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Mitch Riley

Founder

Co-founder / CEO at Capi Money

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedCapi Money · YC

About

Mitch Riley is co-founder and CEO of Capi Money. Previously, he held operations and legal roles at Taptap Send, a remittance company, and spent over four years at GiveDirectly expanding operations across Africa and Latin America. He began his career as a lawyer at Cravath.

Co-founder / CEO at Capi MoneyYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Mitch went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Capi Money's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Mitch can intro founders to Capi Money's investors below.

Capi Money's investors · 8

CreandumSan Francisco · $216K – $8.6M checks · since 2025firstminute capitalLondon · $1.3M – $3.8M checks · since 2025Kima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M checksMusha VenturesSeattle · $25K – $500K checks · since 2023Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025South QuadThe Raba PartnershipCape Town · $50K – $5M checks · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Capi Money

SLScott Liddle
Scott LiddleFounder

Experience

  1. Capi MoneyCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  2. Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2024 — present
  3. Taptap SendCOO and CFO2022 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  4. Taptap SendCOO, CFO, and General Counsel2019 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
  5. GiveDirectlyRegional Director and Evaluation Lead2017 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
  6. GiveDirectlyCountry Director and Chief of Party2015 — 2017Kigali, Rwanda
  7. GiveDirectlyField Director2015Kisumu, Kenya
  8. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPAssociate2013 — 2015New York
  9. World Food ProgrammeIntern2013Rome
  10. AllensLawyer2011 — 2012Greater Sydney Area
  11. Federal Court of AustraliaAssociate to the Hon Justice R.A. Finkelstein2010 — 2011Greater Melbourne Area
  12. The University of QueenslandTutorial Coordinator, Tutor (economics)2007 — 2009Greater Brisbane Area

Skills & more

Economics6Human Rights4Legal Advice17Legal Research13Legal Writing11Commercial Litigation7Litigation7Dispute Resolution5International Arbitration2Teamwork2International Law3Administrative Law1
+12 moreAlternative Dispute ResolutionCompetition LawResearchStrategyManagementProject ManagementLeadershipBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsProgram ManagementBusiness StrategyOperations Management

Languages English · French

  • Attorney — New York State Unified Court System
  • Legal Practitioner — High Court of Australia
  • Legal Practitioner — Supreme Court of Victoria

From Mitch's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mitch Riley?
Mitch Riley is co-founder and CEO of Capi Money. Previously, he held operations and legal roles at Taptap Send, a remittance company, and spent over four years at GiveDirectly expanding operations across Africa and Latin America. He began his career as a lawyer at Cravath.
Where does Mitch Riley work?
Mitch Riley is Co-founder / CEO of Capi Money.
What companies did Mitch Riley found?
Mitch Riley founded Capi Money.
Where did Mitch Riley go to school?
Mitch Riley studied at University of Oxford (Master of Laws (BCL)); The University of Queensland (Bachelor of Economics); The University of Queensland (Bachelor of Laws (LLB)).

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