# Dror Liebenthal

> Dror Liebenthal is the Israeli-born cofounder and CEO of Bold.org, a San Francisco-based platform that enables anyone — individual or company — to create and manage scholarships, fellowships, and grants at no cost. A Princeton Chemical Engineering graduate (magna cum laude, Class of 2015) who was the first in his family to navigate the US education system, Liebenthal built Bold.org after personally experiencing how a single scholarship changed his trajectory. The platform operates the Bold Foundation (501c3), has distributed millions in student scholarships, and pairs its philanthropy product with the Bold Debit Card, a fintech tool designed to help students manage their money and reduce debt.

- **Role:** Cofounder & CEO at Bold.org
- **Organizations:** Bold.org, Bold Foundation, Mechanism Ventures, Toptal
- **From:** Israel
- **Nationality:** Israeli-American
- **Education:** BSE, Chemical and Biological Engineering (Magna Cum Laude); minors in Computer Science, Bioengineering; coursework in Moral Philosophy, Princeton University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Bold.org, a scholarship platform distributing millions in student funding, Graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University in Chemical and Biological Engineering, President of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society at Princeton

## Career timeline

- **~2004** — Immigrated to the United States from Israel at age 4
- **~2011** — Moved to Winnipeg, Canada for high school; self-taught advanced math from textbooks and online courses over three years
- **~2013** — Received the Garett Lee Sidor Memorial Scholarship ($750), a formative moment that shaped his mission
- **2011** — Enrolled at Princeton University in Chemical and Biological Engineering
- **2015** — Graduated magna cum laude from Princeton; served as President of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society; won Richard K. Toner Thermodynamics Prize
- **2015-2018** — Worked remotely while traveling to 10+ countries with co-founder Calvin Rosser; VP of Operations at Toptal
- **2018** — Entrepreneur in Residence at Mechanism Ventures; began developing Bold.org concept with co-founders Denis Grosz and Breanden Beneschott
- **2019** — Co-founded Bold.org and launched the platform
- **2023** — Bold.org raised $1M in venture funding (May 2023)
- **2024** — Leading Bold.org as CEO with 32-person global remote team; Bold Debit Card launched as fintech product for students

## Achievements

- Co-founded Bold.org, a scholarship platform distributing millions in student funding
- Graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University in Chemical and Biological Engineering
- President of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society at Princeton
- Won the Richard K. Toner Thermodynamics Prize at Princeton
- Serves as President of the Bold Foundation (501c3 nonprofit)
- Grew Bold.org to 32+ employees and 300k+ social media followers
- Secured venture funding for Bold.org
- First in his family to navigate the US college system

## Latest updates

- **2023-05** — Bold.org raised $1M in venture funding
- **2024-01** — Bold.org featured in Yahoo Finance article on student loan management with CEO Dror Liebenthal interviewed
- **2024-01** — Bold.org operating with 32-person globally distributed team and Bold Debit Card fintech product live

## Links

- Website: https://bold.org
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dror-liebenthal
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/bolddotorg

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Last updated: 2026-05-14