Rho Ventures
Venture capitalNew York · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 10 people tracked
Also known as RHO CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC
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Investment thesis
Since 1981, Rho has invested in innovation across all stages of growth, partnering with ambitious inventors, entrepreneurs, and operators to help build market-defining companies. The firm draws on decades of combined investment and operating experience to deliver strategic, differentiated value to founders, emphasizing thoughtful, well-timed support and useful network connections rather than routine touchpoints. Rho positions itself as a committed, long-term investor focused on building sustainable businesses and working closely with senior executives to identify what a company needs at each stage of its evolution.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's website
Founder mafia
4 people who came through Rho Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 56 of 98 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×22SaaS ×16Healthtech ×15Enterprise Software ×14Biotech ×10Digital Health ×7Fintech ×7Consumer ×6
HQs:United States×37Canada×4Switzerland×1United Kingdom×1Japan×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 28 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×73 founders×84+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 39 founders with education data
Cornell ×4Cornell Tech ×3University of Waterloo ×3Wilfrid Laurier University ×3Brandeis University ×2Columbia University ×2Harvard Business School ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 33 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×13Computer Science ×9Business & Management ×6Economics ×3Finance & Accounting ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 39 founders with career history
Enpass Technologies Inc ×2GalaxEye ×2Neuranics Lab ×2Walmart Global eCommerce ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
4 founders hold a PhD · 12 hold an MBA (of 36 with degree data)
Investments · 98 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 32021 · 12020 · 32019 · 12017 · 32016 · 42015 · 22014 · 12012 · 119 dated
ChargePoint provides networked electric vehicle charging infrastructure and management software for company vehicle fleets and motor pools.
EnergyHardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSCampbell, US
Richard Lowenthal(Director)inPasquale Romano(Executive Officer, Director)inAntonio Canova(Executive Officer)Jonathan Kaplan(Executive Officer)
BoardNeil Suslak(Director)inBruce Chizen(Director)in
Board seatMark Leschly· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBMW i VenturesBraemar Energy VenturesClearvision VenturesConstellation Technology VenturesEstag CapitalF4 Ventures+7 more
Ciena is a NYSE-listed American optical networking systems, routing and automation software company based in Hanover, Maryland.
Gary B. Smith(President and Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCRV (Charles River Ventures)Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C.Kleiner PerkinsNorwest Venture PartnersOpus Capital+2 more
Code Ocean is a cloud computational research platform for reproducible code, data and environments in science.
New York, US
Simon Adar(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardScott Tobin(Director)Marty Kahn(Director)
Board seatJoshua Ruch· per SEC Form D · $16.5M raise · filed Jun 2022
Co-investorsBattery VenturesDigitalis VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Convercent provides support services to clients, working with IT specialists and executive teams to solve enterprise problems.
Enterprise SoftwareDenver, US
Patrick Quinlan(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Winterburn(Executive Officer)Chuck Boyle(Executive Officer)
BoardSteven Foster(Director)R. Douglas Higgins(Director)Cameron Lester(Director)
Board seatHabib Kairouz· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsGolub GrowthRho Capital PartnersSapphire VenturesTola Capital
Dashlane provides a credential security platform that unifies password management and credential protection for businesses.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Emmanuel Schalit(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardBernard Liautaud(Director)inAlex Ferrara(Director)inRick Heitzmann(Director)inJohn Danaher(Director)
Board seatHabib Kairouz· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersFirstMark CapitalRho Capital PartnersSequoia CapitalBalderton Capital
Everyday Health is a digital health media platform providing editorial content on health conditions, wellness, nutrition, fitness, and medical news for consumers.
Digital HealthMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentWellness & FitnessNew York, US
Benjamin Wolin(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian Cooper(Executive Officer)inAlan Shapiro(Executive Officer)inMichael du Toit(Executive Officer)in
BoardSharon Wienbar(Director)
Board seatHabib Kairouz· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsEscalate Capital PartnersRho Capital PartnersBluepoint PartnersRevolution
FEVO builds an e-commerce platform that combines online shopping with social features enabling shoppers to connect, collaborate, and validate purchases together.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSaaS
Ari D.(Founder)in
Board seatJeff Grammer· per SEC Form D
Co-investors359 CapitalContour Venture PartnersRho Capital PartnersSapphire VenturesHarris Blitzer Sports & EntertainmentRed Sea Ventures
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Host Committee is a New York event platform that lets individuals host parties at partner nightlife venues at no cost.
