# Ren Riley

> Ren Riley is a General Partner at Fin Capital, a San Francisco-based B2B fintech-focused venture capital firm managing over $800 million in assets. With 25+ years in financial services and 20+ years in venture capital, Riley brings deep sector expertise spanning enterprise AI, banktech, payments, and risk technology. He joined Fin Capital in November 2020 and was promoted to General Partner in January 2023, where he sources and leads primary and co-investment opportunities. Previously, he was a General Partner at Oak Investment Partners (1999-2015), a Partner/CEO at Robertson Stephens (2015-2019), and co-founded Enclave Liquidity Partners (2019-2022), a firm providing liquidity solutions to late-stage private company stakeholders. Fin Capital exclusively backs repeat founders and invests across the full startup lifecycle from pre-seed through IPO.

- **Role:** General Partner at Fin Capital
- **Organizations:** Fin Capital, Oak Investment Partners, Robertson Stephens, Enclave Liquidity Partners
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA in Government, Dartmouth College
- **Known for:** Promoted to General Partner at Fin Capital in January 2023 after joining as Investment Partner in 2020, Backed Circle (cryptocurrency/stablecoin) at both Oak Investment Partners and Fin Capital - Circle IPO'd in June 2025 with a 167% first-day gain, raising $1.05B, 16-year tenure at Oak Investment Partners including role as General Partner from 2006 to 2015

## Career timeline

- **1992-1996** — BA in Government at Dartmouth College
- **1996-1999** — Senior Associate, Corporate Finance Division at Robertson Stephens - worked on public and private equity offerings and M&A transactions for technology companies
- **1999** — Joined Oak Investment Partners as investor
- **2006** — Became General Partner at Oak Investment Partners; focused on emerging growth and multi-stage investments in Internet, mobile, FinTech, and enterprise software globally
- **2015** — Transitioned to Venture Partner at Oak Investment Partners; joined Robertson Stephens as Partner/CEO to lead the alternative assets effort including VC, PE, and co-branded funds
- **2019** — Co-founded Enclave Liquidity Partners as Managing Director - provided liquidity solutions to founders, executives, and shareholders of late-stage private growth companies
- **2020-11** — Joined Fin Capital as Investment Partner
- **2023-01** — Promoted to General Partner at Fin Capital

## Achievements

- Promoted to General Partner at Fin Capital in January 2023 after joining as Investment Partner in 2020
- Backed Circle (cryptocurrency/stablecoin) at both Oak Investment Partners and Fin Capital - Circle IPO'd in June 2025 with a 167% first-day gain, raising $1.05B
- 16-year tenure at Oak Investment Partners including role as General Partner from 2006 to 2015
- Co-founded Enclave Liquidity Partners to address the liquidity gap for late-stage private company stakeholders
- Part of Duke Engineering FinTech Advisory Board
- Spoke at Bank Automation Summit Fall 2022 on future of banking technology investment
- Featured on Category Visionaries 'Funding the Future' podcast (August 2024)
- Helped build Fin Capital into a firm managing $800M+ in B2B fintech investments

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Circle, a long-tracked Fin Capital portfolio company, completed its IPO raising $1.05B with a 167% first-day share price gain - a major portfolio milestone.
- **2024-08** — Featured on the Category Visionaries 'Funding the Future' podcast discussing venture market evolution, Fin Capital's strategy, and the challenge of 1,500+ private unicorns awaiting exits.
- **2023-01** — Promoted from Investment Partner to General Partner at Fin Capital.
- **2022-09** — Spoke at Bank Automation Summit Fall 2022 in Seattle on RPA, banking technology investment trends, and valuation dynamics.

## Links

- Website: https://fin.capital
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/renfincap
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/RenFinCap
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/FinVentureCapital/

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