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Riverwood Capital

Growth equity

Menlo Park · Growth–Late Stage · 47 people tracked

Also known as Riverwood · RIVERWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P.

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Investment thesis

Riverwood Capital partners with proven technology and tech-enabled businesses—defined as profitable companies or those with positive unit economics—to help them scale into world-class organizations. The firm targets companies with large market opportunities and demonstrated business models that can accelerate growth with additional capital and support. Riverwood emphasizes scalability, profitable growth, culture, and teamwork, and can structure either minority or control deals. It draws on a Scalability Playbook, an advisor network, and institutional relationships to provide operational and strategic help. Investments are pursued globally, with particular emphasis on North America, Latin America, and select emerging markets.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Growth–Late Stage
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$25M – $250M
HQ
Menlo Park, CA, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2008
Last 12 months
7 investments
AUM
$6.2B
Tracked investments
174
Unicorns
9
IPOs
11
Acquisitions
5

Team · 47 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Michael E. Marks· General Partner

Founder mafia

3 people who came through Riverwood Capital went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 76 of 174 portfolio companies

SaaS ×46AI & Machine Learning ×39Enterprise Software ×36Fintech ×15Cybersecurity ×11Data & Infrastructure ×9Marketing Tech ×9Cloud Computing ×8

HQs:United States×48Brazil×13Argentina×2Colombia×2Austria×1Chile×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 52 portfolio companies
38%
solo founders
20 of 52 mapped founding teams
40%
repeat founders
of 57 founders with career history
~7.5 yrs
old at investment
median across 26 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×202 founders×123 founders×94+ founders×11

Where their founders studiedfrom 59 founders with education data

Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×8Harvard Business School ×4Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile ×4Stanford University ×4University of Mumbai ×3Bar-Ilan University ×2INSEAD ×2Stanford Law School ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 54 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×17Economics ×12Engineering ×12Business & Management ×9Finance & Accounting ×2Politics & Policy ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 57 founders with career history

Oracle ×4Benchmark ×3Gilt Groupe ×3Greylock Partners ×3SuccessFactors ×3Adobe ×2Apple ×2Consorcio ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×4Y Combinator ×2

3 founders hold a PhD · 11 hold an MBA (of 61 with degree data)

Investments · 174 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 52025 · 72024 · 52023 · 42022 · 102021 · 102020 · 42019 · 72018 · 32017 · 32016 · 12015 · 366 dated

VTEXvtex.comin𝕏NYSE: VTEXOct 2020

VTEX offers a composable digital commerce platform for brands, retailers, and manufacturers to run B2B and B2C online stores.

E-commerceRetail TechSaaSGrand Cayman, BR

Mariano Gomide de Faria(Founder)inGeraldo do Carmo Thomaz Junior(Executive Officer, Director)Geraldo Thomaz(Founder)inAlexandre Nucci Soncini(Founder)inAndre Spolidoro Ferreira Gomes(Director)Santiago Naranjo Alvarez(Chief Revenue Officer)

Board seatFrancisco Alvarez-Demalde· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsActivant CapitalLatitud VenturesSoftbank Latin America FundNaspersSoftBank GroupValor Capital Group

Ambarellaambarella.comin𝕏NASDAQ: AMBA

Ambarella develops video compression and autonomous vehicle technologies as a semiconductor company.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTSemiconductors

Feng-Ming (Fermi) Wang(Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer)John A. Young(Chief Financial Officer)inChan W. Lee(Chief Operating Officer)inFermi Wang(Founder)Leslie Kohn(Founder)

Co-investorsCoalitionDag VenturesEssentia VenturesMatrix

Cylanceblackberry.cominNYSE: BBAcquired

BlackBerry operates two divisions focused on security and innovation: one providing end-to-end encryption and zero-trust identity control for governments and critical industries, and another offering QNX embedded software and real-time operating systems used in over 275 million vehicles worldwide.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTIrvine, US

Stuart McClure(Founder)inJeffrey Ishmael(Executive Officer)Mike Lazaridis(Founder)Ryan Permeh(Founder)Daniel Mendez(Founder)Prasad Wagle(Founder)

Co-investorsClearSkyCrosslink CapitalDell Technologies CapitalDraper AssociatesIn-Q-TelJunipero+10 more

Global Paymentsglobalpaymentsinc.comNYSE: GPNAug 2017

Global Payments processes payment transactions and provides payment technology software to merchants and financial institutions, generating revenues primarily from transaction-based fees and software subscriptions.

