Liu: Ray Tonzing Was Airtable's First Investor Before Company Founded
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Howie Liu, co-founder and CEO of Airtable, describes how early angel investor Ray Tonzing backed him prior to Airtable's official creation.
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“I'm pretty sure it was Ray Tonzing, and in fact, Ray had even told me before Before I officially started working on Airtable, that since we had known each other through my prior company, that he was eager and excited to invest, and I think he even verbally committed a check into that next round without even there being a company to invest in. And then subsequently, when we did raise the round, he was through his word and ultimately did become an official investor in the company.”
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