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Tyler Griffin

Investor

Managing Partner at Restive Ventures

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Writes $50K – $2.5M checks

About

Tyler Griffin, an ex-payments founder who co-founded and led Prism Money until its acquisition by PayNearMe, combines firsthand acquisition experience with detailed essays and guidance on modern payments for founders.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechInsurTechSaaS

Experience

  1. Restive VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2018 — present
  2. CoverwatchInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  3. Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI)Entrepreneur in Residence2016 — 2017Greater Seattle Area
  4. PrismCo-Founder & CEO2012 — 2016Bellevue, WA
  5. CitigroupAssociate (IBD: M&A)2010 — 2012
  6. Graham Partners Inc.Associate2007 — 2010
  7. JPMorgan Securities, Inc.Analyst2005 — 2007

Education

  1. Northwestern UniversityBA, History2001 — 2005
  2. The Haverford School1988 — 2001

Skills & more

Venture CapitalPrivate EquityFinancial ModelingValuationMergersInvestmentsDue DiligenceEntrepreneurshipCorporate FinanceFinancial AnalysisStart-upsEntrepreneur
+2 moreInvestment BankingExpert at integrating line breaks in job postings via obscure Unicode characters
  • Commercial Pilot (SEL/MEL/IA) — Federal Aviation Administration

From Tyler'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

Also attended The Haverford School6

Guy WuolletGeneral Partner at a16z cryptoSam RohrPrincipal at Jaws VenturesHenry SunInvestment Associate at Global Millennial CapitalLee ClancyOperating Partner - Product-Led Growth at SamaipataMason HallPartner at Andreessen HorowitzJon WhiteAnalyst at SE Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Coverwatch2

Cameron PeakePartner at Restive VenturesLibby FidelInvestor at CoFound Partners Venture

Also worked at Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI)5

Arjan SchütteFounder & Managing Partner at Core Venture CapitalSusan EhrlichPartner at Core Venture CapitalMichael HsuVenture Partner at Core Venture CapitalRyan FalveyCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Restive VenturesJennifer TescherAdvisory Board; Founder & CEO, Financial Health Network at Zeal Capital Partners

Also worked at Citigroup639

Nina AchadjianInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesKerry WongHead of Investor Relations at Pantera CapitalTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAnn PauloseSenior Investor Relations Associate at Greycroft

+ 633 more

Also worked at Graham Partners Inc.5

Jordan FoxAI Operations Analyst at Primary Venture PartnersFred ThielVenture Partner at Navigate VenturesAlex MalvonePartner at FTV CapitalNazreen NazeerVenture Fellow at IDEA Fund PartnersRangoli BhattacharjeeAssociate at F7 Ventures

Colleagues at Restive Ventures

Ben Glenney
Associate at Restive Ventures
Cameron Peake
Partner at Restive Ventures
Ryan Falvey
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Restive Ventures
Tom Brown
Venture Advisor at Restive Ventures