CAREY RANSOM
MANAGING DIRECTOR
BANKTECH VENTURES
WHY: Seeking to invest in entrepreneurs who want to help transform the future of community banking to make them more efficient, competitive and compelling. Helped co-found and is chairman of Bonus Homes—(see Kyle Kamrooz profile.) Also founder and managing partner of Operate, a “venture studio” that invests in product-centric entrepreneurs building data-centric software companies.
WHO: Sunwest Bank in 2021 helped kick off BankTech Ventures, which now has investors from 100+ banks.
IN HIS WORDS: “When you’re a homeowner, value from it compounds over time, and too often we don’t retain that ownership for as long as we could or should. Bonus is going to build incremental wealth for tens of thousands of homeowners, by enabling them to earn a bonus for holding onto their homes for 5, 10 or more years longer.”