Atlanta, US

Jeffrey S. Sloan(Executive Officer)Guido F. Sacchi(Executive Officer)inDavid L. Green(Executive Officer)inDavid E. Mangum(Executive Officer)Dara Steele-Belkin(Chief Legal Officer)inRyan Loy(Chief Technology Officer)in

GoProgopro.comNASDAQ: GPROFeb 2026

GoPro manufactures cameras and mounting accessories designed for capture during action and outdoor activities, along with associated software applications and subscription services for content editing and cloud storage.

San Mateo, US

Nicholas Woodman(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian McGee(Executive Officer)inBrian Tratt(Chief Financial Officer)inNick Woodman(Founder)

BoardEmily Culp-Hogue(Director)Miguel A. Lopez Ben(Director)

Co-investorsArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalClear VenturesEnerdigm VenturesSageview CapitalUS Venture Partners+1 more

Netstreitnetstreit.cominNYSE: NTSTJan 2020

NetStreit is a company that operates in the real estate sector, focusing on net lease properties.

PropTechRetail TechDallas, US

Jeff Fuge(Senior Vice President of the Issuer)Kirk Klatt(Senior Vice President of the Issuer)inAndrew Blocker(Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer)Mark Manheimer(President and CEO)inDaniel Donlan(Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer)in

BoardMatthew Troxell(Director of the Issuer)

Co-investorsMorgan Stanley

Nextdoornextdoor.comin𝕏NYSE: NXDRSep 2019

Neighborhood social network; IPO 2021

AdTechSan Francisco, US

Nirav Tolia(Founder)inSarah Leary(Founder)inPrakash Janakiraman(Founder)inDavid Wiesen(Founder)inIndrajit Ponnambalam(Chief Financial Officer)Sarah Friar(Former CEO, President & Chairperson)in

Co-investorsAxel Springer Digital VenturesBond Capital ManagementCoatue ManagementComcast VenturesCota CapitalDag Ventures+25 more

Nutanixnutanix.comin𝕏NASDAQ: NTNX

Nutanix provides a cloud infrastructure platform that enables organizations to run applications, data, and AI across hybrid environments including public clouds, private clouds, datacenters, on-premises, and edge locations.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Dheeraj Pandey(Founder)inRajiv Mirani(Executive Officer)inHoward Ting(Executive Officer)inDuston M. Williams(Executive Officer)inSunil Potti(Executive Officer)inDavid Sangster(Executive Officer)in

Co-investors137 VenturesAccelerator VenturesBattery VenturesBlumberg CapitalCervinDell Technologies Capital+12 more

ON SemiconductorNASDAQ: ON

ON Semiconductor designs and manufactures power and sensing semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, AI data center, and medical applications, including silicon carbide and gallium nitride power devices, analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, and imaging sensors for advanced driver assistance systems and factory automation.

Hassane El-Khoury(President, Chief Executive Officer and Director)

SoFisofi.comNASDAQ: SOFI

SoFi Technologies is a digital personal-finance company offering student and personal loans, mortgages, investing, banking and credit cards through one app; it went public on the Nasdaq in 2021 via SPAC.

Anthony Noto(Founder)inChristopher Lapointe(Chief Financial Officer)Arun Pinto(Chief Risk Officer)Jeremy Rishel(Chief Technology Officer)Dan Macklin(Founder)Ian Brady(Founder)

Co-investorsAlpha Square GroupBaseline VenturesBling CapitalBlue LionBlue Lion GlobalCanvas Ventures+39 more

Picus Securitypicussecurity.comin𝕏Sep 2024✓ verified

Picus Security develops security validation technology, including Breach and Attack Simulation and automated penetration testing, to help organizations identify and prioritize cyber exposures and apply mitigations.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWilmington, US

