Our FOunder: Joseph Duffy

Joseph graduated from Fordham University in 2010, with degrees in finance and accounting and quickly went to work on Wall Street.  Switching gears in 2012, Joseph ended up at a small factoring company focusing on structured settlements and that is where he was initially exposed to the plaintiff pre-settlement funding industry.  In 2014 Joseph was hired at a NY-based funding company and quickly rose through the ranks and eventually made Partner in 2018.  Regardless of title or position, maintaining and growing attorney relationships was, and still is, priority #1.  Facilitating introductions and referrals amongst an ever-growing number of clients and law firms provides tremendous ancillary value and is one of the ways Joseph differentiates himself from competitors.   Joseph founded Venture Funding Group, LLC in June 2020 after resigning from his old firm and in the short history of the company, Venture has already originated millions in funding transactions in NY, NJ, TX, FL & CA for both personal and surgical needs.  Despite the volume of business that already has been completed, there are occasions when the right decision is to NOT fund a plaintiff/case for several reasons and that is a sword Joseph will fall on 24/7.  Venture does not advertise nor does it accept broker business, 100% of the funding comes directly from the law firms.  In addition to consumer funding, Joseph also sits on his parent company’s Merger & Acquisition Committee, assisting with the formation of new JVs, industry consolidation, and also creating economies of scale amongst the various firms.  References are available upon request for any attorney considering using Venture for their funding needs but as one prominent NYC based lawyer said, “Joe is the full package and the real deal, my staff loves him and he makes the process easy for them.”    Venture Funding Group is an ALFA affiliated company and Joseph previously sat on both the Membership Committee as well as the Standards & Conduct Committee.  Venture is a proud supporter of both NYSTLA and the BCBA. Venture is fully committed to its motto:  The best law firms use the best vendors.

Connect with Joseph on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-duffy-2a302746