Forbes 30 Under 30 Profile: Miles Cole
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Former Princeton University men’s water polo athlete Miles Cole is among the 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 in Finance.
A native of Santa Barbara, Calif., and a graduate of San Marcos High School, Cole launched r0 Capital this July as an alternative investment firm with $53 million in backing from an undisclosed private credit firm and plaintiff law firm. It invests alongside law firms pursuing lawsuits in exchange for receiving a portion of the payouts, and has built a portfolio of more than 8,000 legal claims nationwide in the past few months. The firm builds on his previous company MassLink Labs, which helped law firms with case acquisition. He also co-founded Follow, a fintech company that helps users replicate other portfolios’ trades.
During his time competing for the Tigers during the 2017-to-2019 seasons, Cole tallied 35 goals and 13 assists in 81 games as Princeton compiled a 57-32 record (2017: 22-6; 2018: 19-11; 2019: 16-15) with a Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) Championship/National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship tournament berth (2018) along with a pair of NWPC Championship second place marks (2017, 2019).
