San Francisco · Seed–Series A · 19 people tracked
Also known as AUDION MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC · Ridge Ventures Affiliates
Find your way into Ridge Ventures
5,729 people in our graph share verified history with the Ridge Ventures team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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 15, 2026.
Team · 19 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 61 of 86 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×37SaaS ×36Enterprise Software ×32Data & Infrastructure ×15Cybersecurity ×12Marketing Tech ×12Cloud Computing ×10Developer Tools ×8
HQs:United States×47Pakistan×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 31 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×142 founders×93 founders×64+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 46 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 ×2University of Notre Dame ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 42 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×15Engineering ×11Business & Management ×9Economics ×3Finance & Accounting ×3Humanities ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 48 founders with career history
Ditto ×3Salesforce ×3Bridgewater Associates ×2Krux Digital ×2Sprinklr ×2Townsquared ×2
4 founders hold a PhD · 11 hold an MBA (of 45 with degree data)
Investments · showing 67 of 86
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 72024 · 42023 · 12022 · 32021 · 72020 · 12018 · 12017 · 22016 · 12015 · 12014 · 131 dated
Braze is a customer engagement platform that helps brands connect with customers across multiple channels.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Bill Magnuson(CEO)inJon Hyman(CTO)inMark Ghermezian
Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesBattery VenturesBlumberg CapitalBullpen CapitalCross Creek AdvisorsFour Acres Capital+12 more
Aeqium provides AI-driven compensation planning software that lets teams configure compensation cycles, build pay logic, manage bands, and run analytics while integrating with HRIS, ATS, and equity management systems.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Peter McKee(Founder)inFrancis Peter McKee(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardIan Sheridan(Director)in
Co-investorsVestigo VenturesUnusual Ventures
Gather is a platform that helps marketing and growth teams create primary-research-backed content designed to rank in answer engines and generative search (GEO/AEO), and to connect that content visibility to business outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mayank Mehta(Co-founder & CEO)Anand(Co-founder & CTO)
Co-investorsMenlo VenturesTrue VenturesSterling Road
Gather is a content platform that helps marketing teams create primary-research-backed content designed to rank in answer engines and generative search results.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mayank Mehta(CEO)inAnand(CTO)
Co-investorsTrue VenturesMenlo VenturesSterling Road
Outerbase provides a platform to democratize access to data across organizations, enabling users to query and interact with their data regardless of their role.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPittsburgh, US
Brandon Strittmatter(Founder)inBrayden Wilmoth(Founder)in
Co-investorsLobby CapitalTechstarsY Combinator
Upwave provides brand measurement and advertising research technology for top-of-funnel marketing campaigns, helping brands and agencies validate reach, measure lift, and optimize performance.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Chris Kelly(Founder/CEO)inGeorge London(CTO)in
Co-investorsConductive VenturesUncork CapitalY CombinatorBloomberg BetaPIVOTNORTHSoftTech VC
Fastly provides an edge cloud network that enables developers to run, secure, and deliver websites and applications with lower latency by processing content closer to end users.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Simon Wistow(Founder)inPaul D. Luongo(Executive Officer)inWilliam Kaufmann(Executive Officer)Tyler McMullen(Executive Officer)in
BoardSunil Dhaliwal(Director)in
Board seatGil Penchina· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersAugust CapitalBattery VenturesICONIQLobby CapitalSavano Capital Partners+3 more
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSan Francisco, US
MATT M. KILMARTIN(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardPETER WAGNER(Director)inTOM CHAVEZ(Director)inVIVEK VAIDYA(Director)in
Board seatAlexander Rosen· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsNorwest Venture Partnerssuper{set}Ulu VenturesWingSnowflake VenturesSuperset
San Francisco, US
Mariam Naficy(Executive Officer, Director)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
Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersThe Perkins FundMenlo VenturesPermiraSlow VenturesT. Rowe Price
Oakland, US
Sean Byrnes(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Kim(Director)
Board seatAlexander Rosen· per SEC Form D · $6.4M raise · filed Feb 2018
Theom provides data and AI infrastructure security solutions for enterprises in the cloud.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Navindra Verma(Founder & CEO)Ravi NetravaliFarid NajaDanesh IraniinNavindra Yadav(Executive Officer, Director)inSupreeth Hosur Nagesh Rao(Executive Officer)
Board seatYousuf Khan· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsFoothill VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)S VenturesWingDatabricks VenturesGeneral Partnership
