Riaz Valani
Profile Summary
Riaz Valani is a California-based finance figure born in 1976 with an estimated net worth of ~$2.4B RTB. SEC records show 12 insider filings tied to him, including Form 3 and Form 4 reports and a Schedule 13D/A amendment, which are the SEC forms used to disclose initial insider ownership, changes in holdings, and updates to large ownership stakes SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC filings connect Valani to Better Home & Finance Holding Co, Ouster, Inc., 1/0 Mortgage Investment, LLC, and Better Portfolio Holdings 1 LLC SEC EDGAR. The filing set includes 12 insider filings, with several Form 4 reports in 2024, indicating repeated disclosures of changes in beneficial ownership SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Valani Foundation Inc, based in New York, reported $5,106 in total assets, $100 in revenue, $0 in expenses, and $0 in grants paid for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. Across the foundation data provided, total grants paid were $0 and total foundation assets were $5,106 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
From 2007-09-26 to 2025-09-25, Valani made 32 federal contributions totaling $511,700 FEC. By party, $157,700 went to Republicans, $60,700 to Democrats, and $293,300 is listed as unknown; top recipients included the NRCC at $131,700, TAKE BACK THE HOUSE 2020 at $125,000, TECH FOR CAMPAIGNS at $50,000, PROTECTING OUR VOTE PAC at $50,000, and the DNC Services Corp / Democratic National Committee at $33,900 FEC.
In the News
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Associated Companies
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Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source.