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Rick Viton

Investor

Member of the Investment Committee at IA Capital Group · Partner at Energy Capital Ventures

New York, NY

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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.

From Rick's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Experience

  1. IA Capital GroupPartnercurrent2008 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc.Managing Director/Senior Advisorcurrent2008 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  3. Energy Capital VenturesPartnercurrent2020 — present
  4. Credit SuisseManaging Director2005 — 2007New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. UBSManaging Director1997 — 2005New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.Senior Vice President1990 — 1997
  7. Sears, Roebuck and Co.Senior Corporate Finance Analyst1987 — 1990Greater Chicago Area

Education

  1. Northwestern UniversityBA, MBA, BA Economics, MBA Finance and International Business1983 — 1988

Skills & more

Mergers and Aquisitions13Insurance Industry Specialist11Investment Banking and Capital Markets11Growth capital/Private equity3Regulated industries, ie Insurance, utilities, gaming3

From Rick's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Northwestern University278

Hannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalMikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEric OngInvestor at LightbankBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture Group

+ 272 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc.2

Katie ChoiInvestor at Chaac VenturesRay O’ConnorGeneral Partner at Energy Capital Ventures

Also worked at Credit Suisse492

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersNic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesLeone PattofattoOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures

+ 486 more

Also worked at UBS527

Paul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystMartin MignotInvestor at Index VenturesBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorSauvanne Saint-LégerInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at NorthzoneDaniel LiCEO of Plus and venture partner at Madrona

+ 521 more

Also worked at Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.1

Michael SekitsCo-Founder & Managing Director at BTECH CONSORTIUM

Investments

Board seats

AfficiencyAuthentic4DDelosHomeowners of America Holding CorporationOmnidianScriptionTomorrow

Sources: the investor's own website · the firm's website.

Colleagues at IA Capital Group

Andy Lerner
Managing Partner at IA Capital Group
Anton Wesener
Principal at IA Capital Group
Bob Sollmann
Advisory Partner at IA Capital Group
Brett Baris
Advisory Partner at IA Capital Group
Bruce Macfarlane
Advisory Partner at IA Capital Group
Christy Lane
Venture Partner at IA Capital Group
Cornelia Spiegel
Advisory Partner at IA Capital Group
Dave O’Brien
Advisory Partner at IA Capital Group