Jared Hecht
| Jared Hecht | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Occupation | Business owner, entrepreneur, angel investor |
| Known for | Founder of Fundera and CoFounder of GroupMe |
Jared Hecht is the co-founder and CEO of Fundera, an online small business lending aggregator. Prior to Fundera, Hecht co-founded group messaging app, GroupMe with Steve Martocci. After being live for 370 days, Microsoft purchased GroupMe for $80 million.[1] Prior to GroupMe, Hecht was an early employee at Tumblr and led business development.[2][3]
Originally from San Francisco, Hecht now lives with his wife in Brooklyn. He studied political science at Columbia University received his BA degree in 2009.[4] Hecht serves as a mentor for TechStars.[5]
Hecht is a national chess champion.[6]
References
- ↑ http://www.businessinsider.com/jared-hecht-launches-fundera-2014-2
- ↑ http://ventureforamerica.org/blog/jared-hecht-co-founder-ceo-of-fundera/
- ↑ http://www.inc.com/30under30/2011/profile-jared-hecht-steve-martocci-founders-groupme.html
- ↑ https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/archive/winter11/alumni_profiles4
- ↑ http://www.techstars.com/mentors/jared-hecht/
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/jared-hecht
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