# Phillip Riese

> Phillip Riese is a seed investor at General Catalyst backing FinTech. See 3 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-riese-1611ab

Phillip Riese is a seed investor at General Catalyst in New York focused on FinTech and Banking. Phillip Riese is the President of RIESE & OTHERS. Phillip has a B.Com in Textiles from Leeds University in the UK, an MBA from the University of Cape Town in South Africa, and an MS from MIT in the US.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 67% |
| Banking | 1 | 33% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 33% |
| Credit Cards | 1 | 33% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bilt | Rewards program for renters | $250M |  | Jul 10, 2025 | https://www.biltrewards.com/ |
| Bilt | Rewards program for renters | $200M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 24, 2024 | https://www.biltrewards.com/ |
| Railsr | Railsr is a financial services company. They provide the creation of digital ledgers, connecting digital ledgers to bank accounts, receiving money, sending money, converting money, issuing cards, and managing credit through the API that enables banks and corporate customers to transact digitally. | $1.4M | Seed | Aug 09, 2017 | http://www.railsbank.com |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Camber Creek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/camber-creek) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Derive Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/derive-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eldridge Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eldridge) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eldridge Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eldridgeindustries) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Firestartr](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firestartr-co) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GID](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gid-73cf) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About General Catalyst

VC Fund · Cambridge, United States

General Catalyst is an investment firm that supports businesses at every stage, from seed to growth. It focuses on fostering resilience and advancing applied AI through its investments. The firm collaborates with entrepreneurs to provide capital and strategic guidance, enabling innovation across industries such as healthcare, fintech, and consumer technology.

5 contacts available at General Catalyst.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Christopher Kauffman | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-kauffman-79f3 |
| Erin Schaefer | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erin-schaefer-d17c |
| Genevieve Kinney | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genevieve-kinney |
| Jeremy Goldstein | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeremy-goldstein-a6ab |
| Jim Baum | General Catalyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-baum |

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## FAQ

### What does Phillip Riese invest in?

Phillip Riese invests primarily in FinTech, Banking and Real Estate startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Phillip Riese?

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### When did Phillip Riese last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Phillip Riese closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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