Hamdi Alper Memis(Director, Executive Officer)Volkan Ert?rk(Executive Officer, Director)Volkan Erturk(Founder)inH. Alper Memis(Founder)in

BoardSeymur Tari(Director)

Board seatJoe De Pinho· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBek VenturesACT Venture PartnersScaleX Ventures

AppZenappzen.cominSep 2025 · $180M✓ verified

AppZen provides AI-powered finance software that automates invoice processing, expense auditing, and spend-to-pay workflows for enterprise finance teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Jose, US

Anant Kale(Founder)inKunal Verma(Founder)inGaurav Agrawalin

Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersRedpoint Ventures500 GlobalArba LLCBloomberg BetaCoatue Management+7 more

Insider Oneinsiderone.comin𝕏Series C · Jul 2020 · $32M✓ verified

Insider One is an agentic customer engagement platform that uses predictive, generative, and agentic AI to automate marketing decisioning and personalization across channels such as SMS, WhatsApp, email, and search.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSNew York City, US

Mehmet Sinan Toktay(Founder)inMuharrem DerinkökinHande Cilingir(Founder)inSerhat Soyuerel(Founder)inMuharrem Derinkok(Founder)

BoardArda Koterin(Founder)in

Co-investorsGeneral AtlanticWamda Capital212Qatar Investment AuthoritySequoia Capital500 Emerging Europe+4 more

Instareminstarem.comin𝕏✓ verified

Instarem operates a cross-border money transfer service enabling individuals and small-to-medium businesses to send funds internationally with competitive exchange rates and low fees.

FintechSaaSSingapore, SG

Co-investorsVertex VenturesSBI Ven CapitalVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Atinum Investment Co. Ltd.

One Modelonemodel.coin𝕏Aug 2023✓ verified

One Model provides a platform for HR teams to extract, analyze, and visualize workforce data through explainable AI and analytics tools.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Antonio, US

Chris Butler(Co-Founder, CEO)inDavid Wilson(Co-Founder, COO)inMatthew Wilton(Co-Founder, CTO)in

BoardDon Douglas(Director)in

Co-investorsAV8 VenturesGeekdomQIC VenturesTechstars

Security Scorecardsecurityscorecard.comin𝕏Jun 2019 · $50M✓ verified

SecurityScorecard provides third-party risk management (TPRM) software using AI to help organizations identify, monitor, and mitigate cybersecurity risks across their supply chain and vendor networks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Sam Kassoumeh(Founder)inAleksandr Yampolskiy(Founder)in

Co-investorsboldstart venturesEvolution Equity PartnersIntel CapitalNGP CapitalAXA Venture PartnersAccomplice+7 more

Sensediasensedia.comin𝕏May 2021✓ verified

Sensedia provides an API management platform designed to help enterprises safely integrate and govern multiple AI agents and language models.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSCampinas, BR

Kleber Bacili(Founder)in

Greenhousegreenhouse.cominJun 2018SEC filingmedium confidence

Greenhouse is an end-to-end hiring platform that helps scaling companies attract, identify, and hire talent through sourcing, structured interview processes, and onboarding.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSNew York, US

Jonathan K. Stross(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Chait(Founder)inJon Stross(Founder)

BoardMamoon Hamid(Director)in

Board seatFrancisco Alvarez-Demalde· per SEC Form D · $50M raise · filed Jul 2018

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesFrontline VenturesKleiner PerkinsLumia CapitalResolute VenturesSocial Starts+5 more

Industriousindustriousoffice.comin𝕏Series B · Feb 2018 · $25M

Industrious operates a network of coworking and private office spaces that serve hybrid workers and small teams.

