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Riot Ventures is a defiant venture firm that partners with a select group of iconic, capital‑intensive companies modernizing critical industries, writing checks up to $100M. They back deep‑tech and infrastructure founders—AI, robotics, defense, energy and industrial software—helping scale mission‑critical systems from their Los Angeles hub.
Invests In
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Avg Check sIZE
$100K - $3M
Fund Size
Location
Venice, CA
Leads Rounds?
Can Lead or Co-Lead

What they Invest In

AI
Robotics
Advanced Computing
Defense
Energy
Transportation
Manufacturing
Aerospace

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Larsen
Jensen
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What's common Advice that Founders receive that is flat out wrong?

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Larsen Jensen
GP, Harpoon Ventures

What's common Advice that Founders receive that is flat out wrong?

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Larsen Jensen
GP, Harpoon Ventures

What's common Advice that Founders receive that is flat out wrong?

"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip"

Larsen Jensen
GP, Harpoon Ventures

What's common Advice that Founders receive that is flat out wrong?

"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip"

Larsen Jensen
GP, Harpoon Ventures
Riot
Invests In
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
aVG. cHECK sIZE
$100K - $3M
lEADS ROUNDS?
Can Lead or Co-Lead
lOCATION
Venice, CA
Notable Investments
ShieldAI
Deterrence
True Anomaly
Blue Water Autonomy
Valar Atomics
Karman