# Ed Robinson

> Ed Robinson is the Australian co-founder and co-CEO of Stash. After advising wealthy families and working on Macquarie equity trading desks in London and New York, he helped launch Stash in 2015 to make investing accessible with small amounts and practical education. He and Brandon Krieg returned as co-CEOs in October 2024; Grab completed its acquisition of Stash in July 2026.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Stash
- **Organizations:** Stash, Macquarie Group, Tembo Money
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Commerce in Finance, Accounting and Management, University of Sydney, Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning, FINSIA
- **Known for:** Co-founded Stash in 2015 to offer small-dollar investing with education., 2021 Advance Awards FinTech Award winner., Returned as co-CEO in 2024 and co-led the business through its 2025 Series H and 2026 acquisition by Grab.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2015** — Advised high-net-worth families and worked in equity trading and electronic execution at Macquarie in London and New York, where he met Brandon Krieg.
- **2015** — Co-founded Stash, offering an investing entry point of $5.
- **2019** — Stash introduced its Stock-Back debit-card rewards program.
- **2021** — Recognised with the Advance Awards FinTech Award.
- **2022** — Stash launched its own banking infrastructure, Stash Core.
- **2023** — Remained Stash president when Liza Landsman was appointed CEO in February; subsequently spent a year as a venture investor while remaining a Stash board member.
- **2024-10** — Returned with Brandon Krieg to lead Stash as co-CEO.
- **2024-11** — Joined the Tembo Money board, according to Crunchbase.
- **2025-05** — Stash announced a $146 million Series H led by Goodwater Capital.
- **2026-07** — Grab completed its acquisition of Stash on July 1; Robinson continued as co-CEO.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Stash in 2015 to offer small-dollar investing with education.
- 2021 Advance Awards FinTech Award winner.
- Returned as co-CEO in 2024 and co-led the business through its 2025 Series H and 2026 acquisition by Grab.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Grab completed its acquisition of Stash on July 1, with payment for 50.1% of the equity at closing and remaining payments over three years.
- **2026-02** — Grab announced its agreement to acquire Stash, with Robinson and Krieg continuing as co-CEOs and Stash retaining its U.S. brand.
- **2025-05** — Stash announced $146 million in Series H financing and reported 1.3 million paying subscribers and $4.3 billion under management.

## Links

- Website: https://www.stash.com/learn/author/ed-robinson/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-robinson1
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/edwardrobo

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Last updated: 2026-10-27