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Vishal Garg

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Founder at Better

New York, New York, United States

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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.

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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

  1. Better.comFounder & Board Membercurrent2014 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Phoenix HoldingsPartner2011 — 2014
  3. One Zero CapitalPartner1999 — 2014
  4. MRU HoldingsCo-Founder and President1999 — 2009New York, United States
  5. 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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NYU Stern School of Business mafia159

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Zack WeinerFounded overtime +2Josephine LeeHigh School DiplomaFounded Palette Labs +1Vanessa LiuHSFounded Sugarwork +1James Lu MorrisseyRegents DiplomaFounded Mentor Collective +1Ben UretskyFounded Welcome Homes +1Moisey UretskyFounded Welcome Homes +1

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oneZero Capital mafia2

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Ian CumminsInvestment AssociateFounded Trovy

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Also attended NYU Stern School of Business820

Luna SchmidInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsMax WechterSenior Director of AI at Lerer HippeauKrupa VankayalaPartner, People & HR at Sapphire VenturesDanny BrowneInvestor at FJ Labs

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Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Hussein KanjiPartner at Hoxton VenturesBen FriedVenture Partner at Rally Ventures Management, LlcDan BorokCo-Founder and Managing Partner at NVP Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Better.com19

Harit TalwarBoard Member at Team8Blake ChasenTechnical Advisor at TCP CapitalRaj DateManaging Partner at Fenway Summer VenturesKamran AnsariVenture Partner at Infinity VenturesShawn LowFounder, Visiting Partner at ITERATIVEAndrew UngerRecruiting Advisor at Conversion Capital

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Also worked at Phoenix Holdings6

Boaz MorrisPartner at Qumra CapitalSivan WeitzmanCFO at RiverVest Venture PartnersYaniv CohenManaging Director at Arkin CapitalGil AraziManaging Partner at FinTLV VenturesOmer ShacharManaging Partner at Next Gear VenturesBenjamin CanetVenture Partner at Titan Capital Partners

Also worked at One Zero Capital4

Andrew UngerRecruiting Advisor at Conversion CapitalMatthew MaronGeneral Counsel at Activant CapitalHans ThomasPartner at 10X CapitalIan CumminsFounder at Trovy

Also worked at MRU Holdings1

John DerhamExecutive Officer, Director at Easl Tech