Future of WorkPropTechNew York, US

Jamie Hodari(Founder)inJustin Stewart(Founder)inMichael Robson(Executive Officer)in

BoardMarc Schechter(Director)Lee Linden(Director)Dave DeClark(Director)

Board seatFrancisco Alvarez-Demalde· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsReshapeFifth WallSchechter Private CapitalWells Fargo Strategic Capital

Shipheroshiphero.comin𝕏Nov 2022 · $50M

ShipHero provides warehouse management and fulfillment software, including a Pack-to-Light system that guides packers via LEDs to reduce errors and increase throughput.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSGarnerville, US

Aaron Rubin(Executive Officer, Director)inMaggie Barnett(Executive Officer, Director)inJonathan Gutwein(Director)

BoardJose De Pinho(Director)in

Board seatFrancisco Alvarez-Demalde· per SEC Form D

Spycloudspycloud.comin𝕏Aug 2023

SpyCloud is an identity threat protection company that detects and responds to stolen credentials, malware-exfiltrated data, and phishing intelligence to prevent account takeover, fraud, ransomware, and session hijacking for enterprise customers.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareAustin, US

Edward Ross(Executive Officer, Director)Alen Puzic(Director)inJason Lancaster(SVP, Investigations)inTrevor HilligossinPhil Fuster(VP, Federal Sales)inJennifer Parker(Executive Officer)in

Board seatHarish BelurVizay Kotikalapudi· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCentana Growth PartnersCentana PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)March Capital PartnersSilverton PartnersClearstone Venture Partners

Accellionin

Palo Alto, US

Jonathan Yaron(Executive Officer, Director)inGlen Segal(Executive Officer)inYorgen H Edholm(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardS. Mohan(Director)Jeffrey Parks(Director)Patrick Cordes(Director)

Co-investorsBregal Sagemount

AgendaProagendapro.comin𝕏Series B · Aug 2025 · $35M

AgendaPro is an appointment scheduling and business management software for salons, spas, and wellness clinics.

ConsumerE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSantiago, CL

Julio Guzman(Founder)inSebastian Hevia(Founder)inNicolás Rossi(Founder)inMatias Ulloa(Founder)in

Co-investorsCapria VenturesCathexis VenturesKayyak VenturesY CombinatorChile VenturesFen Ventures+6 more

Alationalation.comin𝕏

Alation builds a data catalog platform with machine learning and generative AI capabilities that helps enterprises find, understand, and trust their data.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRedwood City, US

Satyen Sangani(Founder)inDr. Venky Ganti(Founder)Dr. Feng Niu(Founder)Aaron Kalb(Founder)inFeng Niu(Founder)Venky Ganti(Founder)

Co-investorsBloomberg BetaDCVC (Data Collective)Dell Technologies CapitalFoundation CapitalHarmony PartnersIcon Ventures+10 more

Alegraalegra.comin𝕏Series A · Jul 2023

Alegra provides accounting and invoicing software for businesses across Latin American countries and Spain.

FintechSaaS

BigIDbigid.comin𝕏Feb 2024

BigID is a data security platform that discovers, classifies, and governs enterprise data across cloud, SaaS, and unstructured environments to enable privacy, security, and compliance.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnergyEnterprise SoftwareMamaroneck, US

Nimrod Vax(Founder)inDimitri Sirota(Founder)in

BoardGil Beyda(Director)inEd Sim(Director)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partnersboldstart venturesCisco InvestmentsClearSkyCollective LiquidityComcast Ventures+15 more

Billtrustbilltrust.comin𝕏

Billtrust provides accounts receivable automation software that helps finance teams manage invoicing, collections, and cash application.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Flint Lane(Founder)

Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesEdison PartnersW Capital Partners

Bregal Sagemountsagemount.comin

Sagemount (part of Bregal) is a private capital investor that applies environmental, social, and governance screening and value creation strategies to portfolio companies across growing end markets.

FintechImpact & Social Good

Co-investorsArdian

BrightSource Energybrightsourceenergy.comin

BrightSource Energy develops software for renewable energy management, offering a cloud-based optimizer that integrates with energy assets to enable forecasting, trading, ancillary services, and portfolio aggregation across markets.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyOakland, US

Joseph Desmond(Executive Officer)inDavid Nielsen(Executive Officer)inMathew Brett(Executive Officer)inH. David Ramm(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel T. Judge(Executive Officer)inIsrael Kroizer(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsDBL PartnersVantagePoint Capital PartnersDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Morgan Stanley

