Chris Rizik on Building Renaissance Venture Capital & Boosting Michigan Startups

The Innovators & Investors Podcast · Sep 3, 2025 · 40m

This is the second of four episodes in a special series dedicated to the 2025 NVCA Award Recipients. To learn more about the NVCA and their work in crafting the future of Venture Capital, visit their website at https://nvca.org/.----In this episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Chris Rizik, CEO of Renaissance Venture Capital and recipient of the NVCA’s Venture Vanguard Award. Chris shares the origin story and unique investment thesis behind Renaissance, a fund of funds focused on connecting top venture capital firms nationwide with promising…