Narya Capital

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Narya Capital
Company type Private company
Industry Venture capital
Founded2019;7 years ago (2019) in Cincinnati
Founder JD Vance and Colin Greenspon
Headquarters
Columbus, Ohio
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United States
Key people
Falon Donohue (Partner)
ProductsPrivate equity investments
Website naryavc.com//

Narya Capital is a venture capital company that focuses on investing in early-stage technology companies. It was founded in 2019 in Cincinnati by JD Vance and Colin Greenspon (previously at Mithril Capital ) with financial backing from Peter Thiel, Eric Schmidt, Marc Andreessen and Scott Dorsey. [1] Falon Donohue (VentureOhio, Sadie Ventures) joined later as partner. [2]

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In 2020, Vance raised $93 million for the firm. [3]

Name

Narya is named after the "Ring of Fire" (Narya) from J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novel Lord of the Rings , reflecting the influence of Peter Thiel, who has other financial endeavors with names inspired from Tolkien fantasy: Mithril Capital ( mithril ), Palantir Technologies ( palantír ), Valar Ventures (Valar). [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Vermillion, Stephanie (February 16, 2020). "J.D. Vance's New Cincinnati-based VC Firm Excites Local Startup Leaders". Cincy Inno. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  2. ↑ Hart, Kim (January 9, 2020). "J.D. Vance launches VC fund for startups beyond Silicon Valley". Axios. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  3. ↑ Loizos, Connie (January 9, 2019). "'Hillbilly Elegy' author J.D. Vance has raised $93 million for his own Midwestern venture fund". TechCrunch . Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  4. ↑ Aragon, Lawrence (January 10, 2020). "Mithril alums Greenspon and Vance launch Narya Capital". Venture Capital Journal. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
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