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Philadelphia Eagles ’ star run back Saquon Barkley has not only become an investor in fintech startupRamp , he is also the star of the caller ’s first Super Bowl commercial message .
Interestingly , it was Barkley who reach out to Ramp about investment , not the other fashion around as is so often the case with renown endorsements .
Barkley reached out after read Peter Thiel ’s Word of God , “ Zero to One , ” allot to Ramp CEO and co - founding father Eric Glyman . Barkley chose Ramp after some common investor friends gave Ramp “ strong ” recommendation , Glyman said .
In ablog postposted February 6 on Ramp ’s website , Barkley is quoted as enounce : ”True partnership requires skin in the biz . That ’s why I invested in Ramp . I view at first hand how they ’re powering American businesses to cut costs and achieve a higher level of performance . That ’s the kind of impact I require to be part of . ”
The 15 - secondad — which features Barkley buried in a spate of expense reports — was think , shot and finished in seven day , Glyman said .
ground in 2019 , Ramp has build a name for itself in the corporate identity card and disbursal management space . It ’s branched out into travel , broadsheet wage , and more , and was lastvalued at $ 7.65 billion .
According to Ramp , Barkley ’s investment funds in the fintech startup marks the NFL champion ’s prominent secret technology investment to particular date . According to PitchBook , he ’s also back crypto startupMonad Labs , fintech and Y Combinator alumSequin , and beverage company X2 Performance .
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The Super Bowl tune on February 9 ; the Philadelphia Eagles will take on the Kansas City Chiefs .
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