George Bousis – Startup Investor Profile

General Info

George Bousis is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor at the forefront of the payments, loyalty, and blockchain industries. As the Founder, CEO, and Chairman of Raise, he launched the world’s leading platform for digital gift cards. Under his leadership, Raise achieved over $5 billion in sales and saved its customers upwards of $250 million. George’s innovation is showcased by the 30 patents he’s authored. This spirit of innovation has attracted significant backing for Raise, helping the company secure over $225 million from leading institutions like Accel, PayPal, NEA, and the Web3 Foundation. Beyond business, George has invested in over 85 companies and co-founded Protagonist. His geographical focus includes Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, and Miami. His investment check size ranges from $50K to $100K per company. George’s previous investments include Popular Pays, Cruise Automation, Soma Capital, Home Chef, Packback, Yup.com, HackerOne, Alto, Dose (Formerly Spartz), Wuu, Builders VC (formerly Roniin), Project Gravitas, LunchSmarter, and Sweetgreen meets Blue Apron.
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Country: Greece
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Investment Regions: EU, NA
Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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🤖 AI Activity Report

Status: active

AI Reasoning: Signal (NFX) records show George Bousis invested in XSY in May 2025. That investment is within 6 to 3 months before the reference date, classifying him accordingly. The startup invested: XSY.

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Bea Stafford
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Kendra Kawala
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Founder
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