# Brad Garlinghouse

> Brad Garlinghouse is a seed investor backing Enterprise Software and Mobile. See 30 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 30
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 30%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradgarlinghouse
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/bgarlinghouse
- Website: https://x.com/bgarlinghouse

Brad Garlinghouse is a seed investor in San Francisco focused on Enterprise Software and Mobile. Brad Garlinghouse is based out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and is the CEO of Ripple. Brad previously worked at Animoto as a Board Member. Brad attended the Harvard University.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$3.3M |
| Series A | $5M–$16M |
| Series B | $10M–$33M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Enterprise Software | 5 | 17% |
| Mobile | 4 | 13% |
| Internet | 4 | 13% |
| Software | 4 | 13% |
| Financial Services | 4 | 13% |

51 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 33% |
| Series A | 3 | 10% |
| Series B | 3 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 7% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 2 | 7% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 19 | 63% |
| India | 1 | 3% |
| Colombia | 1 | 3% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Certifyde | Certifyde helps leaders deploy AI strategies that are grounded in how work actually happens, tied to outcomes that actually matter, and built so every hour saved becomes an hour your team grows. | $2M | Seed | Apr 29, 2026 |  |
| Bitnomial | Bitnomial was founded in 2014 to create a marketplace connecting native digital asset hedgers with institutional traders. Bitnomial offers improved derivatives exchange technology coupled with new digital asset settlement systems. | $25M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 26, 2024 |  |
| Palm Tree Crew | Palm Tree Crew operates and invests in companies at the intersection of consumer, entertainment, and technology. Palm Tree Crew was co-founded by Kygo, alongside Myles Shear and Austin Criden. | $6M |  | Jan 16, 2024 |  |
| Zamp | Zamp is the sales tax technology provider of solution that eliminates the need for you to manage the software. | $4M | Seed | May 10, 2023 |  |
| Zamp | Zamp is the sales tax technology provider of solution that eliminates the need for you to manage the software. | $4M | Series D | May 10, 2023 |  |
| Dondo | Dondo is an AI Copilot for e-commerce sellers that saves time and money by automatically optimizing and creating thousands of platform-specific descriptions and listings. With Dondo, sellers can post SEO-enhanced listings across marketplaces and social media platforms like Instagram, MercadoLibre, Shopify, TikTok, and more, all with just the clickof a button. | $2.3M | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| MoneyGram International | MoneyGram is a global payment services company. The company’s products include global money transfers, bill payment solutions, and financial paper products. It conducts its business through its wholly-owned subsidiary MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. (MPSI). MoneyGram operates in two segments: Global Funds Transfer and Financial Paper Products andoffers its money transfer services on the Internet through its MoneyGram Online service in the United States, United Kingdom, and through agent Websites in Italy, Saudi Arabia, and Japan. It also offers money transfer services via mobile phone, kiosks, ATM, receive cards, and direct-to-bank account products in various markets worldwide. Effective July 8, 2013, MoneyGram International Inc acquired Latino Services, an Atlanta-based provider of money transfer services. | $9.3M | Post-IPO Equity | Nov 01, 2020 |  |
| MoneyGram International | MoneyGram is a global payment services company. The company’s products include global money transfers, bill payment solutions, and financial paper products. It conducts its business through its wholly-owned subsidiary MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. (MPSI). MoneyGram operates in two segments: Global Funds Transfer and Financial Paper Products andoffers its money transfer services on the Internet through its MoneyGram Online service in the United States, United Kingdom, and through agent Websites in Italy, Saudi Arabia, and Japan. It also offers money transfer services via mobile phone, kiosks, ATM, receive cards, and direct-to-bank account products in various markets worldwide. Effective July 8, 2013, MoneyGram International Inc acquired Latino Services, an Atlanta-based provider of money transfer services. | $9.3M | Post-IPO Equity | Nov 01, 2020 |  |
| MoneyGram International | MoneyGram is a global payment services company. The company’s products include global money transfers, bill payment solutions, and financial paper products. It conducts its business through its wholly-owned subsidiary MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. (MPSI). MoneyGram operates in two segments: Global Funds Transfer and Financial Paper Products andoffers its money transfer services on the Internet through its MoneyGram Online service in the United States, United Kingdom, and through agent Websites in Italy, Saudi Arabia, and Japan. It also offers money transfer services via mobile phone, kiosks, ATM, receive cards, and direct-to-bank account products in various markets worldwide. Effective July 8, 2013, MoneyGram International Inc acquired Latino Services, an Atlanta-based provider of money transfer services. | $16.6M | Post-IPO Equity | May 06, 2020 |  |
| MoneyGram International | MoneyGram is a global payment services company. The company’s products include global money transfers, bill payment solutions, and financial paper products. It conducts its business through its wholly-owned subsidiary MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. (MPSI). MoneyGram operates in two segments: Global Funds Transfer and Financial Paper Products andoffers its money transfer services on the Internet through its MoneyGram Online service in the United States, United Kingdom, and through agent Websites in Italy, Saudi Arabia, and Japan. It also offers money transfer services via mobile phone, kiosks, ATM, receive cards, and direct-to-bank account products in various markets worldwide. Effective July 8, 2013, MoneyGram International Inc acquired Latino Services, an Atlanta-based provider of money transfer services. | $16.6M | Post-IPO Equity | May 06, 2020 |  |

10 of 30 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [UpHonest Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uphonest-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Good Friends](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodfriends) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [The Perkins Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-perkins-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Amerindo Investment Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amerindo-investment-advisors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Columbus Nova Technology Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/columbus-nova-technology-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Brad Garlinghouse invest in?

Brad Garlinghouse invests primarily in Enterprise Software, Mobile and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 30 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Brad Garlinghouse's check size?

Brad Garlinghouse typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$3.3M at Seed, $5M–$16M at Series A and $10M–$33M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Brad Garlinghouse participates in.

### How do I contact Brad Garlinghouse?

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### When did Brad Garlinghouse last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brad Garlinghouse closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 30 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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