revolut mafia

original research by slava solodkiy | first published 7 sep 2023 | updated 18 dec 2025

revolut mafia :: 2025

what's chanched since original research in 2023

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this research became extremely viral (even if later on some re-posters decided not to quote the origin, or quoted my friend marcel van oost as an author, just in case, he is not co-author of this report, he kindly reposted it on 11.09.23 within his newsletter, and btw, these his reposts became one of the most reposted (re)posts for him too, which is great!):

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viral reach & citations

these are just a few examples whom my report inspired :)

01. connectingthedotsinfin.tech/the-rise-of-the-revolut-mafia-alumni-network/
02. linkedin.com/posts/marcelvanoost - revolut mafia in faces
03. x.com/oost_marcel/status/1997658164091584729
04. instagram.com/p/DSCY2hijYlI/
05. connectingthedotsinfin.tech/revolut-mafia-the-force-to-be-reckoned-with/
06. getpin.xyz/post/the-revolut-mafia
07. linkedin.com/posts/seb-johnson - revolut
08. x.com/SebJohnsonUK/status/1995627519266157041
09. x.com/FinFabApp/status/1998330850732032104
10. threads.com/@oostmarcelvan - the revolut mafia is real
11. ft.com/content/f33bc698-7c83-47a6-a601-d0501ba9fb53
12. linkedin.com/posts/marcelvanoost - revolut mafia is real
13. finextra.com - the mafia effect: how successful ventures spawn entire ecosystems
14. x.com/oost_marcel/status/1760578417840341035
15. sifted.eu/articles/revolut-alumni-founders-latest
16. techcrunch.com - startup from ex-revolut employees uses ai
17. x.com/credistick/status/1900344941051613345
18. joinsenna.com - is fuse's $5bn funding the start of the revolut mafia?
19. sifted.eu/articles/digital-bank-mafia
20. youtube.com - video
21. youtube.com - playlist
22. ft.com/content/57d042a4-569f-4fd9-84bc-3f0a22793be0
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revolut mafia: harnessing the power of startup mafias

DOI 10.6084/m9.figshare.30228037 (HAL ID hal-05287266) revolut-mafia-in-faces-and-numbers by vladislav solodkiy
updated 2025
original source figshare.com/articles/presentation/Revolut_Mafia_Harnessing_the_Power_of_Startup_Mafias/30228037
original research (2023-2024) slideshare.net/slideshow/revolut-mafia-in-faces-and-numbers/260671836
updated research (2025-2026) slideshare.net/slideshow/revolut-mafia-in-faces-and-numbers/260671836
is continued by linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7106331619497574400
is cited by open.spotify.com/episode/5TuRBjj1A2fmtK0JY2es7M
is supplement to linkedin.com/pulse/revolut-mafia-just-surpassed-itself-vladislav-solodkiy
is described by medium.com - revolut mafia is bigger than you think
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additional relevant publications

what if revolut buys wework? a hypothetical strategic acquisition in fintech and co-working spaces

DOI 10.6084/m9.figshare.30228160
→ main: figshare.com → mirror: academia.edu → is described by: medium.com → is described by: linkedin.com → is cited by: youtube.com → is cited by: spotify

'revolut for bankrupts', revolut id, and 10 more crazy ideas for revolut

→ medium.com

revolut is bigger than you think (and nik storonsky especially)

→ linkedin.com

there are 33 dwarf states in the world - why doesn't anyone want to start 'their revolut or world id' there?

→ linkedin.com

why doesn't nothing release its own crypto-phone or collaboration with revolut?

→ linkedin.com

how revolut and worldcoin (could) lead the charge in atm-as-a-service

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bank.run: bank of elon and imf 2.0 reinventing the [x]usd

DOI 10.6084/m9.figshare.30228358 | ISBN 9798230926085 | ISBN 9798230996071
→ figshare.com

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