Ostrich
Venture Overview
Ostrich is a financial fitness app designed to help college students improve their finances through community accountability and simple goal-setting tools. Founder William Glass, co-founder and CEO, brings experience in software sales, AI startups, and entrepreneurship. A Fulbright Scholar and host of the Silicon Alley Podcast, William is committed to helping young adults build long-term financial stability.
Website: https://getostrich.com
Venture Issue Area: Economic Development
Venture Headquarters: New York, New York
Venture Representative
William Glass is the co-founder & CEO of Ostrich, a financial fitness app that uses community and social accountability to help people achieve their financial goals. In addition, William is the host of the Silicon Alley Podcast, which focuses on telling entrepreneurs’ stories & learning from their experiences. His background is in software sales, leading sales teams at Gartner and opening up a new vertical for an AI startup, Remesh. In 2014, Will was awarded a Fulbright scholarship through the U.S State Department, where he taught English in rural Thailand for 14 months. He has his B.A. in International Relations from Rollins College in Winter Park, FL. Will is originally from Alabama and now resides in Queens, New York.
