Partner
Stephen Marcus
Co-Founder and General Partner, Riot Ventures
- Firm
- Riot Ventures
- Title
- Co-Founder and General Partner
- Role
- General partner
- Known as
- Investor, Founder
Record updated 21 September 2026
About
Steve is Co-Founder and General Partner of Riot Ventures, investing across seed and growth stage companies. Steve is a six-time company founder/CEO with over 20 years building large scale wireless infrastructure and datacenters. He has invested in a half dozen unicorns and decacorns with a collective market capitalization of over $200B, including three IPOs ($OKTA, $TOST, $DM). Steve serves on the Boards of Shield AI (aerospace and defense), Valar Atomics (nuclear power), Endurosat (satellite constellations), Blue Water Autonomy (autonomous surface ships), Sovera (sovereign starlink-like constellations), Resurgent Industries (autonomous industrial manufacturing), Nodal Networks (AI powered ports and terminals), a stealth aerospace company, and a stealth robotics supplier.
Background
- Education
- BS from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of ManagementSource (opens in a new tab)
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