Entrepreneur and Investor. Operator and Advisor. East coast polish and West coast transparency.

Helping growing companies realize their potential.

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We are lifelong learners and believe today's successful companies need to be as well.  We've lived the benefit of lateral thinking coupled with the dynamic application of learnings from varied experiences.  More simply, unique solutions are unlocked by operating in the blank space between historically siloed disciplines.  This is where we seek to add value for our clients.  Examples include:

wall street <> technology

investors <> operators

startups <> traditional small business

profits <> renewable energy

east coast rigor <> west coast ingenuity

Who we help

- Small business lending
- Banking
- Payments & Billing
- Capacity
- Microgrids & owned power solutions
- Solar
- Anaerobic digestion & landfills
- Renewable fuel sources
- Venture Capital
- Private Equity
- Private Credit
- Family Offices
- Angels & HNW

What we do

- GTM playbook: customer segmentation, unit economics, measurement
- Strategic review & financial planning
- Team building and scaling; interim management & execution
- Financing strategy
- Capitalization across capital stack: equity, credit, tax equity

“My experience with Nick over the years has been overwhelmingly positive; he’s able to navigate complex team building issues while consistently demonstrating the analytical rigor and sound judgement that you want from a seasoned executive. Put simply, Nick is loyal, smart, engaging, and has no-ego. Couldn’t recommend working with him enough.”

— Sam Hodges, CEO & Co-founder, Vouch Insurance

“Nick is that rare leader who in a single day can skillfully transition from leading a board presentation, to calling prospects for business, to whiteboarding our next strategic move, to pulling supporting analysis for team metrics, to mentoring junior employees ... and all with the level of competence, respect, and judgement that you want out of any teammate. He is poised, not afraid to get his hands dirty, all while staying strategic. I’d build any company at any stage with Nick.”

— Mike Rabil, CEO & Co-founder, Premier Lacrosse League

nick@ridgewayholt.com

617 312 0910

Nick has spent his entire career in a variety of growth businesses including the last 11 as an operator and executive in financial technology, insurance, and renewable energy endeavors. He started his professional career in 2008 at Canaccord Genuity, a middle-market Canadian investment bank with a significant US operation.

In 2013 he joined small business lending marketplace pioneer Funding Circle and relocated to San Francisco. He was part of the US leadership team during the IPO in 2018 – Funding Circle has lent over $20B to main street small businesses since its inception in 2010.

After Funding Circle, Nick joined CircleUp as a General Partner of the $125M credit fund, which lent and invested in high growth consumer brands. Later he joined the founding team of insurance payments and lending startup Ascend, where he led the raise of a $250M credit facility and built all early go-to-market customer motions. Nick has most recently worked and advised in the renewable energy sector at early stage software startups, later stage / scaled operations, and with family offices and investors.

Nick holds a BA in Economics and English Literature from Hamilton College and currently lives outside NYC with his family.

“Ridgeway” and “Holt” are the middle names of Nick’s two children.

Entrepreneur and Investor. Operator and Advisor. East coast polish and West coast transparency.

Helping growing companies realize their potential.

Who we help

Fintech & Insuretech Operators

Renewable Energy Operators

Investors

What we do

Operating Expertise

Capital Raising

nick@ridgewayholt.com