Shares is a technology company.
Shares is an investing technology company that provides end-to-end infrastructure for the financial industry, offering solutions for wealth managers, retail investors, and financial institutions.
Shares has raised $90.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Shares has raised $90.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Shares is a French fintech company building investing technology as a neobroker and social investing app, authorized as an Investment Firm and Digital Asset Service Provider.[1] Its mission is to help everyone build better finances through accessible stocks, ETFs, crypto-assets, and wealth management tools, starting with a social investing app and expanding to B2B platforms like Shares Pro for financial advisors.[1]
The company serves retail investors across Europe and businesses in wealth management, solving barriers to investing via user-friendly apps, social features, and white-label solutions; key growth includes $90 million in funding (seed, Series A, Series B) and partnerships like AXA France.[1]
Shares was founded by Benjamin Chemla, Harjas Singh, and Francois Ruty, who launched the company with a $10 million pre-product seed round—one of Europe’s largest—positioning it as a neobroker from day one.[1] The idea emerged to democratize investing through social and tech-driven tools, officially launching amid rapid funding: $40 million Series A for Europe's first social investing app, followed by another $40 million Series B for expansion.[1]
Pivotal moments include securing regulatory approvals in France (ACPR and AMF), appointing Venus and Serena Williams as global ambassadors, launching in France, and entering wealth management with Shares Pro; recognitions like FrenchTech 120 underscore early traction.[1]
Shares rides the neobroker and fintech democratization wave, capitalizing on retail investing booms post-pandemic and crypto mainstreaming, with social features echoing Robinhood's U.S. success but tailored for Europe's regulated markets.[1] Timing aligns with rising demand for accessible assets amid economic uncertainty, bolstered by EU regulatory clarity that favors compliant innovators like Shares over pure U.S. players.[1]
It influences the ecosystem by bridging retail and professional tools—e.g., empowering advisors via Shares Pro—while partnerships like AXA amplify B2B adoption, contributing to France's fintech hub status (e.g., FrenchTech 120) and broader European wealth tech growth.[1]
Shares is poised for pan-European dominance in social investing and wealth tech, with next steps likely including more country launches, AI-enhanced features, and deeper B2B penetration beyond France.[1] Trends like embedded finance, regulatory harmonization, and Gen Z's social trading preferences will propel growth, potentially evolving its influence from neobroker to full-stack fintech platform amid sustained funding momentum.[1]
This positions Shares to deliver on its core mission—better finances for all—scaling from retail origins to ecosystem enabler.[1]
Shares has raised $90.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Shares's investors include AngelPad, B Capital Group, Kamran Ansari, Pareto Holdings, Shine Capital, Stellation Capital, Valar Ventures, Marc Lore, Clark Landry, Ellie Wheeler, Albion VC, Bright Pixel Capital.
Shares has raised $90.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $40.0M Series B in July 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2022 | $40.0M Series B | AngelPad, B Capital Group, Kamran Ansari, Pareto Holdings, Shine Capital, Stellation Capital, Valar Ventures, Marc Lore, Clark Landry, Ellie Wheeler | |
| Mar 1, 2022 | $40.0M Series A | AngelPad, B Capital Group, Kamran Ansari, Pareto Holdings, Shine Capital, Stellation Capital, Valar Ventures, Marc Lore, Clark Landry, Ellie Wheeler | |
| Aug 1, 2021 | $10.0M Seed | Albion VC, AngelPad, B Capital Group, Bright Pixel Capital, Founders Fund, Founders Future, Galaxy Digital, Kamran Ansari, ISAI, Origins, Outrun Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Presight Capital, Shine Capital, Stellation Capital, Valar Ventures, Marc Lore, XAnge, Alexandre Prot, Clark Landry, Ellie Wheeler, Maxime Paradis, Raphael Vullierme, Steve Anavi, Will Brooks, Will Martin |