Cameron Peake

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.

Advisory Board Member

2021

Advisory Board Member

2021 - 2022

Co-Founder & CEO

2019 - 2021

Co-Founder & COO

2017 - 2019

New Ventures

2016 - 2017

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

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

Partnerships

2015 - 2016

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

Emerging Payments Products

2015 - 2015

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

Freelance Journalist

2007 - 2008