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Logan Allin
Managing Partner & Founder
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Logan Allin
Managing Partner & Founder
Logan is the Managing Partner & Founder of Fin Capital where he is responsible for management of the firm, sourcing/making investments, maintaining board responsibilities, and adding operating value across the portfolio. Logan was previously the Vice President of SoFi Ventures, where he was tasked with investing in and working hands-on with FinTech companies, as well as running SoFi’s accelerator and corporate development efforts.
Prior to SoFi, Logan was focused on entrepreneurial advisory and operating roles at Light Street Capital, Formation 8/Group, Zanbato, Addepar, Point Finance, Price, BridgeAthletic and ONEHOPE. Prior to his entrepreneurial pursuits, Logan was a corporate executive, as Head of Strategy, overseeing the enterprise FinTech strategy and execution, while serving as a member of the Operating Committee at Atlantic Trust, the Private Wealth Management arm of Invesco (and now CIBC). Previously, Logan was a Senior Vice President in City National Bank’s wealth management division (now part of RBC) where he led the technology strategy, open product architecture platform, and other strategic initiatives. Logan spent his earlier career in management consulting, in leadership positions at PwC, EMC, and Capgemini, focused exclusively on the intersection of Financial Services and technology.
Logan earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in public policy and political science from Duke University and a M.S. in Management from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business where he was a Sloan Fellow.

Ren Riley
General Partner
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Ren Riley
General Partner
Ren is a General Partner at Fin Capital, where he is focused on sourcing and consummating primary and co-investment opportunities and adding value to our portfolio companies. Ren brings 30 years of experience in the financial services sector and has been an active participant and investor in the venture capital industry for 25 years.
Before joining Fin, Ren was co-founder and managing director of Enclave Liquidity Partners, a PE firm he co-founded in 2019, delivering liquidity solutions to founders, executives, and key shareholders of late-stage private growth companies.
Prior to Enclave, Ren was a Partner at Robertson Stephens, an RIA providing wealth management services for high-net-worth individuals and family offices. Positions during his tenure at the firm also included CEO, President and Head of Alternatives.
Prior to Robertson Stephens, Ren spent 16 years with Oak Investment Partners, where he became a General Partner in 2006. His primary focus was on emerging growth, multi-stage investments in the Internet, mobile, FinTech and enterprise software and services sectors, around the globe.
Ren began his career working in the corporate finance division of the original Robertson Stephens (July 1996 – October 1999), a technology-focused investment bank based in San Francisco, where he was a Senior Associate. He holds an AB in Government from Dartmouth College. He holds FINRA licenses Series 63 and 82.

Matthew Mann
General Partner
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Matthew Mann
General Partner
Matthew is a General Partner at Fin Capital, where he is responsible for investment sourcing, holding board responsibilities, and delivering operational value by guiding portfolio companies through capital raises, mergers and acquisitions, and successful exits. Prior to Fin Capital, Matthew was a Vice President in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs. In this role, Matthew executed M&A and capital raises on behalf of the firm’s financial services clients. At Goldman Sachs, Matthew also served as Secretary of the Firmwide Commitments Committee, which approves all IPOs, deSPACs, and equity-linked transactions globally, and as the ESG Captain for the Financial Institutions Group.
Previously, Matthew was a Portfolio Manager at ClearArc Capital (a former division of Fifth Third Bank) where he helped develop the firm’s international investing strategy and manage its currency, derivatives, and mortgage-backed security investments. Matthew also worked in Fifth Third’s Private Bank developing and managing custom portfolios for institutions and ultra-high net worth individuals.
Prior to a career in investing, Matthew was in the payments industry at Fifth Third Processing Solutions (now Global Payments) where he developed a healthcare vertical market for the firm’s merchant acquiring business. He began his career as an entrepreneur, founding and operating a wireless retail business before attending university.
Matthew holds an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, where he was selected as the McGowan Fellow, a Private Equity Fellow, and where he graduated with Dean’s Honor and Distinction. At Columbia, he authored cases for Emerging Financial Markets, founded the Fixed Income, Currency, and Commodities club and completed internships at Goldman Sachs and KKR. Matthew also holds a B.B.A. in Finance, magna cum laude, from Grand Valley State University, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.

