Paul Nolde

Paul Nolde has almost two decades of experience in the banking, finance, and venture capital sectors, serving in multiple business development and management roles.
As the Fund Manager and Managing Director of Riverflow Growth Fund, a seed-stage fund based in Richmond, VA, Paul is responsible for all aspects of fund management and investment-related functions.
This includes management of daily operations, deal flow cultivation and due diligence, syndicate investor cultivation, investor relations, and portfolio management (including portfolio company board service).
Prior to this he served as a director at NRV, an early-stage venture capital firm also based in Richmond, VA. In this role he co-led their overall business development strategies and their discernment process around new investment opportunities, as well as supporting several portfolio companies via board service.
Before NRV, Paul was the Small Business Capital Strategist for Virginia Community Capital, Virginia’s largest community development financial institution.
In this capacity Paul was responsible for building the firm’s venture debt portfolio focusing on growth companies, social enterprises, and healthy foods, as well as architecting their overall small business lending platform.
Prior to VCC, he was managing director of a family office in Richmond, VA, overseeing their angel and seed investment opportunities.
This was preceded by sales and strategy positions at Wells Fargo, Unioin First Market Bank, Bank of America, and Wachovia.