# I sold to Visa for $2 billion. I could be on a beach right now, but I’m risking my own money to solve the problem that held my first company back

- Source: Fortune
- Published: 2026-10-24T07:00:00+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/10/24/i-sold-to-visa-for-2-billion-founded-freda/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/i-sold-to-visa-for-2-billion-i-could-be-on-a-beach-right-now-but-i-m-r-e1953a/

Listen to European founders talk over dinner after a few glasses of wine, and you’d think the U.S. is a gung-ho frontier. The reality is different.

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