New York, US
Vanessa Liu(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAndrew Russell(Director)
Board seatJeff Grammer· per SEC Form D · $8.8M raise · filed Jan 2017
Kasisto builds agentic AI for banks and financial institutions, offering conversational and generative AI agents that automate customer support, personalize interactions, and give employees access to institutional knowledge.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSNew York, US
Zor Gorelov(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inSasha Caskey(Executive Officer, Promoter)inDror Oren(Executive Officer)inRuth Brown(Executive Officer, Promoter)inLance Berks(CEO)inJoshua Schechter(Chief Product & Innovation Officer)in
Board seatHabib Kairouz· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAspira CapitalCommerce VenturesNaples Technology VenturesOak HC/FTPropel Venture Partners
New York-based investment vehicle that acquired the assets of World Series of Fighting and restructured them into the Professional Fighters League.
New York, US
W. Russell Ramsey(Executive Officer, Director)Donn Davis(Executive Officer, Director)Theodore Segal(Director)Ara Cohen(Director)James Bramson(Executive Officer)Nathaniel Redleaf(Director)
Board seatMark Leschly· per SEC Form D · $68.1M raise · filed Mar 2021
OraMetrix developed 3-D digital orthodontic technology, marketed as SureSmile, and was acquired by Dentsply Sirona in 2018.
HealthtechRichardson, US
Jay Widdig(Executive Officer)inFritz Riemeier(Executive Officer)Glenn Lyon(Executive Officer)Charles L. Abraham(Executive Officer, Director)inJerry Metz(Executive Officer)inPhillip Getto(Executive Officer)in
Board seatMark Leschly· per SEC Form D · $4.1M raise · filed Nov 2015
Rocketrip offers software that sets personalized trip budgets using real-time travel prices, company policy, and proprietary algorithms, and rewards employees with a share of the savings when they book cheaper options.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesTravel & HospitalityNew York City, US
Prasad Gundumogula(Founder, Group Chairman & CEO)Daniel Ruch(Executive Officer, Director)inGillian Tee(Director)inOrestes Fintiklis(Executive Vice Chairman)Jesus Portillo(CEO of Latin America)Trevor Vigfusson(Chief Financial Officer)
Board seatHabib Kairouz· per SEC Form D · $9M raise · filed Jun 2016
Co-investorsMorgan StanleyCanaan PartnersComcast VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Y CombinatorBessemer Venture Partners+1 more
Co-investorsRho Capital Partners
Abstractive Health provides AI-powered medical record summarization and pre-visit review tools for clinicians.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Vince Hartman(Co-founder & CEO)inGiordana Pulpo(Co-Founder & Head of Design)inRitika Poddar(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsPear VCRho Capital Partners
Acalvio provides ShadowPlex, a deception-based security platform that detects reconnaissance, credential misuse, and lateral movement during red and purple team exercises across IT, cloud, and OT environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareSilicon Valley, US
Co-investorsAccelJ2 VenturesPresidio VenturesRho Capital PartnersVertical Venture PartnersPaladin Capital Group
Accedian provides network and service assurance software that uses active testing, performance monitoring, and AI-powered analytics to give telecom operators real-time visibility into network performance and fault management.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsWP Global PartnersBridge PartnersSummit Partners
Montreal-based provider of network and application performance monitoring software and hardware, acquired by Cisco in 2023.
Active Power designs and manufactures flywheel-based uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems and turnkey power solutions for enterprise customers requiring critical power protection.