Stephanie Perez
Principal
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Stephanie Perez
Principal
Stephanie is a Principal at Fin Capital, where she focuses on sourcing new investment opportunities and supporting portfolio companies. Stephanie brings a strong background in business development and strategy within the Financial Technology sector. Before joining Fin Capital, Stephanie was a member of JPMorgan Chase’s Corporate Development team, where she managed strategic partnerships. In this role, she led the execution of several key partnerships and created frameworks for sourcing, negotiating, and managing relationships across various business units.
Previously, Stephanie also served as Head of Industry Strategy at R3, one of the pioneering enterprise blockchain software firms. At R3 she played a key role in driving R3’s expansion into new industry verticals and in launching its global partner program. Her earlier experience also includes roles in Global Strategy and Business Development at Verifone and on the Strategy Consulting team at MasterCard Advisors, the consulting division of MasterCard Worldwide.
Stephanie holds a B.A. in Government from Harvard

Jake Fuchs
Principal
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Jake Fuchs
Principal
Jake Fuchs is a Principal at Fin Capital, where he is responsible for sourcing and evaluating new investments, supporting portfolio companies, and contributing to the firm’s global network of limited partners and founders across the financial services ecosystem. In addition to his investing responsibilities, Jake maintains board and observer roles across a number of Fin Capital’s portfolio companies.
Prior to joining Fin, Jake was an Investor at BankTech Ventures, a strategic venture fund backed by more than 100 community and regional banks. At BankTech, he led early-stage investments in companies building infrastructure for the future of banking, and worked closely with both founders and bank stakeholders to drive adoption of emerging financial technologies.
Previously, Jake was an Investor at Basecamp Fund, a pre-seed and seed-stage venture firm, and an MBA Associate at Primetime Partners, where he focused on technology-driven solutions for aging and longevity.
Jake began his career in the Chief Investment Office at JPMorgan, where he served as a Product Manager leading cross-functional initiatives focused on data infrastructure and forecasting. His work included building the CIO’s first web-based forecasting platform, used across asset allocation, risk, and strategy teams globally.
Jake holds an MBA from Yale University, where he served as President of the Fintech and Blockchain Club, and a B.S. in Finance from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.

Richie Chaikof
Principal
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Richie Chaikof
Principal
Richie is a Principal at Fin Capital in New York City, where he is involved in all aspects of the investment process, including sourcing, due diligence, transaction execution, and portfolio company support.
Prior to joining Fin Capital, Richie was a Principal at Optum Ventures, where he focused on investments in healthcare businesses. At OV, he led investments in eleven companies and established the firm’s healthcare-fintech practice.
Richie began his investing career at Bain Capital Ventures as an Associate, working on venture and growth equity investments across the healthcare and financial services sectors. He started his professional career at Citigroup in their Technology Investment Banking Group in New York and their Mergers and Acquisitions Group in Toronto.
He graduated with distinction from the Ivey Business School at Western University, where he was also a member of the varsity baseball team.

Susan Liang
Director
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Susan Liang
Director
Susan Liang is the Controller at Fin Capital, where she oversees the daily management of finance matters on a global scale. She has held numerous roles in accounting primarily in the private equity ecosystem.
Susan came to Fin from Asia Alternatives Management LLC, a $14bn asset under management fund manager, where she was the Account Manager overseeing the management company daily operations and annual budget. Prior to that, Susan was a Controller at Keating Consulting, providing accounting services to early stage startups in various industries, and the Management Company Controller at Top Tier Capital Partners, a $7.9bn fund of fund, where she was responsible for the management company books.
Susan holds an MBA from the University of San Francisco and a B.A. from the University of California, Davis. Outside of her professional life, Susan enjoys exploring nature through hiking adventures and building sand castles at the beach with family. She also enjoys being a local tourist in San Francisco, checking out all the festivities and exploring new neighborhoods and good eats.

