Rho Ventures
Venture capitalNew York · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 10 people tracked
Also known as RHO CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC
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 3, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 46 of 94 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×18Enterprise Software ×12Healthtech ×10SaaS ×9Digital Health ×8Biotech ×7Data & Infrastructure ×6Energy ×6
HQs:United States×27Canada×3Switzerland×1United Kingdom×1Japan×1
Investments · 94 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathNew York, US
Marty Kahn(Director)Scott Tobin(Director)Simon Adar(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJoshua Ruch· per SEC Form D · $16.5M raise · filed Jun 2022
Convercent provides support services to clients, working with IT specialists and executive teams to solve enterprise problems.
Enterprise SoftwareDenver, US
Steven Foster(Director)R. Douglas Higgins(Director)Karen Richardson(Director)Cameron Lester(Director)D. Alan Dillenberg IV(Director)Brian Mankwitz(Director)
Board seatHabib Kairouz· per SEC Form D
Dashlane provides a credential security platform that unifies password management and credential protection for businesses.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Emmanuel Schalit(Executive Officer, Director)Bernard Liautaud(Director)John Danaher(Director)Carl Pascarella(Director)
BoardAlex Ferrara(Director)
Board seatHabib Kairouz· per SEC Form D
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
Brian Cooper(Executive Officer)Dana Evan(Director)Benjamin Wolin(Executive Officer, Director)Douglas McCormick(Director)Alan Shapiro(Executive Officer)Myrtle Potter(Director)
Board seatHabib Kairouz· per SEC Form D
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
Board seatJeff Grammer· per SEC Form D
New York, US
Andrew Russell(Director)Vanessa Liu(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJeff Grammer· per SEC Form D · $8.8M raise · filed Jan 2017
Kasisto develops agentic AI software for banking and financial institutions, enabling predictive customer engagement, personalized experiences, and proactive outreach while maintaining regulatory compliance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US
Zor Gorelov(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jeffrey L. Seltzer(Director)Sasha Caskey(Executive Officer, Promoter)William Mark(Director)Thomas Whiteaker(Director)Dror Oren(Executive Officer)
Board seatHabib Kairouz· per SEC Form D
New York, US
W. Russell Ramsey(Executive Officer, Director)Donn Davis(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Leschly(Director)Theodore Segal(Director)Ara Cohen(Director)James Bramson(Executive Officer)
Board seatMark Leschly· per SEC Form D · $68.1M raise · filed Mar 2021
HealthtechRichardson, US
Jay Widdig(Executive Officer)Tom Stampiglia(Director)Rebecca Robertson(Director)Mark Leschly(Director)Fritz Riemeier(Executive Officer)Thomas Butts(Director)
Board seatMark Leschly· per SEC Form D · $4.1M raise · filed Nov 2015
ChargePoint provides networked electric vehicle charging infrastructure and management software for company vehicle fleets and motor pools.
EnergyHardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS<UNKNOWN>, US
Neil Suslak(Director)Pasquale Romano(Executive Officer, Director)William Thayer(Director)Michael Linse(Director)Antonio Canova(Executive Officer)Richard Lowenthal(Director)
Board seatMark Leschly· per SEC Form D
Tabhi is a global AI-driven travel marketplace that unites travel experts, suppliers, organizations, and travelers through agentic AI technology.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechTravel & HospitalityNew York City, US
Prasad Gundumogula(Founder, Group Chairman & CEO)Daniel Ruch(Executive Officer, Director)Warren Lee(Director)
BoardGil Beyda(Director)
Board seatHabib Kairouz· per SEC Form D · $9M raise · filed Jun 2016
Abstractive Health provides AI-powered medical record summarization and pre-visit review tools for clinicians.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Vince Hartman(Co-founder & CEO)Giordana Pulpo(Co-Founder & Head of Design)Ritika Poddar(Cofounder)
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
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
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)
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)
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
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)
Described as the world's first e-commerce platform.
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)
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
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
Financial technology provider and pioneer of the virtual data room, serving banking, dealmaking, and capital markets.
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)inMark Terbeek(Director)
Experian is a consumer financial platform offering credit reports, FICO scores, credit monitoring, and digital banking services.
ConsumerData & InfrastructureFintech
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.
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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