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Steve McGrath

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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

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

Skills & more

Technology CommercializationStartup FounderBoard Governance2Early-Stage VCVenture Studio LeadershipBusiness BuildingStrategic Partnerships14Corporate innovationCorporate Development21Mergers & Acquisitions24Deep TechClimate Tech
+2 moreAI/MLMobility

Languages English · French

From Steve's professional profile.

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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