# Hans Thomas

> Hans Thomas is the New York-based founder and CEO of 10X Capital. His career spans InternetCash, online mortgage firm RefinanceOne, data analytics company TheNumber, venture investing and public-market financing, including the REE Automotive merger and digital-asset treasury strategies.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at 10X Capital
- **Organizations:** 10X Capital, InternetCash, RefinanceOne, TheNumber, One Zero Capital, Centuriant Capital, Growth Technology Partners, 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp., CEA Industries (former director)
- **Education:** New York University
- **Known for:** Founded 10X Capital and has served as CEO since January 2004., Founded RefinanceOne, with a 2007 exit reported in his public biography., Co-founded TheNumber, an institutional financial-data analytics platform.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Joined the founding team of InternetCash, a digital payments venture.
- **2001-2019** — Served as executive director at One Zero Capital, according to his 2021 SEC biography.
- **2004** — Founded 10X Capital in January; also founded online mortgage firm RefinanceOne.
- **2007** — RefinanceOne exit reported in his company biography.
- **2015** — Co-founded TheNumber, a financial-data analytics company; some profile listings date his role to 2016.
- **2019** — Became chairman of Growth Technology Partners; 10X acquired the firm in December.
- **2020** — Became chairman and CEO of 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp.
- **2021** — The REE Automotive business combination closed July 22; REE began Nasdaq trading July 23.
- **2025** — Joined CEA Industries’ board August 5 in connection with its BNB treasury financing.
- **2026** — Resigned from CEA’s board effective March 20.

## Achievements

- Founded 10X Capital and has served as CEO since January 2004.
- Founded RefinanceOne, with a 2007 exit reported in his public biography.
- Co-founded TheNumber, an institutional financial-data analytics platform.
- Led the 10X acquisition vehicle that completed its merger with REE Automotive in July 2021.
- Rang Nasdaq’s closing bell for 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp.

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Appointed to CEA Industries’ board on August 5 as a BNB treasury financing closed.
- **2026-02** — CEA and YZi Labs issued conflicting statements about an agreement involving 10X and the renegotiation of its asset-management terms.
- **2026-03** — Resigned from CEA’s board on March 20; CEA said the resignation was not due to disagreement over operations, policies or practices.
- **2026-05** — CEA announced a complaint against 10X seeking to invalidate its asset-management agreement and recover fees; these are claims, not court findings.
- **2026-06** — CEA and YZi Labs reached a cooperation agreement on June 23 to end YZi’s consent solicitation and add three directors; this was a separate governance agreement.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hansthomas.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/htnyc/

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Last updated: 2026-10-09