What you’ll need before you start
You can sign up on the Republic Europe website or mobile app. Before you begin, have the following ready:
A phone or computer with a camera
Your ID (passport, driving licence or national ID)
Your nationality and country of residence
Your tax identification number (TIN) — for UK residents, this is your National Insurance number (NI)
A recent proof of address, if needed
There are 4 steps to complete your account setup.
1. Sign up and enter your details
Go to the sign-up page or open the app.
Enter your email, create a password, and accept the membership agreement.
Confirm your email address.
Add your full name (as shown on your ID) and date of birth.
Provide your nationality, country of residence, and full address.
Confirm your tax residency and provide your TIN or NI number.
Note: Signing up for a business? See how to create an institutional investor account.
2. Complete the risk warning and quiz
All users must confirm their understanding of the risks involved in early-stage investing.
You’ll be shown a short quiz about the risks.
We recommend reading our risk warnings before starting.
🇬🇧 UK users: If you don’t answer the quiz correctly twice, you’ll need to wait 24 hours before trying again.
🌍 EU and other users: There’s no waiting period for retrying the quiz.
3. Choose your investor profile
You’ll be shown investor profile options based on where you live.
🇬🇧 For UK residents
You’ll need to select one of the following:
🔸 Restricted investor
You invest less than 10% of your net assets in unlisted investments each year.
🔸 Sophisticated investor
You’ve invested in multiple unlisted companies, served as a company director, or are part of an angel network.
🔸 High net worth investor
You earn more than £100,000 per year or have £250,000+ in net assets.
Before moving on, UK users will also:
Answer a few final questions
Review and agree to the investor profile they’ve selected
Accept updated risk warnings
Note: You can change your investor profile later if your circumstances change.
🇪🇺 For EU residents
You’ll need to select:
🔸 Sophisticated investor
You meet at least two of the following:
Annual income over €60,000 or financial portfolio over €100,000
Relevant experience in financial services or an executive role in a qualifying business
Completed 10+ capital market transactions per quarter over the past year
🔸 Non-sophisticated investor
You don’t meet the above criteria and have completed the loss calculator, which confirms your ability to bear loss.
🌍 For residents outside the UK and EU
You’ll be asked to confirm whether you are an accredited or sophisticated investor based on your local regulations.
If you're eligible, you can go ahead with using the platform.
4. Verify your identity
Once your profile is confirmed, you’ll move on to ID verification.
🇬🇧 UK users
Some users will be verified automatically.
Others may be asked to upload:
A photo of your ID
A liveness check (camera and microphone)
A proof of address, if needed
🌍 EU and all other users
You’ll be asked to complete:
A photo upload of your ID
A liveness check using your camera and microphone
A proof of address, if required
What happens next
Once your identity is verified, we’ll send you a confirmation email.
You’ll then be able to view and invest in live campaigns, take part in campaign discussions, buy shares on the Secondary Market, and start building your portfolio — if these features are available in your region.