EnergyHardwareAustin, US
Co-investorsRho Capital Partners
Aluna develops a portable respiratory management tool for children with asthma and other chronic respiratory diseases.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Charvi Shetty(Chief Executive Officer)inInderjit Jutla(Chief Scientific Officer)
Co-investorsBlue Bear VenturesGood Growth CapitalMatrixRho Capital PartnersZühlke Ventures
Pfizer discovers, develops, manufactures, and distributes pharmaceutical medicines and vaccines across therapeutic areas including oncology, cardiology, immunology, and infectious diseases.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York, US
Charles Pfizer
Co-investorsAisling CapitalAndera PartnersRho Capital PartnersRiverVest Venture PartnersVenrockNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Computer-telephony integration software maker in Richardson, Texas, acquired by Davox Corporation in 1998.
AqueSys was a clinical-stage ophthalmic device company behind the XEN Gel/XEN45 glaucoma shunt, acquired by Allergan in 2015.
BiotechAliso Viejo, US
Michael Tyson(Executive Officer)Ron Bache(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Corley(Director)Steven Waite(Director)Julie Bakker(Director)David Milne(Director)
Co-investorsRho Capital PartnersSV Health Investors
August manufactures Wi-Fi-enabled smart locks and keypads that allow homeowners to remotely control door access and integrate with voice assistants like Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant.
ConsumerHardwareIoTPropTech
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersComcast VenturesGlobal BrainKDDI Open Innovation FundMaveronModerne Ventures+2 more
Auvik is a cloud-based AI-powered IT operations platform that helps managed service providers and IT departments monitor and manage networks, SaaS applications, and endpoints.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareIoTWaterloo, CA
Alex Hoff(Co-founder & Board Advisor)inMarc Morin(Co-founder)inDavid Yach(Co-founder)inDouglas Murray(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)BDC Venture CapitalCeltic House Asia PartnersCeltic House Venture PartnersGolub GrowthOpenView Venture Partners+2 more
Backbase develops an AI-native Banking OS, a digital banking engagement platform that unifies customer, employee, and AI-agent interactions for financial institutions across retail, SMB, commercial, private banking, and wealth management.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Jouk Pleiter(Founder)in
Co-investorsMotive Partners
Allows users to access best-in-class observability on chain.
Co-investorsHack VCBlockchain CapitalFenbushi CapitalFoundryIndustry VenturesIOSG Ventures+1 more
Capstone Energy+ designs and manufactures fuel-flexible microturbine-based generator systems for mission-critical operations including data centers, hospitals, and industrial facilities.
CleantechEnergyHardwareLos Angeles, US
Co-investorsRho Capital Partners
Cara is an AI platform that automates sales and servicing workflows for insurance agencies, brokerages and wholesalers.
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsRho Capital PartnersKearny Jackson
Toronto-based online advertising company that used search-history data to target display ads, acquired by Rubicon Project in 2015.
CIQ is an enterprise infrastructure software company that builds and supports the Linux, HPC, and AI infrastructure stack from the kernel to the orchestrator, serving enterprises, research institutions, and government agencies.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsReno, US
Gregory Kurtzer(Founder & CEO)inBjorn Hovland(President)inPeter Nelson(Chief Technology Officer)inMarlin Prager(CFO)in
Co-investorsTwo Bear CapitalRho Capital Partners
Clear is a skincare tracking app and brand-agnostic AI/data platform for skin health, founded by Ahana Banerjee.
Clear Current provides AI-powered transparency and automation for energy contract and tariff management, helping organizations extract insights from energy data to optimize procurement decisions and reduce costs.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise Software
John Reuter(Co-founder, CEO)inJake Masters(Co-founder, CTO)in
Co-investorsAvesta FundCity LightCoreline VenturesRho Capital Partners
CloudPay provides a global payroll and payments platform that automates payroll processing and payment operations for multinational organizations across 140+ countries.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSAndover
Roland Folz(CEO)inJohn Pearce(Chief Customer Officer)inJudith Lamb(Chief Human Resources Officer)inTimo Weber(Chief Strategy Officer)inEric De Keizer(Chief Operating Officer)inRahul Raswant(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsRho Capital PartnersRunway Growth Capital
Described as the world's first e-commerce platform.
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersRho Capital PartnersWI Harper Group
Cylera provides a healthcare cybersecurity platform focused on connected medical devices, IoT, and IT assets, giving hospitals and health systems visibility, risk assessment, and threat detection across their environments.
