# Walter Cruttenden

> Walter Cruttenden is a Newport Beach-based entrepreneur, investor and author who co-founded Acorns with his son Jeff. He founded the firm that became Roth Capital Partners, led E-Offering, helped establish SRS Labs and pursued later financial ventures including Blast and Ant Money. His writing and conference work explore ancient accounts of cyclical time and his alternative ideas about precession.

- **Role:** Co-Founder at ATM.com; Director of the Binary Research Institute
- **Organizations:** Acorns, ATM.com, Ant Money, Blast, Roth Capital Partners, E-Offering, SRS Labs, Binary Research Institute, Conference on Precession and Ancient Knowledge
- **Known for:** Co-founded Acorns, connecting everyday purchases to diversified investment portfolios., Founded the firm that became Roth Capital Partners., Founded and led E-Offering.

## Career timeline

- **1984** — Founded Cruttenden & Co., which later became Cruttenden Roth and Roth Capital Partners.
- **1992** — Partnered in the acquisition of Hughes Aircraft audio technology assets that led to SRS Labs.
- **1999** — Founded E-Offering, the online investment banking business associated with E-Trade.
- **2000** — E-Offering sold to Wit Capital.
- **2012** — Co-founded Acorns with son Jeff; SRS Labs was acquired by DTS.
- **2014** — Acorns app launched in August.
- **2017** — Formed Blast with son Alex and a small team.
- **2020** — Stepped away from the Blast CEO role; Michael Gleason took over. Co-founded Ant Money.
- **2021** — Ant Money announced a $20 million financing and stock-for-stock merger with Blast.
- **2026** — Published Ten Thousand Year Investment Outlook on LinkedIn in May; listed as a speaker at CPAK XIV.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Acorns, connecting everyday purchases to diversified investment portfolios.
- Founded the firm that became Roth Capital Partners.
- Founded and led E-Offering.
- Helped establish SRS Labs from acquired audio technology assets.
- Recognized by the Orange County Business Journal as Business Person of the Year for innovation in January 2020.
- Authored Lost Star of Myth and Time and The Great Year Adventures with Tommy the Time-Traveling Turtle.
- Wrote and produced The Great Year, narrated by James Earl Jones.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Published the LinkedIn article Ten Thousand Year Investment Outlook on May 24.
- **2026-09** — A Potential Paradigms interview published September 8 discussed his work on ancient knowledge and CPAK XIV.

## Links

- Website: https://loststar.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/walter-cruttenden-58097b34
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/WalterCrut

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Last updated: 2026-10-23