Greg Arrese is the Founder and Managing Member of Ride Ventures. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Greg Arrese is the Founder and Managing Member of Ride Ventures, an early-stage tech fund he launched in 2016 after spending over 18 years as an equity investor in hedge funds specializing in TMT, consumer, and IPOs. His investment thesis targets pre-seed, seed, and Series A companies in SaaS, fintech, proptech, marketplaces, consumer tech, and Web3, with activity across the U.S. and globally. Ride Ventures typically makes non-lead co-investor checks of $100,000 to $500,000 alongside marquee venture firms like Tiger Global and Lightspeed. Notable portfolio companies include Cursor, Petal, GameClub, and Truework, which reflect his focus on scalable software and fintech platforms. Arrese emphasizes patient partnership over lead positioning, leveraging his capital markets background and pattern recognition to identify inflection points before larger funds. He also serves as a Venture Partner at The Venture Collective to support underrepresented founders and mentors entrepreneurs through Forum Ventures.
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