Deniz Oran is the Founder and Partner at Spring Stream Capital.

Prior to founding Spring Stream, Deniz was an investor at The Riverside Company’s Micro Cap Fund, where he focused on control investments in the software, services, and franchising sectors.

He was previously a private equity portfolio manager at the $200 billion Teacher Retirement System of Texas, where he focused on principal investments across sectors and geographies.

Deniz started his career as an investment banker at Wells Fargo Securities and Sawaya Partners, where he executed consumer and healthcare transactions.

Deniz has a BBA from the College of William and Mary in finance, economics, and accounting.

He resides in New York City and enjoys trying the latest restaurants, playing chess, roasting and making coffee, and is an Eagle Scout.