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Borja Moreno De Los Rios

Founder of Silence

New York, New York

Overview 

Borja Moreno de los Rios is the Founder and General Partner at Silence, focusing on early-stage climate tech investing in New York City. With a background in impact investing, he has successfully invested in companies like Metaloop and Runwise, contributing to the growth of startups in sectors such as ClimateTech/CleanTech and Consumer Health.

Work Experience 

  • Founder + GP

    2022 - Current

    Angel-style VC focused on climate tech

  • Venture Partner

    2015 - 2021

    FJ Labs is a VC firm based in NYC, investing globally in online marketplaces and SaaS startups. The team has backed over 1,000 companies including Alibaba, Betterment, Coupang, Delivery Hero, Fanduel, Flexport, and Rappi.

FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups.

  • Co-founder + Co-CEO

    2016 - 2020

    Acquired by Commure in 2020 Marketplace for hourly talent in NYC with 1M+ candidates and 50,000+ SMBs Backed by FJ Labs, General Catalyst, Firstmark Capital, Uncork, Hummingbird, DN Capital and others

Merlin is an internet company that specializes in the fields of the marketplace, consumer software, delivery, and human resources.

Raised $37,812,231.00 from SV Angel, Novel TMT Ventures, Greylock, Marco Valta, DN Capital, FirstMark, Jonathan Golden, RRE Ventures, Uncork Capital and General Catalyst.

  • Investor

    2015 - 2015

    Early stage fintech investing

Core Innovation Capital is a venture capital firm investing in companies committed to empowering small businesses.

  • Founder & CEO

    2012 - 2014

    Built and run a bicycle micro leasing business in rural Uganda

  • Analyst

    2010 - 2012

    Sales-trader, Interest Rates Products

Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.

  • Summer Analyst

    2009 - 2009

Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.

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