Howard Lindzon
Howard Lindzon is a well-known entrepreneur, author, financial advisor, and super angel investor with more than two decades of experience building and investing in innovative financial technology companies. He is the Founder and General Partner of Social Leverage, an early-stage seed investment fund focused on backing founders at the intersection of fintech, media, and community, and the Co-Founder and Chairman of Stocktwits, the leading social network for investors and traders. Under Lindzon’s leadership, Social Leverage and Stocktwits have built access to a highly engaged, diverse ecosystem of investors, founders, and market professionals who continuously surface, evaluate, and accelerate emerging fintech opportunities. Known for his sharp market insights and founder-first approach, Lindzon brings a unique perspective to launching, scaling, and advising disruptive companies, with a particular focus on the transformation of personal finance and the rise of do-it-yourself investing. Earlier in his career, he founded Wallstrip, an influential online financial video platform for retail investors, producing more than 400 original episodes before its acquisition by CBS in 2007.
Howard Lindzon Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and General Partner
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Co-Founder and Chairman
Academic History
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M.A., International Management
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B.Comm., Business
As Co-Founder and Chairman of Stocktwits, Howard Lindzon launched the platform in 2008 with the vision of building a social media network purpose-built for investing and trading—years before the rise of “finfluencer” culture and financial communities on mainstream platforms.
Stocktwits pioneered the now-ubiquitous $TICKER symbol convention, allowing users to tag securities in conversations and aggregate real-time market sentiment at scale.
Under Lindzon’s leadership, Stocktwits grew into the largest global social network for investors and traders, serving millions of users across equities, cryptocurrencies, and derivatives markets.
The platform became a primary destination for retail investors, professional traders, hedge fund analysts, and fintech developers seeking real-time insights, crowd-sourced market intelligence, and community-driven analysis.
Beyond product innovation, Lindzon helped position Stocktwits as a cultural force in modern market participation, championing transparency, democratized access to financial information, and the rise of the individual investor.
EXPERTISE & EARLY CAREER
Lindzon brings a distinctive vision for launching, scaling, and advising innovative companies at the intersection of finance, technology, and media.
With deep expertise in new media and digital communities, he has been an active angel investor and advisor in more than 30 companies across the financial services and internet sectors.
Lindzon is also a highly sought-after speaker in both financial and technology circles and is widely regarded as an influential mentor to emerging entrepreneurs.
Earlier in his career, he spent 18 years managing Lindzon Capital Partners, a hedge fund structured as a limited partnership, where he developed hands-on experience in portfolio management, market psychology, and risk-taking.
Lindzon is a prolific angel investor with a track record of backing companies that have achieved significant exits and industry impact.
Notable investments include Rent.com (acquired by eBay for $415 million), GolfNow (acquired by Comcast), and LifeLock (backed by Bessemer Venture Partners and Kleiner Perkins).
His broader investment portfolio spans fintech, media, and consumer internet companies, including eToro, Bitly, TubeMogul, TweetDeck (acquired by Twitter), Buddy Media, Ticketfly, Assistly, BlogTalkRadio, imos.com, and others.