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Revolut

revolut.comadded 2026-09-02
Profit-led, not burn-led: three consecutive profitable years with FY2024 pre-tax profit over $1.1B — rare among digital banking peers

Worth-Joining Index · Scorecard

v2.1 ALPHA · 2026-08

Career Score

68/100

Coverage

79%

Verified

33%

Stage cohort

Late

Vibe Check

🎪 community voting coming soon

Momentum
11/16
Efficiency
6/6
Backing
5/5
Market
7.7/11
Product
8.8/11
Upside
5.5/16

Latest valuation

$75B (secondary share sale, 2025-11)

Secondary share sale · 2025-11

营收

~$4.0B revenue

数字银行金融科技支付Founded · 2015Stage · Late StageHQ · London

Traction · Key numbers

营收~$4.0B revenue (FY2024)Revolut Group Holdings FY2024 annual accounts revenue, cited via press coverage; not an ARR run-rate metric but reported annual revenue. Publicly verifiableas of 2024-12
营收增速72% YoY revenue growth (FY2024 vs FY2023)Company-reported FY2024 revenue growth, cited via press coverage. Publicly verifiableas of 2024-12
Valuation jumpValuation jumped from $33B (Jul 2021) via $45B (Aug 2024 employee sale) to $75B (Nov 2025 secondary sale) in 15 months Publicly verifiableas of 2025-11

Funding

Rounds

3

Valuation pace

Valuation moved from $33B

Secondary share sale · 2025-11 · led by Coatue, Greenoaks, Dragoneer, Fidelity

With: NVentures, Andreessen Horowitz, Franklin Templeton · Secondary/employee liquidity share sale led by Coatue, Greenoaks, Dragoneer, and Fidelity; not a primary capital-raising round, so no new funds raised by the company.

$500M

Employee share sale · 2024-08 · valuation $45B

Secondary sale by employees, not a primary raise

E

$800M

Series E · 2021-07 · valuation $33B post · led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Tiger Global

Profit-led, not burn-led: three consecutive profitable years with FY2024 pre-tax profit over $1.1B — rare among digital banking peers

Valuation gains have come mainly from secondary sales (employees/early investors cashing out), not fresh primary rounds — distinguish 'valuation' from 'new capital endorsement'

Investor roster has shifted toward late-stage growth funds (Coatue, Greenoaks, Dragoneer, Fidelity) from earlier SoftBank/Tiger Global backers — signals an IPO-facing narrative

Founders

Nikolay Storonsky CEO

Former Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse trader, MPhys from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Vlad Yatsenko CTO

Software engineer, previously built software at UBS, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse

Reality · Working here

H1B / PERMUnknown
Remote policyUnknown
Comp modelUnknown
GlassdoorUnknown — work here? Help us fill this in →
Equity liquidityUnknown
Hiring statusUnknown

Signals & Risks

CompetitorsMonzoN26WiseChime
ValuationRecent valuation jumps are driven mostly by secondary share sales rather than fresh revenue validation, raising bubble concerns
RegulatoryUS banking license and full market expansion still in progress; cross-border regulatory compliance remains an ongoing challenge
CompetitionCrowded neobank/fintech space with intense competition from Monzo, N26, Wise, and others

Editorial ✎

Good fit for

· Payments/risk/compliance engineers — one of the world's most complex multi-currency, multi-license regulatory environments, real bank-grade systems design

· PMs who think in 'super-app' terms — Revolut is essentially building a financial WeChat spanning banking, stocks, crypto and insurance

· People who thrive under intense, high-performance culture — Revolut is known for strict OKRs and rank-based review; suits those who treat work as competitive sport

Not for

· Those seeking work-life balance or averse to high-pressure review culture — Revolut's intensity and rank-based management style is notably controversial in the industry

· Those who only want front-end/cosmetic product work — the company's core value is mostly in backend compliance and risk systems

Ask in the interview

1. What's the realistic timeline for full US banking license rollout, and how much does the US market currently contribute to revenue?

2. The $75B valuation came mainly from secondary sales rather than new primary capital — what's the expectation for the next real primary-market pricing event (e.g. IPO)?

3. Has the company faced regulatory penalties or investigations in its strictest markets (US, parts of the EU)?

Data changelog

Community corrections → editorial review → applied, fully on the record

2026-09-02
最近一轮估值 filled in as $75B (secondary share sale, 2025-11)

data as of 2025-11 · Source: Crunchbase News

Publicly verifiable
2026-09-02
收入增速 filled in as 72% YoY revenue growth (FY2024 vs FY2023)

data as of 2024-12 · Source: Crunchbase News

Publicly verifiable
2026-09-02
ARR / 年化收入 filled in as ~$4.0B revenue (FY2024)

data as of 2024-12 · Source: Crunchbase News

Publicly verifiable
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