San Francisco · Seed–Series A · 15 people tracked
Also known as AUDION MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC · Ridge Ventures (Formerly known as IDG Ventures USA)
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Investment thesis
Ridge Ventures concentrates on late seed and early Series A investments in enterprise software, typically writing checks of $2-7M. The firm prioritizes founder character, alignment, and shared passion over deal terms, describing its backed teams as 'The Ridge Familia.' It emphasizes revenue and product-market fit above hype, leveraging its 100+ company Ridge Revenue Network of Fortune 500 CXOs to connect founders with customers and drive early revenue — sometimes writing customer introduction commitments into term sheets. Ridge favors flexible, incentive-aligned terms and a transparent, low-distraction fundraising process, backing experienced entrepreneurs with a long-term, people-first partnership approach.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 15 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesFounder mafia
3 people who came through Ridge Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 72 of 95 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×42SaaS ×40Enterprise Software ×38Data & Infrastructure ×19Cybersecurity ×14Marketing Tech ×14Cloud Computing ×11Developer Tools ×10
HQs:United States×60Pakistan×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 36 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×83 founders×94+ founders×7
Where their founders studiedfrom 49 founders with education data
Harvard University ×5University of California, Berkeley ×3Brown University ×2Georgia Institute of Technology ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2McGill University ×2Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 46 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×18Engineering ×13Business & Management ×9Economics ×3Finance & Accounting ×3Humanities ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 53 founders with career history
Google ×7Microsoft ×4Ditto ×3Salesforce ×3Sun Microsystems ×3Atlassian ×2Bridgewater Associates ×2Glossier ×2
5 founders hold a PhD · 12 hold an MBA (of 49 with degree data)
Investments · 95 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42025 · 92024 · 92023 · 12022 · 52021 · 82020 · 22018 · 22017 · 52016 · 12015 · 32014 · 255 dated
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Bill Magnuson(Founder)inJon Hyman(Founder)inMark Ghermezian(Founder)
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BoardIan Sheridan(Director)in
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AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mayank Mehta(Co-founder & CEO)Anand(Co-founder & CTO)
Co-investorsMenlo VenturesTrue VenturesTaurus VenturesSterling Road
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Simon Wistow(Founder)inPaul D. Luongo(Executive Officer)inWilliam Kaufmann(Executive Officer)Tyler McMullen(Executive Officer)in
BoardSunil Dhaliwal(Director)
Board seatGil Penchina· per SEC Form D
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AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSan Francisco, US
MATT M. KILMARTIN(Executive Officer, Director)inMatt Karasick(Founder)Matt Kilmartin(Founder)
BoardPETER WAGNER(Director)inTOM CHAVEZ(Director)inVIVEK VAIDYA(Director)in
Board seatAlexander Rosen· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsNorwest Venture Partnerssuper{set}Ulu VenturesWingSnowflake Ventures
Walnut, US
Bradford Oberwager(Executive Officer, Director)Cammy Bergren(Executive Officer)
Board seatGil Penchina· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsFJ LabsCrosscut VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)SignalFire
San Francisco, US
Mariam Naficy(Founder)inBrady Wood(Executive Officer)Melissa Kim(Executive Officer)inMateo Bryant(Executive Officer)inSarah Wallis(Executive Officer)inSpencer Lee(Executive Officer)
Board seatPat Kenealy· per SEC Form D · $81.8K raise · filed May 2025
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EdTechOakland, US
Sean Byrnes(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardMichael Kim(Director)
Board seatAlexander Rosen· per SEC Form D
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Navindra Verma(Founder & CEO)Ravi NetravaliFarid NajaDanesh IraniinNavindra Yadav(Founder)inSupreeth Hosur Nagesh Rao(Executive Officer)
Board seatYousuf Khan· per SEC Form D
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Uri Maoz(Founder)inTom Akehurst(Founder)inAkriti Dokania(Director)
Board seatAkriti Dokania· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsScribble Ventures
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AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jack Abraham(Co-founder; CEO 2012–2018, then Executive Chairman; board member)inTom O'Brien(Co-founder; SVP Sales (2013–2018))Ben Matlin(Chief Executive Officer)Nat Brogadir(President)
BoardPeter Thiel(Director)inJoe Lonsdale(Director)in
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AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
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Maksim Ioffe(COO)Jonathon Kresner(Founder)Igor Lebovic(CMO)inAlex Chang(Investor)in
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Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Aran Khanna(Founder)inNikhil Khanna(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersPioneer Square Labs
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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR Tech
Arunram Kalaiselvan(Founder)Kunal Sarda(Founder)
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AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityHealthtechIoTSunnyvale, US
Shankar Somasundaram(Founder & CEO)inHithesh Nama(Co-founder)inMichael Brown(Director)inBrendan Baker(Director)inHank Barry(Executive Officer)
BoardJohn Dougery(Director)in
Co-investorsEileses CapitalEngineering CapitalInventus Capital PartnersMemorialCare Innovation Fund
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Sandeep Menon(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inRavi Desu(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inAsim Krishna Prasad(Founder)inCole Stuart(Founder)inLuv Misra(Founder)in
BoardIndranil Guha(Director)
Co-investorsIncubate USVela PartnersMUFG Innovation PartnersStage 2 Capital
This page is an educational blog article explaining what data backups are, backup types, and storage strategies, ending with a promotion for Norton 360.
ConsumerCybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersInovia CapitalInsight PartnersScaleUP Ventures
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AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkPropTechSaaS
Sam Dundas(Founder)inAarlo(Founder)
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Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Daniel Lopez(CEO)inErica Brescia(COO)inJohn Marbach(Marketing Operations Manager)inMiguel Martinez Trivino(Senior Software Engineer; Kubernetes team)inHeather Beckstead
Co-investorsStreamlined VenturesTensility Venture PartnersY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesBEENEXTSv Tech Ventures, Inc.
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San Francisco, US
Ryan Breslow(Founder)inRyan Loh(Executive Officer)
BoardSteve Sarracino(Director)Arjun Sethi(Director)Laurence Tosi(Director)in
Co-investors1435 CapitalActivant CapitalBallistic VenturesBollinger Investment GroupDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VC+29 more
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Christopher Golec(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRobert A. Spinner(Director)in
Co-investorsJackson Square VenturesGeek VenturesMSIVNorwest Venture PartnersGTMfund
Product management software acquired by Pendo (February 2026).
Lehi, US
Tyler Ferguson(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Anderton(Executive Officer, Director)inDarin Petty(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersArray Ventures Management Llc
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BoardChristopher Rust(Director)inAdoram Gaash(Director)inMichael Stark(Director)inGideon Argov(Director)in
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François Locoh-DonouinAnkur Singla(Founder)Derek Smith(Founder)Igor Sysoev(Founder)inJustin Call(Founder)Maxim Konovalov(Founder)in
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Advanced ManufacturingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Bill Jiao(CEO)inGuanming Wang(CTO)in
Co-investorsImagination CapitalY CombinatorAlumni VenturesCherubic VenturesF-LOG VenturesGaingels+5 more
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Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaSAustin, US
John Gully(Founder)inDave Wardell(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdverb VenturesFirstMark CapitalLong Journey VenturesSeguin Ventures
Berkeley, US
Will Glaser(Founder)in
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersComet LabsFlying Tiger CapitalPropel Venture PartnersTuesday CapitalUnilever Ventures+3 more
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AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Snehal Antani(Founder)inMatthew HartleyinAnthony Pillitiere(Founder)in
BoardIlya Kirnos(Director)inLila Tretikov(Director)inMichael Robinson(Director)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalCraft VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NewView CapitalNightDragonQualcomm Ventures+3 more
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CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Peter Yared(Founder)in
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Co-investorsAcrew CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)super{set}Ulu VenturesWestern Technology Investment
Exited - acquired by Salesforce
Co-investorsAccelSapphire VenturesUlu VenturesTemasekVisionnaire Ventures, Llc
Co-investorsMetaplanetOctopus Ventures
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Ryan Schrack(Founder)inDennis Thankachan(Founder)in
BoardZac Mohring(Director)Yousuf Khan(Director)
Co-investorsAmplo VenturesBlue Trail PartnersContraryDarco CapitalLudlow VenturesZigg Capital
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AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Steve Kemper(Founder)inCorbett Morgan(Founder)Jonathan Poma(Founder)Jonathan Poma Kyle Hency(Founder)
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Feld VenturesHarmony PartnersLerer HippeauRenegade Partners
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Chris Turlica(Founder)inHugo Dozois-Caouette(Founder)inStefan Cristian Turlica(Executive Officer, Director)Nick Haase(Founder)inMathieu Marengère-Gosselin(Founder)
BoardCharles Reim(Director)
PartnerAlexander Rosen· led
Co-investorsAmity VenturesAugust CapitalBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersCategory VenturesCrew Capital+11 more
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Creator EconomyGamingHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Andrew McMurry(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDaniel Kaminsky(Director)
Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureAlpha EdisonBackedHorizons VenturesJoyance Partners+6 more
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ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
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Co-investorsY CombinatorACE & CompanyAndreessen Horowitz
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Climate TechData & InfrastructureSpace TechBrooklyn, US
Rema Matevosyan(Founder)inHripsime Matevosyan(Executive Officer, Director)Albert Caubet Domingo(Director)
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George Khachatryan(Founder)Victor Kostyuk(Founder)
BoardMike Ghaffary(Director)in
Co-investors515 VenturesAfterWork VenturesAlumni VenturesBlack Nova VCCanvas VenturesCarbide Ventures+4 more
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Lukas Quanstrom(Founder)inThomas Kopecky(Founder)inGagan Jain(Founder)inRyan Suneson(Executive Officer)inStephen Scott Shepherd(Executive Officer)
BoardRobert Nye(Director)in
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesFloodgateJMI EquitySilverton PartnersTen ElevenVillage Global
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Future of WorkSocial
Co-investorsIndus Valley CapitalDisrupt.com
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AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Youssef Kallel(CEO)inSandra Tang
Co-investorsY Combinator468 CapitalAmino CapitalApplied AngelsBerkeley FrontierOmidyar Network+2 more
PHX Labs creates digital worlds and platforms that enable players and communities to share interactive stories and narratives.
