Linqto, the financial technology investment platform democratizing access to private markets for accredited investors, announced that Geno Zawrotny has been appointed as the company’s Chief Revenue Officer.
Zawrotny brings more than two decades of experience to Linqto “with expertise across industry sectors, including public equities, alternative investments, cryptocurrency, and special situation investments.”
He has also worked “with portfolio and company management, data analysis, and deal sourcing. Zawrotny previously served as Principal, Institutional Private Markets, at Forge Global, where he played a crucial role in the growth of the company from an early startup to its IPO.”
Over the course of his 11 years at the company, Zawrotny helped “grow the company from 10 to 350 employees and increased its valuation to $2 billion.”
Zawrotny said:
“Linqto is positioned in a truly exciting spot right now, with the private market seeing significant activity. I’m thrilled to be joining a team that I’ve long admired and to contribute to democratizing access for investors. In addition, the chance to both develop new avenues to drive users to the platform, and to identify areas of need for the company, are both key topics for me that I can’t wait to get started on.”
Zawrotny and Linqto have been working together “for several years to help onboard secondary shares of companies to the platform.”
He has been instrumental in this by “bringing 40 companies to the platform, including successful exits from Robinhood and NerdWallet in addition to current popular investments like Ripple and Zipline.”
Joe Endoso, President, Linqto, said:
“Geno will be a game-changing addition to our team. He brings industry-leading experience, and we look forward to having him support us in finding new efficiencies across the company, and to spur growth, expansion, and much more in the future.”
As noted in the update, Linqto claims it is “a leading global financial technology investment platform allowing accredited investors to identify, evaluate, and make liquid investments in the world’s leading unicorns and private companies.”
Accredited investors worldwide have trusted Linqto to “make over US $350 million of investment transactions in over 50 innovative mid-to-late-stage private companies in a diverse range of sectors, including fintech, artificial intelligence, health tech, sustainable materials and digital assets. With a rapidly growing community of more than 650,000 users in 110 countries Linqto is a leader in democratizing access to private market investments.”
