Riley Rodgers
InvestorPrincipal 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
- Valia VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
- Valia VenturesPartner2017 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- VariousStartup Mentor / Advisorcurrent2013 — present
- Arctaris Impact InvestorsAssociate2013 — 2016Greater Boston Area
- Crash AlertFounder2012 — 2015
- MacMillan Independents GroupOwner and Co-President2009 — 2010New Hampshire
Education
- Bentley UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Managerial Economics
- IESE Business SchoolInternational Business
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel11PowerPoint14Microsoft Office11Spanish10Financial Analysis26Entrepreneurship38Start-ups37Private Equity7Venture Capital9Mergers & Acquisitions7Research3Small Business Lending3
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Financial ModelingBusiness AnalysisManagement ConsultingEconomicsNonprofitsConsultingFinanceMarketingInvestmentsDue DiligenceStrategyPublic SpeakingLanguages French · Spanish
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