Richard Blankenship

Richard Blankenship is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Dream Ventures and the Co-Founder of fintech company Prizeout, based in Las Vegas, USA. He earned a Bachelor of Science from San Diego State University between 2009 and 2013 before holding corporate roles such as Lead Business Analyst at Merkle and Vice President of Product at Zogo. Blankenship previously served as a Co-Founder and Advisor at Estars Studios, an enterprise that was successfully sold in December 2022. As an active investor, he backed CUTS Clothing alongside college friend Steven Borrelli, helping the ecommerce brand project tens of millions in 2020 sales, and he holds board seats at Fuse Technologies, Mezcla, and The Skinny Confidential. His professional focus centers on deploying early-stage venture capital into high-growth fintech, ecommerce, and disruptive technology startups across the United States.