# Oren Bass

> Oren Bass is a British finance executive and entrepreneur who co-founded New York lender Pave in 2012, serving as its founding COO and later CEO. His career spans Clifford Chance, Goldman Sachs, GLG Partners, Founders Intelligence and the leadership of Amsterdam Trade Bank/FIBR. He is now a partner and Head of Working Capital Solutions at Pemberton Asset Management and CEO of Invensa Trade, the inventory solutions venture established with Santander CIB.

- **Role:** CEO at Invensa Trade; Partner and Head of Working Capital Solutions at Pemberton Asset Management
- **Organizations:** Invensa Trade, Pemberton Asset Management, Pave, Inc., Amsterdam Trade Bank / FIBR, Founders Intelligence, GLG Partners, Goldman Sachs, Clifford Chance
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** BA in History, first-class honours, University of Leeds, Law conversion course, College of Law
- **Known for:** Co-founded Pave and served as founding COO and later CEO., Pave reported nearly 1,700 borrowers and close to $23 million in loans by October 2017., Led Amsterdam Trade Bank’s planned transition toward digital SME banking after joining in May 2020.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Graduated from the University of Leeds with a first-class BA in History.
- **2001** — Completed a law conversion course at College of Law.
- **Before 2012** — Worked at Clifford Chance, Goldman Sachs and GLG Partners; later served as COO of a family office.
- **2012** — Co-founded Pave; named COO in its December pilot announcement.
- **2014** — Pave introduced personal loans after its original income-linked funding proposition.
- **2015** — Identified as Pave co-founder and CEO during its nationwide platform launch.
- **2016** — Signed Pave’s March SEC Form D as CEO; an $8 million financing round was reported that spring.
- **2017** — As CEO, announced the proposed Global Credit Profile and related token presale.
- **2018** — Published a banking essay as a partner at Founders Intelligence.
- **2020** — Started as CEO of Amsterdam Trade Bank on 1 May, with a digital SME banking mandate.
- **2022** — Amsterdam Trade Bank/FIBR was declared bankrupt on 22 April; Bass joined Pemberton during 2022.
- **2024** — Pemberton and Santander CIB announced their partnership to launch Invensa on 3 December.
- **2025** — Announced promotion to Pemberton partner; identified as Invensa CEO in Euromoney coverage.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Pave and served as founding COO and later CEO.
- Pave reported nearly 1,700 borrowers and close to $23 million in loans by October 2017.
- Led Amsterdam Trade Bank’s planned transition toward digital SME banking after joining in May 2020.
- Became a partner at Pemberton Asset Management in 2025.
- CEO of Invensa, whose Santander-Pemberton partnership received a 2025 Euromoney transaction banking award.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — The FCA register records his SMF27 Partner approval at Pemberton from 10 December 2025.
- **2025-11** — Invensa’s Santander-Pemberton partnership received a Euromoney transaction banking award; Bass appeared with the team in Santander’s event photograph.
- **2025-05** — Publicly announced his promotion to partner at Pemberton.
- **2024-12** — Pemberton and Santander CIB announced the partnership to launch Invensa.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oren-bass-9a803543
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/obass77
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/oren.bass

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Last updated: 2026-10-20