Doug Harris
Director
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Doug Harris
Director
Doug Harris is Director of Business Development & Investor Relations and Head of Utah at Fin Capital, where he leads institutional business development, capital formation, and strategic investor relationships while helping build Fin’s presence in Utah. He works closely with banks and other institutional investors across Fin’s private- market strategies, including its SBIC platform, helping connect investment opportunities with institutions’ broader strategic, regulatory, and portfolio objectives.
Doug has spent much of his career on both sides of the institutional investment relationship: managing investments from within a regulated bank and later raising and structuring capital for banks and other institutional investors. That perspective gives him a deep understanding of how financial institutions evaluate investments, navigate CRA and regulatory considerations, and build long-term relationships with alternative investment managers.
Prior to joining Fin, Doug led institutional business development and capital-raising efforts at Affordable Equity Partners, working with banks and other financial institutions across tax credit and investment strategies. Earlier in his career, he served as Senior Vice President and Director of Debt & Equity Syndications at KeyBank Community Investment Capital, where he originated and structured multi-investor and proprietary investment funds. Across his career, Doug has participated in more than $1 billion of equity transactions and supported more than 185 investments nationwide.
Doug also served as Vice President and Fund Manager of the Utah Housing Preservation Fund, where he raised more than $144 million from banks, healthcare organizations, impact investors, and philanthropic partners and oversaw the deployment of nearly $100 million of equity.
Earlier, at American Express National Bank, Doug managed a $1.8 billion CRA loan and investment portfolio, with responsibility spanning underwriting, structuring, portfolio management, and regulatory and board-level CRA reporting.
Doug holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, cum laude, from the University of Utah, with a minor in Sociology. He is known for translating complex investment and regulatory considerations into practical strategies and for building long-term, trust-based relationships with institutional investors and financial institutions.

Allison Leake
Vice President
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Allison Leake
Vice President
Allison is a Vice President on the investment team at Fin Capital, where she is responsible for sourcing and evaluating new investments, building relationships across the fintech ecosystem, and driving operating value within the portfolio, primarily through corporate development and business development initiatives in collaboration with the firm’s global network of limited partners and corporate partners.
Prior to Fin Capital, Allison was a Strategy Associate at Goldman Sachs, where she focused on the firm’s B2B embedded financial services offerings. In this role, she supported the sourcing and execution of strategic initiatives, including acquisitions, partnerships, and business development efforts.
Allison holds an AB in Economics from Colgate University.

Daria Davydenko
Vice President
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Daria Davydenko
Vice President
Daria is a Vice President at Fin Capital, where she plays a key role in driving strategic initiatives, supporting portfolio companies, and optimizing internal operations. She works closely with the investment team on deal execution, portfolio management, and capital deployment while leading cross-functional efforts to enhance the firm’s overall efficiency and impact.
Before joining Fin Capital, Daria was a consultant advising private equity-backed companies across various industries on operational improvements, cost optimization, and strategic transformations. She played a pivotal role in data-driven initiatives, identifying inefficiencies and implementing strategies to enhance business performance and profitability.
Previously, Daria was a founding team member at Roofstock, where she helped launch an innovative financial product and led strategic finance initiatives. She built financial models to evaluate investment opportunities, enabling data-driven decision-making that contributed to long-term revenue growth.
Earlier in her career, Daria worked at Goldman Sachs, focusing on investment management and collaborating closely with Japanese pension funds. She has extensive experience in financial modeling, market research, and deal evaluation, with expertise spanning both venture capital and private equity.
Daria holds a Bachelor’s degree from Temple University Japan and an MBA from The Wharton School. She is fluent in Japanese, bringing a global perspective to her work. Passionate about leveraging data and analysis to drive business growth, she thrives on solving complex financial and operational challenges.

Matthew Cueto
Vice President
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Matthew Cueto
Vice President
Matthew is a Vice President at Fin Capital, where he focuses on sourcing investments, building strategic relationships, and supporting portfolio companies.
Prior to joining Fin Capital, Matthew was an Investment Analyst at Financial Technology Partners, a global fintech-focused investment bank. He earlier held the role of Investment Banking Analyst at the firm, advising on a range of capital formation engagements for fintech companies.
He holds a BS in Business Administration with dual concentrations in Finance and Accounting from Northeastern University.

