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Restive's post-2023 portfolio outperforms its entire COVID-era investments combined
“We look at every company in the portfolio that was started after January first, 2023, they make more money now and are growing faster and we have less dilution in those positions than Everything we did in COVID combined.”
Ryan Falvey Jun 30, 2025 ▶ 19:14 Early-Stage FinTech Investing: Unpacking Speed, Technical DNA & AI’s Transformative Power
Insight
Falvey: Early fintech startups need industry connections more than capital
“These companies didn't say they need capital as much as they needed connections and insight. And so if we could bring that, that could have a real big impact on the company.”
Ryan Falvey Jun 30, 2025 ▶ 6:51 Early-Stage FinTech Investing: Unpacking Speed, Technical DNA & AI’s Transformative Power
Disclosure
Restive Ventures rejects fintech startups whose first target client is JPMorgan
“If we, yeah, if we met a startup and their first, they were saying their first client was going to be, you know, JP Morgan, I doubt we would invest in that company.”
Ryan Falvey Jun 30, 2025 ▶ 10:15 Early-Stage FinTech Investing: Unpacking Speed, Technical DNA & AI’s Transformative Power
Disclosure
Restive Ventures targets technical founders who lack financial services networks
“So we tend to look for more technical teams, people who can, designers, engineers, developers, people who can code. Who might have a great idea and the skills to execute on that, but just might not have a network in financial services that allows them to as qu…”
Ryan Falvey Jun 30, 2025 ▶ 1:14 Early-Stage FinTech Investing: Unpacking Speed, Technical DNA & AI’s Transformative Power
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