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Ryan Falvey

Managing Partner at Restive Ventures

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Ryan Falvey is the Founder and Investor at Restive Ventures, specializing in supporting founders in shaping the future of financial services. With a background in banking and microfinance, he has successfully invested in a range of startups, including Frich, Diesta, and Joust, focusing on FinTech and diverse founders. His career highlights include founding Restive Ventures and serving as Managing Director at the Center for Financial Services Innovation.

Work Experience 

  • Founder and Managing Partner

    2018 - Current

    We invest in founders who are building the future of financial services. Learn more at www.restive.com

  • Managing Director, Financial Solutions Lab

    2014 - 2018

    I designed, launched and led the Financial Solutions Lab, a partnership between CFSI and JPMorgan Chase and was designed to support entrepreneurs who are building transformative technologies that improve consumer financial health.

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  • Attempted Founder

    2014 - 2014

    Quickly learned how hard it is to start a FinTech business.

  • Senior Payments Strategist

    2013 - 2014

    Developed and implemented solutions that allowed leading technology start-ups to build payment and financial technology products, including P2P payments, CP and CNP merchant services, bitcoin, crowdfunding and alternative credit providers.

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  • Global Group Lead -- Strategy and Design

    2008 - 2013

    Led strategy consulting services group: provided strategy advisory services to governments, financial institutions and technology companies seeking to deploy mobile-enabled financial products and services, including mobile banking, mobile wallets, payment products and agent network solutions.

  • Corporate Accounts Manager

    2005 - 2005

    Responsible for developing partnerships and new business opportunities with large California based-corporations to develop a local market product for this venture-backed start-up.

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