# Anh Hatzopoulos

> Anh Hatzopoulos is a technology entrepreneur and co-founder and former CEO of Dama Financial, whose banking division was acquired by LeafLink in 2024. Her career includes Intel, Netscape, Walmart.com, Little Grad and Netspend. She subsequently co-founded NoteGoat and now leads PepperMill, which develops AI tools for hospitality businesses.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at PepperMill
- **Organizations:** PepperMill, NoteGoat, Dama Financial, Netspend, Little Grad, Walmart.com, Netscape, Intel
- **Education:** Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon University
- **Known for:** Founded college-savings rewards business Little Grad, which was subsequently sold., Co-founded and led Dama Financial during its early expansion., Co-founded AI note-taking business NoteGoat with Aaron Wingert.

## Career timeline

- **2000–2005** — Senior executive on the core team building Walmart’s online business; SEC biography dates the tenure July 2000–July 2005.
- **2005–2008** — Founder and CEO of Little Grad; SEC biography dates the tenure July 2005–February 2008.
- **2008** — Joined Netspend as an executive vice president in February.
- **2017** — Dama Financial launched; co-founders included Hatzopoulos, Dan Henry and George Gresham.
- **2021** — Dama completed a $12.6 million Series B.
- **2022** — Dama announced an agreement to acquire GrowFlow in January; Hatzopoulos stepped down as CEO in September.
- **2023** — Publicly identified as NoteGoat co-founder and CEO.
- **2024** — LeafLink acquired assets of Dama’s banking division in July, after her CEO tenure.
- **2026** — Identified as PepperMill co-founder and CEO in hospitality technology coverage and conference programs.

## Achievements

- Founded college-savings rewards business Little Grad, which was subsequently sold.
- Co-founded and led Dama Financial during its early expansion.
- Co-founded AI note-taking business NoteGoat with Aaron Wingert.
- Leads PepperMill’s work on AI tools for hospitality.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — PepperMill opened its AI platform to hospitality technology providers, extending its work with hotel owners and operators.
- **2026-01** — Listed as PepperMill co-founder and CEO presenting in the ALIS 2026 Tech Challenge.
- **2025-09** — LeafLink announced a Confia customer transition onto Dama Financial by LeafLink; this is a later company development, not a claim about her current responsibilities.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anh-hatz

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Last updated: 2026-10-25