From the founders
We're Cormac and Alan, friends of twelve years from humble backgrounds. Someone gave each of us a shot: Cormac became an institutional prop trader, Alan a quant across several investment banks. It changed everything.
Most people never get that chance. They leave education with no real exposure to markets, and anyone trying to learn properly hits the same wall: limited capital, and the fear of losing it. Capital grows capital, but only for the few.
So we built Pipster: real education, real tools, and funded accounts, so you can learn and trade with professional capital instead of your savings. We're not here to sell you a dream. We're here to help you build a skill.
Cormac Munnelly
Co-founder & CEO
14 years trading bonds, futures and FX
Alan Shannon
Co-founder & CTO
20 years building trading systems across JPMC, UBS, RBC & MUFG
Press
Interviews, podcasts and features with the Pipster team.
Pipster CEO Cormac Munnelly joins the RISE Podcast to talk about going from an institutional trading floor to retail trading, and then to building Pipster. The conversation covers institutional versus retail trading, trading psychology, prop firms and why traders should build their own capital.
Watch on YouTubePipster CEO Cormac Munnelly joins Prop Talk, the PropFirmsCompared podcast, to explain how his trading career led to Pipster and how the firm supports traders. He also shares practical advice on common mistakes and how to approach prop firm challenges in a more structured, disciplined way.
Watch on YouTubeTradeInformer's David Kimberley interviews Pipster CEO Cormac Munnelly about his years as a proprietary trader, his move into trading technology and why he launched Pipster. They also discuss how prop firms manage risk and what Pipster aims to do differently for traders.
“There is almost no one in the sector with genuine trading experience or with the same sort of tech knowledge that we have.”Read the interview
2025
Founded in London
170+
Countries with traders
~1h
Average payout time
24/7
Human support
Operating principles
Four commitments.
Principle 01
The rules you start with are the rules you finish with. Breach levels and payout terms are published, not buried.
Principle 02
We built risk systems at institutional firms. Sometimes a trader needs a tap on the shoulder saying “that's enough”.
Principle 03
Support from people who trade. Accounts reviewed individually, profit splits raised on trust.
Principle 04
Terms stated up front. Every eligible payout funded and paid on time.
We're a small London team building serious trading infrastructure. If you'd rather ship clean systems and honest products than talk about them, we should speak.
To explore open roles or pitch a fresh position that fits our bold vision, visit our careers page or email careers@pipster.io.