CybersecurityHealthtechIoTNew York, US
Timur Ozekcin(Executive Officer, Director)inSean Abraham(Executive Officer, Director)inApostolos Bakoyiannis(Executive Officer)Owen Wilson(Director)
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersDreamit VenturesEpsilon Health InvestorsFrontier Path VCGreat Oaks Venture CapitalRho Capital Partners+1 more
Dendreon develops and manufactures cellular immunotherapies, including PROVENGE (sipuleucel-T), an FDA-approved cellular immunotherapy for prostate cancer patients.
BiotechHealthtech
William Amickin
Co-investorsRho Capital PartnersSanderling Ventures
Draivn provides a data platform API that converts fleet telematics into validated risk exposure for insurers, brokers, and fleet operators in the insurance industry.
Data & InfrastructureInsurTechNew York, US
Felix Kühlmann(Founder)inZakhar Paliatayeu(Executive Officer, Director)Cris Conde(Director)inAliaksandr Zhykh(Executive Officer, Director)Felix Kuhlmann(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsRho Capital Partners
Biotech company focused on cancer.
Co-investorsHEALTHCARE ROYALTY PARTNERSRho Capital Partners
Enerkem converts non-recyclable waste and biomass residues into biofuels and chemicals using gasification and syngas conditioning technology.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechEnergyNew MaterialsMontreal, CA
Esteban Chornet(Founder, Professor Emeritus at Université de Sherbrooke)inVincent Chornet(Co-founder)
Co-investorsBraemar Energy VenturesCycle CapitalFondactionFonds de solidarité FTQMonarch Alternative Capital
Experian offers consumers tools to access their credit report and FICO Score, build credit, and manage money, including credit card matching, bill and subscription negotiation, car insurance comparison, and a digital checking account with debit card.
ConsumerData & InfrastructureFintechInsurTech
Co-investorsKensington Capital Partners LimitedNorwest Venture PartnersSilver Lake PartnersSixth Street
Co-investorsRho Capital Partners
Digitally native activewear brand selling men's and women's apparel through a VIP membership subscription model and retail stores.
Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalCrosscut VenturesMatrixRho Capital Partners
Fixmo was a mobile risk management software company serving enterprises and government agencies, acquired by Good Technology in 2014.
Bristol Myers Squibb is a biopharmaceutical company that develops and delivers medicines across oncology, hematology, neuroscience, immunology, and cardiovascular disease areas.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York, US
Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Nextech InvestProspect Venture PartnersRho Capital PartnersRiverVest Venture Partners+2 more
Huma is a cloud platform that provides regulated AI infrastructure for healthcare and life sciences organizations, enabling them to build AI-driven applications, analytics, and clinical workflows across 70+ countries through a federated network model.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechLondon, GB
Dan Vahdat(Founder)in
Co-investorsFuture Positive CapitalHitachi VenturesKickstart InnovationRaptor GroupRho Capital PartnersSamsung Next+2 more
Rockville, Maryland biopharmaceutical company that used human DNA sequence data to develop protein and antibody drugs; acquired by GSK in 2012.
Co-investorsRho Capital Partners
OneTrust provides a governance platform for privacy, risk, data, and compliance across organizations' technology stacks.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAtlanta, US
Alan J. Dabbiere(Manager)inJohn Marshall(Manager)Kristina Bergman(Founder)inKabir Barday(Founder)in
BoardRichard Wells(Manager)inDavid K. Dabbiere(Manager)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAdams Street PartnersAmplify PartnersAspect VenturesBitkraft Esports VenturesBlackRock+19 more
Financial technology provider and pioneer of the virtual data room, serving banking, dealmaking, and capital markets.
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersSiris
iVillage was a New York web media company that ran online communities and content sites for women from 1995 until 2014.
Montreal-founded cloud 3D visualization platform for browser-based photoreal rendering and collaboration, acquired by Autodesk.
Colombian retail-tech company operating a loyalty, cashback and customer-engagement platform for Latin American merchants.