Carson Sippel
Vice President
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Carson Sippel
Vice President
Carson is a Vice President and Head of Cyber at Fin Capital, where he focuses on cybersecurity investing. He works across the full investment process, from sourcing and diligence through transaction execution and portfolio company support.
Prior to joining Fin, Carson was an investor at Capital One Ventures, a strategic venture capital firm that invests across enterprise software and AI. At Capital One Ventures, he led investments in companies including Socket, Hightouch, Ent, and Glean, with responsibilities spanning sourcing, transaction execution, financial and technical diligence, and portfolio monitoring.
Previously, Carson spent several years in equity research covering enterprise software and cybersecurity at Cowen and SMBC.
Carson holds a B.A. in Economics from Wake Forest University, with a minor in Global Trade and Commerce Studies.

Hayata Tokizawa
Vice President
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Hayata Tokizawa
Vice President
Hayata is a Vice President on the Investment Team at Fin Capital, where he plays a key role in sourcing investments and cultivating strategic relationships with LPs and partners in Japan and across the APAC region.
Prior to joining Fin Capital, Hayata led Business Development at LUCA Japan, spearheading initiatives to build and deepen strategic partnerships for the distribution of alternative investment funds through both institutional and private wealth channels. Before LUCA, he served as a Director at Deutsche Asset Management (DWS) in Tokyo, where he was responsible for institutional client coverage and advising on a broad range of traditional and alternative strategies, including private equity, private credit, real estate, and infrastructure.
Hayata’s extensive career also includes roles at Merrill Lynch and UBS in Tokyo and Hong Kong. Separately, he spent several years at a hedge fund in Hong Kong, specializing in trading across a wide range of products.
He holds an MBA from IE Business School in Madrid and a BA in Policy Management from Keio University in Tokyo.

Vasili Angelopoulos
Vice President
Vasili Angelopoulos
Vice President
Vasili is a Vice President at Fin Capital, where he focuses on business development and capital formation initiatives, building strategic relationships, and contributing to the firm's investment sourcing efforts.Prior to joining Fin Capital, Vasili was an Investment Banking Associate at Keefe, Bruyette and Woods, a Stifel Company, where he advised banks and other financial institutions on mergers and acquisitions, capital raises, and strategic transactions. Previously, he was an Investment Banking Analyst in the Financial Institutions Group at Piper Jaffray & CO. Vasili began his career at Deloitte, where he was a Senior Consultant providing tax advisory and compliance services to multinational corporations, partnerships, and high-net-worth individuals.He holds a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the University of San Francisco.

Rina Okachi
Associate
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Rina Okachi
Associate
Rina is an Associate at Fin Capital, where she focuses on sourcing investments, fostering relationships within the fintech ecosystem, and adding operational value across the firm’s portfolio companies.
Prior to joining Fin Capital, Rina was at Morgan Stanley, where she advised Japanese clients on business development strategies. She began her career at BlackRock, assisting financial institutions in leveraging BlackRock’s proprietary portfolio management platform, Aladdin. Her efforts centered on portfolio risk analysis, portfolio construction, and enhancing operational efficiency.
Rina holds a BA in Economics from Keio University in Japan, a M.S. in Management from Fuqua School of Business, and an MBA from Wharton School of Business. Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, Rina brings a global perspective to her work.

Domenica Cevallos
Associate
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Domenica Cevallos
Associate
Domenica is an Associate at Fin Capital where she is responsible for assisting portfolio companies with GTM strategy, business development, capital raises, M&A and exits, in addition to helping source and diligence new investment opportunities.
Prior to Fin Capital, Domenica was an Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs in the Financial Institutions Group, where she sat in the FinTech, Asset Management (FTAM) vertical. In this role, she advised on several M&A and capital engagements, mostly focused on FinTech. She was also responsible for drafting and distributing the FinTech monthly update providing the latest industry trends to clients on behalf of the firm.
Outside of FinTech, Domenica enjoys running, dancing, and spending time with family and friends.
Domenica holds a BA in Finance and Economics from the University of Notre Dame where she served as Co-President of the Latino Honor Society.

Claire Beale
Sr. Executive Assistant
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Claire Beale
Sr. Executive Assistant
Claire Beale is a Sr. Executive Assistant at Fin Capital. With previous roles at Piper Sandler & Co., Thoma Bravo, and Valiance Capital, Claire has developed skills in strategic planning, business development support, and client relationship management.
Her day-to-day commitment to excellence is driven by authentic and impactful relationships, and an insatiable desire to learn.
Outside of the office, Claire enjoys discovering new places and experiences along the northern CA coast, and urban hikes while indulging in audiobooks.

