Ripple VenturesInception stage partners to founders building advanced technologies.
// Founders We Partner With
- Are curious by default and high velocity by habit.
- Have rare earned insight or technical depth to build what others can’t.
- Don’t just predict the future, they build the markets that become it.
- Build the technology that rewires industries and accelerates science.
// How We Operate
- Partnering before the product exists and or customers says yes.
- Fast decisions, made with high conviction.
- Introductions to customers, key talent, and the best downstream funds.
- Concentrated portfolios, meaning your outcome matters to us, and when you call, you get a partner.
- Helping without a scoreboard, believing in the “Ripple” effect.
// How We Invest
Cheque Size
- $250K–$1M USD
Round Involvement
- Typically lead or co-lead deals, with flexibility to join rounds as a supportive partner.
Stage
- Inception stage, which can be: pre-incorporation, pre-product, or pre-traction.
Geography
- Canadian and US startups that sell to global markets.
// Team



Investment Team
Matt Cohen
Dom Lau
Katie Ko
Jay Lee
Venture Partners
Dave Macnee
Rahul Parmar
Ian Logan
Zach Waterfield
Ryan Freeman
Adam Jarczyn
// Supporting Founders
How the Ripple Ventures team and community supports portfolio founders on their journey.
// Connect
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Content
- Tank Talks Podcast: Apple↗, YouTube↗, Spotify↗, Substack↗
- Community Newsletter↗
- Fund Blog↗
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Partnered and Invested in 2026
Asset↗ built by Alejandro↗ Cameron↗
→ Accounting // Embedded AI accounting for vertical software.
Green Abundance↗ built by Celeste↗
→ Plant Engineering // Plant engineering for advanced materials.
Stealth
→ Legal // Next generation law firm powered by AI
Stealth
→ Backoffice // AI agents for repetitive back-office work.
Partnered and Invested in 2025
Blank Bio↗ built by Jonathan↗ Phil↗ Ian↗
→ Diagnostics // RNA intelligence for precision medicine.
Transformer Lab↗ built by Ali↗ Tony↗
→ Developer Tools // Machine learning research platform.
Zeroshot Biolabs↗ built by Steven↗ Darien↗ Patrick↗
→ Drug Research // Zebrafish drug research model.
Partnered and Invested in 2024
Canonical↗ built by Misha↗ Tahin↗
→ Financial Services // AI fraud detection & dispute automation.
Deeptrust↗ built by Aman↗ Noah↗
→ Cybersecurity // Real-time deepfake and social engineering detection for live calls.
Infrastack↗ built by Aykut↗
→ Developer Tools // AI application observability and analytics.
Partnered and Invested in 2023
Scalestack↗ built by Elio↗ Alex↗
→ Sales // AI sales platform for GTM execution.
Partnered and Invested in 2022
Waive↗ built by Shreyansh↗ Tabassum↗
→ Healthcare // AI clinic efficiency and admin automation.
Partnered and Invested in 2021
Partnered and Invested in 2020
Rose Rocket↗ built by Justin↗
→ Logistics // AI TMS for trucking and freight.
Partnered and Invested in 2019
Voiceflow↗ built by Braden↗ Mike↗ Tyler↗ Andrew↗
→ Agent Platform // Platform for building conversational AI agents.
Partnered and Invested in 2018
Acquired
Harmonize↗ built by Johnny↗ Dean↗
→ Cybersecurity // Acq. by Drata (Press)↗
OnCall Health↗ built by Nicholas↗
→ Healthcare // Acq. by Qualifacts (Press)↗