Philip Krim
Entrepreneur, Investor & Former Casper CEO
About
Philip Krim is an entrepreneur and investor best known for co-founding Casper and serving as its CEO during the company’s rapid early growth. He later moved into venture and climate-focused ventures, including leadership roles at Montauk Climate and Montauk Ventures / Montauk Capital. Krim has been profiled by CNBC, Fortune and the Wall Street Journal for scaling Casper into a high-growth consumer brand and for his views on modern retail. He also serves on the board of the Travis Manion Foundation and holds leadership positions in public/private acquisition and investment vehicles.
Philip Krim is a co-founder and former CEO of Casper who now leads Montauk Climate and Montauk Ventures as an entrepreneur and investor.
Philip Krim is Entrepreneur, Investor & Former Casper CEO at Casper.
At a Glance
AI-Estimated- Notable Outcome
- Helped scale Casper to a $500M+ valuation in roughly four years (CNBC, 2017).
- Leadership Roles
- Co‑Founder & CEO at Montauk Climate; Founder/Managing Partner at Montauk Ventures / Montauk Capital (Crunchbase; LinkedIn; Travis Manion).
- Board Memberships
- Member, Board of Directors — Travis Manion Foundation (travismanion.org).
Professional Experience
Co-Founder & CEO
Casper
N/A - Present
Co‑founder and served as CEO of Casper, the direct-to-consumer mattress company. Media profiles note Krim led Casper through rapid early growth, building the company to $500M+ valuation within roughly four years (CNBC, Fortune, WSJ).
Co-Founder & CEO
Montauk Climate (Montauk Climate Corp.)
N/A - Present
Listed in public profiles as Co-Founder and CEO of Montauk Climate (Crunchbase, Marketscreener).
Founder / Managing Partner
Montauk Ventures / Montauk Capital
N/A - Present
Founder and managing partner roles at Montauk Ventures / Montauk Capital, described as early-stage investment activity focused on investing in and helping founders (LinkedIn, Travis Manion board profile, All American Speakers).
Chairman
Tailwind 2.0 Acquisition Corp.
N/A - Present
Listed as Chairman at Tailwind 2.0 Acquisition Corp. in public insider/marketscreener data (Marketscreener snippet).
Publications & Media
The Wall Street Journal
Retail Dive
Knowledge Base
Achievements & Awards
Scaled Casper to $500M+ valuation
2017
Media coverage reports Krim led Casper through rapid early growth and that the company reached a $500M+ valuation in roughly four years (CNBC, 2017).
Board Member, Travis Manion Foundation
Serves on the Travis Manion Foundation board of directors (travismanion.org).
Leadership in climate and investment ventures
Holds leadership roles in Montauk Climate and Montauk Ventures / Montauk Capital focused on early-stage investing and climate initiatives (Crunchbase; LinkedIn; Travis Manion profile).