Jacquelyn Arnold
Sr. Executive Assistant
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Jacquelyn Arnold
Sr. Executive Assistant
Jacquelyn is a Sr. Executive Assistant in the Fin Capital New York office. With previous roles in the beauty and fashion sectors, Jacquelyn is adept in fast paced environments.
Outside of the office, she enjoys writing, traveling, and spending time exploring New York City.

Lissette Morel
Executive Assistant
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Lissette Morel
Executive Assistant
Lissette is an Office Manager/Executive Assistant at Fin Capital. She previously supported teams at Viking Global Investors, Financial Technology Partners, and R3, gaining experience across legal and corporate functions. Lissette is skilled in executive support, operations, and has proven ability to navigate fast-paced environments.
Outside of work, she enjoys exploring New York City, reading, staying active, and shopping.

Ronald Issen
Venture Partner
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Ronald Issen
Venture Partner
Mr. Ronald Issen is Managing Director, Issen & Company, focusing on both public and private investment and advisory, with particularly deep experience in both Asia and Europe. He is a past Senior Advisor with Apollo Global Management LLC, and has served as a non-independent board member of both HKSE and SGX listed companies. In addition to his venture partner role with Fin Capital (having been a senior advisor since the firm’s launch), he is also currently a board member of ultra-luxury Capella Hotel Group, serves on the steering committee of Plaza Premium Group (a global in-airport hospitality group), and is an alternative board director of Singapore’s Pontiac Land Group, a leading int’l real estate developer. He is a former member of the Executive Management Committee of Hong Kong’s eSun Holdings Ltd/Lai Sun Development (part of Lai Sun Group, a leading Hong Kong based conglomerate). Earlier, he spent more than 10 years as a senior banking executive in project finance and government advisory with then-Banque Indosuez (now part of Credit Agricole) in Europe and Asia, having begun his career with Smith Barney (now part of Citigroup) and the Boston Consulting Group, both in the States. He holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and serves on its global alumni association board.

Carolina Campbell
Venture Partner
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Carolina Campbell
Venture Partner
Carolina Campbell is a finance professional and strategic advisor with more than 20 years of experience across investment banking, family office, and private markets. She advises family offices, venture capital firms, and private investment platforms on capital formation, strategic partnerships, investor relations, and growth initiatives.
Carolina currently works with single and multi-family offices and private capital organizations, helping connect investors, founders, and investment managers while supporting private market investment opportunities and long-term growth initiatives. Her advisory work includes engagements with The Holdsworth Group, Dorado Peak Advisors, Heritage Wealth Management, Main Character Capital, and R360 Global.
Previously, Carolina served as a Partner at Concordia Capital and as Head of Family Network at Context Capital Partners, where she built strategic relationships across the family office ecosystem and supported private market investment opportunities. Earlier in her career, she held senior leadership roles at Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, ISI Group, and Evercore in New York advising institutional investors on capital markets and strategic transactions.

Luke Collins
Venture Partner
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Luke Collins
Venture Partner
Luke has over forty years of experience in the financial services industry and has led business and product development for Meketa Capital, Proteus Capital, P/E Investments, Atlantic-Pacific Capital and the Investment Advisory Practice at Guggenheim Partners. Luke held key leadership positions with Affiliated Managers Group, JPMorgan Chase and UBS Private Wealth Management. Luke has a proven record of sales growth, team management, product and channel development. This success is a direct result of his broad and deep senior level network within the wealth management, brokerage, investment management, insurance and banking industries. Luke also serves on the Wealth Tech Innovation Board, an invitation-only, curated think tank of wealth technology leaders. He is a past Director of the Money Management Institute and the Investments and Wealth Institute. Luke was born and raised in New York City and graduated from the Collegiate School. He has an MBA in Finance and Accounting, with honors, from the University of Chicago and a BA, Cum Laude, in Economics from Carleton College. He is a Registered Securities Principal and holds FINRA Series 3, 7, 24, 63, 65 and 66 licenses. Luke lives in Brookline, Massachusetts with his two children, Olde English Sheepdog, Moby, and Norwich Terrier, Daisy.
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