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Will Coffield

Investor

General Partner at Riot Ventures

Los Angeles, California

Writes $3M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Will Coffield uses argument and conflict-navigation skills from a chef mother, defense-attorney father to guide founders in underfunded industrial modernization; he co-hosts Perfectly Boring about freight finance and hardware infrastructure.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics

Experience

  1. Riot VenturesCo-Founder, General Partnercurrent2017 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
  2. True AnomalyBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  3. Oxide Computer CompanyInvestorcurrent2019 — presentOakland, California, United States
  4. Karman IndustriesBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  5. Shield AIInvestorcurrent2019 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
  6. SatomicBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  7. Fractal PowerBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  8. Brick DynamicsBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  9. DeterrenceBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  10. SiftInvestorcurrent2022 — present

Education

  1. James Madison UniversityB.B.A, Economics

Same school

Also attended James Madison University34

Margot AsmuthExecutive Assistant at RevolutionTom MartinVice President of Finance & Accounting at RevolutionTige SavageCo-founder at RevolutionKevin GasquePartner & Chief Operating Officer at GreycroftRick KushelManaging Partner at FINTOP CapitalPatrick NicollGeneral Counsel & Chief Operating Officer at Joyance Partners

+ 28 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Oxide Computer Company5

Seth WinterrothPartner and Head of Policy at Eclipse VenturesMikey KailisPrincipal at Counterpart VenturesNitin MittalAdvisor at Tessera Venture PartnersHenry HuangInvestor at Micron VenturesChristina O'ConorPartner at Congruent Ventures

Also worked at Karman Industries2

Gabe GreenbaumGeneral Partner at B4 CapitalJonathan LacosteFounder & General Partner at SpaceVC

Also worked at Satomic1

Brendan WalshPartner at TransLink Capital

Also worked at Fractal Power1

Sumeet SinghPartner at Andreessen Horowitz

Deals · 2

Parallel SystemsLed round

via Riot Ventures

True AnomalyLed round

via Riot Ventures

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

Colleagues at Riot Ventures

Meghan Moreland
Investor at Riot Ventures
Stephen Marcus
Co-Founder and General Partner at Riot Ventures