WireMock provides an API mocking platform that enables developers and testers to mock APIs throughout the API development lifecycle, reducing dependency on third-party APIs and accelerating development cycles.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Uri Maoz(Founder)inTom Akehurst(Founder)in
Board seatAkriti Dokania· per SEC Form D
BrazeAI Decisioning Studio is an AI platform that helps marketers make personalized 1:1 customer decisions by optimizing channel, offer, creative, and timing across hundreds of customer attributes.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechBoston, US
George Khachatryan(Executive Officer, Director)Victor Kostyuk(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMike Ghaffary(Director)in
Co-investorsAfterWork VenturesBlack Nova VCCanvas VenturesCarbide VenturesHarmony PartnersMenlo Ventures+1 more
Berkeley, US
Will Glaser(Founder)in
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersComet LabsCrunchFundPropel Venture PartnersTuesday CapitalVU Venture Partners+1 more
Aircover is an AI-native platform for revenue and go-to-market teams that provides real-time in-call guidance, automated note-taking, conversation intelligence, and CRM syncing across sales, customer success, marketing, and customer experience functions.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Andrew Levy(Chief Executive Officer)inAlex Young(Chief Technology Officer)inDave Levy(Chief Business Officer)
Co-investorsDefy Partnersf7 VenturesFlex Capital Partners
Archera provides a management platform and insurance/financing products that help organizations purchase public cloud resources with reduced financial risk and optimized costs through automated cost transparency and discount optimization.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Aran Khanna(CEO)inNikhil Khanna(CTO)in
Co-investorsAmplify Partners
Arya provides AI-powered digital agents that automate front-office and workforce management tasks for healthcare providers, including applicant engagement, scheduling, payroll, compliance, and staff engagement.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Co-investorsOceans Ventures
Asimily provides an exposure management platform that inventories, prioritizes, and mitigates cybersecurity risk across IoMT, IoT, IT, and OT devices.
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-investorsEngineering CapitalInventus Capital PartnersMemorialCare Innovation Fund
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
Bolt Financial is a San Francisco fintech providing merchants with one-click online checkout software.
Ryan Breslow(Founder)in
Co-investorsActivant CapitalBallistic VenturesBollinger Investment GroupDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VCDreamers VC+22 more
Cerby provides an identity security platform that extends password management, SSO, MFA, user provisioning/deprovisioning, and privileged access management to disconnected applications that lack SAML, OIDC, or SCIM support.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Belsasar Lepe(Founder & CEO)inVidal(Co-Founder & CTO)inErnie Tkac(Chief Revenue Officer)inMatt McCawley(VP of Customer Experience, Business Development & Partnerships)inMiles Lavin(Chief Financial and Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsAV8 VenturesBowery CapitalCarnrite VenturesCategory VenturesCOREangelsIncubate US+7 more
Channel99 builds marketing technology to optimize B2B marketing spend and collaboration between finance and marketing teams.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSKentfield, US
Christopher Golec(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRobert A. Spinner(Director)in
Co-investorsJackson Square VenturesGeek VenturesMSIVNorwest Venture PartnersGTMfund
Chord provides a unified data layer and AI agents for commerce brands, combining reliable data infrastructure with autonomous tools that operate across the full business stack.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing Tech
Bryan Mahoney(CEO & Co-Founder)inHenry Davis(President & Chairman)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpBright Pixel CapitalEqual VenturesIntercept VenturesAlley Robotics VenturesChingona Ventures+2 more
Clario identifies and removes redundant, obsolete, and trivial unstructured data across enterprise content systems so organizations reduce storage, lower risk, and create cleaner data foundations for AI.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsGolden Sparrow Ventures, LlcFoster VenturesMoment Ventures, LlcPage One VenturesPreface VenturesRain Capital+1 more
Clazar is a sales automation platform that helps vendors launch and manage listings on cloud marketplaces (AWS, Azure, GCP) and automate co-sell workflows.
Cloud ComputingSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Aayush Bahuguna(Founder)in
Co-investorsEnsemble VCDST GlobalGeneral PartnershipTwin Ventures
Deliver Biosciences develops a nanoparticle-based delivery platform to genetically engineer cells in patients for cell and gene therapies, targeting cancer immunotherapies as the first indication with applications in autoimmune, neurodegenerative, and cardiovascular diseases.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Co-investorsDeep Science VenturesCIVCostanoa VenturesForgePoint CapitalMoment Ventures, LlcZero Infinity Partners+1 more
Discord is a communications platform for voice, video, and text chat designed primarily for gaming communities and players.
ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingSocialSan Francisco, US
Jason Citron(Co-founder)inStanislav Vishnevskiy(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)inClint Smith(Executive Officer)inHumam Sakhnini(Chief Executive Officer)Tomasz Marcinkowski(Chief Financial Officer)inBen Shanken(VP of Product)in
.jpg)
Co-investorsAccelAccess IndustriesAcrew CapitalAppWorks VenturesArcane GroupArrington Capital+37 more
Espresa provides an employee engagement and benefits platform designed to help companies deliver personalized employee experience programs across languages, time zones, and currencies.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Alex Shubat(CEO & Co-Founder)inRaghavan Menon(CTO & Co-Founder)in
BoardChristopher Rust(Director)inAdoram Gaash(Director)inMichael Stark(Director)inGideon Argov(Director)in
Co-investorsClear VenturesCrosslink CapitalMoneta VCNew Era Capital PartnersBlumberg CapitalGradient Ventures
F5 develops application delivery and security software and hardware platforms, including BIG-IP load balancers and application firewalls, for enterprise and government networks.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsCyber Mentor FundJC2 VenturesKoch Disruptive TechnologiesMayfield FundStageOne Ventures
Fiveonefour builds tooling focused on agent experience (AX), helping developers ship software that AI agents can use effectively.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSPortland, US
Timote Gelinas Delisle(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Chris Crane(Founder)inNicolas Joseph(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlybridge Capital PartnersVermilion Cliffs VenturesDimension CapitalStage 2 Capital
GoodDay Software builds an ERP platform for commerce and retail brands, aimed at helping merchants operate more efficiently and profitably.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaSAustin, US
John Gully(Founder)inDave Wardell(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdverb VenturesFirstMark CapitalLong Journey VenturesSeguin Ventures
Horizon3.ai builds cybersecurity products and solutions.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Snehal Antani(Founder)inMatthew HartleyinAnthony Pillitiere(Director)in
BoardIlya Kirnos(Director)inLila Tretikov(Director)inMichael Robinson(Director)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalCraft VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NewView CapitalNightDragonQualcomm Ventures+3 more
InCountry provides data residency compliance solutions for Salesforce, enabling regulated data storage across 90+ countries while restricting visibility to local agents.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Peter Yared(Founder)in
Co-investorsArbor VenturesParade VenturesSummit Peak VenturesBloomberg Beta
JumpCloud is an AI-powered unified IT management platform that provides identity, access, and device management for organizations managing both human users and non-human AI identities.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoulder, US
Greg Keller(Chief Technology Officer, Co-founder)inRajat Bhargava(CEO)inLarry Middle(Executive Officer)in
BoardWill Herman(Director)inBrad Feld(Director)in
Co-investorsGeneral AtlanticAtlassian VenturesBY Venture PartnersFoundryH.I.G. CapitalH.I.G. Growth Partners+12 more
Ketch provides a consent management platform for marketing teams that ensures privacy compliance while maintaining website performance through a lightweight, asynchronously-loaded tag that doesn't impact page speed metrics or ad viewability.
AdTechData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Tom Chavez(Founder)inAnton Winter(Founder)inMaxwell Anderson(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)Ulu VenturesWestern Technology Investmentsuper{set}
Lightyear provides software solutions to improve B2B telecommunications operations, addressing inefficiencies in a largely static industry.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Ryan Schrack(Founder)inDennis Thankachan(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmplo VenturesContraryDarco CapitalLudlow VenturesZigg Capital
Loop provides a unified platform for managing returns, exchanges, tracking, and order workflows for e-commerce brands.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Steve Kemper(Founder)in
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Harmony PartnersRenegade Partners
.svg)
MaintainX provides an AI-powered computerized maintenance management system and asset management platform designed for deskless frontline workers in industrial and operational settings.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSSan Francisco, US
Chris Turlica(CEO and Co-Founder)inHugo Dozois-Caouette(CTO and Co-Founder)inStefan Cristian Turlica(Executive Officer, Director)Nick Haase(Founder)in
BoardCharles Reim(Director)Byron Deeter(Director)in
PartnerAlexander Rosen· led
Co-investorsAmity VenturesAugust CapitalBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersCategory VenturesCrew Capital+9 more
Medal is a free software application for recording, editing, and sharing gameplay highlights on PC and mobile.
