# Gerry Poirier

> Gerry Poirier is the founder and CEO of AngeLink, billed as the world's first social crowdfunding platform powered by women. After more than two decades on Wall Street trading floors at Credit Suisse and Lazard, where she was often the only woman in the room, she built an AI-driven, fraud-resistant fundraising platform that has grown to roughly 55,000 active users across 100 currencies and raised over $7.3 million in seed funding. A Wharton-trained, globe-trotting risk-taker based in Naples, Florida, she also runs the AngeLink Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3) making direct impact grants.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at AngeLink
- **Organizations:** AngeLink, AngeLink Community Foundation, Forbes Technology Council
- **From:** Washington, D.C., United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Studied non-Western history; concentration in marketing from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Junior year abroad, University of Edinburgh
- **Known for:** Founded AngeLink, billed as the world's first AI-driven social crowdfunding platform powered by women, Raised over $7.3 million in total seed funding, Grew the platform to roughly 55,000 active users across 100 currencies

## Career timeline

- **late 1980s** — Joined Credit Suisse's trading floor at 100 Wall Street, working for roughly five years
- **1990s** — Requested and won a posting in Japan after learning Japanese; worked across New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore
- **2000s-2010s** — Spent more than two decades in finance, including leadership roles at Lazard and Equity Growth Partners
- **2015** — Relocated full-time to Naples, Florida after discovering Talis Park
- **2022** — Launched AngeLink, the world's first social crowdfunding platform powered by women
- **2024** — Named to the Forbes Technology Council; AngeLink surpasses $7.3M in seed funding

## Achievements

- Founded AngeLink, billed as the world's first AI-driven social crowdfunding platform powered by women
- Raised over $7.3 million in total seed funding
- Grew the platform to roughly 55,000 active users across 100 currencies
- Holds eight anti-fraud patents pending
- Named to the Forbes Technology Council
- Recipient of the Mindshare 2021 Award as one of the most promising CEOs of a high-growth tech startup
- Established the AngeLink Community Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) making direct impact grants
- Built an all-female board and leadership team

## Latest updates

- **2024-02** — Named to the Forbes Technology Council and profiled by Naples Illustrated as a 'Guardian Angel.'
- **2024-02** — AngeLink announced it had raised over $7.3M in seed funding for its women-led social crowdfunding platform.

## Links

- Website: https://angelink.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrypoirier
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/angelinkinc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gerrypoirier_/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/AngeLinkofficial

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Last updated: 2026-06-24