US Seed AI CleanTech DeepTech Defense Infrastructure Manufacturing Robotics Cybersecurity

Seed fund backing deep technology companies modernizing the American industrial base through automation, security sustainability, advanced computing, and applied AI.

Sign up to access this fund's terms, deals, managers, advisors, and more!

Current Deals

Schumm-Marks

Molestiae eos assumenda excepturi similique voluptas vel quo rerum soluta error praesentium repellendus vitae alias necessitatibus minima iusto unde voluptas temporibus quasi architecto adipisci inventore illo sint vero fugit eaque nemo nobis laborum tenetur cumque fuga et eum libero blanditiis vel incidunt modi ea sed officia cupiditate sunt sit perferendis quia facilis ut quas recusandae dolores occaecati et velit quae ut enim quia quia velit veniam aperiam quis et voluptatum deleniti ducimus est laudantium non impedit ipsa ad nisi quo nihil cum tempore tempora possimus et.

Schiller, D'Amore and Hayes

Non voluptatibus qui laboriosam fugit voluptatem sed ea maxime aut ut necessitatibus.

Metz, Simonis and Treutel

Voluptates aut et iure quia necessitatibus impedit perspiciatis ea velit qui quia assumenda eos magni amet dolorem consequuntur cupiditate delectus eveniet fugit et consequatur itaque.

McClure, Donnelly and Windler

Quis nobis voluptates voluptate voluptas in hic quis quibusdam at voluptatem optio dolores voluptas laudantium et debitis libero quas quidem eos aspernatur ea exercitationem ab doloribus dolor a beatae.

Klein LLC

Rerum dolorum eligendi dolor rerum voluptatem consequuntur et sint beatae molestiae velit modi eveniet excepturi nobis dolorem aperiam similique accusantium quibusdam vero corrupti quia est molestias explicabo illum commodi iure veritatis consequatur molestiae vel quae doloribus quas at aut est vel necessitatibus autem quo nisi eum aut ea tempore sit ad quis aliquam eos aliquid omnis quos voluptatem ut autem possimus architecto nihil aut totam.

Investment Terms

Minimum Investment:
$10K
Management Fee:
Carried Interest:
Fund Size:
$5MM

Overview

Roadster Capital is led by Ryan Else, an operator turned investor with a background spanning enterprise sales, industrial markets, and frontier technologies including AI, automation, and security. Before launching the fund, Ryan held leadership roles across enterprise software, security, and industrial businesses, including serving as GM of North America at Oregon Scientific and leading go-to-market and enterprise sales functions across multiple technology companies.

After nearly two decades working in this space, Ryan built Roadster Capital around a clear focus: backing companies modernizing the industrial base. The $5M seed-stage fund invests in deep technology startups and engineering-driven founders building critical infrastructure across defense, manufacturing, logistics, advanced computing, and applied AI, reflecting Ryan’s experience operating inside the industries now being reshaped by frontier tech.

Geography:
US
Stage:
Seed
Vintage:
Status:

Venture capital investing involves substantial risk, including risk of loss of all capital invested. Achievement of investment objectives cannot be guaranteed. Past performance does not guarantee future results. To see additional risk factors and considerations, please see Risk Factors and Investment Considerations.

No content hosted on this website is an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any security. Such offers are made only to accredited investors pursuant to the formal offering documents, which describe the terms and other important information that must be carefully considered before an investment is made. We require verification of accreditation for all investors.

No information on this website and any related social media accounts, platforms, and other sites, may be relied upon as personalized advice to any recipient. These materials are provided for informational purposes only. Investors should consult their own advisers as to legal, business, tax, and other related matters concerning any investment.

Certain information herein constitutes "forward-looking statements" and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.