Ran Neuner

Ran Neuner is a South African entrepreneur, Chartered Financial Analyst, and TV host. He is also known as the founder and CEO of The Creative Counsel and Onchain Capital.[1][2][3][4]

Ran Neuner
Born
Haifa, Israel
Alma materHarvard Business School
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur and TV host
Known forOnchain Capital (founder and CEO) The Creative Counsel (founder)
TelevisionCrypto Trader (CNBC Africa)

Early life and education

Ran received his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of the Witwatersrand. Later, he received his Master's degree from Singularity Group and studied International Business at Harvard Business School.[5]

Career

In 2001, Ran along with Gil Oved co-founded a Johannesburg-based advertising agency, The Creative Counsel.[2][6][7] In 2015, The Creative Counsel was acquired by a French advertising and public relations company, the Publicis Groupe.[8]

Ran has been the co-founder and CEO of a Blockchain investment fund ad advisory service, Onchain Capital, since 2017. He is also the host of CNBC Africa's cryptocurrency show, Cryptotrader, which made its debut in 2017.[9][10][11][12] In 2020, he started a media channel related to cryptocurrency and blockchain called Crypto Banter.[13]

During COVID-19 pandemic, Ran established a $10 million emergency fund, Runway Fund, to help companies struggling with the economic crises. Later, Ran's Runway Fund partnered with content marketing agency, MarketAcross to provide public relations and marketing services to the affected companies.[14][15][16]

Ran has also been associated with the Branson Mentorship Programme that identifies successful entrepreneurs to provide guidance and support to others.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Ran Neu Ner – Bitcoin Events". Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tsele, Lebogang (2016-06-20). "Creative Counsel co-founder on building a business big and successful enough to sell". SME South Africa. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  3. ↑ "СNBC Crypto Trader Host Ran Neuner Claims Coinbase Will Soon Announce Its First IPO". Yahoo News. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  4. ↑ Elliott, Leonie (2013-05-01). "How big brands reach Africa's 'next million' shoppers | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cox, Jonathan (2022-10-04). "What is the Crypto Banter - Get to know all the essentials". FinanceBrokerage. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  6. ↑ "WATCH: Learning from failure with Ran Neu-Ner". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  7. ↑ Lowman, Stuart (2015-09-03). "Start-up to R500m - The Creative Counsel wins top entrepreneurial award". BizNews.com. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  8. ↑ Bratt, Michael (2015-09-10). "Publicis Groupe acquires The Creative Counsel". The Media Online. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  9. ↑ "Ran Neuner | People Directory". CryptoSlate. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  10. ↑ "CNBC Crypto Trader's Ran Neuner Launches World's First Streaming Crypto Call-in Station". crypto.news. 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  11. ↑ BERMAN, ANA. "СNBC Crypto Trader Host Ran Neuner Claims Coinbase Will Soon Announce Its First IPO". cointelegraph. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  12. ↑ "Ran Neuner". Golden. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  13. ↑ Toon, Mark (2022-09-26). "The rise of the crypto influencer and the fall of truth". Protos. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  14. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Luke. "CNBC Africa Cryptotrader, Ran Neuner, Launches $10M Fund". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  15. ↑ Haig, Samuel. "OnChain Capital's Coronavirus Relief Fund 'Overwhelmed' by Applicants". cointelegraph. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  16. ↑ Stoner, Joshua (2020-10-17). "'The Runway Fund' Looks to Provide Relief for Start-ups Impacted by COVID-19". www.securities.io. Retrieved 2024-02-28.