Ryan Breslo
The founder of the payments startup Bolt, who stepped down as CEO and has recently been involved in a controversial attempt to regain control with a new high-valuation financing round.
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Summary
Ryan Breslo is an American entrepreneur and investor, best known as the co-founder and chairman of Bolt, a one-click checkout technology company. His leadership at Bolt has been characterized by a 'founder knows best' mentality, which has drawn both attention and criticism, particularly after Bolt faced an SEC probe and a significant 97% valuation decrease. Breslo's subsequent attempt to regain control through a controversial 'pay-to-play financing' round at a $14 billion valuation is seen as an example of the potential pitfalls of this founder-centric ethos. Beyond Bolt, he has co-founded other ventures like Eco (a digital cryptocurrency platform) and Love (a crypto pharmaceutical startup), and founded The Movement (a dance non-profit) and Family (a venture capital fund). He has also been noted for his evolving leadership style, moving from advocating a four-day work week to adopting more traditional executive habits, and has publicly acknowledged making mistakes in his earlier career.
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Extracted Attributes
Born
1994-05-20
Alma Mater
Stanford University
Birthplace
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation
Entrepreneur, Investor
Wealth Status (2023)
Billionaire
Primary Wealth Source
Bolt stock
Leadership Style (early)
Hands-on, detail-oriented, 'founder knows best' mentality, advocated four-day work week, meditated and danced daily
Leadership Style (later)
More traditional executive habits, older and wiser, learned life is a long game
Donation to The Movement (2021-2022)
$886,310
Timeline
- Born in Miami, Florida. (Source: Wikipedia)
1994-05-20
- Taught himself to code through online tutorials and YouTube videos. (Source: Wikipedia)
Middle school
- Featured as 25-year-old Bolt CEO at the Forbes Under 30 Summit. (Source: Forbes)
2019
- Invested at least $16 million into Movement DAO. (Source: Forbes)
2021
- Personally donated a combined $886,310 to The Movement dance nonprofit. (Source: Forbes)
2021-2022
- Co-founded four companies (Movement DAO, Love Health, The Movement, Prism) while remaining Bolt's CEO; borrowed against Bolt equity to start The Movement dance nonprofit. (Source: Forbes)
2022-02
- Hosted a launch party for a charitable DAO. (Source: Forbes)
2022-03
- Listed as a billionaire by Forbes. (Source: Forbes)
2023
- Bolt faced an SEC probe and a 97% valuation slash. (Source: Related Documents)
Undated (prior to March 2024)
- Attempted to regain control of Bolt via a controversial 'pay-to-play financing' round at a $14 billion valuation. (Source: Related Documents)
Undated (prior to March 2024)
- Returned as CEO of Bolt, stating he has matured as a leader and learned from past mistakes. (Source: Investmentnews, Forbes)
March (recent, likely 2024)
- Bolt partnered with Palantir Technologies Inc. to add artificial intelligence technology to its payments services. (Source: Investmentnews)
March (recent, likely 2024)
- Settled lawsuits after returning as Bolt CEO. (Source: Forbes)
Recent (undated, after returning as CEO)
Web Search Results
- Ryan Breslow - Wikipedia
Ryan Breslow (born May 20, 1994)( is an American entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder and chairman of Bolt, a one-click checkout technology company; a co-founder of Eco, a digital cryptocurrency platform; a co-founder of Love, a crypto pharmaceutical startup; the founder of the dance non-profit, The Movement; and the founder of Family, a venture capital fund.( Early life and education ------------------------ [edit] [...] | Ryan Breslow | | --- | | Born | (1994-05-20) May 20, 1994 (age 31) Miami, Florida, U.S. | | Alma mater | Stanford University | | Occupation | Entrepreneur | | Title | Co-founder and chairman, Bolt Financial Co-founder, Eco | | Board member of | Bolt Eco The Movement Love | [...] Breslow was born and raised in North Miami Beach, Florida,( the son to Heather and Eric R. Breslow.( In middle school, he taught himself to code through online tutorials and YouTube videos.(
- Ryan Breslow: Net Worth & Biography - Goodreturns
Ryan Breslow is an American entrepreneur, known for co-founding Bolt, a one-click checkout technology company . He is also the co-founder of Eco, a digital cryptocurrency platform, Love, a crypto pharmaceutical startup, and the founder of The Movement, a non-profit dance organization.
- Ryan Breslow - Forbes
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- Bolt Founder Ryan Breslow's Billion-Dollar Unraveling - Forbes
Around this time, Breslow launched a campaign to aggressively expand his empire. Business incorporation filings, real estate records and internal company documents show that by February 2022, he had cofounded four companies, all while remaining Bolt’s CEO. There was Movement DAO, a blockchain community project; Love Health, an online wellness marketplace; The Movement, a dance nonprofit; and the lending platform Prism. [...] In 2021, he had invested at least $16 million into a blockchain startup called Movement DAO, which aimed to democratize the infrastructure for DAOs (decentralized autonomous communities) through which people could crowdfund worthy causes. Breslow hired former Securities and Exchange Commission contractor Mark Phillips to engineer the project, eventually moving him and two other team members into one of his Miami homes. In March 2022, Breslow hosted a launch party for another charitable DAO in [...] Because Breslow’s wealth was almost entirely tied up in his Bolt stock, in at least one case he used his shares as collateral to bankroll new ventures: In February 2022, he told _Bloomberg_ that he had borrowed against his equity to start The Movement dance nonprofit. Tax filings show he personally donated a combined $886,310 to the charity in 2021 and 2022. It’s unclear whether the contentious $30 million loan was used to fund any of his other companies.
- Bolt CEO returns with fresh $600M fintech pitch to investors
The 31-year-old also said that he has matured as a leader —particularly since he called the venture world a “boys club” full of “mob bosses” on social media.“Certain comments were made when I was younger, less mature, full of ego,” Breslow said. “I’m certainly not perfect now, but I’m a little older and wiser and I’ve learned that life is a long game.” Copyright Bloomberg News ### Latest News Image 18: Mercer grows ownership to majority of staff with 674 employee shareholders [...] Breslow, who once advocated for a four-day work week and said he takes time to meditate and dance every day, said that he now keeps the habits of a more traditional executive. He returned as CEO of the company in March. Earlier this month, the company partnered with Palantir Technologies Inc. to add artificial intelligence technology to its payments services. [...] Today, Breslow said that Bolt is gaining traction.The company has signed more deals in the past two weeks, he said,than in the last three years since he stepped away from daily operations. He added that the number of shoppers on Bolt’s network has increased eightfold to 80 million.