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Wednesday, Jul 8, 2026

FINANCE/BANKING: ANTHONY GERACI

CO-FOUNDER/CEO, STRATUS FINANCIAL

WHY:In 2020 co-founded financial lending firm focused on flight schools and students, with business partner Brandon Martini. Now working with 150 U.S schools

IN THE NEWS: Stratus ranked No. 1 on Business Journal’s list of fastest growing private companies in small category with 12-month revenue of $2.3M ended June 2023, up 4,209% from two years ago. Company was founded to offer private loans and instructional funding for pilots in training.

NOTABLE: Learned how to fly from Martini and later encouraged him to expand initial financing program to more schools. Partners started Stratus with their own capital.

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