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title: "Ron Palmeri Joins Arrington XRP Capital"
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published_at: "2019-06-20T21:07:30+00:00"
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excerpt: "Ron Palmeri is a seasoned silicon valley entrepreneur and investor. Today we welcome him to the Arrington XRP Capital team. I first met Ron shortly after launching TechCrunch nearly 15 years ago. At the time he was a partner and..."
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# Ron Palmeri Joins Arrington XRP Capital

June 20, 2019 Michael Arrington

Ron Palmeri is a seasoned silicon valley entrepreneur and investor. Today we welcome him to the [Arrington XRP Capital team](http://arringtonxrpcapital.com/team/)
.

I first met Ron shortly after launching TechCrunch nearly 15 years ago. At the time he was a partner and cofounder at [Minor Ventures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_Ventures)
, an early incubator and fund that launched a slew of amazing startups. Companies he helped start include Grand Central (which later became Google Voice) and Open DNS.

Ron later started and invested in more companies, including most recently [Layer](https://layer.com/)
, a communications infrastructure company that was recently acquired.

That acquisition was lucky for us because it made Ron, an incredible leader and mentor, available to us. He has joined as a strategic advisor and consultant. We’ll keep him as long as we can, either until I convince him to join full time as a partner, or he goes off to start his next operating company.

Follow Ron on Twitter [@Ronp](https://twitter.com/ronp)
.