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Tyler Griffin

Tyler Griffin

Co-Founder & Managing Partner atRestive VenturesSeattle, Washington
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Tyler Griffin co-founded Prism Money, a fintech company, and later became an entrepreneur-in-residence. He has a background in investment banking and now works as a co-founder and managing partner at Restive Ventures in Seattle.

What Tyler can write

Writes checks of$250K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedMostly follows a lead
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Restive Ventures writes $250K to $1M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. JPMorgan · Mergers & Acquisitions
  2. Citigroup · Mergers & Acquisitions
  3. Prism Money · Co-founder
    2012
  4. Financial Solutions Lab · Entrepreneur-in-Residence
  5. Citigroup
  6. JPMorgan
  7. middle-market private equity fund
  8. Prism
    2012
  9. Restive Ventures · Co-Founder & Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Prism MoneyPrism

Focus

fintechfinancial health

Education

Northwestern University

Before you pitch

Restive Ventures does not invest inAlthough we take a very broad interpretation of fintech, we do aim to leverage our expertise. To that end, we rarely invest in companies that don't touch the financial system in some way or sell into financial institutions.

Also at Restive Ventures

Ryan Falvey
Ryan FalveyCo-Founder & Managing Partner
Cameron Peake
Cameron PeakePartner
Ben Glenney
Ben GlenneyAssociate

Partners like Tyler

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

Daniel KennedyCo-Founder, Operator Stack
Roy ErezPartner / Co-Founder, R-Squared
Amon Anderson
Amon AndersonManaging Partner, Acumen America
Rex SalisburySolo GP / Founder, Cambrian Ventures
Matt Murphy
Matt MurphyGeneral Partner, Montage Ventures
Somrat Niyogi
Somrat NiyogiGeneral Partner, Recall Capital

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Questions

Who is Tyler Griffin?

Tyler Griffin co-founded Prism Money, a fintech company, and later became an entrepreneur-in-residence. He has a background in investment banking and now works as a co-founder and managing partner at Restive Ventures in Seattle.

How much does Tyler Griffin invest?

Tyler Griffin invests through Restive Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $1M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Tyler Griffin?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Tyler in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Restive Ventures backed works better.

What did Tyler Griffin do before Restive Ventures?

Mergers & Acquisitions at JPMorgan; Mergers & Acquisitions at Citigroup; Co-founder at Prism Money; Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Financial Solutions Lab; Citigroup; JPMorgan; middle-market private equity fund; Prism.

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