Venice · Seed–Growth · 7 people tracked
Also known as Riot Ventures C1 · Riot Ventures C1B · RIOT VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC
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Investment thesis
Riot Ventures backs founders building at the intersection of advanced technology and physical infrastructure, with a focus on deeptech and hardware-enabled startups. Its portfolio spans AI infrastructure, defense and space systems, nuclear and geothermal energy, autonomous robotics, maritime and rail logistics, and industrial automation. The firm appears drawn to ambitious, technically complex companies tackling foundational problems in national security, energy, manufacturing, and enterprise AI.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 7 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Riot Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 34 of 41 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×14Enterprise Software ×11Hardware ×11Deep Tech ×9SaaS ×6Advanced Manufacturing ×5Defense Tech ×5Robotics ×5
HQs:United States×23Bulgaria×1Thailand×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 22 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×92 founders×73 founders×34+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 36 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4Harvard Business School ×3Harvard University ×3Stanford University ×3University of Southern California ×3Arizona State University ×2Northwestern University ×2Penn State University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 32 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×16Computer Science ×10Business & Management ×3Humanities ×3Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 38 founders with career history
SpaceX ×5United States Air Force ×3Bird ×2Endeca ×2Tesla ×2US Navy ×2
4 hold an MBA (of 36 with degree data)
Investments · 41 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 52025 · 22023 · 12022 · 12021 · 12020 · 111 dated
Toast provides a restaurant management platform combining point-of-sale hardware (Flex POS, Toast Go 3 handheld) with software tools for online ordering, payroll, and other operations.
FintechFoodTechRetail TechSaaSBoston, US
Stephen Fredette(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jonathan Grimm(Director, Promoter)inAman Narang(Director, Promoter)inChristopher Comparato(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSteve Papa(Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersEvolution VC PartnersF-Prime CapitalGlynn Capital ManagementMastryTeamworthy Ventures+2 more
Queue builds an autonomous robotic pharmacy kiosk that takes in sealed wholesale drug bottles and dispenses filled, verified prescription vials on-site, using computer vision to identify each pill to its National Drug Code and QR codes to verify scripts.
HardwareHealthtechRoboticsPalo Alto, US
Nick Desai(Co-founder)inJosh Liu(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpInception Studio CapitalUbiquity VenturesCerberus Capital ManagementIllinois VenturesPlayground Global
Alloy Enterprises designs and manufactures thermal management and cooling solutions for high-density servers and critical IT equipment.
Advanced ManufacturingData & InfrastructureDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSomerville, US
Alison Forsyth(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Mykulowycz(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrea Bedell(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersPiva CapitalUnlessLockheed Martin VenturesPETRONAS Ventures
Apiphany is an AI platform built for physical product engineering and manufacturing teams that extracts and analyzes data from both structured and unstructured engineering systems to improve design decisions and project timelines.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Co-investorsFika
The page profiles Rylan, a founder with a background at Amazon Robotics and 6 River Systems, but does not clearly describe the current company (blw.ai) or its product.
AI & Machine Learning
Rylan Hamilton(Founder)in
Co-investorsEclipse VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Impatient Ventures
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Brick Dynamics helps companies expand into new cities by setting up warehousing, local teams, and delivery operations without fixed overhead.
Logistics & Supply ChainMiami, US
TJ Hennessy(Founder)inTom O'Brien(Founder)inTimothy Hennessy(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsHAVEN VENTURESWestern Technology Investment
Bunsen is a creative agency that helps science and deep technology companies develop strategic narratives and design to communicate their innovations to investors and the public.
BiotechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechNew York, US
Ben Kellogg(Co-founder)inMichael Polansky(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsSarah Smith
Common Sense develops technology tools designed for government officials managing cities and counties, bringing talent from major tech companies to serve the public sector.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSLos Altos Hills, US
Deterrence builds an autonomous manufacturing platform that combines line sensors, robotic task automation, machine vision inspection, and AI-driven optimization to run and improve factory production.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechRoboticsWashington, US
Henry Olgers(Founder)in
Co-investorsImpatient VenturesNEW VISTA CAPITALValhalla VenturesSilent Ventures
Dome provides a unified API that allows developers to access data from multiple prediction market platforms, trade across them, and integrate market information into applications through a single interface.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Kurush Dubash(Founder)inKunal Roy(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorEclipse
Elementary Robotics develops machine vision inspection systems for industrial quality control and defect detection.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Arye Barnehama(Founder)
Co-investorsOUP (Osage University Partners)Thundermark CapitalFathom CapitalFika VenturesThreshold VenturesTiger Global Management+2 more
Endurance Energy develops subsea geothermal technology to generate renewable electricity from volcanic activity on the seafloor, providing reliable 24/7 power with minimal environmental footprint for islands, industrial sites, and data centers.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyBoulder, US
Andrew Redd(Founder)in
Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalConstruct CapitalFelicis VenturesPoint72 VenturesFounders Fund
EnduroSat develops and operates satellites and avionics systems to democratize access to space intelligence and satellite-based services.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechSofia, BG
Raycho Raychev(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsFounders FundFreigeist CapitalGV (Google Ventures)European Innovation Council FundLux CapitalShrug+1 more
Integrate provides data validation, enrichment, and deduplication for leads entering marketing automation platforms and CRMs.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSScottsdale, US
Hart Cunningham(Executive Officer, Director)inJeremy Bloom(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBruce Dines(Director)Seth Levine(Director)Sam Landman(Director)
Co-investorsComcast VenturesHigh AlphaHyperplane Venture CapitalZillionizeForte VenturesFPV
Karman Industries builds the Heat Processing Unit (HPU), a modular thermal management system designed to cool high-power AI data center chips while eliminating water use and enabling heat reuse for power generation and district heating.
