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Rho Ventures

Venture capital

New 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 Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Late Stage
Check
$2M – $15M
HQ
New York, New York, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1981
AUM
$1.5B
VC funds
8
Tracked investments
94

Team · 10 people

from the firm's website
Habib Kaifouz· Managing Partner
Roger Chabra· Partner

Founder mafia

3 people who came through Rho Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 51 of 94 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×21Enterprise Software ×15Healthtech ×15SaaS ×13Biotech ×9Digital Health ×9Data & Infrastructure ×6Energy ×6

HQs:United States×34Canada×4Switzerland×1United Kingdom×1Japan×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 23 portfolio companies
43%
solo founders
10 of 23 mapped founding teams
47%
repeat founders
of 15 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×102 founders×53 founders×8

Where their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with education data

Cornell Tech ×2Harvard Business School ×2Harvard University ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 15 founders with career history

Enpass Technologies Inc ×2GalaxEye ×2Neuranics Lab ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×2

Investments · 94 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2022 · 22021 · 12020 · 22019 · 12017 · 32016 · 42015 · 22014 · 12012 · 117 dated

ChargePointchargepoint.comin𝕏Aug 2020

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)Pasquale Romano(Executive Officer, Director)Antonio Canova(Executive Officer)Jonathan Kaplan(Executive Officer)Daniel Ahn(Director)William Albert Thayer(Director)

Board seatMark Leschly· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBMW i VenturesBraemar Energy VenturesClearvision VenturesConstellation Technology VenturesEstag CapitalF4 Ventures+6 more

Code Oceancodeocean.comJun 2022SEC filingmedium confidence

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)

Convercentconvercent.comDec 2017

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)Chuck Boyle(Executive Officer)Philip Winterburn(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

Dashlanedashlane.comin𝕏Apr 2016

Dashlane provides a credential security platform that unifies password management and credential protection for businesses.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Emmanuel Schalit(Executive Officer, Director)

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 Healtheverydayhealth.comMar 2015

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)Brian Cooper(Executive Officer)Alan Shapiro(Executive Officer)Michael du Toit(Executive Officer)

BoardSharon Wienbar(Director)

Board seatHabib Kairouz· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsEscalate Capital PartnersRho Capital PartnersBluepoint PartnersRevolution

Fevofevo.comin𝕏Dec 2022

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

Host CommitteeApr 2016SEC filingmedium confidence

New York, US

Vanessa Liu(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAndrew Russell(Director)

Board seatJeff Grammer· per SEC Form D · $8.8M raise · filed Jan 2017

Kasistokasisto.comin𝕏Aug 2019

Kasisto builds KAI, a conversational AI and large language model platform (K-BERT) for the financial services industry, enabling banks and financial institutions to deliver AI-powered customer and employee interactions across channels.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US

Zor Gorelov(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sasha Caskey(Executive Officer, Promoter)Dror Oren(Executive Officer)Ruth Brown(Executive Officer, Promoter)Lance Berks(CEO)Joshua Schechter(Chief Product & Innovation Officer)

Board seatHabib Kairouz· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAspira CapitalCommerce VenturesNaples Technology VenturesOak HC/FTPropel Venture Partners

MMAX Investment Partners, Inc.Mar 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

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

OrametrixOct 2015SEC filingmedium confidence

HealthtechRichardson, US

Jay Widdig(Executive Officer)Fritz Riemeier(Executive Officer)Glenn Lyon(Executive Officer)Charles L. Abraham(Executive Officer, Director)Jerry Metz(Executive Officer)Phillip Getto(Executive Officer)

Board seatMark Leschly· per SEC Form D · $4.1M raise · filed Nov 2015

Rocketriprocketrip.cominJun 2016acquired by Mondee (now Tabhi)SEC filingmedium confidence

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesTravel & HospitalityNew York City, US

Prasad Gundumogula(Founder, Group Chairman & CEO)Daniel Ruch(Executive Officer, Director)inGillian Tee(Director)Orestes 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

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Co-investorsRho Capital Partners

Abstractive Healthabstractivehealth.comin

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)

Co-investorsPear VCRho Capital Partners

Acalvioacalvio.comin𝕏

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

Accedianaccedian.comin𝕏

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

Accedian
Active Poweractivepower.comin

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

Alunaalunacare.com𝕏

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

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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)

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Answersoft
Augustaugust.com𝕏acquired by Assa Abloy

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 Networksauvik.comin𝕏

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 HoffMarc MorinDavid YachDouglas Murray(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)BDC Venture CapitalCeltic House Asia PartnersCeltic House Venture PartnersGolub GrowthOpenView Venture Partners+2 more

Blocknativeblocknative.io

Allows users to access best-in-class observability on chain.

