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Sharesies

Investing for everyone — from one cent.

Wellington, New Zealand · fintech · 224 employees (Wellington HQ; also Auckland & Sydney) · founded 2017sharesies.nz

The people behind it

Richard Clark — co-founder

Richard co-founded Sharesies in Wellington in 2017 to make investing accessible to people without existing wealth.

Ben Crotty — co-founder

Ben was one of the six Wellington co-founders who built Sharesies so anyone could start investing with as little as one cent.

Brooke Roberts — co-founder

Brooke co-founded Sharesies in 2017, part of a team who met through a Kiwibank and Creative HQ accelerator while working day jobs.

Leighton Roberts — co-founder

Leighton co-founded Sharesies in 2017, driven by the insight that investing felt reserved for people who already had money.

Martyn Smith — co-founder

Martyn was one of six co-founders who launched Sharesies in Wellington in 2017 to strip the high minimums out of investing.

Sonya Williams — co-founder

Sonya co-founded Sharesies in 2017, several of the team having met through an accelerator while working at Xero and Kiwibank.

Mission

Create financial empowerment for everyone by uniting spending, saving, investing, insurance, and KiwiSaver in one place.

Beginnings

Six Wellington co-founders launched Sharesies in 2017 so anyone could start investing with as little as one cent.

Why people join

1,000,000+ customers, $12 billion+ on platform, a 4.7/5 app rating, and a Living Wage accredited team that reports its pay gaps.

The bigger picture

Sharesies is turning wealth-building from a privilege of the already-wealthy into something a whole generation can do.

Open roles

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