A New Vision
We began with a simple idea. How can product development teams adapt and win in a fiercely competitive tech landscape?
The answer turned into the R5 Method, a no-nonsense, scalable approach that ensures maximum action, accountability, and measurable results. Leo Rocco, in partnership with River Capital Group Holdings/RCGV, a hybrid private equity family investment office, has assembled a team with decades of experience operating at the forefront of institutional investing and digital transformations.
Combining R5 Methodology with an extensive network of resources, we built R5 Labs to share our strategies, expertise, and winning track record to create the next generation of companies that will transform our world.
A New Vision
A New Vision
We began with a simple idea. How can product development teams adapt and win in a fiercely competitive tech landscape?
The answer turned into the R5 Method, a no-nonsense, scalable approach that ensures maximum action, accountability, and measurable results. Leo Rocco, in partnership with River Capital Group Holdings/RCGV, a hybrid private equity family investment office, has assembled a team with decades of experience operating at the forefront of institutional investing and digital transformations.
Combining R5 Methodology with an extensive network of resources, we built R5 Labs to share our strategies, expertise, and winning track record to create the next generation of companies that will transform our world.
Meet The Leadership Team
Leo Rocco
Founder & CEO
Leo Rocco is a global product development expert and pioneer in mobile payments. Throughout his 25-year career, Rocco has been at the center of transforming the way people do things.
He has designed, written code for, and led global teams ranging in size from a couple of employees to thousands of people. In 2020, Leo founded Confidence Systems, the Al-powered “Get-Work-Done-Right” platform that makes completing tasks more efficient, consistent, and transparent, currently serving as the company’s CEO.
Before Confidence, Leo led product development and digital transformation at Fiserv, a 50,000-person, $100-billion financial technology company. In this role, he reimagined and modernized the onboarding experience for merchants to accept payments.
Prior, he led digital transformation in payments and digital commerce through GoPago, a company funded by JP Morgan. At GoPago, Rocco and his team were the first to create the ability to order and pay on a smartphone. He eventually sold the company to Amazon.
Leo is a venture advisor at Stanford’s Venture Studio program at Stanford University, where he is a guest lecturer and mentors students on starting, growing, and selling a company. He also is the founder of GetKids2Code, a philanthropic initiative under R5 Labs designed to inspire young people to embrace STEM disciplines.
Meet The Leadership Team
Leo Rocco
Founder & CEO
Leo Rocco is a global product development expert and pioneer in mobile payments. Throughout his 25-year career, Rocco has been at the center of transforming the way people do things.
He has designed, written code for, and led global teams ranging in size from a couple of employees to thousands of people. In 2020, Leo founded Confidence Systems, the Al-powered “Get-Work-Done-Right” platform that makes completing tasks more efficient, consistent, and transparent, currently serving as the company’s CEO.
Before Confidence, Leo led product development and digital transformation at Fiserv, a 50,000-person, $100-billion financial technology company. In this role, he reimagined and modernized the onboarding experience for merchants to accept payments.
Prior, he led digital transformation in payments and digital commerce through GoPago, a company funded by JP Morgan. At GoPago, Rocco and his team were the first to create the ability to order and pay on a smartphone. He eventually sold the company to Amazon.
Leo is a venture advisor at Stanford’s Venture Studio program at Stanford University, where he is a guest lecturer and mentors students on starting, growing, and selling a company. He also is the founder of GetKids2Code, a philanthropic initiative under R5 Labs designed to inspire young people to embrace STEM disciplines.
Vincent Puma
Co-Founder
A venture capitalist and seasoned operator, Vince Puma has served as Co-Founder and CEO of River Capital Group Holdings and River Capital Group Ventures since their formation in 2012. Prior to founding RCG, Mr. Puma spent the majority of his career on Wall Street, working at firms like Gruntal & Co. and Josephthal & Co.
Before becoming a principal in his own firm, Mr. Puma then spent the next 12 years building several small firm sales and banking divisions in multiple roles, from Managing Director to CEO. Mr. Puma studied at Baruch College and New York University. He has also served on many boards, both private and philanthropically, including the Arc of Monmouth County and Hackensack Meridian Health.
Under his leadership, River Capital Group has made opportunistic industry-agnostic investments in growth companies ranging from five hundred thousand to $50 million. RCGH identifies forward-thinking companies for which its capital, financial expertise, and relationships would add both significant quantitative and qualitative value.
Vincent Puma
Co-Founder
A venture capitalist and seasoned operator, Vince Puma has served as Co-Founder and CEO of River Capital Group Holdings and River Capital Group Ventures since their formation in 2012. Prior to founding RCG, Mr. Puma spent the majority of his career on Wall Street, working at firms like Gruntal & Co. and Josephthal & Co.
Before becoming a principal in his own firm, Mr. Puma then spent the next 12 years building several small firm sales and banking divisions in multiple roles, from Managing Director to CEO. Mr. Puma studied at Baruch College and New York University. He has also served on many boards, both private and philanthropically, including the Arc of Monmouth County and Hackensack Meridian Health.
Under his leadership, River Capital Group has made opportunistic industry-agnostic investments in growth companies ranging from five hundred thousand to $50 million. RCGH identifies forward-thinking companies for which its capital, financial expertise, and relationships would add both significant quantitative and qualitative value.
Mario Monello
Co-Founder
As Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board at River Capital Group Holdings and River Capital Group Ventures, Mario Monello has an extensive background leading high-growth companies and acting in an executive capacity across leading financial firms.
After serving as a partner at Lehman Brothers from 1979-1993, Mr. Monello went on to cofound Argosy Group, a firm specializing in bank/sales and trading/bankruptcy restructuring, working as Head of Leverage Finance. He went on to work with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, MaxCor Financial Group, and Guggenheim Partners before joining River Capital Group.
Mr. Monello studied Business Administration at Brooklyn College in New York and philanthropically has been engaged as an Advisory Board Member of the Monmouth Medical Center Foundation and as a Board Member of the Count Basie Center for the Arts.
Mario Monello
Co-Founder
As Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board at River Capital Group Holdings and River Capital Group Ventures, Mario Monello has an extensive background leading high-growth companies and acting in an executive capacity across leading financial firms.
After serving as a partner at Lehman Brothers from 1979-1993, Mr. Monello went on to cofound Argosy Group, a firm specializing in bank/sales and trading/bankruptcy restructuring, working as Head of Leverage Finance. He went on to work with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, MaxCor Financial Group, and Guggenheim Partners before joining River Capital Group.
Mr. Monello studied Business Administration at Brooklyn College in New York and philanthropically has been engaged as an Advisory Board Member of the Monmouth Medical Center Foundation and as a Board Member of the Count Basie Center for the Arts.