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Marco DeMiroz

Investor

Co-Founder and General Partner at The Venture Reality Fund

Redwood City, California, United States

Writes $100K – $500K checks

About

Marco DeMiroz pairs operational gaming leadership as PlayFirst CEO and late‑stage immersive‑tech experience—he led Jaunt VR’s Series C—with a global XR approach that invests only alongside local institutional co‑investors.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareGamingHardwareMedia & Entertainment

Experience

  1. The Venture Reality FundCo-founder & General Partnercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. RecursiveInvestorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. AMI - Advanced Machine IntelligenceInvestorcurrent2026 — presentParis
  4. World LabsInvestorcurrent2026 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  5. ScenarioInvestorcurrent2023 — presentUnited States
  6. Jadu ARInvestorcurrent2021 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  7. VLGEInvestorcurrent2021 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
  8. Apprentice.ioInvestorcurrent2018 — presentGreater New York City Area
  9. Virtualitics, Inc.Board Member & Investorcurrent2017 — presentGreater Los Angeles Area
  10. PhiarBoard Member & Investor2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Singularity UniversityMentor @ SU Labs2015 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Innovation Center DenmarkAdvisory Board Member2009 — 2021
  13. SwrveBoard Member2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Jaunt VRBoard Observer2015 — 2016Palo Alto, CA
  15. TPG Growth/Evolution MediaManaging Director2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  16. Cloudzilla.comAdvisory Board Member2014 — 2016Redwood City, CA
  17. Mozilla CorporationMentor @ WebFWD2011 — 2016
  18. TPG Growth/Evolution Media CapitalAdvisor2014
  19. PlayFirst, Inc. (acqd by GLU/EA)President & CEO2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  20. Partech InternationalEIR2011San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityEngineer (post-grad), Aero & Astro - minor EE
  2. Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Corporate Finance & Strategy
  3. San José State UniversityMasters in Mechanical Engineering, Digital Control Systems & Robotics
  4. Naval Postgraduate SchoolBS in ME, Optimization

Skills & more

Start-ups99Virtual Reality99Augmented Reality87Strategy99Entrepreneurship99Business Development99Leadership94Strategic Partnerships76Venture Capital77Management58Mobile Devices58Cloud Computing47
+11 moreEnterprise SoftwareMarketing StrategySocial MediaOnline MarketingProduct ManagementMobile GamesVideo GamesMarketingCleantechGame DevelopmentEntertainment

From Marco's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,575

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,569 more

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business51

Cindy PadnosFounder and Managing Partner at Illuminate VenturesMarkInvestor at Yu GalaxyMurli RaviCo-founder and Managing Partner at Tin Men CapitalJensen WarnockCOO at Mercato PartnersDaphne CarmeliFounder, Entrepreneur, CEO, Angel Investor, Philanthropist, Advisor and Board Member at XRCOtto GraffPartner at IGNIA

+ 45 more

Also attended San José State University77

Arturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesJamie WatsonGTM Coordinator at Scale Venture PartnersDeny KhoungPortfolio Support at 8VCJodi MokInvestor at GGV CapitalNorman HoInvestor at GGV Capital

+ 71 more

Also attended Naval Postgraduate School10

Mike AmecheCXO, DeployX at Red Cell IncubationGene BlackVice Admiral USN (ret.) at NEW VISTA CAPITALMike CappsVenture Partner at Griffin Gaming PartnersDale R. DavisSenior Principal at Ultratech Capital PartnersLt. Gen. (Ret) Kenneth A. MinihanManaging Director (Emeritus) at Paladin Capital GroupGen. Timothy HaughInvestor at Ballistic Ventures

+ 4 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Recursive7

Dylan PearcePartner at GreycroftChristian MieleInvestor at HeadlineAndre RetterathGeneral Partner at Earlybird Venture CapitalRichard SocherCo-Founder & Managing Partner at AIX VenturesYu Tian (T.Y.)Investor at Micron VenturesKrish RamaduraiPartner at Harmonix Fund

+ 1 more

Also worked at AMI - Advanced Machine Intelligence14

Pierre-Eric LeiboviciInvestor at DaphniDana SettleCo-Founder & Managing Partner at GreycroftLuke AlvarezFounder & Managing General Partner at Hiro CapitalValère RamesPartner at C4 VenturesJean WeillAssociate at C4 VenturesMark KimInvestor at Samsung Next

+ 8 more

Also worked at World Labs5

Brentt BaltimorePrincipal at GreycroftAbhishek ShuklaManaging Director at Prosperity7 VenturesAsif GigaInvestment Director at Prosperity7 VenturesTristan StaschikPartner at FoundersX VenturesTor ParawellPartner at FoundersX Ventures

Also worked at Phiar1

Scott BeechukPartner at Norwest Venture Partners

Deals · 2

VirtualiticsBoard seat

via The Venture Reality Fund · filed Sep 2025 · $25M raise

Replica MediaBoard seat

via The Venture Reality Fund · filed Sep 2021 · $2.9M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at The Venture Reality Fund

Carson Demiroz
Senior Associate at The Venture Reality Fund
Tipatat Chennavasin
General Partner & Co-founder at The Venture Reality Fund