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Ray Rothrock

InvestorFounder

Senior Advisor at Luminari Capital · Venture Partner at Shield Capital · Board director at Illuminated Holdings · Board director at Roku

FoundedIlluminated HoldingsRoku

Midas 2013 · #63Midas 2012 · #45

About

Cybersecurity expert who joined Shield Capital as a Venture Partner.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechRoboticsSpace Tech

Board director at Illuminated Holdings

Intro paths

In turn, Ray can intro founders to Illuminated Holdings's investors below.

Illuminated Holdings's investors · 1

Co-founders at Illuminated Holdings

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Gregory R. PieferExecutive Officer, Director
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Christopher LeeExecutive Officer
RR
Ross RadelExecutive Officer
DK
Derek KramerExecutive Officer
JW
Jiajia WuExecutive Officer
ES
Eric SchuttExecutive Officer
SM
Steve MiltenbergerExecutive Officer
AA
Anton AsmuthExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Board director at Roku

Intro paths

In turn, Ray can intro founders to Roku's investors below.

Co-founders at Roku

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Steve LoudenExecutive Officer
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Steve ShannonExecutive Officer
SK
Stephen KayExecutive Officer

Deals · 4

Illuminated HoldingsBoard seat

via Shield Capital · filed Apr 2025 · $125M raise

Shape SecurityBoard seat

via Shield Capital · filed Nov 2018 · $26M raise

Dyadic SecurityBoard seat

via Shield Capital · filed Mar 2017 · $12M raise

RokuBoard seat

via Shield Capital · filed Jan 2016 · $45.5M raise

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

Colleagues at Luminari Capital

Frequently asked questions

Where does Ray Rothrock work?
Ray Rothrock is Senior Advisor at Luminari Capital and Founder at Illuminated Holdings and Founder at Roku.
What does Ray Rothrock invest in?
Ray Rothrock invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Defense Tech, Robotics, Space Tech.
What companies did Ray Rothrock found?
Ray Rothrock founded Illuminated Holdings, Roku.