Investing, explained.
Free, non-profit financial education for the generation finance forgot. Built on peer-reviewed research. Designed for the way they actually learn.
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What we’re building
Three pillars. One path to financial literacy.
Foundational knowledge, real-time context, and competitive practice. Three connected experiences that match how Gen Z actually learns.
The why
The numbers describe a generation, not a niche.
of Gen Z feel financially stressed three or more days a week.
Source: Motley Fool, 2024
lost money in their first year of investing.
Source: FINRA Foundation, 2022
basic financial literacy among U.S. adults, stagnant since 2017.
Source: TIAA Institute, 2024
Press
In the press.
Two campus newsrooms, two continents, one story about how a National Service bunk in Singapore became the unlikely starting point for an investing app used in fifteen countries.
NUS Computing News
27 March 2026
From NS Bunk to NUS: How Andre Liu Kept Building.
“His friends were dabbling in stock trading and losing money. When he asked about their strategies, the answers were vague. He asked why they never read the news or reports. The answer was honest: ‘Too many words.’”
The Daily Northwestern
24 April 2026
Northwestern first-year creates educational investing app while completing national service in Singapore.
“A first-year built across two cities and one timezone gap that never sleeps.”
Meet the team
Built across two cities, by people who learned this the hard way.
StarryTrader operates between Singapore and Chicago. The 13-hour timezone gap means somebody on our team is always thinking about how to make this better.
Three ways to be part of this.
For learners.
Start where you are. We’ve got the rest.
For institutions.
Help us reach more young people.
Press inquiries: team@starrytrader.com