Star Philadelphia Eagles, running back Saquon Barkley, not only became an investor in the fintech startup ramp, but also the star of the first commercial of Super Bowl.
Interestingly, Barkley contacted the ramp about investing, and not the other way around, as is often the case with the support of celebrities.
Barkley reached out after reading Peter Thiel’s book, Zero to oneAccording to the Director for RAMPs and co -founder Eric Gliman. Barkley selected the ramp after some of the mutual friends of investors issued the “strong” recommendations of the ramp “strong” recommendations.
IN Blog post Published on February 6 on the ramp website, Barkley is cited as: “Real partnership requires skin in the game. That’s why I invested in a ramp. I saw first hand how American companies drive to reduce costs and achieve a higher level of performance. This is a kind of influence that I want to be part. “
15-second announcement “which presents Barkley, buried in the top of expenses reports,” he was conceived, shot and ended inside seven days, said Gliman.
Established in 2019, Ramp built a name in the corporate card and expenditure management space. He is branched to travel, pay bills and more, and has recently been priced at 7.65 billion dollars.
According to Rap, Barkley’s investment in Start -Upa FinTech means the largest private technological investment of the NFL star so far. According to PitchBook, he also supported the cryptographic startup Monad Labs, Fintech and Y Combinator Alum Ceary and the company of drinks X2.
Super Bowl emits on February 9, where Philadelphia Eagles will face the bosses of Kansas City.