Riot Ventures
Actively deployingVenice Β· 2 people tracked
Fund manager profile
Riot Ventures is a venture fund manager based in Venice. SEC filings show 1 venture fund on record, most recently Riot Ventures Fund III, L.P. ($160M offering) filed October 2025.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.
Team Β· 2 people
from the firm's websiteSteve Marcus is Co-Founder and General Partner at Riot Ventures, investing in seed and growth-stage companies. With over 20 years of experience as a founder and CEO, he has built large-scale wireless networks and datacenters, and has invested in companies that have achieved significant scale, including three IPO exits. He holds a BS from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.
Will Coffield is a co-founder and General Partner at Riot Ventures with more than a decade of institutional venture investment experience spanning early-stage companies through public exits. At Riot, he leads the firm's investment activities in defense, aerospace, logistics, and advanced manufacturing sectors. His investment portfolio includes companies focused on orbital defense, autonomous freight systems, datacenter infrastructure, steel manufacturing, AI-driven quality control, construction robotics, freight automation, and logistics technology.
What they invest in
from 5 of 6 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software Γ3Hardware Γ3Cloud Computing Γ2Cybersecurity Γ2AI & Machine Learning Γ1Cleantech Γ1Data & Infrastructure Γ1Defense Tech Γ1
HQs:United StatesΓ1
Investments Β· 6 tracked
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Integrate provides data validation, enrichment, and deduplication for leads entering marketing automation platforms and CRMs. The platform serves demand generation and sales teams seeking to improve lead quality and pipeline conversion.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Kindo provides AI-native agents designed for DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering teams to automate CI/CD pipeline validation, system troubleshooting, and operational workflows. The platform autonomously executes infrastructure tasks, reduces mean time to recovery, and accelerates internal tool development across cloud infrastructure and observability systems.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
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. The platform targets enterprises running AI, high-performance computing, mission-critical applications, and sovereign workloads, offering lower costs and data control compared to public cloud alternatives.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHardware
Parallel manufactures automated, battery-electric rail vehicles to enable railroads to serve shorter routes and lower-density markets traditionally served by trucking. The company targets railroads as customers and focuses on reducing freight transportation costs, pollution, and road congestion.
CleantechHardwareLogistics & Supply Chain
True Anomaly designs and builds hardware and software systems for space security and defense. The company serves military and government space forces with technologies for on-orbit operations and counterspace capabilities.
Defense TechHardwareSpace TechCentennial, US
Even Rogers(CEO and Co-Founder)Kyle Zakrzewski(Chief Engineer and Co-Founder)
Frequently asked questions
- What sectors does Riot Ventures focus on?
- Riot Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, 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.
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