Bruce Luehrs

Bruce Luehrs

General Partner (Funds I & II) atRittenhouse VenturesPhiladelphia

Bruce Luehrs is Co-Founder and General Partner at Rittenhouse Ventures, with prior experience as a General Partner at Edison Venture Fund. He has 30 years of experience financing technology companies in the greater Philadelphia area.

What Bruce can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atSeries ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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Rittenhouse Ventures writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. PNC Equity Management
  2. Penn Valley Capital
  3. Edison Venture Fund · General Partner
    1998-2006
  4. Rittenhouse Ventures · Co-Founder and General Partner
    Now
  5. Fidelity Bank
  6. PNC Equity Management
  7. Penn Valley Capital
  8. Rittenhouse Ventures · General Partner (Funds I & II)
    Now

Companies founded

Rittenhouse Ventures

Investments named in public bios

Vida DiagnosticsKynectivTabula Rasa HealthcareMiria SystemsCore SolutionsGain CapitalVirtual EdgeFiberlinkOctagon ResearchInnaPhaseCadien

Focus

software for healthcarepharmafinancial serviceshealthcaresoftware

Education

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, MBADuke University, BA, Economics

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Questions

Who is Bruce Luehrs?

Bruce Luehrs is Co-Founder and General Partner at Rittenhouse Ventures, with prior experience as a General Partner at Edison Venture Fund. He has 30 years of experience financing technology companies in the greater Philadelphia area.

How much does Bruce Luehrs invest?

Bruce Luehrs invests through Rittenhouse Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at series a.

How do I pitch Bruce Luehrs?

A warm intro from a founder Rittenhouse Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Bruce Luehrs do before Rittenhouse Ventures?

PNC Equity Management; Penn Valley Capital; General Partner at Edison Venture Fund; Fidelity Bank; PNC Equity Management; Penn Valley Capital.

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