Roadrunner Venture Studios
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Roadrunner Venture Studios is the nation's first national network of venture studios purpose-built for hard science and deep technology commercialization. Founded in 2023 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Roadrunner identifies breakthrough research with national importance from universities, national laboratories, and research institutions and transforms it into scalable, venture-backable companies. The studio operates at the intersection of American innovation, national security, and economic competitiveness, focusing on critical technology fields including quantum computing, energy, advanced manufacturing, space technology, clean tech, artificial intelligence, and advanced materials. Backed by America's Frontier Fund (AFF) and the New Mexico State Investment Council with $50 million in initial capital, Roadrunner provides comprehensive company-building services from ideation through venture-scale growth. The studio's unique value proposition is captured in its promise: founders leave with a company, a check, a customer, and a team. In 2024, Roadrunner launched the Roadrunner Fund to invest in both studio-built companies and promising pre-seed and seed-stage deep tech startups nationally. In 2025, Roadrunner was selected to lead a $25 million quantum innovation initiative by the New Mexico Economic Development Department, establishing a quantum campus in downtown Albuquerque's Innovation District.
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