FinTech Magazine - April 2022 | Page 136

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SV Angel

Based in : San Francisco , USA Founded by : Ronald Conway
One of the earliest seed funders , SV Angel is headed up by industry heavyweight ‘ super angel ’ Ronald Conway , one of the best recognised investors in the US CV scene . Launched in 2009 , SV Angel provides funding to a wide spectrum of businesses at the seed funding stage . In addition to funding to assist businesses , the company offers a variety of other support options , which also include expert advice . SV Angel has managed a total of five investment funds . The use of these funds has allowed SV Angel to make a series of 1083 investments , and counts brands such as Twitter , Google , Square , Facebook , Pinterest and Stripe as part of its impressive portfolio . Bill Gates has also thrown his support behind Ronald Conway , saying , “ I ’ ve known and learned from Ron Conway for more than 40 years .”
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