Trade Republic Bank GmbH is a German online broker in Berlin. Shares, derivatives and cryptocurrencies can be traded on a mobile app. Trade Republic was founded in Munich in 2015 under the name Neon Trading in the startup incubator of Comdirect Bank.The company's founders are philosopher Christian Hecker, physicist Thomas Pischke and computer scientist Marco Cancellieri.In 2017, Düsseldorf-based Sino AG invested in the startup and acquired the majority of the company's shares. In 2019 and 2020, venture capitalists Creandum, Project A Ventures, Accel Partners and Founders Fund invested over 60 million euros in Trade Republic; Sino sold shares and was henceforth no longer the majority owner.