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RTP Ventures

North America, New York, United States, New York

Description

RTP Ventures, founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York City, is a prominent venture capital firm specializing in B2B software companies. The firm strategically targets businesses operating within critical sectors such as banking and fintech, healthcare, manufacturing, and supply chain, often leveraging advancements in AI/ML and SaaS models. RTP Ventures primarily invests across Seed, Series A, and Series B stages, demonstrating a commitment to supporting companies from their early growth phases through significant scaling. Their investment philosophy emphasizes identifying disruptive technologies and strong management teams poised to transform enterprise operations.

With a substantial capital base, RTP Ventures has successfully raised and deployed over $1.6 billion across four distinct funds since its inception. This includes their most recent capital raise, RTP Ventures Fund IV, which closed at $650 million. The firm is known for its flexible investment approach, typically providing initial checks ranging from $1 million to $10 million. This range allows them to participate meaningfully in early-stage rounds while reserving significant capital for follow-on investments as their portfolio companies achieve key milestones and require further growth funding.

Beyond capital, RTP Ventures positions itself as a hands-on partner, often taking lead or co-lead positions in funding rounds. Their team provides operational expertise and strategic guidance, leveraging deep industry knowledge to help founders navigate market challenges and accelerate growth. The firm maintains a global outlook, actively seeking investment opportunities across the United States, Europe, and Israel, reflecting a broad geographic mandate to capture innovation wherever it emerges. This comprehensive approach, combining significant financial backing with strategic support, underscores RTP Ventures' commitment to fostering long-term success for its portfolio companies.

Investor Profile

RTP Ventures has backed more than 39 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 11 rounds, about 28% of its total and boasts 9 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Series B, Series A, Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Germany.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Enterprise Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI).
  • Typical check size: $1M – $10M.

Stage Focus

  • Series B (26%)
  • Series A (23%)
  • Seed (18%)
  • Series C (10%)
  • Series D (8%)
  • Series E (8%)
  • Series F (3%)
  • Series Unknown (3%)
  • Private Equity (3%)

Country Focus

  • United States (97%)
  • Germany (3%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Enterprise Software
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Cloud Computing
  • Machine Learning
  • Saas
  • Mobile
  • Security
  • E-commerce
  • Business Process Automation (Bpa)
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does RTP Ventures frequently co-invest with?

Mohr Davidow Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Mateo
Co-Investments: 3
RTP Global
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 8
boldstart ventures
North America, Florida, United States, Miami
Co-Investments: 3
Techstars
North America, Colorado, United States, Boulder
Co-Investments: 3
Inovia Capital
North America, Quebec, Canada, Montréal
Co-Investments: 4
Battery Ventures
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 5
Greycroft
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 7
U.S. Venture Partners
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 4
Harmony Partners
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 3
83North
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does RTP Ventures often collaborate with?

JW
North America, Virginia, United States, Charlottesville
Shared Deals: 1
AP
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
Yogesh Agarwal
Asia, Singapore
Shared Deals: 1
TD
North America, California, United States, Placerville
Shared Deals: 1
ML
North America, California, United States, Portola Valley
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by RTP Ventures?

Aatmunn

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Pioneering safety, connectivity and efficiency for frontline workers across sectors.

ConstructionIndustrial AutomationManufacturingPublic SafetySoftwareWearables
Series BJan 5, 2021
BrightHire

New York, New York, United States

BrightHire develops a performance optimization technology for recruiting teams.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Human ResourcesRecruitingSoftware
SeedSep 15, 2020
Amount Raised: $3,000,000
Zerto

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Zerto is an IT resilient all-in-one converged disaster recovery, data protection, and cloud mobility solution.

ComputerEnterprise SoftwarePrivate CloudSaaSSoftwareVirtualization
Series FJun 18, 2020
Amount Raised: $33,000,000
Reality AI

Columbia, Maryland, United States

Reality AI offers a complete engineering environment for Edge AI / Tiny ML product development using sensors.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveConsumer ElectronicsIndustrial AutomationInternet of ThingsMachine LearningPredictive AnalyticsSensorSoftware
SeedFeb 15, 2020
Amount Raised: $2,000,000
Yogi

New York, New York, United States

Yogi is an AI powered customer feedback analytics service that processes online and offline feedback sources.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Customer ServiceNatural Language ProcessingPredictive AnalyticsText Analytics
SeedJan 27, 2020
Amount Raised: $2,300,000
Voximplant

Palo Alto, California, United States

Voximplant is a communications cloud platform built and designed for developers and non developers..

AppsInformation TechnologySoftware
Series BDec 17, 2019
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
HYPR

New York, New York, United States

HYPR is an identity assurance company that specializes in passwordless authentication solutions.

Cyber SecurityIdentity ManagementMobileSecurity
Series BOct 1, 2019
Amount Raised: $18,300,000
DivvyCloud

Arlington, Virginia, United States

DivvyCloud automates the protection of cloud and container environments from misconfigurations, policy violations, and threats.

Cloud ComputingCloud ManagementCloud SecuritySaaSSecurity
Private EquityApr 26, 2019
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
SmarterX

Boulder, Colorado, United States

SmarterX helps companies know more about consumer products to make, market and move them better.

ComplianceInformation TechnologyRecyclingSoftwareSupply Chain ManagementSustainability
SeedFeb 28, 2019
Amount Raised: $10,900,000
Aatmunn

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Pioneering safety, connectivity and efficiency for frontline workers across sectors.

ConstructionIndustrial AutomationManufacturingPublic SafetySoftwareWearables
Series ASep 27, 2018
Amount Raised: $20,000,000