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Riley Rodgers
Principal at Valia Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Riley Rodgers is a Principal at Valia Ventures in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a background in financial analysis, entrepreneurship, and venture capital. Notable career highlights include founding Crash Alert and investing in companies like Shield Bio at the Series A stage.
Work Experience
Principal
2017 - Current
Valia Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in NY and SF.
Startup Mentor / Advisor
2013
Startup Mentor / Advisor across various programs including: - MassChallenge – Mentor & Judge - MIT Enterprise Forum - Unreasonable Lab Boston - Takachar – MIT / Tata Center Spinout - SCORE Boston + SCORE NH - Techstars – Various Programs - MIT Climate & Energy Prize - Founders Embassy - The Capital Network - Advisory Board - TiE Boston - Alchemist Accelerator - Vencapital Mentor - GoingVC Mentor - EVCA Board Member + Bay Area Leadership
Associate
2013 - 2016
Arctaris Impact Investors is a Venture Capital company that delivers above-market investment returns alongside positive social impact.
Founder
2012 - 2015
Founder of a mobile app designed to detect and report car accidents.
Owner and Co-President
2009 - 2010
MacMillan Independents Group is a small Lawn & Garden Distribution Company servicing all of New England.