B. Riley Financial
VC Fund
Woodland Hills, United States
B. Riley Financial is a VC fund in Woodland Hills focused on E-Commerce and Information Technology. B. Riley Financial provides collaborative financial services and solutions through several subsidiaries, including B. Riley & Co. LLC, a leading investment bank that provides corporate finance, research, and sales & trading to corporate, institutional, and high net worth individual clients; Great American Group, LLC, a leading provider ofadvisory and valuation services, and asset disposition and auction solutions; B. Riley Capital Management, LLC, an SEC registered Investment Advisor, which includes B. Riley Asset Management, a provider of investment products to institutional and high net worth investors and B. Riley Wealth Management (formerly MK Capital Advisors), a multi-family office practice and wealth management firm focused on the needs of ultra-high net worth individuals and families; and Great American Capital Partners, a provider of senior secured loans and second lien secured loan facilities to middle market public and private U.S. companies.
- Total investments:
- 25
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 60%
Last updated:
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Industries B. Riley Financial invests in
Stages B. Riley Financial invests in
Countries B. Riley Financial invests in
Contacts
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Bryant Riley
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Kenny Young
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Philip Zanone
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Todd Sims
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Alan Forman
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Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 4 (16%)
- Information Technology 4 (16%)
- Retail 3 (12%)
- Software 3 (12%)
- Electronics 3 (12%)
Stage
- Post-IPO Equity 8 (32%)
- Post-IPO Debt 5 (20%)
- Series A 3 (12%)
- Series C 2 (8%)
- Debt Financing 2 (8%)
Country
- United States 18 (72%)
- Germany 1 (4%)
- Australia 1 (4%)
- The Netherlands 1 (4%)
- United Arab Emirates 1 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Bryant Riley
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
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Kenny Young
President
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President | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
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Philip Zanone
Chief Operating Officer
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Chief Operating Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Todd Sims
President
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President | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
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Alan Forman
General Counsel
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General Counsel | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
| See all 10 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Stardust Power
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Stardust Power is a manufacturing company that specialises in manufacturing battery-grade lithium products that are produced sustainably for electric vehicles. Stardust Power focuses on creating lithium products essential for EVs while embedding sustainability into every step of its process. By prioritizing eco-friendly methods, the company aims tosupport the growing demand for electric vehicle batteries and contribute to a greener future. | $10M / Post-IPO Equity / Feb 18, 2026 | |
Heidmar
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Heidmar is a maritime company providing management services. | $20M / Post-IPO Equity / Jun 06, 2025 | |
Scotch & Soda
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Scotch & Soda designs, markets, and retails apparel for men, women, and children. Scotch & Soda are inspired by the world and curated by Amsterdam. A team of passionate discoverers and collectors, scouring the globe for that painting, poem, vintage piece, ruin, or artefact that sparks our never-ending curiosity. Treasures uncovered onworldly wanders are poured into collections and signature looks that clash eras, classics, places of inspiration, meshing unexpected fabrics and patterns. | Corporate Round / May 17, 2023 | |
Core Scientific
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Core Scientific is a Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence hosting, transaction processing, and application development company. Core Scientific is pioneering new innovations and practices in this nascent landscape, with demonstrated capabilities operating Blockchain and A.I. infrastructure at scale. Their platform is trusted by large-scalepartners around the world to deliver reliable solutions that quickly adapt to dynamic market conditions.Core Scientific was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, United States. | $70M / Post-IPO Debt / Jan 31, 2023 | |
Lilium
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Lilium is an aviation company developing an emissions-free regional air mobility service. It has designed and prototyped the Lilium Jet, a brand-new type of aircraft that will enable it to deliver regional journeys that are considerably faster than rail or road, yet competitive in price. The demonstrator aircraft first flew in 2019 and is afive-seater, fully-electric aircraft that can take-off and land vertically (VTOL). | $119M / Post-IPO Equity / Nov 23, 2022 | |
Loop Global Inc.
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We take care of everything from site plan design, engineering, installation, operation and maintenance. Our end-to-end service plan makes it easy for property owners and operators to offer the value-add amenity of controlled access EV charging to their tenants, colleagues and customers without the burden of upfront capital expenditures. LaaS(Loop-as-a-Service) program participants utilize a portion of the estimated revenue generated from their EV charging stations to pay a fixed month term payment over a pre-determined period. This plan allows site hosts to receive upgrades immediately, be cash positive from day 1, and instantly increase the value of their property without ever going out of pocket. | $40M / Series A / Oct 03, 2022 | |
Tritium
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Tritium offers energy freedom through flexible, scalable technology solutions that enable electric vehicle charging for everyone, everywhere it is needed.it is Veefil electric vehicle charging stations support the adoption and growth of low-emission e-mobility in over 20 countries around the world. | $75M / Post-IPO Equity / Sep 06, 2022 | |
Kitopi
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Kitopi is a food technology and cloud kitchen company that operates cloud kitchens, delivery-only restaurants, and multi-brand food service operations. The company provides kitchen infrastructure, operational support, and technology systems for restaurant brands expanding into delivery and dine-in markets across the Middle East. | $300M / Series C / May 10, 2022 | |
Quantum
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Quantum Corp. is the global specialist in backup, recovery, and archive. From small businesses to multinational enterprises, more than 50,000 customers trust Quantum to solve their data protection, retention and management challenges. Quantum's best-of-breed, open systems solutions provide significant storage efficiencies and cost savingswhile minimizing risk and protecting prior investments. They include three market-leading, highly scalable platforms: DXi®-Series disk-based deduplication and replication systems for fast backup and restore, Scalar® tape automation products for disaster recovery and long-term data retention, and StorNext® data management software for high-performance file sharing and archiving | $67.5M / Post-IPO Equity / Apr 26, 2022 | |
Exela Technologies
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Exela Technologies specializes in global business process automation ("BPA") combining industry-specific and multi-industry-agnostic enterprise software and solutions with decades of experience. The Company’s BPA suite of solutions is deployed in banking, healthcare, insurance, and other industries to support mission-criticalenvironments. Exela is a leader in workflow automation, attended and un-attended cognitive automation, digital mailrooms, print communications, and payment processing with deployments across the globe. | $115M / Post-IPO Debt / Apr 01, 2022 | |
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FAQ
What does B. Riley Financial invest in?
B. Riley Financial invests primarily in E-Commerce, Information Technology and Retail startups, most often at Post-IPO Equity and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 25 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at B. Riley Financial includes Bryant Riley (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), Kenny Young (President) and Philip Zanone (Chief Operating Officer), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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