CleantechEnergyHardware
David Tearse(Founder)in
Co-investorsSpaceVCWonder Ventures
Kindo provides AI-native agents designed for DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering teams to automate CI/CD pipeline validation, system troubleshooting, and operational workflows.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareLos Angeles, US
Ron W.(Founder)inBryan Vann(Founder)in
Co-investorsDrive CapitalEniac VenturesRRE Ventures
San Francisco, US
Pujun Bhatnagar(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJEFFREY GIBSON(Executive Officer, Director)Tonguc Barkin Doganay(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardLISA DOLAN(Director)
Co-investorsCapital 49Informed Ventures Advisors, LlcKyber Knight CapitalDeVCGSR VenturesLink Ventures+3 more
Kiki is an AI assistant accessible via text messaging that helps users manage their schedules, tasks, decisions, and personal routines through conversational SMS interactions.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSaaS
Denis Nazarov(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzElectric CapitalUnion Square Ventures (USV)AlleyCorpHouse Capital+2 more
Lumafield builds industrial X-ray CT scanning hardware and cloud-connected analysis software that let engineering, R&D, and production teams inspect the interior of manufactured parts for defects and dimensional accuracy.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSan Francisco, US
Eduardo Torrealba(Founder)inAndreas Bastian(Founder)inJonathan Aharon(Founder)inScott Johnston(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundDCVC (Data Collective)G2 Venture PartnersIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kleiner Perkins+3 more
Mango Micro makes the M6, an automated microbial colony counting system that uses machine learning to deliver CFU counts and digitize quality-control labs.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareHealthtech
Co-investorsFREEFLOWSoundproof VenturesBrick Mortar VenturesFirst Check VenturesGreat North VenturesIncisive Ventures
Nodal Networks develops Malcom, an AI-powered decision intelligence platform that helps container terminal operators optimize yard operations, berth planning, and equipment utilization through natural language queries.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Paul Albert-Lebrun(Founder)in
Co-investorsNido VenturesTMV
Santa Monica, US
Paul Albert-Lebrun(Executive Officer, Director)inNicolas Westgate(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Marcus(Director)in
Co-investorsTMV
OpenEnvoy provides an AI-based platform that digitizes accounts payable and receivable work, including invoice capture, expense coding, reconciliation, and approval workflows for finance teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Parker Moore(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdapt VenturesRRE Ventures
Oxide provides an on-premises cloud platform that integrates compute, storage, networking, and software in a single system, designed to deliver cloud-like elasticity and programmability for enterprise workloads.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareEmeryville, US
Steven Tuck(Executive Officer, Director)Bryan Cantrill(Executive Officer, Director)inJessica Frazelle(Executive Officer)Jessie Frazelle(Founder)in
BoardSeth Winterroth(Director)inGaetano Crupi(Director)in
Co-investorsCounterpart VenturesEclipse VenturesFriends Family CapitalIntel CapitalRally Ventures Management, LlcEclipse+1 more
Parallel manufactures automated, battery-electric rail vehicles to enable railroads to serve shorter routes and lower-density markets traditionally served by trucking.
CleantechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainLos Angeles, US
John Howard(Executive Officer, Director)inBenjamin Stabler(Founder)inMatt Soule(Founder)in
BoardJoshua Posamentier(Director)in
PartnerWill Coffield· led
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesAnthos CapitalCollaborative FundEmbark Ventures
Integrate provides project management software designed for complex programs in government, defense, aerospace, and related sectors, enabling orchestration of critical work across multiple domains.
Deep TechDefense TechGovTechSeattle, US
John ConafayAndrew SloanKellie Higa
Co-investorsFUSERavelin CapitalHyperplane Venture Capital
Lehi, US
Evan Walker(Executive Officer, Director)inEvan W.(Founder)inMike Moreno(Executive Officer)John Mayfield(Director)in
Co-investors137 VenturesMadrona Venture GroupRachel Zoe VenturesSTARTUP IGNITION VENTURESUpfront Ventures75 & Sunny+1 more
Rugged Robotics provides an automated construction layout service that prints building layout lines and data directly onto jobsite floors from 3D models, replacing manual chalk-line methods.
