Ken Nguyen is the co-founder and CEO of Republic.

Republic is a fintech firm that enables anyone to invest in private markets. In 6 years, Ken took the company from $1 million in investment deployed, to over $600 million in 2021.

Ken and his family migrated from Vietnam to the US in his early years. He started his career as a Securities Attorney (yes, we have a thing for lawyers) before joining AngelList as their General Counsel.

At AngelList, he discovered he wanted to do more. He wanted to make investing accessible to anyone, no matter their background.

So he left his high-profile job without any plans set, just a vision.

In this interview with Ken, we discussed:

• The initial fundraising journey for Republic
• The vicious fight to normalise equity crowdfunding in the US
• The different mindsets between the UK and US in adopting crowdfunding
• How Ken maintains excitement for the future as an entrepreneur
• The future vision of being the biggest financial household name

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