Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Alexa Von Tobel (born circa. 1984) is the founder and CEO of LearnVest.com, an independent personal finance website.Von Tobel came up with the idea for LearnVest in 2006 while a student at Harvard Business School when she realized she and most other people had never had any formal education about how to manage their personal finances.Originally from Florida, Von Tobel received an A.B. in Psychology at Harvard College. After graduation, she worked as a trader at Morgan Stanley before leaving to be the Head of Business Development at Drop.io. She enrolled in Harvard Business School Fall of 2008 but took a leave of absence to launch LearnVest.Von Tobel has been included in lists like Business Insider’s 2010 "Silicon Alley 100," Inc. Magazine’s "30 under 30: The Top Young Entrepreneurs of 2010," “Women to Watch” by Forbes, “18 Women Changing the World” in Marie Claire, and BusinessWeek’s annual list of “Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs.”In April 2009, Von Tobel closed a $4.5 million series A round of funding led by Accel Partners. While not a member, she has also secured funding for LearnVest by tapping into contacts at Belizean Grove. To date, Learnvest has raised outside equity of $45 million, through the 2009 series A round, and subsequent series B and series C rounds of $19 million and $20 million, respectively.As a personal finance expert and entrepreneur, von Tobel has been featured in business and consumer publications including: The New York Times,The Wall Street Journal,Bloomberg Businessweek,Fast Company,Forbes,Shape MagazineMarie Claire,The Huffington Post,Mashable,TechCrunch, and more.Von Tobel has also appeared on several local and national televisions shows including: The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, CNN Newsroom, Anderson, Katie Couric, The Rachel Ray Show, The Nate Berkus Show, Bloomberg, CNBC Power Pitch, MSNBC Your Business, NBC 4 NY and several others.Von Tobel has been included in lists like Business Insider’s 2010 and 2011 "Silicon Alley 100,”[6] Inc. Magazine’s "30 under 30: The Top Young Entrepreneurs of 2010,"[7]“Women to Watch” by Forbes,[8] “18 Women Changing the World” in Marie Claire,[9] Vanity Fair’s “Next Establishment” index,BusinessWeek’s annual list of “Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs,”[10] and “2012 Fortune Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs.”Von Tobel has been a featured speaker at several conferences and events such as the 2012 SXSW Interactive,TEDxWallStreet Event at NYSE,Stern Entrepreneurs Exchange Summit 2012,Ruth’s Chris Steak House and Marie Claire Celebrate Female Entrepreneurs: Women in Business Speaker Series,Fortune Summit: Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs,and Inc.’s GrowCo Conference in 2013.Von Tobel hosted the first live event for the website, LearnVest LIVE, in October 2012, featuring lectures by fashion designer Cynthia Rowley, Top Chef judge Gail Simmons, Marie Claire editor and Project Runway mentor Joanna Coles, Gilt Groupe cofounder Alexandra Wilkis, and one of LearnVest’s CFP professionals and their Director of Financial Planning, Stephany Kirkpatrick.. }
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- Alexa_Von_Tobel abstract "Alexa Von Tobel (born circa. 1984) is the founder and CEO of LearnVest.com, an independent personal finance website.Von Tobel came up with the idea for LearnVest in 2006 while a student at Harvard Business School when she realized she and most other people had never had any formal education about how to manage their personal finances.Originally from Florida, Von Tobel received an A.B. in Psychology at Harvard College. After graduation, she worked as a trader at Morgan Stanley before leaving to be the Head of Business Development at Drop.io. She enrolled in Harvard Business School Fall of 2008 but took a leave of absence to launch LearnVest.Von Tobel has been included in lists like Business Insider’s 2010 "Silicon Alley 100," Inc. Magazine’s "30 under 30: The Top Young Entrepreneurs of 2010," “Women to Watch” by Forbes, “18 Women Changing the World” in Marie Claire, and BusinessWeek’s annual list of “Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs.”In April 2009, Von Tobel closed a $4.5 million series A round of funding led by Accel Partners. While not a member, she has also secured funding for LearnVest by tapping into contacts at Belizean Grove. To date, Learnvest has raised outside equity of $45 million, through the 2009 series A round, and subsequent series B and series C rounds of $19 million and $20 million, respectively.As a personal finance expert and entrepreneur, von Tobel has been featured in business and consumer publications including: The New York Times,The Wall Street Journal,Bloomberg Businessweek,Fast Company,Forbes,Shape MagazineMarie Claire,The Huffington Post,Mashable,TechCrunch, and more.Von Tobel has also appeared on several local and national televisions shows including: The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, CNN Newsroom, Anderson, Katie Couric, The Rachel Ray Show, The Nate Berkus Show, Bloomberg, CNBC Power Pitch, MSNBC Your Business, NBC 4 NY and several others.Von Tobel has been included in lists like Business Insider’s 2010 and 2011 "Silicon Alley 100,”[6] Inc. Magazine’s "30 under 30: The Top Young Entrepreneurs of 2010,"[7]“Women to Watch” by Forbes,[8] “18 Women Changing the World” in Marie Claire,[9] Vanity Fair’s “Next Establishment” index,BusinessWeek’s annual list of “Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs,”[10] and “2012 Fortune Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs.”Von Tobel has been a featured speaker at several conferences and events such as the 2012 SXSW Interactive,TEDxWallStreet Event at NYSE,Stern Entrepreneurs Exchange Summit 2012,Ruth’s Chris Steak House and Marie Claire Celebrate Female Entrepreneurs: Women in Business Speaker Series,Fortune Summit: Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs,and Inc.’s GrowCo Conference in 2013.Von Tobel hosted the first live event for the website, LearnVest LIVE, in October 2012, featuring lectures by fashion designer Cynthia Rowley, Top Chef judge Gail Simmons, Marie Claire editor and Project Runway mentor Joanna Coles, Gilt Groupe cofounder Alexandra Wilkis, and one of LearnVest’s CFP professionals and their Director of Financial Planning, Stephany Kirkpatrick.".