# Paul Erlanger

> Paul Erlanger is the New York-based co-founder and CEO of fomo, a social trading app that makes positions and trading activity visible across a network. An NYU graduate who previously worked at Deutsche Bank and led business development at dYdX, he co-founded fomo with Se Yong Park and Prashan Dharmasena. His public product ambition combines simpler access to markets with discovery through other traders.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at fomo
- **Organizations:** fomo, dYdX, Deutsche Bank, Rogue Aerospace, Venture Out
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Science; summa cum laude, New York University
- **Known for:** Graduated summa cum laude from New York University., NYU honors listed publicly include Beta Gamma Sigma, the Founders’ Day Award and Sigma Pi Sigma., Co-founded fomo, which announced a $17 million Series A in November 2025 and a $75 million Series B in June 2026.

## Career timeline

- **2016-2020** — Attended New York University; graduated summa cum laude.
- **2017-2019** — Founder of Rogue Aerospace while studying at NYU.
- **2018-2019** — Worked in research and business development at Venture Out.
- **2020-2021** — Worked as an analyst at Deutsche Bank; public biographies identify private credit as his focus.
- **2021-2024** — Worked in business development at dYdX, serving as head of business development.
- **2024-2025** — Co-founded fomo with Se Yong Park and Prashan Dharmasena. Company-building dates to late 2024 in directory profiles; official announcements identify 2025 as the founding year.
- **2025-02** — fomo announced a $2 million pre-seed backed by more than 140 angels.
- **2025-05** — fomo began its public beta.
- **2025-11** — fomo announced a $17 million Series A led by Benchmark.
- **2026-06** — fomo announced a $75 million Series B led by Index Ventures, with Union Square Ventures and Benchmark participating.

## Achievements

- Graduated summa cum laude from New York University.
- NYU honors listed publicly include Beta Gamma Sigma, the Founders’ Day Award and Sigma Pi Sigma.
- Co-founded fomo, which announced a $17 million Series A in November 2025 and a $75 million Series B in June 2026.
- At the June 2026 financing, company and investor announcements reported more than $4 billion in cumulative trading volume and approximately 600,000-625,000 users.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Announced fomo’s $75 million Series B; appeared on 20VC to discuss the product, early ownership structure and social trading.
- **2026-07** — Discussed public positions and the social trading model on The Crypto Tape.
- **2026-08** — Appeared on Bankless in an episode about fomo reaching 1.5 million users. Publicly reported more than $150 million in annualized revenue and $100 million in daily spot volume; these are founder-reported figures, not audited annual results.
- **2026-09** — Appeared on Unchained’s The Chopping Block to discuss fomo’s transparent social graph and memecoin trading.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-erlanger
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/paulerlanger

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Last updated: 2026-10-25