RepublicReviews of republic.co

I have made multiple investments on the Republic platform. All investments were made 3-4 years ago. I receive limited updates from companies, another seems like it has disappeared and I have never received anything from any of the companies I have invested in. At this point, I have realized that this was money thrown away.

I think it is a scam because there is no responsibility for the website or start up company to have consequences for their actions if things do not go well. I invested around $2,000 in many companies but yet almost all failed.

I invested in OhmniLabs through a SAFE on Republic, trusting in the company’s mission and the promise of potential equity upside. Years later, the company was acquired by Symbotic – a successful exit by any standard – yet we, the early supporters, received absolutely nothing. No profits, no buyout, not even symbolic recognition. Just an email saying that "there were no proceeds left after debt was paid" and that our shares are now "worthless". The SAFE was converted into common stock as a legal formality, but these shares hold no financial value, and the company will be liquidated after 18–24 months with no expectation of any return. This wasn’t bad luck – this is a recurring tactic among startups: raise capital from small retail investors, then structure future deals to reward insiders and debt-holding executives, while wiping out the public. This is not just mismanagement – it’s structural abuse of crowdfunders. If you're considering investing via Republic or into a startup like OhmniLabs, know this: 👉 You carry all the risk 👉 You have no control 👉 And when the company “succeeds”, you will likely be left with nothing I am sharing this experience on additional investor forums, media outlets, and review platforms to help protect others from falling into the same trap.

Invested 2K in 2021 and never got a return. Money literally gone in a Tulum construction project. Republic does not care. Contacted them dozen of times and never got a plausible answer. They should be banned.

Would never use this company again. Formerly used to be "seedrs". And they absolutely ripped off a load of us on an investment. And when trying to highlight the issue on their onsite forum, we all got private emails from a supposed law firm telling us to stop and they banned us from commenting, but then invited us to make further investments, ha! What are they trying to hide?? So basically they don't want whistleblowers. Honestly, put your money into stocks or Lisa's don't chase this dream, even if your investment works, like outs did and it was bought out. We all got shafted.

I invested in three companies back in 2021. I haven't heard one word since! I knew it wasn't a very liquid investment, but I'm very surprised that the platform doesn't require companies to update investors on how they're doing. An annual update is not too much to ask for! I think one of the businesses is going under, because they've stopped updating their socials and blog. But how to know? Will anyone tell me? Are my other investments doing well? Close to an IPO? Close to bankruptcy? After four years I have literally no way of knowing!

Can I give this company zero stars? Their acquisition of Nextseed has been a disaster. Their customer support and investor relations is completely useless. I made five investments of $5k each for a total of $25k. Four of those investments are out of business. I understand the risk but what I don't understand is poor investor relations. I have been trying to get tax forms for two of the entities for the past year and Nextseed / Republic won't admit that the businesses are bankrupt. They are in my hometown so it's not hard to see! I've invested in several other crowdsource platforms with great investor relations support. If you want to have money taken from you by a company that then provides no support, information or help then go ahead and invest. I hope this review scares anyone away from doing business with them.

No active support or customer service. Once you invest through them absolutely zero follow up on companies. Its ok if the companies we invest in fail, we understand the risk. But having zero support post-close is not acceptable. Recommend you invest through other means.