# RISC Zero. funding: rounds and investors

> RISC Zero. has raised $40M across 1 round since 2023. Investors include Liquid 2 Ventures, Cota Capital and Blockchain Capital. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/risc-zero (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *RISC Zero.*

One round we have observed, with the 4 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Developer Tools

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$40M** raised across 1 round since 2023, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series A, $40M Jul 2023
- **Investors:** 4

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jul 2023** Series A **$40M** [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) [Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) [Blockchain Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blockchain-capital) [RockawayX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rockawayx) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 4 on the team.

- **Ash Schap** Promoter i
- **Brian Retford** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Frank Laub** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Jeremy Bruestle** Executive Officer, Director i

## Everyone who backed them

[Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Blockchain Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blockchain-capital) VC firm **1** round

[RockawayX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rockawayx) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list RISC Zero. as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Planetary Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/planetary-venture-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Figment Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/figment-capital) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about RISC Zero.

### Who invested in RISC Zero.?

RISC Zero.'s investors include Liquid 2 Ventures, Cota Capital, Blockchain Capital and RockawayX.

### How much has RISC Zero. raised?

RISC Zero. has raised $40M across 1 round since 2023.

### When did RISC Zero. last raise?

RISC Zero.'s most recent round was a Series A of $40M in Jul 2023.

### What was RISC Zero.'s biggest round?

Its most recent round, $40M in Jul 2023, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed RISC Zero. first?

RISC Zero.'s first round on record, in Jul 2023, was backed by Liquid 2 Ventures, Cota Capital and Blockchain Capital and 1 others.

### What stage is RISC Zero. at?

RISC Zero.'s latest named round is a Series A, in Jul 2023.

### Where is RISC Zero. based?

RISC Zero. is based in the United States.

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