Ken Fox
Ken Fox | |
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| Born | Kenneth Allen Fox Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Pennsylvania State University |
| Occupation | Founder of Stripes, LLC |
Kenneth Allen Fox is an American entrepreneur and investor.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]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, with a B.S. in economics. He led the formation of The Fox Challenge at Pennsylvania State University. He completed his first IPO at 29.[citation needed]
Career
[edit | edit source]Stripes
[edit | edit source]In 2008, Fox founded Stripes, LLC, a Manhattan-based growth equity firm that invests in enterprise and branded consumer products companies. Stripes investments include Monday, ON Running, A24, Island, Ramp, DataBricks, Spectro Cloud, Khaite, Erewhon, Snyk, Axonius, Fireblocks, and Pleo. [1]
ICG
[edit | edit source]Fox co-founded the Internet Capital Group (ICG) in 1995 and ICG Asia, a Hong Kong-listed company later sold to Hutchison Whampoa.[2][3][4][5][6]
Safeguard Scientifics
[edit | edit source]Fox worked as Director of West Coast operations for Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. from 1994 to 1996.[7]
He is also a co-founder of A10 Capital, a commercial mortgage lender.
Honors and awards
[edit | edit source]Fox was named the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2000. He won the Golden Plate Award from the American Academy of Achievement, and was named by the Industry Standard as the Most Innovative B2B Executive.[7]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Fox is a board member of the TEAK Fellowship, a Development Partner of Acumen, and a supporter of code.org.[8][9][10]
References
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