Republic, a US company, was founded with a focus on crowdfunding and quickly gained notoriety in the crypto space as one of the most regulated crypto businesses in the US. It has played a key role in helping to grow US companies through capital formation, advisory, primary issuance, custody, and secondary markets.

Andrew Durgee served as President of Republic since 2023 and was recently promoted to Co-CEO in 2025. From 2017 to 2023, he served as Head of Republic Crypto, where he led business and engineering strategy. Prior to joining Republic Crypto in 2017, Mr. Durgee served as a Partner at TLDR, a global blockchain advisory firm. He entered crypto in early 2010, pioneering a number of nascent blockchain technologies, including an industry-first multi-signature wallet repository. Mr. Durgee studied Management Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.