In the year since Robinhood garnered global attention for its role in the "meme stock" retail trading boom, investment apps around the world have attracted funding as investors seek exposure to burgeoning financial markets.

Here's a map that shows where stock trading appscharacterized by fractional and low-cost trades, simple user interfaces and a mission to "democratize" investinghave sprouted up.
 
The phenomenon shows no sign of slowing down, as recent weeks brought a stream of early-stage rounds for investment apps:
   

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