Hayden Smith
Co-Founder & CTO, Pearler
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Passive Investing Australia: Get Rich Slow, The Fintech That Tells You to Trade Less | Hayden Smith, PearlerAbout Pearler
Pearler is an Australian investing platform covering ASX and US shares, micro-investing from $5, superannuation, and dedicated first-home and children's savings accounts. Registered in Kensington, NSW, it serves more than 120,000 investors who have put over A$3.5 billion through the platform.
- Business model
- B2C investing/brokerage platform
- Founders
- Nick Nicolaides, Hayden Smith, Kurt Walkom
- Markets
- Australia
Sources: pearler.com, raskmedia.com.au
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Milestones.
- Launched investing app for Australian shares and ETFsraskmedia.com.au
- Raised A$7.8M seed roundweb.archive.org
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