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Tony Hawk is an active angel investor operating through Tony Hawk Investments, where he focuses on early-stage consumer-facing technology and lifestyle companies. He initially built a $140 million business empire as a professional skateboarder, turning pro at age fourteen and becoming the top vertical skater globally by age sixteen. Leveraging his expertise in subculture branding and product development, Hawk has built a portfolio of successful early-stage investments, including a stake in Nest before its $3.2 billion acquisition by Google in 2014. He also backed Blue Bottle Coffee prior to a $500 million majority stake acquisition in 2017, alongside notable early investments in the electronic agreement platform DocuSign and the video sharing application Cameo. Today, his primary investment strategy centers on identifying emerging consumer trends across social platforms, lifestyle brands, and the food and beverage sector.
