Ken Fox

Ken Fox
Born Kenneth Allen Fox
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Education Pennsylvania State University
Occupation Managing Partner of Stripes Group

Kenneth Allen Fox is an American entrepreneur and investor.

Early life and education

Fox grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he started his first business at the age of 15, later graduating from Pennsylvania State University.[1]

Career

Fox founded Stripes Group, a Manhattan-based growth equity firm that makes investments in internet, software-as-a-service (SaaS), and branded consumer products companies. It has invested in branded consumer companies including Stella & Chewy's, Reformation, Levain Bakery, Califia Farms, ON Running, and SmartWool, internet marketplaces including GrubHub, GoFundMe, Udemy, and Upwork, and SaaS & Internet businesses including Flatiron Health, eMarketer, Remitly, Refinery29, and SPINS.[2]

Fox also was a co-founder of Syndero, a marketer of beauty products, a co-founder of A10 Capital, a commercial mortgage lender, and a co-founder of Internet Capital Group (ICG) and ICG Asia, a Hong Kong-listed company later sold to Hutchison Whampoa. [3] [4] [1] [5][6] [7]

Personal life

Fox lives in New York City and is an avid outdoor athlete.[1] He is a board member of the TEAK Fellowship, a Development Partner of Acumen, and a supporter of code.org. [8][9][10]


References

  1. 1 2 3 "Crunchbase: Ken Fox". TechCrunch.
  2. ↑ "Stripes Group". TechCrunch.
  3. ↑ Xander, Robin (October 26, 2008). "Syndero sells beauty to capture clicks". American City Business Journals.
  4. ↑ "A10 Capital Closes $75 Million Investment Facility From KKR" (Press release). Marketwired. February 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ Schonfeld, Erick (September 27, 1999). "A One-Stock Way to Play The Net Here's an exclusive first look at the company analysts think is best poised to capitalize on the Net's next big wave: business-to-business e-commerce. Internet Capital has stakes in 36 hot B2B startups". Fortune.
  6. ↑ Simon, Ruth (January 29, 2001). "1. IPOs Will Make You Rich". The Wall Street Journal. (subscription required)
  7. ↑ Barrett, Amy (November 1, 1999). "Internet Capital's Young Turks". Bloomberg L.P. (subscription required)
  8. ↑ "TEAK Board of Directors".
  9. ↑ "code.org Donors".
  10. ↑ "Acumen Partner Community".
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