Creator EconomyGamingHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Andrew McMurry(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDaniel Kaminsky(Director)
Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureAlpha EdisonHorizons VenturesJoyance PartnersOMERS Ventures+2 more
Near Space Labs provides high-resolution 7cm geospatial imagery captured from stratospheric altitudes, serving government, utilities, insurance, and environmental monitoring applications with frequent data refresh cycles and wide-scale coverage.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureSpace TechBrooklyn, US
Rema Matevosyan(Founder & CEO)inHripsime Matevosyan(Executive Officer, Director)Albert Caubet Domingo(Director)
Co-investorsAt One VenturesBlackhorn VenturesBold Capital PartnersCrosslink CapitalDraper AssociatesGreen Egg Ventures+7 more
Ontic provides a corporate investigations platform that consolidates data from multiple sources into a unified case management and intelligence system for security teams.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareGovTechAustin, US
Lukas Quanstrom(CEO & Co-Founder)inThomas Kopecky(Co-Founder & Advisor)inGagan Jain(Co-Founder & Advisor)inRyan Suneson(Executive Officer)inStephen Scott Shepherd(Executive Officer)
BoardRobert Nye(Director)in
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesFloodgateJMI EquitySilverton PartnersTen ElevenVillage Global
PHX Labs creates digital worlds and platforms that enable players and communities to share interactive stories and narratives.
Creator EconomyGaming
Co-investorsNext Frontier CapitalSapphire VenturesSignia Venture PartnersKyber Knight Capital
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)in
Co-investorsAccelAtlassian VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Operator Collective
Rafay builds infrastructure orchestration and workflow automation software for self-service compute consumption across GPU and CPU environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
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(CEO and Co-Founder)inColt Blackmore(Co-Founder and CTO)in
BoardGregory Eaton(Founder & Managing Director)in
Co-investorsArtisanal VenturesBallistic VenturesCheyenne VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)TechOperators Venture CapitalWebb Investment Network
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-investorsBetaworksCoinFundCollab+CurrencyDigital Currency GroupMulticoin CapitalReciprocal Ventures+12 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(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCathexis VenturesHubSpot VenturesRTP GlobalSalesforce VenturesY Combinator+6 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-investorsG20 VenturesIncubate USKnoll VenturesVela PartnersCommerce VenturesIncubate Fund+2 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(Executive Officer, Director)inBrent Perez(Executive Officer)inJason Richmanin
BoardCharles Songhurst(Director)Alexander Rosen(Director)in
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesClocktower VenturesCorazon CapitalDnx VenturesFlex Capital Partnersmark vc+3 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
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 VenturesHarmony PartnersICONIQTenaya CapitalUS Venture Partners+4 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 VenturesCiscoGaingelsGlobal Founders CapitalGreycroftIntel Capital+3 more
__Twitter.png)
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)in
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-investorsBetaworksMyriad Venture PartnersRRE Ventures
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
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 VenturesFoundry
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.
JyveReserved.ai Inc.Tato Technology Solutions Inc.Varis, Inc.Vouch FinancialKruxXariable, 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 · 6
2 IPOs · 4 acquisitions · showing 2Braze, Inc.NASDAQ: BRZEHabuacq. by LiveRamp
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAeqium · offshorealert.com · Sep 11, 2026
Clario · nextmsc.com · Aug 19, 2026
Fastly · simplywall.st · Aug 18, 2026
Backup · tpimagazine.com · Aug 12, 2026
Outlier AI · hirefeed.co.in · Aug 7, 2026
Braze, Inc. · pulse2.com · Jul 19, 2026
Zipline · fb101.com · Jul 19, 2026
Near Space Labs · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Ridge Ventures made?
- Ridge Ventures has 86 tracked investments, 6 of which have exited, including 13 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 206 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamAI Investment ft. Ridge Ventures Partner Yousuf Khan
Grace Gong · Yousuf Khan
"ASK ME ANYTHING" featuring Yousuf Khan, General Partner, Ridge Ventures
Paklaunch · Yousuf Khan
Paklaunch UnConference23 Keynote “Company building in 2023 “, Yousuf Khan, Partner Ridge Ventures.
