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Rodney Williams

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Founder at SoLo Funds · Founder & CEO at LISNR

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

FoundedLISNRSoLo Funds

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Rodney Williams is the co-founder, president, and chairman of SoLo Funds, a community finance platform that has funded over 2.5 million loans since 2018. Prior to SoLo Funds, he founded LISNR, which raised more than $40 million in funding, and began his career at Procter & Gamble in brand management. Williams holds degrees from West Virginia University and Howard University and is a member of the 2019 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.

Founder at SoLo Funds

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SoLo Funds's investors · 19

100 Black Angels & Allies FundAtlanta · $1M – $3M checks · since 2018ACME CapitalSan Francisco · since 2018Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2018Backstage CapitalLos Angeles · $50K checks · since 2018Bregal InvestmentsLondon · since 2018Bregal SagemountNew York · since 2018Cross Culture Venturessince 2018Draper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checks · since 2018GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checksImpact America FundIrvine · $250K – $3M checks · since 2018Jumpstart VenturesCleveland · $500K – $2M checks · since 2018MaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $1M – $4M checks · since 2018Ossian CapitalMiami · since 2018Reign VenturesBrooklyn · $10K – $1M checks · since 2018Rolling Fun GPLynnwood · since 2018Serac VenturesOklahoma City · $250K – $500K checks · since 2018Serena VenturesNew York · $100K – $500K checks · since 2018Sidecut VenturesTappan · since 2018TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks · since 2018

Co-founders at SoLo Funds

THTravis Holoway
Travis HolowayExecutive Officer, Director

Founder & CEO at LISNR

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LISNR's investors · 19

7BC Venture CapitalSan FranciscoCincyTechCincinnati · $500K – $750K checksCollectivHoustonCourtside VenturesNew York · $1M – $1.5M checksIntel CapitalSanta Clara · $1M – $20M checks · since 2015Jump CapitalChicago · since 2014Jumpstart VenturesCleveland · $500K – $2M checksLeadX Capital PartnersMunich · $43.2M checksMaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $1M – $4M checksMercury FundHouston · $250K – $4M checksNTT DOCOMO VenturesTokyoProgress VenturesBostonR/GA VenturesBrooklynSerra VenturesChampaign · $5M checksSouth Loop VenturesHoustonTechstarsBoulder · $220K checksThe BFM FundPortland · $50K – $100K checksUrban Capital NetworkHouston · $20K checksVisa VenturesLondon · since 2019

Co-founders at LISNR

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Chris RidenourDirector

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rodney Williams?
Rodney Williams is the co-founder, president, and chairman of SoLo Funds, a community finance platform that has funded over 2.5 million loans since 2018. Prior to SoLo Funds, he founded LISNR, which raised more than $40 million in funding, and began his career at Procter & Gamble in brand management. Williams holds degrees from West Virginia University and Howard University and is a member of the 2019 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.
Where does Rodney Williams work?
Rodney Williams is Founder & CEO of LISNR and Co-founder at SoLo Funds.
What companies did Rodney Williams found?
Rodney Williams founded LISNR, SoLo Funds.

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