What check size does Steve McGrath write?

Steve McGrath typically writes checks of $1M.

Where did Steve McGrath go to school?

Steve McGrath studied at University of Cambridge (BA, MA (Cantab)); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship); Stanford Law School (Directors' College).

Steve McGrath

Investor

Managing Director and Head of Venture Studios at Roadrunner Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $1M checks

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About

Steve McGrath is Managing Director and Head of Venture Studios at Roadrunner Ventures, where he leads efforts to build frontier technology companies in strategic sectors. He has co-founded companies in applied AI, semiconductor manufacturing, and climate tech across the U.S. and Asia, and previously served as President of Shell Ventures for North America and China, and as a Partner at Bain & Company in Singapore where he co-founded ventures in energy, advanced manufacturing, and technology. He earlier co-founded Strategos with Gary Hamel and C.K. Prahalad, remains a Senior Advisor at Bain, and holds BA and MA degrees in Physics from Cambridge and an MBA from Stanford.

Invests in

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareNew MaterialsSemiconductors

Experience

Roadrunner Venture StudiosManaging Directorcurrent2026 — presentNew Mexico, United States
Bain & CompanySenior Advisorcurrent2025 — presentUS, APJ
Bain & CompanyPartner2021 — 2025Singapore, Sydney, Hong Kong
Clientbase Pte LtdBoard Advisorcurrent2025 — presentSingapore
UP.LabsChief Commercial Officer2024 — 2025Santa Monica, CA
Xnergy Autonomous Power TechnologiesBoard Advisor2018 — 2024Singapore
Nanyang Technological UniversityAdjunct Professor2020 — 2024Singapore
Singapore Management UniversitySenior Advisor | Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship2020 — 2023Singapore
Mach49Managing Director | APJ2019 — 2021Singapore
ShellStrategic Advisor2018 — 2021Singapore, Beijing
ShellPresident | Shell Ventures2017 — 2019San Francisco; Beijing; Shanghai
Sense PhotonicsInvestor2018 — 2019
AmpleBoard Member2018 — 2019San Francisco, California, United States
AuroraInvestor2018 — 2019San Francisco, California, United States
KespryBoard Member2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
AutoGridInvestor2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
EDPR SunseapBoard Member2017 — 2019Singapore
GeliBoard Member2017 — 2019San Francisco, California, United States
MAANABoard Member2017 — 2019
Shakespeare's GlobeBoard Member2015 — 2019London, England
DFMSim, Inc.Co-Founder & President2005 — 2015Palo Alto, California, United States
TrensantCo-Founder & President2008 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
Spencer Trask & Co.Founder & CEO | Emerging Technologies2004 — 2014San Francisco; New York
In Extenso FinanceSenior Advisor2012 — 2013Paris, Île-de-France, France
InnocentiveBoard Member2005 — 2010Massachusetts, United States
mc3 VenturesManaging Partner2000 — 2004San Francisco, CA
Atrua TechnologiesCo-Founder & President2000 — 2004San Francisco Bay Area
StrategosCo-Founder & Partner1995 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Technology CommercializationStartup FounderBoard Governance2Early-Stage VCVenture Studio LeadershipBusiness BuildingStrategic Partnerships14Corporate innovationCorporate Development21Mergers & Acquisitions24Deep TechClimate Tech

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AI/MLMobility

Languages English · French

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Colleagues at Roadrunner Ventures

Adam Hammer

CEO & GP at Roadrunner Ventures

Antal R. Desai

Executive Officer at Roadrunner Ventures

Chase Kimball

Advisor, Quantum at Roadrunner Ventures

Chris Haugh

Director, Platform at Roadrunner Ventures

Dan Hooks

Advisor at Roadrunner Ventures

Dan Lee

Founder, Perseus Materials at Roadrunner Ventures

Dr. Luis Chavez

Principal Engineer at Roadrunner Ventures

Dr. Olaf Conrad

Co-Founder & CTO, Halo Materials at Roadrunner Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Steve McGrath?: Steve McGrath is Managing Director and Head of Venture Studios at Roadrunner Ventures, where he leads efforts to build frontier technology companies in strategic sectors. He has co-founded companies in applied AI, semiconductor manufacturing, and climate tech across the U.S. and Asia, and previously served as President of Shell Ventures for North America and China, and as a Partner at Bain & Company in Singapore where he co-founded ventures in energy, advanced manufacturing, and technology. He earlier co-founded Strategos with Gary Hamel and C.K. Prahalad, remains a Senior Advisor at Bain, and holds BA and MA degrees in Physics from Cambridge and an MBA from Stanford.
Where does Steve McGrath work?: Steve McGrath is Managing Director and Head of Venture Studios at Roadrunner Ventures.
What does Steve McGrath invest in?: Steve McGrath invests in Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, New Materials, Semiconductors.
What check size does Steve McGrath write?: Steve McGrath typically writes checks of $1M.
Where did Steve McGrath go to school?: Steve McGrath studied at University of Cambridge (BA, MA (Cantab)); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship); Stanford Law School (Directors' College).

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Also attended Stanford Law School105

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Shared employers

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Also worked at Singapore Management University35

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Also worked at Shell159

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Also worked at Aurora17

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