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Rick Viton
InvestorGeneral Partner, Cofounder at Energy Capital Ventures · Member of the Investment Committee at IA Capital Group
New York, NY
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Richard "Rick" Viton is an investor at IA Capital Group, which he joined in 2008 after roughly a decade advising the firm and its portfolio companies, and where he now focuses on the insurance industry and sits on the investment committee. His earlier career was in financial services as a senior investment banker, including roles as Managing Director in the FIG group at Credit Suisse (2005-2007) and UBS (1997-2005), where he completed over 150 financing and M&A transactions totaling more than $60 billion. He has advised many of the largest US and global insurers, including MetLife, Prudential, Nationwide, The Hartford and SwissRe. Alongside IA Capital, he is a Partner at Energy Capital Ventures and an investment banker at Ramirez & Co. He holds a Master of Management from the Kellogg School of Management and a BA in Economics from Northwestern University.
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Invests in
EnergyInsurTech
Beyond investing
- Education
- Earned a Master of Management degree from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management. Earned a BA in Economics from Northwestern University.
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Investments
Board seats
AfficiencyAuthentic4DDelosHomeowners of America Holding CorporationOmnidianScriptionTomorrow
Investor
AfficiencyAuthentic4DScription
Sources: the investor's own website · the firm's website · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Energy Capital Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rick Viton?
- Richard "Rick" Viton is an investor at IA Capital Group, which he joined in 2008 after roughly a decade advising the firm and its portfolio companies, and where he now focuses on the insurance industry and sits on the investment committee. His earlier career was in financial services as a senior investment banker, including roles as Managing Director in the FIG group at Credit Suisse (2005-2007) and UBS (1997-2005), where he completed over 150 financing and M&A transactions totaling more than $60 billion. He has advised many of the largest US and global insurers, including MetLife, Prudential, Nationwide, The Hartford and SwissRe. Alongside IA Capital, he is a Partner at Energy Capital Ventures and an investment banker at Ramirez & Co. He holds a Master of Management from the Kellogg School of Management and a BA in Economics from Northwestern University.
- Where does Rick Viton work?
- Rick Viton is General Partner, Cofounder at Energy Capital Ventures and Member of the Investment Committee at IA Capital Group.
- What does Rick Viton invest in?
- Rick Viton invests in Energy, InsurTech.
- What check size does Rick Viton write?
- Rick Viton typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Rick Viton sit on?
- Rick Viton holds tracked board seats at Afficiency, Authentic4D, Delos, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation, Omnidian, Scription, Tomorrow.
- What companies has Rick Viton invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Afficiency, Authentic4D, Scription.
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