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Riot Ventures

1632 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA, 90291, United States

Overview

Seed and early-stage investments in deep technology sector.

Deals · 12mo

13

Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Finance
Financial Services
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

40rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Parallel Systems
Oct 2026Participated
$100 MSeries C
American Supercritical
Sep 2026Participated
$8 MSeed
EnduroSat
Sep 2026Led
$205 MOther Equity
Valar Atomics
Aug 2026Participated
$1.2 BOther Equity
Queue
Jun 2026Participated
$13 MSeed
Endurance Energy
Jun 2026Participated
$54 MSeries A
True Anomaly
Apr 2026Led
$650 MSeries D
Shield AI
Mar 2026Participated
$2.0 BSeries G
Sift
Mar 2026Participated
$42 MSeries B
Sift Stack
Mar 2026Participated
$42 MSeries B
Integrate
Feb 2026Participated
$17 MSeries A
Oxide Computer Company
Feb 2026Participated
$200 MSeries C
Parallel Systems
Oct 2026Participated
$100 MSeries C
American Supercritical
Sep 2026Participated
$8 MSeed
EnduroSat
Sep 2026Led
$205 MOther Equity
Valar Atomics
Aug 2026Participated
$1.2 BOther Equity
Queue
Jun 2026Participated
$13 MSeed
Endurance Energy
Jun 2026Participated
$54 MSeries A
True Anomaly
Apr 2026Led
$650 MSeries D
Shield AI
Mar 2026Participated
$2.0 BSeries G
Sift
Mar 2026Participated
$42 MSeries B
Sift Stack
Mar 2026Participated
$42 MSeries B
Integrate
Feb 2026Participated
$17 MSeries A
Oxide Computer Company
Feb 2026Participated
$200 MSeries C
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Deal Distribution

Riot Ventures: 40 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Riot Ventures: 40 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed56
Series A09
Series B16
Series C+25
Other Equity24

Monthly Deal Activity

Riot Ventures: 40 deals are recorded across 98 months.All available history.
Riot Ventures: 40 deals are recorded across 98 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Sep '181
Oct '180
Nov '180
Dec '181
Jan '190
Feb '190
Mar '190
Apr '190
May '190
Jun '190
Jul '190
Aug '190
Sep '191
Oct '190
Nov '190
Dec '190
Jan '200
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Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '202
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '210
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Apr '210
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Jun '210
Jul '210
Aug '210
Sep '210
Oct '210
Nov '211
Dec '211
Jan '221
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Apr '220
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Jan '230
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Oct '232
Nov '232
Dec '231
Jan '240
Feb '240
Mar '240
Apr '240
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Feb '262
Mar '263
Apr '261
May '260
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Jul '260
Aug '261
Sep '262
Oct '261

Sector Breakdown

Riot Ventures: AI & Machine Learning is the largest displayed sector by deal count (17 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Riot Ventures: AI & Machine Learning is the largest displayed sector by deal count (17 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
AI & Machine Learning17
Space & Frontier Tech14
Hardware & Robotics14
Manufacturing13
Enterprise Software10
Government & Defense9
Transportation & Logistics9
Clean Energy & Sustainability7
Data, Analytics & IT3
Networks, Cloud & Communication3
Fintech3
Consumer & Lifestyle2
Health & Life Sciences2
E-Commerce & Retail1
Real Estate & Construction1
Developer Tools1

Deal Size Distribution

Riot Ventures: 40 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Riot Ventures: 40 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M4
$5M-$10M6
$10M-$25M9
$25M-$50M7
$50M-$100M2
$100M-$250M8
$250M-$500M1
$500M-$1B1
$1B+2

Deals By Geography

Riot Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (38 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Riot Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (38 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States38
Europe2
Riot Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Eclipse Ventures sharing 8 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Riot Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Eclipse Ventures sharing 8 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Eclipse Ventures8
Fika Ventures5
Google Ventures5
Narya Capital4
Snowpoint Ventures4
Space.VC4
645 Ventures3
ACME Capital3
Atreides Management3
Champion Hill Ventures3
Congruent Ventures3
Disruptive3
Impatient Ventures3
Menlo Ventures3
Point72 Ventures3
RRE Ventures3
8VC2
Abstract Ventures2
Accel2
AlleyCorp2

Investment Strategy

Riot Ventures: Led accounts for 25% and participating for 75% of round participation.All available history.
Riot Ventures: Led accounts for 25% and participating for 75% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led1025%
Participating3075%
Riot Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 60% and co-led for 40% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Riot Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 60% and co-led for 40% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead660%
Co-led440%

Team

Nolan Van Nortwick

Principal

Stephen Marcus

Co-Founder & General Partner

Will Coffield

General Partner