6 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 6
The San Francisco fintech investor wrapped up the fund in March after about 18 months, below its original $70 million target, co-founder Ryan Falvey said.
Falvey said fewer fund-of-funds were able to commit, so Restive added endowments and financial-services backers including Loyola University Chicago and Northwestern Mutual.
The firm said the fund is already marked up after an October 2024 first close, as it bets on AI-driven financial-services startups in a venture market where fundraising remains slow.
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