Sal Gala

Sal Gala is an investor at Ribbit Capital based in San Francisco, California, where he specializes in early-stage financial technology investments. He previously served as a partner at Y Combinator and held earlier institutional investment roles at Bain Capital Ventures and Goldman Sachs. At Ribbit Capital, which manages over $10 billion in assets, Gala has been involved with backing prominent fintech startups including Brex, Ramp, and Mercury. In March 2024, he participated in raising the firm's recent $1.5 billion fund, and he recently co-authored a comprehensive 2024 fintech trends report while maintaining an audience of over 20,000 social media followers. Gala holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree from Stanford University. His current professional focus remains on identifying early-stage investment opportunities across the financial services, enterprise software, and consumer internet markets.