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Riot Ventures

VC
Los Angeles, CAWebsite

Riot Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, CA investing in Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $250K–$3.5M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $3.5M

AUM

$615M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Riot Ventures invests in cutting-edge startups across SportsTech and SaaS-driven automation technologies.

How Riot Ventures invests

Riot Ventures is a vc firm based in Los Angeles, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS.

Riot Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$3.5M per investment, backed by approximately $615M in assets under management.

Riot Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including GreenPark Sports.

Meet the Team

SM

Stephen Marcus

Co-Founder & General Partner

deep technology
wireless networks
datacenters
automation in aerospace & mobility
WC

Will Coffield

Co-Founder & General Partner

defense & aerospace
logistics
advanced manufacturing
MM

Meghan Moreland

Principal

pre-seed through growth stage deep tech
program management software
AI operations
ports & terminal operations and preservation systems
NV

Nolan Van Nortwick

Principal

frontier technologies
transforming critical industries
deep tech sourcing and diligence
AV

Adam Valkin

General Partner

SportsTech
MarTech
CB

Collier Bern

Managing Partner, Growth Investing Platform

growth stage investing
capital formation
exit strategy guidance
public and private markets

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

GR

GreenPark Sports

SportsTech
How to pitch Riot Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $3.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Stephen Marcus, Co-Founder & General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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