Creator EconomyGaming
Co-investors359 CapitalNext Frontier CapitalNotable CapitalSapphire VenturesSignia Venture PartnersGranite Asia+1 more
Productiv provides IT leaders visibility and control over SaaS and AI applications across their organization, detecting unsanctioned tools, tracking data usage, and optimizing software spend.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US
Ashish Aggarwal(Founder)inJody Shapiro(Founder)inMunish Gandhi(Founder)inAshish D. Aggarwal(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelAtlassian VenturesCrew CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Operator CollectiveArray Ventures Management Llc
Rafay builds infrastructure orchestration and workflow automation software for self-service compute consumption across GPU and CPU environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSunnyvale, US
Hanumantha Kavuluru(Founder)Haseeb Budhani(CEO & Co-Founder)Hemanth Kavuluru(CTO & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsFloodgateForgePoint CapitalMoment Ventures, LlcNTT DOCOMO VenturesSixty Degree CapitalCostanoa Ventures+1 more
Reach provides a platform for organizations to identify and remediate hidden security risks, exposures, and misconfigurations across their existing security tools.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Garrett Hamilton(Founder)inColt Blackmore(Founder)in
BoardGregory Eaton(Founder & Managing Director)in
Co-investorsArtisanal VenturesBallistic VenturesCheyenne VenturesIn-Q-TelM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)TechOperators Venture Capital+2 more
Recall operates a platform where users can test, fund, and invest in AI models and agents through a token-based ranking and curation system.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesCrypto & Web3
Paul Richards(Founder)inIgor Gligorevic(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersBetaworksCoinFundCollab+CurrencyConsenSys MeshDigital Currency Group+13 more
Recall.ai provides meeting recording and transcription APIs and SDKs that capture individual speaker audio for accurate, multi-speaker transcripts.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
David Gu(Founder)inAmanda Zhu(COO)inEric LiTed Chai(Chief of Staff)inElliot Levin(Engineer)Dhruv Parmar(Founding Engineer)
Co-investorsavraBessemer Venture PartnersCathexis VenturesFundamental VenturesHubSpot VenturesIrregular Expressions+20 more
ReFiBuy provides a platform for optimizing product data and visibility across AI-driven shopping environments and agents.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRaleigh, US
M. Scot Wingo(Executive Officer, Director)inDerek Lee Conlin(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardStefan Sterns(Director)in
Co-investorsAtento CapitalFlyover CapitalG20 VenturesIncubate USKnoll VenturesNewRoad Capital Partners, LLC+4 more
Rewind provides backup, restore, and copy functionality for critical data across SaaS and cloud applications, serving over 25,000 organizations globally across eCommerce, accounting, productivity, and development use cases.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Mike Potter(Co-founder & CEO)inJamesin
Co-investorsAtlassian VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersH.I.G. CapitalInovia CapitalInsight PartnersMistral Venture Partners+3 more
SafeGraph builds and maintains a global dataset of information about physical places, updated monthly, for application developers and analytics teams.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSDenver, US
Auren Hoffman(Founder)inBrent Perez(Founder)inJason Richmanin
BoardCharles Songhurst(Director)Alexander Rosen(Director)in
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesClocktower VenturesCorazon CapitalDnx VenturesFJ LabsFlex Capital Partners+8 more
Sama provides data annotation and labeling services for training AI models, serving companies across various industries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureImpact & Social GoodSan Francisco, US
Leila Janah(Founder)in
Co-investorsAntlerFirst Ascent VenturesLa CaisseSalesforce VenturesVistara Growth
Signifyd provides a commerce protection platform for online retailers to prevent fraud and consumer abuse through order scoring and financial guarantees.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityE-commerceFintechSan Jose, US
Mike Liberty(Founder)inRaj Ramanand(Co-founder)Rajesh Ramanand(Founder)inMichael Liberty(Founder)
BoardMichael Hirshland(Director)in
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesMenlo VenturesResolute VenturesIA VenturesAllegisCyber CapitalBlue Owl Capital+14 more
Smartling provides enterprise-grade localization and translation software with APIs, SDKs, and CI/CD integrations for software development teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Jack Welde(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesBattery VenturesFirst Round CapitalHarmony PartnersICONIQTenaya Capital+5 more
Spectrum Labs provides content moderation and abuse intelligence for online communication platforms and AI systems, protecting users from safety threats across social media, messaging, and generative AI applications.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Josh Newman(Founder)
Co-investorsFlucas VenturesApax DigitalCisco InvestmentsGaingelsGeodesic CapitalGlobal Founders Capital+5 more
Splitwise is a mobile app for tracking and splitting shared expenses and balances among housemates, trip groups, friends, and family.