Leena AI develops agentic AI colleagues for enterprise operations, automating complex workflows across HR, IT, Finance, and Procurement systems for Fortune 500 companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSNew York City, US
Mayank Goyal(Founder)inAdit Jain(Founder)inAnand Kumar Prajapati(Founder)in
BoardMark Terbeek(Director)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCathexis VenturesFundersClubGreycroftUpVentures CapitalY Combinator+1 more
LiveBarn is a live streaming platform for youth and amateur sports, offering coverage of games from over 3,500 sports surfaces including hockey rinks, along with player analysis and coaching tools for athletes, families, coaches, and scouts.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
Farrel Miller(Founder & CEO)inRay Giroux(COO)Humam Al Barazy(CTO)
Co-investorsSusquehanna Growth Equity
Day One (part of Servier) is a biopharmaceutical company developing targeted oncology medicines, with a focus on cancers affecting patients of all ages, including pediatric low-grade glioma (pLGG).
BiotechHealthtechCambridge, US
MICHAEL J. KAUFMAN(Executive Officer)inDonald Bergstrom(Executive Officer)ANNA PROTOPAPAS(Executive Officer, Director)Timothy Lowinger(Executive Officer)Eva Jack(Executive Officer)Wayne Foster(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesF-Prime CapitalLightstone VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Nextech InvestPfizer Venture Investments
Mobile-focused ticket platform for sports, concert, and theater events.
New York, US
Russell D'Souza(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inEric Waller(Founder)inJon Groetzinger(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Arie Abecassis(Director)
BoardDavid Frankel(Director)John Locke(Director)
Co-investorsAccelCauseway PartnersEntrée CapitalFelicis VenturesFlyover CapitalFounder Collective+6 more
Suzy provides consumer research and insights that sales teams at consumer brands use to prepare for retail buyer meetings, helping them secure retail partners, win shelf space, and defend against delistings.
ConsumerData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Matt Britton(Founder)in
Co-investorsFoundryH.I.G. CapitalNorth Atlantic CapitalH.I.G. Growth PartnersRho Capital PartnersTriangle Peak Partners
Tracera is an AI-supported ESG data platform that automates sustainability data collection across a company's value chain and generates audit-ready reports for various disclosure frameworks.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise Software
Patrick Obeid(Founder)in
Co-investorsFoundryTola CapitalContour Venture Partners
NGM Bio is a biopharmaceutical company developing NGM120, a GDF15/GFRAL antagonist antibody, to treat conditions rooted in overactivation of the GDF15 pathway.
BiotechHealthtechSouth San Francisco, US
Diana Peng Bockus(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTim Kutzkey(Director)Peter Svennilson(Director)inRoger M. Perlmutter(Director)
Co-investorsThe Column Group
NowPublic was a Vancouver-based user-generated social news and citizen journalism website launched in 2005 and closed in 2013.
Company offering thermal management solutions using synthetic jet technology for electronics cooling applications.
Austin, US
David Kollen(Executive Officer)Tom Dalton(Executive Officer)Steve Farrell(Executive Officer)Stuart Sorensen(Executive Officer)James A, Balthazar(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Darbin(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBraemar Energy VenturesGenstarGE Energy Financial Services
ON24 provides a digital engagement platform that uses AI to turn webinars, content hubs, and virtual events into personalized content journeys for B2B sales and marketing teams.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Sharat Sharan(Founder)in
Co-investorsBand of AngelsCanaan PartnersMidCap Financial InvestmentSecond Alpha PartnersSkagerak CapitalUS Venture Partners+1 more
Find the best health insurance for pets.
Co-investorsDefy PartnersEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Remarkable Ventures
Drug delivery and screening technology developer in CNS and metabolic bone disease, acquired by Shire Pharmaceuticals in 1997.
Philo is a live television streaming service offering flexible entertainment-focused plans with 70+ channels, on-demand content, and an unlimited DVR starting at $25/month.
