Ken Fox
American entrepreneur and investor
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Kenneth Allen Fox is an American entrepreneur and investor.
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| Born | Kenneth Allen Fox Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Pennsylvania State University |
| Occupation | Founder of Stripes, LLC |
Early life and education
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
Stripes
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
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
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
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]