Paklaunch · Yousuf Khan
Yousuf Khan, General Partner Ridge Ventures on Paklaunch UNConference 23.2
Paklaunch · Yousuf Khan
Yousuf Khan, Partner, Ridge Ventures
Paklaunch · Yousuf Khan
Company Building in Times Ahead - Yousuf Khan (GP Ridge Ventures) & Faisal Aftab (GP Zayn Capital)
Paklaunch · Yousuf Khan
Images
Co-investors · 131
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 a venture capital firm that invests in transformative, early-stage AI companies across every layer of the modern AI stack, from applications and middleware to data infrastructure and foundation models.
Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies aiming to become category leaders.
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.
Blumberg Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1991, with offices in Miami, San Francisco, New York and Tel Aviv.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
CRV is a venture capital firm that backs founders at the seed and Series A stages, focusing on those with deep conviction and unique insights.
FirstMark Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders and accelerates them through a platform providing access to networks, customers, and top talent.
SignalFire is a seed-stage venture capital firm that combines a full-team support model with its data-driven Beacon AI platform to back founders.
Amplify Partners is a venture capital firm that backs technical founders — engineers, researchers, and scientists — building companies across AI/ML, data infrastructure, developer tools, and life sciences.
DNX Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in B2B startups across various industries.
super{set} is a startup studio that co-founds and builds AI and data-centric companies, providing hands-on operator support alongside capital.
▶119 more co-investors
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Insight PartnersDST GlobalGradient VenturesInovia CapitalFoundryWingSocial StartsAugust CapitalICONIQ CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Accelerator VenturesCommerce VenturesSilverton PartnersBungalow CapitalAndreessen HorowitzGV (Google Ventures)Greylock PartnersLong Journey VenturesUncork CapitalFelicis VenturesBain Capital VenturesCoatue ManagementUnion Square Ventures (USV)Great Oaks Venture CapitalCanvas VenturesMeritech Capital PartnersBullpen CapitalVenrockLerer HippeauUS Venture PartnersTenaya CapitalScribble VenturesCoinFundContraryVast VenturesAmplo VenturesClocktower VenturesEnsemble VCRally Ventures Management, LlcContour Venture PartnersPreface VenturesArthur VenturesPruVen Capital PartnersTwin VenturesFounders FundLightspeed Venture PartnersKhosla VenturesRedpoint VenturesFJ LabsUnknown VenturesFoundation CapitalBoxGroupDCVC (Data Collective)AtomicoSusa VenturesACME CapitalPartech VenturesFundersClubBling CapitalSciFi VCFreestyle CapitalAccel-KKRCaffeinated CapitalScale Venture PartnersPractical Venture CapitalIA VenturesQED InvestorsNext4701 AdvisorsDCM VenturesQueensBridge Venture PartnersTq Ventures LlcWGI GroupArray Ventures Management LlcMS&AD VenturesPelion Venture Partners8-Bit CapitalNFXCompany CapitalDecibel PartnersCisco InvestmentsBrand Foundry VenturesHeavybitPrefix CapitalA.Capital VenturesBlue Owl CapitalOctopus Ventures137 VenturesFusionMorado Venture PartnersNext Coast VenturesXfundForum VenturesGlobal Innovation FundRace CapitalVisionaire VenturesAI FundFontinalis PartnersCultivation CapitalBioGeneration VenturesiHeartMediaRedpoint eventuresOkta VenturesTriatomic CapitalFortress Investment GroupAlchemist AcceleratorAmara VCRevel PartnersThayer VenturesGrace Beauty CapitalAnkona Capital42CAPFirst Rays Venture PartnersSaturn PartnersScOp Venture CapitalHetz VenturesSure VenturesA-Force Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Ridge Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Ridge Ventures's recorded portfolio.
Similar investors
83North is a global venture capital firm that invests in and helps entrepreneurs build large, category-defining companies, backing startups across multiple stages and sectors.
Cathay Innovation is a multi-stage venture capital firm founded in Paris in 2015 and backed by industry, operating a platform designed to enable collaboration between startups and corporations.
Conductive Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs unconventional, often-overlooked founders building capital-efficient companies across diverse geographies.
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.
Leta Capital is a venture capital firm managing three funds and investing in exceptional founders regardless of geography, primarily in B2B software and deep-R&D IT solutions.