crowdfunding now gives founders the chance to raise up to $1M&n...

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Fatima Dicko, Jetpack

My story is one of resilience

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Joe Hollier, Light

Impact through minimalism

Raise via equity crowdfunding or from a VC? Pros and cons compared

A year and a half ago, the SEC opened the doors to a new era in startup fundraising: founders can now raise capital for their US-based startups from the public at large, via equity crowdfunding. The opportunity is immense. While VC capital still dominates...

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Martez Malone, YeKim

Set the fashion trend

79% of funding on Republic goes to female founders

In the last week, we have seen a lot of press about women founders coming forward with stories of unfair and inappropriate treatment that they have faced from male investors in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. Much has been written and many great suggestions ...

Celebrating LGBTQ entrepreneurship

It’s LGBTQ Pride month! To celebrate, we’re shining the spotlight on a handful of the inspiring initiatives run by LGBTQ business leaders paving the way for a more inclusive and diverse future. When Tim Cook came out in 2014, he was the only openly gay CE...

Investor education

Here's how to start investing in startups

Thinking about investing in a startup? A lot of people are attracted to startup investing – who wouldn't want to be an early investor in companies like AirBnB, Spotify or Google? With equity crowdfunding, startup investing is finally available to everyone....

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Jamie Migdal, FetchFind

Dogs, doughnuts, and discerning investments

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Martha Hernandez, madeBOS

Amazing things from humble backgrounds

New Impact, New Inclusion in Equity Crowdfunding

We’re launching Republic today, an online platform where everyone can invest in innovative, mission-driven startups curated by our team. It’s a big step forward in the third wave of democratizing startup financing. The first wave began with reward-based c...

Republic launches today

On Republic, everyone can invest in innovative, mission-driven startups curated by our team. As these companies grow and succeed, their investors will share in that economic success. Republic is a community of founders, influencers and investors, com...

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