Key Takeaways
- • Revolut is launching Revolut Ventures, a platform within its app designed to give eligible retail customers access to high-growth private technology companies, established with Carne Group on October 26, 2026, with a planned 2027 launch.
- • Revolut, which has 80 million customers, is partnering with Carne Group, described as Europe's largest third-party asset management company.
- • According to figures cited by Revolut, the average age of companies at IPO rose from 6.9 years in 2014 to 11 years in 2025, while US-listed businesses fell from 7,000 in 2000 to 3,900 in 2025.
- • Revolut acknowledges private investments carry substantial capital-loss risk and significantly lower liquidity than publicly traded shares.
Summary
Revolut is expanding its private investments offering with Revolut Ventures, a platform intended to connect eligible customers with high-growth private technology companies. The venture was established with Carne Group on October 26, 2026, ahead of a planned 2027 launch, and targets access to investments that have traditionally been reserved for institutions and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Revolut Ventures will sit within the Revolut app, alongside existing products including US and SEE stocks, ETFs, money market funds, bonds and private market funds.
The partnership brings together Revolut, which has 80 million customers, and Carne Group, which the announcement describes as Europe's largest third-party asset management company. The move follows Revolut's rollout of Private Markets in July 2026 across certain SEE jurisdictions, with the stated aim of connecting eligible customers with businesses before they reach public markets.
Revolut's rationale rests on structural changes in public markets. According to figures cited by the company, companies are taking longer to go public, and the average age of companies at IPO climbed from 6.9 years in 2014 to 11 years in 2025. The number of US-listed businesses declined from 7,000 in 2000 to 3,900 in 2025. Revolut says a growing share of value creation now occurs before a listing, and that mature, cash-generating companies increasingly remain private or choose not to list, reducing opportunities for retail clients.
Revolut also acknowledged the risks. Private investments through Revolut Ventures will be significantly less liquid than publicly traded shares and carry substantial risk of capital loss. Rolandas Juteika, Head of Revolut Wealth and Trading (EEA), framed the venture around removing barriers to retail participation, stating: "With Revolut Ventures we aim to dismantle one of the last barriers in wealth management: the exclusion of retail investors from private companies." The platform's goal, he said, is to give everyday investors direct access to private companies from the Revolut app.
The partnership brings together Revolut, which has 80 million customers, and Carne Group, which the announcement describes as Europe's largest third-party asset management company. The move follows Revolut's rollout of Private Markets in July 2026 across certain SEE jurisdictions, with the stated aim of connecting eligible customers with businesses before they reach public markets.
Revolut's rationale rests on structural changes in public markets. According to figures cited by the company, companies are taking longer to go public, and the average age of companies at IPO climbed from 6.9 years in 2014 to 11 years in 2025. The number of US-listed businesses declined from 7,000 in 2000 to 3,900 in 2025. Revolut says a growing share of value creation now occurs before a listing, and that mature, cash-generating companies increasingly remain private or choose not to list, reducing opportunities for retail clients.
Revolut also acknowledged the risks. Private investments through Revolut Ventures will be significantly less liquid than publicly traded shares and carry substantial risk of capital loss. Rolandas Juteika, Head of Revolut Wealth and Trading (EEA), framed the venture around removing barriers to retail participation, stating: "With Revolut Ventures we aim to dismantle one of the last barriers in wealth management: the exclusion of retail investors from private companies." The platform's goal, he said, is to give everyday investors direct access to private companies from the Revolut app.
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