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Early Riders

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Early Riders is a Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A venture capital firm investing in Other, Fintech, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $100K–$5.0M checks and has 9 portfolio companies in our records.

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B

Check Size

$100K – $5.0M

Portfolio

9+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

How Early Riders invests

Early Riders is a vc firm. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages, with a focus on Other, Fintech, Marketplace.

Early Riders typically writes checks of $100K–$5.0M per investment.

Early Riders has backed 9 companies in our records, including Onramp, Acropolis, Onramp.

Meet the Team

MT

Michael Tanguma

Partner

Bitcoin infrastructure
Digital assets
BC

Brian Cubellis

Partner

Bitcoin infrastructure
Digital assets
LN

Liam Nelson

Partner

investment due diligence
portfolio operations
fundraising
private equity family office carve-outs
NJ

Nick Johnson

Principal

portfolio management
investment due diligence
business development
BM

Brad Myers

Partner

key person listed on Crunchbase as partner, likely involved in investing leadership

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Fintech
Marketplace

Portfolio Companies (9)

Other

ON

Onramp

Bitcoin financial services
AC

Acropolis

Bitcoin treasury solutions
ON

Onramp

Bitcoin financial services
AC

Acropolis

Bitcoin treasury solutions
AR

Arch

Streamlined lending platform for Bitcoin and digital asset loans, suitable for individuals, HNWI, and institutions

AR

Argo

Best-in-class gold ownership, 24/7 trading, reporting, and financial services through B2B2C partnerships, and structured products

AU

Aureo

LatAm based bitcoin exchange built on Multi-Institution Custody

ON

Onramp MENA

Bitcoin financial services built on Multi-Institution Custody based in the Middle East

FL

Flash

Bitcoin payments company leveraging Lightning and Nostr to enable simple transactions with minimal transaction fees and instant settlement

How to pitch Early Riders
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Fintech, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $5.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michael Tanguma, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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