# Jim Ritchie

> Jim Ritchie is the CEO and co-founder of AEONrv, a Reno, Nevada-based company building high-tech, all-season, electric-cabin recreational vehicles on Ford Transit platforms. A Silicon Valley veteran with 30+ years in technology, Jim started AEONrv as a personal project after growing frustrated with the state of existing RV options - he wanted something that could handle ski mountains in winter and desert trails in summer without propane systems or dealer hassles. What began as a one-off custom build evolved into Nevada's 2025 Manufacturing Company of the Year, with 100+ vehicles delivered, 70+ employees, and plans to build the world's most automated RV manufacturing plant.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at AEONrv
- **Organizations:** AEONrv
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Math and Computer Science, University of Puget Sound, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Named Nevada's 2025 Manufacturing Company of the Year by NCET (Nevada's Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology), Surpassed 100 all-season, electric-cabin RV deliveries, Grew AEONrv from a personal project to a 70+ employee manufacturing company

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Began as engineer in Silicon Valley technology sector
- **30+ year career** — Transitioned into sales and general management roles; founded multiple companies in Silicon Valley
- **Pre-2021** — Founded and ran a blockchain software company in San Francisco
- **~2019-2020** — Designed an RV concept at night, frustrated with limitations of existing camper vans and overlanding vehicles; enlisted friend Lars Severin to build a custom one-off unit
- **2021** — Co-founded AEONrv in October with Lars Severin (CTO) and Matthew Sewell (first employee/Manufacturing Director)
- **2022** — Raised first funding round (October); launched crowdfunding campaign on Wefunder, raising $500K+
- **2023** — Grew team to 7 employees; initial production of 1-2 units monthly
- **2024** — Scaled production to 10 units/month; angel funding round; expanded to 70,000 sq ft facility in Reno
- **2025** — Named Nevada's Manufacturing Company of the Year by NCET; surpassed 100 vehicles delivered; grew team to 70+ employees
- **2025-2026** — Planning to build world's most high-tech automated RV manufacturing plant; targeting 20-24 units/month

## Achievements

- Named Nevada's 2025 Manufacturing Company of the Year by NCET (Nevada's Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology)
- Surpassed 100 all-season, electric-cabin RV deliveries
- Grew AEONrv from a personal project to a 70+ employee manufacturing company
- Raised $500K+ on Wefunder equity crowdfunding from customer-investors
- Earned 2M+ video views across platforms and 60+ earned media articles
- Built 70,000 sq ft high-tech manufacturing facility in Reno, Nevada
- Scaled production from 1-2 units/month to 10+ units/month
- Created first propane-free, all-season electric-cabin RV on Ford Transit AWD platform

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — AEONrv surpassed 100 all-season electric-cabin RV deliveries
- **2025** — Named Nevada's Manufacturing Company of the Year by NCET
- **2025** — Team grew to 70+ employees; 70,000 sq ft facility operational in Reno
- **2025-06** — AEONrv announced plans to build world's most high-tech automated RV manufacturing plant
- **2024-12** — Completed angel funding round of $330K
- **2024** — Scaled production to 10 units per month; earlier models priced from $194,500

## Links

- Website: https://aeonrv.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimritchie
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/aeonrv?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aeonrv

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Last updated: 2026-05-14