Public
Public is a multi-asset investment platform that offers stocks, options, bonds, crypto, and retirement accounts, supported by an AI-driven analytics layer. The company has raised $444 million since its 2019 founding, including a Series D round in December 2024.
About
Public provides a platform for retail investors to manage diverse portfolios, including traditional securities and cryptocurrencies, alongside retirement accounts. Its AI tool, Alpha, offers fundamental data and custom analysis to aid investment decisions.
The company has scaled rapidly since its 2019 launch, securing $444 million in funding from notable investors like Accel and Tiger Global. Its Series D round in late 2024 marks its continued growth in the competitive fintech space.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at Public, accounting for 42 of its 51-200 employees. The company operates with a median tenure of 3 years, suggesting moderate turnover.
Talent flow
Public recruits heavily from fintech and financial services firms, with Robinhood, JPMorgan Chase, and Fidelity Investments being top sources. Alumni frequently move to companies like Fanatics, Intuit, and SoFi.
Most common previous employers of Public staff: Robinhood (8), JPMorganChase (5), Fidelity Investments (5), AND (4), SoFi (4), Tradable (4). Former Public employees most often moved to Fanatics (3), Intuit (2), OnePay (2), SoFi (2), Earnest (2), JPMorganChase (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Public mafia
Public alumni have founded at least five companies, including Northbound, Askclio.ai, and Nicks Heritage Capital. These ventures span fintech, AI, and consumer products.
5Annika Lewis, was Podcast Host until 2023Peter Quinn, was Founder until 2019Stephen Nicks, was Equity Options Trader until 2025
joe o'donnell, was Head of Design & Research until 2023Jazzmin Hylton, was Executive Assistant to CFO, CPO, & COO until 2022Web traffic
Traffic mix: 66% direct, 22% search, 3% social, 1% paid.
Where the team actually sits
Public people are concentrated in New York, United States (40), Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (30), New York City Metropolitan Area (13), United States (7).
Search footprint
Public attracts about 84,700,000 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $54M a month if bought through ads. It gained 11,735,381 ranking keywords and lost 8,348,125 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Public has raised $444M in total, most recently a Series D round in December 2024.
Public was founded in 2019 by Sean Hendelman, Leif Abraham, Jannick Malling, Matt Kennedy.
The most common previous employers of current Public staff are Robinhood (8 people), JPMorganChase (5 people), Fidelity Investments (5 people).
Former Public employees most often move to Fanatics (3), Intuit (2), OnePay (2).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at Public, including Northbound, Askclio.ai, Nicks Heritage Capital.
Public attracts about 84,700,000 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $54M a month in equivalent ad spend.
Public staff are concentrated in New York, United States (40), Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (30), New York City Metropolitan Area (13).
Computed from 174 current and 214 former Public profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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