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    Riverfront Ventures

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesFounded 2013

    Riverfront Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Pittsburgh, PA, affiliated with Innovation Works. The firm invests in early-growth stage technology companies primarily located in southwestern Pennsylvania, with initial investments ranging from $250,000 to $1 million.

    They made 2 investments in the last 12 months. Average disclosed round size is $10.1M (across 18 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    13

    Fund Size

    $24M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    2

    Team

    Kirk Botula

    Kirk Botula

    Managing Director

    Larry Miller

    Larry Miller

    Managing Director of Life Sciences

    Ven Raju

    Ven Raju

    Managing Director

    Cigdem Benam

    Cigdem Benam

    Associate Portfolio Executive, Life Sciences

    Sophie Burkholder

    Sophie Burkholder

    Investment Associate

    Afshan Khan

    Afshan Khan

    Portfolio Executive, Hardware Sector

    Jeffrey McDaniel

    Jeffrey McDaniel

    Portfolio Executive

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    18 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Handl Health logoHandl HealthSeries A$14.2MFeb 2026
    Handl logoHandlSeries A$14.2MFeb 2026
    RRimsysGrowth$5MSep 2024
    Handl Health logoHandl HealthSeed$2.5MApr 2024
    Handl logoHandlSeed$2.5MApr 2024
    IRALOGIX logoIRALOGIXSeries C$22MJul 2022
    Aspinity logoAspinitySeries A$5.3MSep 2020
    IRALOGIX logoIRALOGIXSeries A$5MOct 2018
    JazzHR logoJazzHRUnknown$15MJan 2014
    RRE2Unknown$2.3MJan 2014
    Gridwise logoGridwiseSeries A$12.7M—
    Aspinity logoAspinitySeries B$5M—
    Maven Machines logoMaven MachinesSeries A$7M—
    Vali Cyber logoVali CyberSeed$15M—
    KKaartaSeries A$6.5M—
    Ikos logoIkosGrowth$4M—
    IRALOGIX logoIRALOGIXSeries B$7.5M—
    Alung Technologies logoAlung TechnologiesSeries C$36M—

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    Last updated: 20 October 2026