History
Between 2011 and 2015, Founder & CEO Sean Tepper started investing in the stock market. Like most beginner investors, he started investing in index funds, which made about 10% per year (Matching the S&P 500). He wasn’t happy with those returns, yet at the same time, he knew Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger were able to consistently beat the S&P 500. The big question at the time was “How?”
After reading dozens of books and watching hundreds of videos, he figured out some of the math that Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger use. In 2016, he created the original version of Tykr V1 (Microsoft Excel).
After making returns ranging between 15% and 50% per year over four years, he confirmed Tykr actually works, but he wasn’t sure if other investors would find success. At this point, he started the development of Tykr V2 (The software platform.)
After a year of development, Tykr officially went live in July of 2020 and took about six months to get the first paying customer!
In 2021, Tykr reached 1,000 customers. At this point, Sean realized that making 15% to 50% per year is nice, but the bigger “win” is helping people invest on their own with confidence. The keyword that most investors are looking for is “Confidence!” Investors simply want the confidence to buy and sell stocks on their own.
In 2022, Tykr reached 2,500 customers.
In 2023, Tykr reached 5,000 customers.
In 2024, Tykr reached 10,000 customers.
As of 2025, Tykr has over 12,000 customers in over 50 countries and has one of the highest Trustpilot scores in the finance industry, with a 4.7/5.0.