Construction TechHardwareRoboticsHouston, US
Derrick J. Morse(Co-founder)inLogan Farrell(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersBrick Mortar VenturesCybernetix VenturesMorpheus VenturesSoundproof VenturesSuffolk Technologies+1 more
Satomic works on tools for navigating chemical space to speed up the process of going from idea to molecule.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsHOF Capital
Shield AI develops AI pilot systems for military applications including aircraft, drones, ships, satellites, and submarines.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSan Diego, US
Brandon Tseng(President & Co-Founder)inRyan Tseng(President, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer)inAndrew Reiter(Co-Founder)inKingsley Afemikhe(Executive Officer)inGary Steele(Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardKeith Dunleavy(Director)
Co-investors645 VenturesAdvaita CapitalAlpha PartnersAltra VentureAndreessen HorowitzBeyond Capital+34 more
Sift, founded in 2015, collects smartphone app-installation data to build user profiles and uses AI and machine learning to process mobile ad requests for hypertargeted app install advertising.
AdTechAI & Machine Learning
Jud Bowman(Founder & CEO)inSlawek Pruchnik(Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer)inJesper Rasmussen(Co-founder, Chief Software Architect)inAaron Schwager(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAlerion VenturesElevate Innovation PartnersCIVFika VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Insight Partners+2 more
Sift is an end-to-end platform for teams building advanced hardware that consolidates sensor and telemetry data into a single system for analysis, anomaly detection, and automated test rule evaluation.
Data & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareEl Segundo, US
Karthik Gollapudi(Founder)in
Co-investorsFikaCIVFika VenturesGV (Google Ventures)
Simbe provides retail inventory and monitoring solutions combining computer vision, robotics, RFID, and fixed sensors for retail businesses.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechRoboticsSouth San Francisco, US
Brad Bogolea(CEO)inMirza Akbar Shah(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRyan Gembala(Director)inSubodh Gupta(Director)inJay Douglas Knafel(Director)inDavid Pakman(Director)in
Co-investors7percent VenturesActivant CapitalAnorak VenturesComet LabsEastward Capital PartnersHemisphere Ventures LLC+10 more
STOR is a food preservation company that extends the freshness and shelf life of food by modifying the air surrounding it.
AgTechFoodTech
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesService Provider Capital
True-dtac is a Thai mobile telecommunications provider offering phone numbers, prepaid and postpaid mobile plans, add-on packages, devices, bill payment and top-up services, and customer loyalty perks.
ConsumerEnterprise Software
Co-investorsT&B Media GlobalEclipse
True Anomaly designs and builds hardware and software systems for space security and defense.
Defense TechHardwareSpace TechCentennial, US
Even Rogers(CEO and Co-Founder)inKyle Zakrzewski(Chief Engineer and Co-Founder)inThomas Nichols(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Brunski(Director)in
BoardJesse Michaels(Director)Austin Bishop(Director)
PartnerWill Coffield· led
Co-investors645 VenturesAccelACME CapitalBlack FlagChampion Hill VenturesCortado Ventures+14 more
Valar Atomics is developing and scaling high-temperature gas nuclear reactors for grid-independent applications including hydrogen production, data center power, and clean hydrocarbon fuel production.
CleantechDeep TechEnergySan Rafael, US
Isaiah Taylor(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpAlumni VenturesBalaji SrinivasanBalerion Space VenturesBVVCContrary+12 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
EnduroSat · satellitetoday.com · Sep 9, 2026
Mango · beincrypto.com · Sep 3, 2026
Queue · finsmes.com · Aug 18, 2026
Toast · markets.financialcontent.com · Aug 18, 2026
Blue Water Autonomy · interestingengineering.com · Aug 9, 2026
Oxide Computer · sec.gov · Aug 4, 2026
Valar Atomics · techbuzz.ai · Jul 18, 2026
Shield AI · intelligence360.news · Jul 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Riot Ventures made?
- Riot Ventures has 41 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Riot Ventures invest at?
- Riot Ventures invests at the Seed, Growth stages.
- What is Riot Ventures's typical check size?
- Riot Ventures typically writes checks of $3M.
- What sectors does Riot Ventures focus on?
- Riot Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Construction Tech, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, GovTech, Hardware, Logistics & Supply Chain, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, Space Tech.
- Where is Riot Ventures located?
- Riot Ventures is headquartered in Venice, US.
- Does Riot Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Riot Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Riot Ventures co-invest with?
- Riot Ventures most often shares deals with Congruent Ventures, Eclipse Ventures, 645 Ventures, among 129 tracked co-investors.
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