RI

Riviera Ventures

VC
Miami, FLWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Growth

Check Size

$1.0M – $15.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

14 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on automotive-themed ventures and luxury experiential properties in destination markets like Miami and Scottsdale.

Meet the Team

MA

Michael A. Morell

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Late-Stage Private & Public Companies
Enterprise Technology Leadership
WP

Will Potter

Managing Partner, Public Practice

Public Companies
Enterprise & Digital Transformation Leadership
JR

James Ryan, Ph.D.

Partner & AI/ML/Data Practice Co-Lead, EMEA

AI / ML / Data
Engineering & Product Leadership
Private Equity / Venture-backed in EMEA
AZ

Adam Zellner

Partner, Public Practice

Enterprise Tech Leadership
CIO / CTO / CPO roles
Digital & Technology Transformation
MF

Mike Flood

Partner, Financial Services Practice

Financial Services
Quant / FinTech / AI leadership roles
Senior tech-executive recruiting in finance
MN

Michael Newcomer

General Partner

Executive Search
Strategic Talent Leadership
Technology / Financial Services
Growth-stage / Public Companies
EL

Eric Larson

Managing Partner

Private Equity–backed Technology Companies
Executive Level Talent for PE Portfolios
GM

Glenn Murphy

Managing Partner

EMEA Markets
VC-Backed / High Growth Tech
AI/ML & Data Leadership
SW

Sam Wholley

Managing Partner

Early- to Growth-stage Companies
Product / Engineering Leadership
Organizational Design & Coaching
CR

Chris Rice

Managing Partner

High-volume Recruiting
Tech Founders / Engineering & Product Teams
Scaling Tech Org Capacity
MC

Maddy Cross

Partner

C-Suite Hiring
Board / Investor Relationships
European LP / VC Ecosystem
CR

Carlos Rivera

Founder

Luxury Hospitality
Automotive Real Estate
AB

Ali Behnam

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Mid-to-Late-Stage Venture-Backed
Growth / Expansion
Product & DeepTech leadership
SW

Sam Wilkins

Partner, Venture-Backed Practice

Frontier Technology / DeepTech
Product Leadership
Startup & Growth Stage VC-backed companies

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Health Tech
EdTech

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

AU

AutoBay Experiences

Automotive Hospitality
VI

Vista Luxe Resorts

Luxury Hospitality

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