The Philadelphia Eagles’ star running back Saquon Barkley not only has become an investor in Fintech Startup Ramp, he is also the star of the first commerciality of the Super Bowl company.
Interestingly, Barley was the one who managed to withdraw to invest, not the other way around as often with the approval of the celebrities.
Barkley arrived after reading Peter Thiel’s book, zero in one, according to RAMP CEO and co -founder Eric Glyman. Barkley chose RAMP after some friends of mutual investors gave “strong” recommendations of the ramp, Glyman said.
In a blog post posted on February 6 on the RAMP website, Barley is quoted as saying: “True partnership requires skin in the game. That is why I invested in the diversion. I saw in the forefront how American businesses are empowering to reduce costs and reach a higher level of performance. This is the type of influence in which I want to be part of it. “
15-second advertising-which contains Barley buried in a mountain of spending reports-conceived, shot and ended in seven days, Glyman said.
Founded in 2019, RAMP has built a name for itself on the corporate card and the expenditure management space. Degenerate on travel, bill salary, and more, and was last valued at $ 7.65 billion.
According to RAMP, Barkley’s investment at the beginning of Fintech marks the biggest investment of NFL star private technology so far. According to Pitchbook, he has also supported the start of the Monad Labs, Fintech and Y Combinator Alum Sequin and the Company X2 Performance.
Super Bowl airs on February 9, where the Philadelphia Eagles will get to Kansas City bosses.
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