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Riley Rodgers

Investor

Principal at Valia Ventures

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $1.5M checks · typically $105K

About

Riley Rodgers, a former Crash Alert founder, brings empathy for early founders and leads the EVC Association’s SF chapter—running mentorship workshops for 1,300+ members—and mentors hundreds through MIT Enterprise Forum.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechFintechHardwareHealthtechSaaS

Experience

  1. Valia VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
  2. Valia VenturesPartner2017 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. VariousStartup Mentor / Advisorcurrent2013 — present
  4. Arctaris Impact InvestorsAssociate2013 — 2016Greater Boston Area
  5. Crash AlertFounder2012 — 2015
  6. MacMillan Independents GroupOwner and Co-President2009 — 2010New Hampshire

Education

  1. Bentley UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Managerial Economics
  2. IESE Business SchoolInternational Business

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel11PowerPoint14Microsoft Office11Spanish10Financial Analysis26Entrepreneurship38Start-ups37Private Equity7Venture Capital9Mergers & Acquisitions7Research3Small Business Lending3
+12 moreFinancial ModelingBusiness AnalysisManagement ConsultingEconomicsNonprofitsConsultingFinanceMarketingInvestmentsDue DiligenceStrategyPublic Speaking

Languages French · Spanish

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