# Warren Hogarth

> Warren Hogarth is the co-founder and CEO of Tilt, formerly Empower, which he started with Justin Ammerlaan in 2016. An Australian-trained chemical engineer and former Sequoia Capital partner, he builds financial products that use cash-flow data to assess consumers overlooked by conventional credit scoring. Tilt expanded into Brazil through its July 2026 acquisition of Blipay.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Tilt
- **Organizations:** Tilt (formerly Empower), Sequoia Capital
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), University of Queensland, Bachelor of Commerce, University of Queensland, PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, Visiting PhD scholar; Fulbright Scholar, Princeton University, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** University of Queensland Distinguished Young Alumni Award, 2014., Built Empower with co-founder Justin Ammerlaan; the company became Tilt in 2025., Tilt appeared on the Inc. 5000 in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Completed his chemical engineering PhD at the University of Queensland.
- **2008** — Graduated from Harvard Business School and joined Sequoia Capital.
- **2014** — Received the University of Queensland Distinguished Young Alumni Award.
- **2016** — Co-founded Empower with Justin Ammerlaan.
- **2022** — Empower announced $150 million in equity and debt financing.
- **2025** — Empower rebranded as Tilt and launched Tilt Credit Cards.
- **2026** — Tilt acquired Brazilian salary-advance lender Blipay.

## Achievements

- University of Queensland Distinguished Young Alumni Award, 2014.
- Built Empower with co-founder Justin Ammerlaan; the company became Tilt in 2025.
- Tilt appeared on the Inc. 5000 in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Tilt completed its acquisition of Blipay, entering Brazil, its fourth market outside the United States.
- **2025-08** — Empower became Tilt and introduced unsecured credit cards issued by WebBank.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hogarth
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/warrenhogarth

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Last updated: 2026-10-22