General InformationRiver Financial is a Bitcoin-only financial services company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, with approximately 131 employees, founded in 2019 by Alexander Leishman and Andrew Benson.
Funding & FinancialsRiver has raised a total of $70M across 4 rounds, with its most recent being a Series B in May 2023 backed by investors including Goldcrest, Slow Ventures, Kingsway Capital, and Cygni Energy.
Leadership & TeamAlexander Leishman serves as Co-Founder, CEO, and CTO, bringing expertise from prior roles at Polychain Capital and Airbnb's security team; James Page is Chief Product Officer and Bill Mongan serves as General Counsel.
Recent ActivityIn January 2025, River launched ForceField, a new multi-layered security product protecting client Bitcoin holdings from phone theft, cyber-attacks, and social engineering scams, with a 5-day deactivation delay and configurable withdrawal limits.