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Saltwater is the investment vehicle for Ryan Graves, and the firm buys profitable businesses, invests in scaling startups, and builds technology to support its teams. Ryan Graves (born 1983) is an American billionaire businessman, who previously was the CEO, then SVP of Global Operations at Uber, where he was also a board director until 2019. Founded in 2018, Saltwater focuses on majority acquisitions of technology businesses. Graves and his wife, Molly, are supporters of Charity: Water, which focuses on delivering clean water solutions to people in developing nations. Graves serves on the Charity: Water Board of Directors and has found innovative ways to contribute philanthropically giving stock so the organization's employees could also share in the upside. According to Forbes, Graves is worth approximately $1B. Graves owns about 2% of Uber's shares. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Charity: water, Pachama Inc, and Fort Point Beer. Saltwater started building a venture portfolio that is now 28 companies making an impact and showing great results. For acquisitions, Saltwater targets companies with EBITDA: $2 to $10 million, with no minimum for add-ons companies.
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