Revolut is building Revolut Ventures with Carne Group, a platform in its app for eligible users to invest in private tech companies, due in 2027. It builds on private market funds Revolut opened from €1 in July. Revolut is also planning its own listing in London and New York.
Revolut is building a platform that will let some of its app users invest in private tech companies before they go public, Euronews reported. Called Revolut Ventures, it is due to launch in 2027.
Revolut is building it with Carne Group, which it calls Europe’s largest third-party fund manager. Only “eligible” investors will get access. Revolut did not say who qualifies, which countries are included or how much users will need to invest.
Revolut says tech firms are waiting longer to list, with the median age at IPO rising from 6.9 years in 2014 to 11 years in 2025. That means more of their growth happens before ordinary investors can buy in. In March, even OpenAI let in individual investors, who put $3B into its latest round.
Rolandas Juteika runs Revolut’s wealth and trading business in the European Economic Area.
“With Revolut Ventures, we’re aiming to dismantle one of the final barriers in wealth management: retail investor exclusion from non-listed companies,” he said.
The platform builds on a product Revolut launched in July. It lets customers in some European countries put as little as €1 into private market funds run by Apollo, Ares, Hamilton Lane and Partners Group, Bloomberg Law reported. In May, Revolut also set up private banking for clients with at least £500,000.
Private company shares carry more risk than listed ones. They are hard to sell, and investors can lose some or all of their money.
The push comes as Revolut prepares to list itself. In September, founder Nik Storonsky said it plans a dual listing in London and New York, but it has set no date. Revolut was valued at $115B in a share sale in July.
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