Roadrunner Venture Studios
Jim Ward is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in technology and executive leadership. Currently serving as a Senior Advisor at Roadrunner Venture Studios, Jim also holds the position of Partner at Alsop Louie Partners, focusing on early-stage internet and cloud technology investments, and has worked with notable portfolio companies including Gowalla and Niantic. As a Strategic Advisor at Niantic, Inc., Jim provides valuable insight, while previously holding significant roles at Integral Reality Labs, Meow Wolf, and LookingGlass Cyber Solutions. Additionally, Jim has a strong background in the arts as the former President and CEO of The Phoenix Symphony, where a successful turnaround was achieved. Academic credentials include a Master’s in International Marketing from Thunderbird School of Global Management and a Bachelor’s in Political Science from Hanover College.
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Roadrunner Venture Studios
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Roadrunner Venture Studios is a company creation factory. We co-found breakthrough deep-tech ventures with the nation’s most brilliant scientists, engineers, and innovators in Energy, Space, Clean Tech, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Quantum, and High Performance Computing. Our team gets involved at the earliest possible moment — often when a company is just a whiteboard scribble, a concept modeled in wire-frame, or as founders are puzzling through how to design a pitch deck or process payroll — and rapidly accelerates product development, commercialization, and recruitment. We are the ultimate company “starter-kit,” equipping our portfolio companies with everything they need to go from the kernel of an idea to a venture-backed growth engine. Our promise is clear: our founders leave our studio with a company, a check, a customer, and a team.