Carey Ransom

Carey Ransom is the Managing Director of BankTech Ventures, a $115M investment fund focused on community banks.

He's a serial tech entrepreneur and investor who also founded Operate, investing in data-centric startups. Prior roles include COO at Aspiration, CEO of RealPractice, and CMO at Happy Money. He has a 25-year executive career spanning product, marketing, and business development. Carey is active in SoCal's startup scene and with a number of schools and conferences. He also hosts the Operate Podcast to highlight founders, funders and industry luminaries. His belief in purpose, culture, and teamwork stems from growing up in his family’s retail business.