Chris Larsen
Chris Larsen
Celebrated Name: Chris Larsen
Real Name/Full Name: Chris Larsen
Gender: Male
Age: 63 years old
Birth Date: 18 August 1960
Birth Place: San Francisco, California, United States
Nationality: American
Height: 1.62 m
Weight: 71 kg
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Marital Status: Married
Wife/Spouse (Name): Lyna Lam
Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): Yes (N/A)
Dating/Girlfriend (Name): N/A
Is Chris Larsen Gay?: No
Profession: Business executive, angel investor
Salary: N/A
Net Worth in 2024: $2.5 billion
Last Updated: March 2024

Chris Larsen is an American investor who is majorly known for co-founding numerous Silicon Valley startups, which later became very successful in the market. Some of his essential investments are E-Loan, which is a mortgage lender. The company became only one in the market, which provides FICO credits to the customers free of cost. He also co-founded Prosper Marketplace, where he worked as a CEO until 2012.

Maybe you know about Chris Larsen very well but do you know how old and tall is he and what is his net worth in 2024? If you do not know, we have prepared this article about details of Chris Larsen’s short biography-wiki, career, professional life, personal life, today’s net worth, age, height, weight, and more facts. Well, if you’re ready, let’s start.

Early Life & Biography

Chris was born on 18 August 1960, in the city of San Francisco, in a middle-class family. His father was an aircraft mechanic who served for the United States forces, and his mother was a graphic designer by profession. His entire childhood was spent in San Fransisco. He completed his graduation from San Francisco State University. He received a degree of M.S upon the completion of the course in 1984. His primary subjects were international business and accounting. During his initial period of working, he served for the company Chevron, where his work was as a financial auditor. He later did his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Personal Life

Chris Larsen is married to his wife, Lyna Lam. They have two kids together and are currently living in San Francisco, where they own a huge mansion. Chris is very private about his personal life, and there are not much information revealed by him to the media.

Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on 18 August 1960, Chris Larsen is 63 years old as of today’s date 28th March 2024. His height is 1.62 m tall, and his weight is 71 kg.

Career

Chris’s professional career started in the early 1990s when he began working at a mortgage lender. One of his best friends, and also his colleague at that time, Janina Pawlowski, and Chris, together decided to quit their respective jobs to open a mortgage business of their own. Later they shifted their focus from mortgage business to a lending industry. They raised a fund of $450,000 in their first career only. They moved their office to Dublin, just because they wanted to expand the same.

Later they founded another company named ‘E-Loan,’ which was a significant hit in the market. After working for a few years, they sold E-Loan for over $18.9 billion, because in the later stages, the company’s profit margin was decreasing. In 2012, Chris founded OpenCoin, which worked on the protocol of Ripple, developed bu Ryan Fugger.

Awards & Achievements

Chris Larsen is one of the most influential names in the Silicon Valley industry, who has founded several successful companies throughout his career. He co-founded the company Ripple in 2012, which served as a payment bank to the consumers. The company collaborated with business giants such as American Express and Santander. He is currently serving as the executive chairperson of Ripple. Later in 2019, he donated $25 million to San Francisco University, majorly in XRP.

Net Worth & Salary of Chris Larsen in 2024

Chris Larsen Net Worth
Chris Larsen Net Worth

Chris Larsen is one of the wealthiest businessmen of his respective field. Forbes has listed him among the top 400 richest men of the world, where he ranks at number 388. His source of income is from cryptocurrency and from the companies he co-founded throughout his career. As of March 2024, His total net worth is estimated to be around $2.5 billion, which is increasing each passing day.

Chris Larsen is an American businessman who has co-founded several companies and raised numerous startups in Silicon Valley. The main field of his expertise is a cryptocurrency, in which he is the richest. Some of his essential investments are E-Loan, which is a mortgage lender. He is currently working as the executive chairman of Ripple Inc.

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