Who owns us. Who funds us. What we refuse.
An independent newsroom's first disclosure is its own. The structure below is updated whenever a material change occurs to the cap table or funding mix.
Legal entity
Republic Media Group Ltd. is a private limited company registered in Bangladesh (Registrar of Joint Stock Companies). All operating brands — republic.bd, journal.bd, blueprint.bd, briefing.bd, weekly.bd, inside.bd, reports.bd, HowCow.news — are wholly owned divisions or subsidiaries of the parent entity.
Capital structure
Founders & operating team — majority common equity. Strategic and institutional investors — minority preference equity from the 2026 seed round. No single outside investor holds a board majority or veto over editorial appointments.
A current cap-table summary and updated investor list is available to qualified investors under NDA via ir@republic.bd.
Revenue mix
Republic is funded by a mix of advertising (display and branded), subscriptions (Reports.bd institutional, planned consumer subscriptions across brands), and equity capital. No single advertiser accounts for more than a disclosed share of revenue; the threshold is reviewed annually by the audit committee.
What we will not take
- Direct or beneficial ownership by a political party, party-aligned trust, or sitting elected official.
- Investment from a state-owned enterprise or sovereign fund of any country.
- Grant funding tied to coverage of a specific story, person, sector, or outcome.
- Capital that requires undisclosed beneficial ownership.
Related-party disclosure
When Republic publishes coverage of an investor, a portfolio company of an investor, a board member's business, or a related family entity, the story carries an inline disclosure at the top — italicized, above the byline.