Media & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Andrew McCollum(Executive Officer, Director)Thomer Gil(Executive Officer)in
BoardTuan Ho(Executive Officer, Director)inPatrick Chung(Director)inShelley Brindle(Director)Hugh Panero(Director)
Co-investorsFlybridge Capital PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Sand Hill AngelsXfund
Plotly develops open-source data visualization libraries and analytics platforms—including its Plotly graphing library and Dash app framework—for analysts, engineers, and data scientists building interactive charts, dashboards, and data apps.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Alex Johnson(Founder)in
Co-investorsVanedge CapitalVanedge Capital Limited PartnershipMHS Capital
Co-investorsRho Capital Partners
Fredericton-based agricultural analytics company building RAMAS, a machine-learning system for crop data and yield management.
Canadian agricultural bioinformatics and data analytics company using drone imagery and vision intelligence for crop management.
Mike Morrisin
Venture-backed ophthalmic biopharmaceutical company developing LFA-1 antagonists for dry eye disease; acquired by Shire in 2013.
Direct-to-consumer lingerie and apparel brand founded by Rihanna, known for extended sizing and a VIP membership model.
Co-investorsACME CapitalBlack Jays VenturesCrosscut VenturesKensington Capital Partners LimitedSugar Capital
Seated is a customer acquisition platform for restaurants that fills empty seats and drives foot traffic without requiring new technology or staff training, generating revenue through introducing diners to restaurants for dining, takeout, and private events.
MarketplacesRetail Tech
Co-investorsFlucas VenturesGMG VenturesInsight PartnersLong Venture PartnersMercuri.vcShrug Capital+2 more
Firmenich is a co-creation and innovation partner specializing in nutrition, health, and beauty ingredients and solutions.
ConsumerHealthtechNew MaterialsGeneva, CH
Gilbert Ghostinein
Co-investorsBay City CapitalProspect Venture Partners
San Diego, US
Duncan Orrell-Jones(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Stapleford(Executive Officer)Chuck Kimmel(Executive Officer)inSteve Cotter(Executive Officer)Robert Wilde(Executive Officer)Brad Kindig(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsSevin Rosen Funds
SmartSkin makes sensor-based "container twins" that travel through manufacturing lines to measure pressure, impact, vibration, and tilt, paired with software that turns the readings into actionable data.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareIoTFredericton, CA
Kumaran Thillainadarajh(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Evan Justason(Chief Executive Officer)inKumaran Thillainadarajah(Chief Technology Officer)inRyan Proudfoot(Chief Product Officer)inJohn Tourlas(Chief Commercial Officer)inFelipe Chibante(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsEast Valley VenturesNew Brunswick Innovation Foundation
SunPower provides residential solar systems, installing monocrystalline solar panels on homeowners' roofs to lower electricity bills and reduce carbon emissions.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareSan Jose, US
Dick SwansoninWill Anderson(Co-founder)Dave Anderson(Co-founder)Patrick Chapman(Executive Officer)inPhilip T. Krein(Director)Eric Branderiz(Executive Officer)in
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Co-investorsEcosystem Integrity FundPrelude Ventures
Sportlogiq develops sports analytics software using computer vision and machine learning for professional sports teams.
AI & Machine LearningSports TechMontreal, CA
Craig Buntin(Co-founder, Executive Chair)inMehrsan Javan(Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsTacticoTandemLaunchVendep Capital
New York online advertising network that pioneered behavioral targeting and was acquired by AOL in 2007.
Co-investorsUnion Square Ventures (USV)Masthead Venture Partners
Tapjoy operates an in-app rewarded marketplace that connects advertisers with game publishers, enabling users to complete opt-in tasks in exchange for virtual currency and premium content.
AdTechGaming
Co-investorsGlobal BrainIconica Partners
Tello is a US developer of web and mobile software for collecting customer feedback.
Developer Tools
Joe Beninato
Co-investors500 GlobalBullpen CapitalLowercase CapitalTrue Ventures
Sanofi is an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharmaceutical company that develops medicines and vaccines, with a focus on immunology and the immune system.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Co-investorsMRL Ventures FundNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Sanofi VenturesFJ Labs
Takeda is a global pharmaceutical company that develops medicines and treatments for patients, focused on advancing science, technology, and partnerships to create new standards of care.
