Billionaire Profile

Global Rank

#2032

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Karim Atiyeh

CEO, Ramp

Real-Time Net Worth

$1.9B

As of December 2025

Age

Source

Fintech

Industry

finance-investments

Citizenship

Biography

Karim Atiyeh is a Lebanese-American entrepreneur and technology executive, best known as the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Ramp, a financial technology company focused on corporate expense management and automation. Born in Lebanon, Atiyeh moved to the US to pursue higher education, earning degrees from Harvard University. He is the newest Arab-American billionaire in the United States with a net worth of $1.9 billion, according to the Grizzly Bulls Billionaire Index. Atiyeh's career began at consulting firm Oliver Wyman, before co-founding Paribus, a consumer app later acquired by Capital One. He then launched Ramp in 2019 with Eric Glyman and Gene Lee, which quickly grew into a major player in financial technology.

Wealth Over Time

Portfolio Holdings

Ramp

In-Depth Profile

Early Life

Karim Atiyeh was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. He moved to the United States to pursue higher education.

Education

He attended Harvard University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2007, a Master of Science in Computer Science in 2010, and participated in Y Combinator's S15 batch in 2015.

Career

Atiyeh's career began at consulting firm Oliver Wyman, where he worked for two years. In 2014, he co-founded Paribus, a consumer app that automatically secured refunds for online shoppers when prices dropped. Paribus was acquired by Capital One in 2016. Atiyeh then launched Ramp in 2019 with Eric Glyman and Gene Lee, a financial operations platform that offers AI-powered tools to help businesses automate expense management and bill payments. As CTO, Atiyeh leads the engineering and product teams at Ramp.

Rise to Success

Ramp has seen rapid growth and is now valued at $32 billion. This success has positioned Atiyeh as one of the leading figures in the fintech industry. He was recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2017 for his work with Paribus.

Philanthropy

No specific philanthropy initiatives or amounts were found in the search results.

Career Milestones

2014

Co-founded Paribus

Co-founded the price-tracking app, which was later acquired by Capital One.

2016

Paribus acquired by Capital One

Paribus was acquired by Capital One.

2017

Forbes 30 Under 30

Recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

2019

Co-founded Ramp

Co-founded the financial operations platform, serving as CTO.