Exhibit 31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, R. David Spreng, as Chief Executive Officer, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form 10-K of Runway Growth Finance Corp.; | 
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; | 
Date: March 27, 2025
| /s/ R. David Spreng | |
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     R. David Spreng Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Runway Growth Finance Corp.  |