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The time to build is now. With new Ai technologies, new platforms, and a rapidly changing regulatory and competitive landscape, there has never been a better moment to build in financial services. At Restive Ventures, we see the future, and we call it AiFi, where AI meets financial services. Conversations with founders across the ecosystem keep reinforcing one thing: the innovation happening right now is explosive. AI is reshaping the foundations of financial infrastructure, from risk intelligence to workflow automation to entirely new analytical capabilities.
GO RESTIVE 2026 is an invite-only, day-long gathering designed for pre-seed and seed founders, as well as those preparing to start their companies. This event is built to help you launch, learn, and accelerate.
Throughout the day, you will hear from operators, investors, and technical experts who have built and scaled in some of the most complex areas of fintech. At Restive, we partner with builders solving massive problems and connect them directly with the financial ecosystem. Whether you are working in payments, regulated enterprise workflows, e-commerce and loyalty, or any part of the broader financial services stack, our team brings decades of operator experience and deep market insight.
We are excited to share this day with you and will be announcing our speakers soon.
Stay tuned and get ready for an incredible GO RESTIVE 2026.
YOUR GO RESTIVE 2026 SPEAKERS
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Ken Lin
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Ethan Bloch
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Snigdha Kumar
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Andrew Wynn
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Soups Ranjan
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Laura Spiekerman
AND MANY MORE TO COME, INCLUDING SPECIAL GUESTS FROM OPENAI, STRIPE, ANTHROPIC AND MANY OTHERS…
Go Restive
Join the best and brightest
Our founder application list is currently full, but we encourage you to apply for our waitlist!
THERE IS NO COST FOR ACCEPTED FOUNDERS TO ATTEND
Wednesday, MArch 4th, 202
10 AM - 6PM
San Francisco, CA
Not a founder, but share our passion and want to contribute to the ecosystem, email us at go@restive.com
FAQ
Who should apply?
Early stage founders building companies in fintech and those that plan to start companies in the next 6 months.
What are examples of fintech companies?
We take a very broad approach to how we think about fintech! Anyone who is thinking creatively about financial services, retail, regulation, and more broadly how we spend/ save/ store our money will benefit from this event. If you think your business might interact with the traditional financial services ecosystem, or that you could benefit from more knowledge of that system, you should apply.
How will companies be selected?
The team from Restive will select founders based on who will benefit most from the event. These will tend to be ambitious founders with a big vision and the skills to achieve that vision. They’ll also be founders who we think can benefit from the event.
Who will attend the event?
Ambitious founders - including many of the founders in our own portfolio - as well as industry leaders, subject matter experts, operators, and other investors.
Will you charge for the event?
We will have a very small number of tickets available for purchase to help offset the cost of the event. The event is free for founders and we will not sell tickets to founders.
What’s the relationship between this event and Restive’s investment process?
Our goal for this event is to encourage more founders to build in fintech and to partner with them at the earliest stages of their journey. We expect that we’ll have to earn the right to partner with any founder we meet, whether they attend this event or not. You’re under no obligation to accept an investment from us if you attend and we’re not going to invest in every founder that attends.
When will you review applications?
Applications will open on Dec 5, 2024, and founders will be admitted on a rolling basis. Apply early. Given the limitations of the venue and format, we do not anticipate being able to admit all who apply.
What is the deadline to apply?
We will accept applicants until we reach our capacity and then we will start a waiting list. The final deadline will be February 15, 2024.
This sounds cool. I’m not ready to start a company now though. Will you do this again?
We don’t know. This is a bit of an experiment. We’ll see how it goes. But we’ll be here whenever you’re ready. We’re always investing.
