Billy McFarland

Entrepreneur

Billy McFarland was born in New York City, New York, United States on December 11th, 1991 and is the Entrepreneur. At the age of 32, Billy McFarland biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
December 11, 1991
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, United States
Age
32 years old
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
Networth
$5 Million
Profession
Businessperson
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Bucknell University (dropped out)
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Billy McFarland Career

After McFarland dropped out of college he founded the short-lived online advertisement platform Spling, where he served as CEO. TechCrunch described Spling as a content sharing network, criticizing its similarity to other services which existed at the time.

In August 2013, McFarland seeded payments company Magnises with $1.5 million of investor funding, aiming to create an exclusive "black card" with social perks, such as club membership, targeted at status-oriented millennials in certain big cities. McFarland also launched Fyre Media Inc., the parent company of the Fyre Festival. In a term sheet sent to investors, Fyre Media claimed to be worth $90 million, however according to authorities the company only did about $60,000 in business.

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Fyre Festival's Billy McFarland will step into the pit for a karate match where he vows to use his winnings to pay back the $26million owed to duped festival-goers and investors

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 4, 2024
Billy McFarland has agreed to a karate clash against cypto influencer and fighter Alex Shillin Villain in Austin, Texas, next month. McFarland wrote, "I'm donating a significant portion of my fight money to restitution and people owe in the Bahamas." Since selling 8,000 tickets to the failed festival in 2018, he was found guilty of fraud in 2018 and now owes $26 million to the investors, who he defrauded.

Billy McFarland, the founder of Fyre, owes IRS $7 million as well as $26 million to victims

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 13, 2024
Despite the mountains of debt he's dealing with, the 32-year-old told The Sun in an exclusive interview that he still hopes for a second iteration of the festival.

Billy McFarland of the Fyre Festival owes the IRS $7 million in back taxes as well as $26 million in restitution to victims of the doomed event, but promises that 2.0 will take place

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 12, 2024
In an exclusive interview with The Sun, the 32-year-old told The Sun that he wants for a second iteration of the festival despite the mountains of debt he is dealing with. McFarland was sentenced to six years in jail for his role in defrauding investors in the defunct music. According to the outlet, McFarland is now paying the IRS $6,887,435 in back taxes.