CEO, HAPPY MONEY
WHY: Helms Tustin-based debt consolidator, among OC’s better-funded fintechs. Has led the company as CEO since last October; joined the company in 2020.
IN THE NEWS: Raised $50M in a Series D round late last year, bringing total VC money raised to more than $135M. Company’s pre-money valuation stood at about $1.1B as of February.
NOTABLE: Previously served as head of engineering at Twitter, Uber and Stripe, also led the development of the Apple Card.
QUOTABLE: “What resonates with me is taking something complicated like finance and putting it behind a simple API, so many people can use it.”
