Granger Whitelaw

Granger Whitelaw is a venture investor, entrepreneur, and executive operator focused on building technology‑enabled businesses that make global commerce and communities more resilient and sustainable. As Chair of Faithstone Capital and founder and CEO of the Raybar Group of companies, including The Vietnam Group and Elliptical Partners, he helps corporates, family offices, and growth‑stage ventures navigate interconnected financial, government, supply chain, and digital systems across markets such as Vietnam, the broader ASEAN region, the Middle East, Africa, and the United States. Over more than three decades he has participated in or advised on over $80 billion in transactions, led mergers, acquisitions, public offerings, and private equity financings, and built or advised companies across media, aviation, racing, software, fintech, consumer products, and real estate. Earlier in his career, Granger founded and led the Rocket Racing League, an experimental "racing in the sky" concept that combined aerospace engineering with live motorsport and attracted high‑profile backers and partners including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Peter Diamandis, and other notable innovators and families, and he is also a founding benefactor of the XPRIZE Foundation, which catalyzes breakthrough innovation through large‑scale incentive competitions. His motorsports legacy includes ownership involvement with two-time Indianapolis 500 winning teams, demonstrating his long-standing commitment to high-performance competition and innovation. Alongside his commercial work, he has founded and supported multiple philanthropic initiatives, from housing for the homeless to child safety and innovation prizes, and is regarded by many of his partners as a humanitarian‑minded leader who applies capital markets expertise, operating discipline, and long‑term relationship building to help entrepreneurs, investors, and communities create lasting positive impact.