About
Vishal Garg is the founder, board member, and former CEO of Better.com, a mortgage platform backed by investors including SoftBank, L Catterton, Kleiner Perkins, and Goldman Sachs. Before Better.com, he founded 1/0 Capital, an early-stage investment firm focused on fintech, data science, and consumer products, with seed investments in companies such as Ramp, Trumid, and Creditas. Earlier in his career, Garg co-founded the online student lender MyRichUncle.com in 1999 and worked as an investment banking analyst at Morgan Stanley & Co.
Founder at Better
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9Yards CapitalNew York · $100K – $10M checksActivant CapitalNew York · $100K – $50M checksFramework VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $40M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksManhattan WestLos AngelesModerne VenturesChicago · $100K – $7M checksPine BrookBedfordSoftBank Vision FundLondonSparq Capital (SFO)Palo Alto
Experience
- Better.comFounder & Board Membercurrent2014 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Phoenix HoldingsPartner2011 — 2014
- One Zero CapitalPartner1999 — 2014
- MRU HoldingsCo-Founder and President1999 — 2009New York, United States
- Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Analyst1998 — 1999New York, United States
Skills & more
Leadership20Entrepreneurship17Consumer Finance6Start-ups27Investments49Data Analysis4Finance23Mergers & Acquisitions39Business Analysis4Hedge Funds11Capital Markets56Equities21
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vishal Garg?
- Vishal Garg is the founder, board member, and former CEO of Better.com, a mortgage platform backed by investors including SoftBank, L Catterton, Kleiner Perkins, and Goldman Sachs. Before Better.com, he founded 1/0 Capital, an early-stage investment firm focused on fintech, data science, and consumer products, with seed investments in companies such as Ramp, Trumid, and Creditas. Earlier in his career, Garg co-founded the online student lender MyRichUncle.com in 1999 and worked as an investment banking analyst at Morgan Stanley & Co.
- Where does Vishal Garg work?
- Vishal Garg is Founder of Better.
- What companies did Vishal Garg found?
- Vishal Garg founded Better.
- Where did Vishal Garg go to school?
- Vishal Garg studied at NYU Stern School of Business (BS, Finance); Stuyvesant High School.
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