Co-investorsHack VC

Capstonecapstonegreenenergy.comin𝕏

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

Caracaratherapeutics.com

Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsRho Capital Partners

Chango
CIQciq.comin𝕏

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)Bjorn Hovland(President)Peter Nelson(Chief Technology Officer)Marlin Prager(CFO)

Co-investorsTwo Bear CapitalRho Capital Partners

Clear
Clear Currentclearcurrent.ai

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

CloudPaycloudpay.comin𝕏

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)John Pearce(Chief Customer Officer)Judith Lamb(Chief Human Resources Officer)Timo Weber(Chief Strategy Officer)Eric De Keizer(Chief Operating Officer)Rahul Raswant(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsRho Capital PartnersRunway Growth Capital

Commerce One

Described as the world's first e-commerce platform.

Co-investorsCanaan PartnersRho Capital PartnersWI Harper Group

Current
Cyleracylera.comin𝕏Jul 2017

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)Sean Abraham(Executive Officer, Director)Apostolos Bakoyiannis(Executive Officer)Owen Wilson(Director)

Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersDreamit VenturesEpsilon Health InvestorsFrontier Path VCGreat Oaks Venture CapitalRho Capital Partners+1 more

Darwin Dimensions
Dendreon NASDAQ: DNDN www.dendreon.comdendreon.comin𝕏

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

Draivndraivn.comin

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

Zakhar Paliatayeu(Executive Officer, Director)Cris Conde(Director)inAliaksandr Zhykh(Executive Officer, Director)Felix Kuhlmann(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsRho Capital Partners

Dyax

Biotech company focused on cancer.

Co-investorsHEALTHCARE ROYALTY PARTNERSRho Capital Partners

Enerkemenerkem.comin

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)Vincent Chornet(Co-founder)

Co-investorsBraemar Energy Ventures

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Co-investorsRho Capital Partners

Fixmo
Gloucester Pharmaceuticalsbms.comin𝕏

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 Therapeuticshuma.comin𝕏

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

Human Genome Sciences

Co-investorsRho Capital Partners

Hyaltohyalto.com
Integrisonetrust.com

OneTrust provides a governance platform for privacy, risk, data, and compliance across organizations' technology stacks.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareAtlanta, US

Alan J. Dabbiere(Manager)John Marshall(Manager)Kabir Barday(Founder)in

BoardRichard Wells(Manager)inDavid K. Dabbiere(Manager)

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAdams Street PartnersAmplify PartnersBitkraft Esports VenturesBlackRockBright Pixel Capital+17 more

Intralinks

Financial technology provider and pioneer of the virtual data room, serving banking, dealmaking, and capital markets.

Co-investorsCanaan PartnersSiris

iVillage
Lagoa
Leal
Leena AIleena.aiin𝕏Oct 2020

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

LiveBarn
Medical Present Value

Experian is a consumer financial platform offering credit reports, FICO scores, credit monitoring, and digital banking services.

ConsumerData & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsKensington Capital Partners LimitedNorwest Venture Partners

Mersanamersana.comin𝕏Jun 2016

A biopharmaceutical company developing targeted oncology medicines, with a focus on treatments for patients of all ages including children with cancers such as pediatric low-grade glioma (pLGG).

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesCambridge, US

MICHAEL J. KAUFMAN(Executive Officer)DONALD BERGSTROM(Executive Officer)ANNA PROTOPAPAS(Executive Officer, Director)DAVID MOTT(Director)TIMOTHY LOWINGER(Executive Officer)EVA JACK(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesF-Prime CapitalLightstone VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Nextech InvestPfizer Venture Investments

New York, NYseatgeek.com

Mobile-focused ticket platform for sports, concert, and theater events.

New York, US

Russell D'Souza(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inEric Waller(Founder)inDavid Frankel(Director)John Locke(Director)Jon Groetzinger(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Arie Abecassis(Director)

Co-investorsAccelCauseway Media PartnersCauseway PartnersEntrée CapitalFelicis VenturesFlyover Capital+7 more

New York, NYtracera.comin

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

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 · 3

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

CienaNYSE: CIENRocketripacq. by Mondee (now Tabhi)Augustacq. by Assa Abloy

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Rho Ventures made?
Rho Ventures has 85 tracked investments, 1 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.
Who does Rho Ventures co-invest with?
Rho Ventures most often shares deals with Rho Capital Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, among 174 tracked co-investors.

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