A transparent social network for retail investors to share real broker portfolios, compare performance, and discuss trades.
Overview
Jika.io is an interactive social network designed exclusively for retail stock market investors. The platform resolves the problem of fake online financial gurus by verifying users via direct read-only links to their real broker portfolios. Members can transparently display their real investment performance, track precise annualized yields, and view community allocations without exposing personal identity or dollar values. By fostering data-backed financial discussions, Jika.io enables retail traders to exchange insights, discover new assets, and learn from proven historical portfolios.
Founded year:2021
Founder:Erez Levin
Team size:2-10
Popularity:A well-regarded social utility among transparency-focused retail investing networks.
HQ:Tel Aviv, Israel
Status:Active
Funding status:Funded
Revenue source:Subscriptions
Customer type:B2C
Funding:Pre-seed round backed by private angel investors
Pricing:Freemium
Tech stack:React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Plaid, AWS
Platform:Web • iOS • Android
Integrations:Robinhood, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, E-Trade, Fidelity, Interactive Brokers
Founder story
Jika.io was founded in 2021 by Erez Levin in Tel Aviv, Israel, to combat the epidemic of fake screenshots and unverified investment advice on social media. Levin wanted to create a source of truth for everyday investors, leading to the development of a secure API-connected social network that replaces empty hype with factual percentage performance figures.
What it does
broker portfolio verification
portfolio performance benchmarking
social asset discussion
investor leaderboards
alert notification feeds
Who it's for
Retail stock investors
Day and swing traders
Financial content creators
Casual long-term investors
Why it works
Authenticates user data using secure read-only broker connections
Hides specific cash or net asset values while protecting total privacy
Calculates real percentage-based returns to expose deceptive traders
Creates interactive spaces for deep asset discussions around live data
Growth strategies
Partnering with mainstream retail stock brokers for deep dashboard placement
Organic word- of-mouth expansion across Reddit communities like WallStreetBets
Incentivizing transparent user sharing through top- ranking leaderboard spots
Targeting finwit content creators who want to prove their performance data
Alternatives
Comparison overview
Jika.io focuses entirely on verified broker synchronization rather than unverified self-reporting lists
Keeps its dashboard completely independent of direct asset execution to eliminate proprietary trading biases
Normalizes returns using strict percentages instead of displaying raw cash amounts to keep users anonymous