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Stephen Marcus

Co-Founder & General Partner at Riot Ventures

Los Angeles County, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Co-Founder & General Partner

    2017

    We are a top tier seed fund dedicated to deep technology. Backing audacious founders working on transforming the world around us with cutting edge technology. #hardtech, #deeptech, #venturecapital, #VC, #hardware, #frontiertech, #AI, #biotech, #3dprinting, #AI, #robotics

2022

  • Board Member

    2022

2019

  • Board Member

    2019

    We made our latest growth investment in Shield.AI, an artificial intelligence platform that enables robots to see, reason about, and search the world. #drones, #defense, #AI, #artificialintelligence, #hardware

  • Investor

    2019

    Excited to announce our second growth investment at Riot into the Toast Series E alongside Tiger Global, TCV, Bessemer, Lead Edge and T. Rowe #restaurants, #technology, #fintech

  • Investor

    2019

    We are proud to have made our first growth investment in Desktop Metal's Series E alongside Koch, NEA, Lux, Kleiner Perkins, and Google Ventures. #3dprinting, #deeptech, #manufacturing, #bostontech

  • Catalyst

    2016

2010

  • Angel Investor

    2010

2014

  • Angel Investor

    2014

2011 - 2015

  • Founder & CEO

    2011 - 2015

    Matchbox is an award winning enterprise software company building cutting edge enrollment and registration tools for educational institutions. Matchbox was acquired by Noodle.

  • Member of Admissions Committee

    2009 - 2011