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Cameron Peake

Partner at Restive Ventures | Fortune 40 under 40

Austin, Texas

Invests in

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  • Min Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $2,500,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $250,000.00

Skills

Strategic Partnerships
Economic Development
Emerging Markets
Mobile Payments
Impact Investing
International Development
Social Entrepreneurship
Mobile Devices
Social Innovation
Strategy
New Business Development
Program Management
financial services
Mobile Technology
Proposal Writing
Creative Strategy
International Relations
Start-ups
Business Development
Fundraising

Education

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2022

    At Restive Ventures (formerly known as Financial Venture Studio) we invest in early founders at the pre-seed and seed stages who are building the future of financial services. We combine early capital with operational expertise and a curated networking program to help fintech founders launch and grow their companies more quickly.

2021

  • Advisory Board Member

    2021

Fundid

2021 - 2022

  • Advisory Board Member

    2021 - 2022

2017 - 2021

  • Co-Founder & CEO

    2019 - 2021

  • Co-Founder & COO

    2017 - 2019

2016 - 2017

  • New Ventures

    2016 - 2017

    Operations, product, business development, partnerships, & growth for new fintech startups

2014 - 2016

  • MBA Candidate

    2014 - 2016

    Class of 2016 Majors: Marketing & Operations, Statistics - Thomas A. Schwartz Fellowship for outstanding academic and professional accomplishments - Founding VP Wharton FinTech Club - Wharton Social Venture Fund-- Financial Services Sector Lead

2015 - 2016

  • Partnerships

    2015 - 2016

    - Developed Partnerships/ BD during my Fall Semester in San Francisco

2015 - 2015

  • Emerging Payments Products

    2015 - 2015

2008 - 2014

  • Director - Social Innovations

    2012 - 2014

    The Social Innovations team at Mercy Corps designs and catalyzes financially sustainable, scalable ventures -- aiming to reach one million people within five years and achieve social impact for Base of the Pyramid (BOP) populations. Over the past three years, the team has supported innovations in the banking, ICT, and mobile arenas. As the Director of Social Innovations Special Initiatives, Cameron was responsible for the identification, management and success of programs of strategic importance to the unit. She focused on: - Overseeing or supporting key digital financial services and impact investing initiatives in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. - Managing $40m social impact fund in conjunction with USAID and Skoll Foundation. - Building and managing strategic partnerships with corporate, technology, academic, government, and non-profit organizations. - Managing or supporting business development activities. - Incubating, capitalizing and launching key innovations ventures. - Presenting and representing the Social Innovations team at events and in the public domain.

  • Director- Impact Investing & Partnerships

    2011 - 2012

    As Director of Impact Investing and Social Innovations Partnerships, Cameron was responsible for agency engagement in the impact investing arena, the development of new partnerships, and supporting or managing the build out of mobile financial services programming.

  • Program Officer - Social Innovations

    2010 - 2011

  • Special Assistant

    2008 - 2010

Argentina's Travel Guide

2007 - 2008

  • Freelance Journalist

    2007 - 2008