ConsumerFintechSaaSProvidence, US
Ryan Laughlin(CTO)inJonathan Bittner(CEO)in
BoardEric Wiesen(Director)in
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalClocktower VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalMatrixRocketship.vcWalnut Venture Associates+2 more
Streamline AI provides a workflow platform for legal intake, triage, and management designed for in-house legal departments.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSBurlingame, US
Kathy M. Zhu(Founder)inJulian Wimbush(Founder)inKathy Zhu(Founder)
Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalLegalTechOceans VenturesScribble VenturesArthur Ventures
Tato is an automation and AI layer for ERP implementation projects that captures meetings, documents requirements, tracks risks and milestones, and generates reports to give project teams visibility across the project lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Justin Delisle(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsBetaworksRRE VenturesMyriad Venture Partners
Tato LLC develops microservices-based systems, notably the OsQ system for queue management and NetKernel, a microservices engine.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingQuantum ComputingSaaSBloomington, US
Martina BarnasinPeter Rodgers(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsElevate VenturesBetaworksMyriad Venture PartnersRRE Ventures
ThoughtRiver provides an AI-powered legal contract review platform that identifies risks and obligations in agreements with greater speed and accuracy than manual review.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaS
Co-investorsEntrée CapitalCrane Venture Partners
Trifacta is a data preparation and analytics platform that enables users to explore, assess, and transform datasets through a visual drag-and-drop interface.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Sean Kandel(Founder)inAndy MacMillan(CEO Alteryx)inAdam Wilson (CEO)(Founder)Jeff Heer(Founder)Jeffrey Heer(Founder)Joe Hellerstein(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelAlumni VenturesCathay InnovationDcode CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Energy Impact Partners+12 more
Unbabel provides AI-powered machine translation software combined with human editors to enable multilingual customer support and localization for businesses globally.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Vasco Pedro(CEO)inJoão Graça(CTO)inBruno Prezado Silva(Lead Designer)inHugo Silva(Developer)inPhil Shawe(President and CEO)inJin Lee(Co-CEO)
Co-investorsAmino CapitalFaberFundersClubGreycroftGV (Google Ventures)Notion Capital+22 more
Uplift offers a buy now, pay later service called Flex Pay that allows customers to make purchases across travel, retail, and everyday items and pay through low monthly installments with no fees.
FintechSunnyvale, US
Brian Barth(Executive Officer, Director)Stewart Kelly(Executive Officer, Director)Deepak Jagannathan(Director)Noha Carrington(Executive Officer)Robert Soderbery(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Krone(Director)
Co-investorsDnx VenturesGood AI CapitalLaunchCapital
Yesware is a sales engagement platform that helps teams conduct outreach campaigns, schedule meetings, and track email engagement with buyers.
Future of WorkMarketing TechSaaSSales TechBoston, US
Patrick Cashman Andrus(Executive Officer, Promoter)Matthew Bellows(Co-Founder & CEO)in
BoardRich Miner(Director)Brad Feld(Director)inNeeraj Agrawal(Director)inDave Girouard(Director)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesGolden VenturesGV (Google Ventures)FoundryGolden Venture PartnersShea Ventures, LLC
WorkTango (formerly YouEarnedIt) provides an employee experience platform combining employee surveys and insights with recognition and rewards, along with reporting, analytics, and HRIS integrations.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSAustin, US
Autumn Manning(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Dasch(Executive Officer)inKenny Tomlin(Director)
BoardMichael Dodd(Director)Sheila Spence(Director)
Co-investorsSocial StartsCapital FactoryIDG Ventures USASilverton PartnersVista Equity Partners
Zipline is a platform designed for retail organizations that combines communications, task management, and AI-driven store performance insights across multiple locations.
Enterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBaillie GiffordGV (Google Ventures)Katalyst VenturesReinvent CapitalSequoia Capital+3 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Reserved.ai Inc.Tato Technology Solutions Inc.Varis, Inc.Vouch Financial6senseChisel LabsDouble FusionFermat CommerceFlip CXGo AutonomousOlive MediaParkMePrompt SecurityScoop AnalyticsSuper Bit MachineXariable, Inc.
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 · 11
3 IPOs · 8 acquisitions · showing 5Braze, Inc.NASDAQ: BRZECoinbaseNasdaq: COINHabuacq. by LiveRampBitnamiacq. by BroadcomPrompt Securityacq. by SentinelOne
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Ridge Ventures made?
- Ridge Ventures has 95 tracked investments, 11 of which have exited, including 15 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Ridge Ventures invest at?
- Ridge Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Ridge Ventures's typical check size?
- Ridge Ventures typically writes checks of $2M – $7M.
- What sectors does Ridge Ventures focus on?
- Ridge Ventures focuses on Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Where is Ridge Ventures located?
- Ridge Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Ridge Ventures lead rounds?
- Ridge Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Ridge Ventures co-invest with?
- Ridge Ventures most often shares deals with Battery Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Accel, among 255 tracked co-investors.
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Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Menlo Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm backing transformative technology companies, with a strong current emphasis on artificial intelligence across enterprise, healthcare, and consumer markets.
Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies, aiming to help them become category leaders. Its Platform team of operators supports portfolio companies with customer introductions, go-to-market talent, and growth advisory.
Battery Ventures is a global investment firm that has backed more than 450 companies over its 40-year history, operating its investment staff as a single global unit.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.
Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
BCV Labs is the platform and hands-on support arm of Bain Capital Ventures, providing portfolio founders with go-to-market strategy, brand development, hiring assistance, and customer introductions.
Blumberg Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1991, with offices in Miami, San Francisco, New York and Tel Aviv.
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Felicis VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)FirstMark CapitalFundersClubSignalFireAmplify PartnersBullpen CapitalArray Ventures Management LlcICONIQ CapitalDnx VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)super{set}Bungalow CapitalUncork CapitalFJ LabsDCVC (Data Collective)DST GlobalUnion Square Ventures (USV)Great Oaks Venture CapitalGradient VenturesInovia CapitalQED InvestorsVenrockLerer HippeauFoundryWingSocial StartsAugust CapitalScribble VenturesCoinFundAccelerator VenturesCommerce VenturesOctopus VenturesSilverton PartnersClocktower VenturesContour Venture PartnersAlchemist AcceleratorFounders FundLong Journey VenturesFoundation CapitalCoatue ManagementACME CapitalCaffeinated CapitalScale Venture PartnersCanvas VenturesMeritech Capital PartnersIA VenturesUS Venture PartnersTenaya CapitalCisco InvestmentsHeavybitA.Capital VenturesContraryBlue Owl CapitalVast VenturesAmplo VenturesEnsemble VCRally Ventures Management, LlcNext Coast VenturesForum VenturesFontinalis PartnersFortress Investment GroupPreface VenturesArthur VenturesArtist Capital42CAPSaturn PartnersScOp Venture CapitalPruVen Capital PartnersHetz VenturesTwin VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersKhosla VenturesRedpoint VenturesUnknown VenturesBoxGroupAtomicoSusa VenturesPartech VenturesBling CapitalSciFi VCFreestyle CapitalAccel-KKRPractical Venture CapitalNext4701 AdvisorsDCM VenturesQueensBridge Venture PartnersTq Ventures LlcWGI GroupMS&AD VenturesPelion Venture Partners8-Bit CapitalNFXCompany CapitalDecibel PartnersBrand Foundry VenturesPrefix Capital137 VenturesFusionMorado Venture PartnersXfundGlobal Innovation FundRace CapitalVisionaire VenturesAI FundCultivation CapitalBioGeneration VenturesiHeartMediaRedpoint eventuresOkta VenturesTriatomic CapitalAmara VCRevel PartnersThayer VenturesGrace Beauty CapitalAnkona CapitalFirst Rays Venture PartnersSure VenturesA-Force Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Ridge Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Ridge Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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