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Ridgeline Ventures Fund II

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About Ridgeline Ventures Fund II

Ridgeline Ventures Fund II is a $180M+ fund (final close) targeting seed and Series A companies in applied AI, advanced computing, hardware, and automation for critical operations. Anchored by FedEx and Cisco as strategic LPs. Focus on companies serving manufacturing, logistics, energy, and defense buyers in industrial tech.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Deep Tech
Defense
Manufacturing
Robotics Automation

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Applied AI founders rebuilding critical infrastructure

deep-tech renaissance
critical infrastructure rebuild
applied AI
industrial tech
government & defense markets
supply chain
dual-use tech

Bullish Signals

$180M final close, oversubscribedblog
FedEx and Cisco strategic LPsblog
Industrial AI adoption acceleratingblog
25x valuation growth (Altana example)website
Harbinger led to $358M raisedwebsite
30+ portfolio in critical-ops roomswebsite
Government & defense deal leadswebsite
Deep-tech renaissance, critical infrastructure rebuildwebsite
Harbinger: 4,690 vehicles on orderwebsite
FedEx co-led Harbinger Series Cwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Industrial sales cycles are longblog
Niche focus limits deal flowblog
Government procurement highly complexwebsite

Founder Do's

Serve manufacturing, logistics, energy, defense
Applied AI with clear ROI
Seed or Series A stage
FedEx/Cisco/Gov buyers as customers
Dual-use or government-first positioning
Consequential market selection

Founder Don'ts

No pure consumer products
Avoid pre-product concepts
Skip non-critical-infrastructure verticals

Key GPs & Partners

RH
Rachel Holt
Managing Partner
ex-founderhands-onthesis-driven
RC
Ryan Clinton
General Partner
board-level operatordefense-embeddeddeal-closer
BW
Ben Walker
General Partner
deep-tech specialistinfrastructureoperations
AM
Andrew McMahon
General Partner
government relationssupply-chain expertscaling

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$180M
Saves0
Website
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Key People

Rachel HoltManaging Partner
Ryan ClintonGeneral Partner
Ben WalkerGeneral Partner
Andrew McMahonGeneral Partner

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