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The Roda Group
The Roda Group Venture Development Co. LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser with offices in Berkeley, CA. It advises venture capital funds and family...
The Roda Group
The Roda Group Venture Development Co. LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser with offices in Berkeley, CA. It advises venture capital funds and family offices. The firm focuses on investments in technology and life sciences.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
1997
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Berkeley
Corporate office
Berkeley, CA, United States
Principals
Dan Miller
Managing Director
Roger Strauch
Managing Director
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at The Roda Group?
Dan Miller and Roger Strauch serve as Managing Directors, personally involved in sourcing, diligence, and portfolio-company boards. Both have engineering backgrounds and founded the firm together in 1997. There is no external investment committee; decisions run through the two principals.
What investment stages does The Roda Group target?
The firm targets early-stage companies, concentrating on seed and Series A rounds. The strategy favors capital-efficient engineering startups where hard science — materials, electrochemistry, advanced manufacturing — creates a defensible barrier before software-centric competitors arrive.
Which sectors does Roda explicitly focus on?
The portfolio concentrates on cleantech, energy storage, advanced materials, and AI-driven industrial systems. Historical and known active areas include batteries, thermoelectrics, electrification, and water technology — all categories where deep engineering rather than pure software defines the competitive moat.
Where does Roda's geographic advantage come from?
The firm is headquartered in Berkeley, California, not on Sand Hill Road, giving it proximity to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California's materials-science and engineering departments. That physical location has historically provided early visibility into lab-spinout companies, particularly in advanced materials, batteries, and energy technologies, before they reached wider venture networks.
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