Renegade Partners

Renegade Partners is an early-stage venture firm built around the 'Supercritical phase'—the post-product-market-fit, pre-scale period when companies transition from viable startup to enduring company. This is the phase where organizational design, talent systems, and board practices become critical infrastructure for sustainable growth. The firm rejects the volume-based model of traditional venture investing, instead focusing on high-conviction, deeply collaborative partnerships with 6–7 investments per year and a concentrated portfolio of ~20 companies per fund. Founded in 2020 by Renata Quintini and Roseanne Wincek, Renegade backs audacious founders tackling problems that matter across sectors including AI/ML, fintech, vertical SaaS, infrastructure, and consumer technology. The firm writes $2–10M checks, sits on 80% of portfolio company boards, and embeds a Chief People Officer directly with portfolio companies. It also applies a proprietary decision-science framework—developed with Special Partner Annie Duke—to reduce bias and improve investment judgment.