Early-stage investor and philanthropist by day, writer and editor by night.

That’s one way you could describe Gabriel Investments founder Richard Vague. He runs DelanceyPlace.com, a daily email newsletter with a historical tidbit or piece of trivia. It has more than 82,000 subscribers, according to TEDxPhiladelphia’s blog.

Read TEDxPhiladelphia's Q&A with Vague

Vague has long dabbled elsewhere in civic life. The Texan has been a heavy patron of the Fringe Arts Festival and its current board president.