BiotechHealthtechTokyo, JP
Claudia D'Augusta(Executive Officer)inEduardo Bravo Fernandez de Araoz(Executive Officer, Director)Marie Paule Richard(Executive Officer)inWilfried Dalemans(Executive Officer)
BoardJune Almenoff(Director)Russell Greig(Director)
Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsYsios CapitalKreos Capital
Toolio provides retail merchandise planning software with AI-driven demand forecasting, scenario planning, assortment planning, and allocation, integrating merchandising, ERP, POS, and e-commerce data from systems like SAP, NetSuite, Snowflake, and BigQuery.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaSNew York City, US
Zack Quinn(Founder)inBerk Atikoglu(Founder)inEytan Daniyalzade(Founder)in
Co-investorsFounder CollectiveNotation Capital
Toothio is an on-demand staffing marketplace matching dental hygienists, assistants and receptionists with dental practices and DSOs.
Ian Prendergast(Founder)inDevon Cox(Founder)inTroy Amelotte(Founder)in
Co-investorsBurst CapitalConnexa CapitalCraft VenturesKarman VenturesNVP CapitalRoosh Ventures
Tripod was a US web hosting and homepage-building service for college students and young adults, later owned by Lycos.
Truewind automates transaction coding, reconciliation, and close management for accounting teams by converting bank statements and workpapers into GL-ready journal entries and audit-ready schedules.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alex Lee(Founder)inTennison Chan(Cofounder CTO)inTennison C(Founder)in
Co-investorsBeat VenturesMyAsiaVCPathlight VenturesThomson Reuters VenturesY CombinatorFin Capital+1 more
Vanda is a biopharmaceutical company that develops new medicines, using genetics and genomics to guide drug discovery, clinical trials, and commercial positioning of its compounds.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechWashington, US
Mihalis Polymeropoulos(Founder & CEO)Mihael Polymeropoulos(President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board)
Co-investorsCare Capital
Biopharmaceutical developer of anti-infectives, including anidulafungin and dalbavancin, acquired by Pfizer for about $1.9 billion.
Vidyo, owned by Enghouse Video, provides secure cloud-based video conferencing and enterprise video management solutions across healthcare, finance, education, government, and other industries.
Cloud ComputingDigital HealthSaaSHackensack, US
Ofer Shapiro(Director)inStephen Lehman(Executive Officer)Eran Westman(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Kaminsky(Executive Officer)in
BoardAl Schuele(Director)Doug Carlisle(Director)in
Co-investorsKaiser Permanente VenturesLuminari CapitalQuestMark PartnersMenlo Ventures
Wunderkind is a performance marketing platform that helps brands acquire and retain customers through personalized experiences across websites, email, text, and ads.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechNew York City, US
Co-investorsA-Rod CorpArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalBattery VenturesCoelius CapitalContour Venture Partners+4 more
Yantra Corporation was a Tewksbury, MA-based enterprise software firm, spun off from Infosys in 1995, that developed distributed order management and supply chain fulfillment software for retailers and distributors.
Zenskar offers an AI-native platform that automates billing, invoicing, usage-based and subscription pricing, revenue recognition, and financial analytics for finance teams at growing companies.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Apurv Bansal(Cofounder, CEO & CFO)inSaurabh Agarwal(Cofounder & CPTO)Saurabh Agrawal(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersConvergeRocketship.vcShine CapitalBasecamp FundJ-Ventures
Zynga is a mobile game developer and publisher that creates and acquires gaming franchises for mobile and social platforms.
ConsumerGamingCalifornia, US
Mark Pincus(Founder)inEric Schiermeyer(Founder)inFrank Gibeauin
Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBaseline VenturesDag VenturesECONA AGEntrée Capital+10 more
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 6
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Rho Ventures made?
- Rho Ventures has 86 tracked investments, 35 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Rho Ventures invest at?
- Rho Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Rho Ventures's typical check size?
- Rho Ventures typically writes checks of $2M – $15M.
- What sectors does Rho Ventures focus on?
- Rho Ventures focuses on AdTech, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Gaming, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketing Tech, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Rho Ventures located?
- Rho Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Rho Ventures lead rounds?
- Rho Ventures has led 5 of the 22 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Rho Ventures co-invest with?
- Rho Ventures most often shares deals with Rho Capital Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, among 184 tracked co-investors.
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