CellRepcellrep.bioin𝕏Pre-Seed · May 2025 · $430K

CellRep develops an AI-powered platform that discovers small molecules to reprogram exhausted immune cells, enhancing their function for therapeutic applications including cancer immunotherapy and chronic viral infections.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevity

Alfonso Amat(CEO & Co-Founder)inFederico Perdomo Celis(CSO & Co-Founder)inManuel Franco Cortés(CCO & Co-Founder)Julian Ganzabal(CAIO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAIR CapitalGRIDXNXTP

CloudVirgain

Irvine, US

William D. Dallas(Executive Officer, Director)Prateek Singh Khokhar(Executive Officer)Caitlyn Peskind(Executive Officer)

BoardSteven Dietz(Director)Michael Middleman(Director)Steven Shafran(Director)

Cognososcognosos.comMar 2023 · $25M

Atlanta, US

James A. Stratigos, Jr.(Director)Stephen Robb(Executive Officer)David Blau(Director)Peter Kight(Director)Sanjoy Malik(Director)

Co-investorsCommerce Ventures

Cox Automotivecoxautoinc.comin𝕏

Cox Automotive's EV Battery Solutions division provides comprehensive battery lifecycle management for electric and hybrid vehicles, including diagnostics, repair, refurbishment, recycling, storage, and logistics.

Circular EconomyCleantechCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSaaSAtlanta, US

Co-investorsCox Automotive

CRM&Bonuscrmbonus.com.brinMay 2024

CRMBonus is a Brazilian retail platform offering cashback, loyalty, CRM, data, and AI tools that help physical and online retailers acquire, convert, retain, and reactivate customers, largely via WhatsApp.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail Tech

Alexandre Zolko(Founder)inGustavo Gadotti DuweinLuiz Fernando Dias Guedes(Founder)Eduardo Vieira(Founder)

Co-investorsBond Capital ManagementCrew CapitalSoftbank Latin America FundValor Capital GroupIgah VenturesIndustry Ventures+2 more

Data4Salesdata4sales.comSeed · Jan 2022 · $1M

Data4Sales centralizes and analyzes customers' online and offline data and uses AI to segment audiences, predict needs, and run marketing campaigns aimed at conversion and retention.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSales TechMontevideo, UY

Alexandre Chaves(Founder)

Co-investorsNazca

DealHubdealhub.ioin𝕏

DealHub provides a revenue platform that manages sales engagement touchpoints to improve buyer experience and sales team efficiency.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalCornerstone Venture PartnersIsrael Growth Partners

Degreeddegreed.comin𝕏Apr 2021 · $153M

Degreed provides an enterprise learning experience platform that helps organizations collect, understand, and develop workforce skills through AI-driven learning experiences.

EdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

David Blake(Founder)inDavid Wiley(Founder)in

BoardChris McCarthy(Director)Brandon Tidwell(Director)in

Co-investors515 VenturesAcadian Ventures Management, LlcBYU Cougar CapitalContour Venture PartnersElevate Innovation PartnersETS Strategic Capital+15 more

Didididiglobal.com

Ride-hailing and mobility platform (testimonial from founder Will Cheng).

Haidian, CN

Cheng Wei(Founder)Jean Liu(Founder)

Co-investors137 Ventures5Y CapitalA-Rod CorpACME CapitalAliya Capital PartnersAlpha Wave Global+16 more

Digital Housedigitalhouse.comin

Digital House Schools offers a complete teaching platform delivering digital skills curricula aligned with market demand to schools across Latin America.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechBuenos Aires, AR

Demian Schnaidman(Founder)Nelson Duboscq(Founder)Pablo Dulman(Founder)Sebastián Mackinlay(Founder)

Co-investorsKaszek VenturesEndeavor CatalystOmidyar NetworkThe Rise Fund

Dockdock.usinMay 2022

Dock provides a white-label customer portal platform that enables companies to manage projects, share files, track engagement, and handle renewals in a single collaborative workspace.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsCraft VenturesFive Four VenturesFjor FoundersOperator CollectiveRecall CapitalHearst Ventures+6 more

Dockdock.techinMay 2022

Dock provides cloud-native payments and banking infrastructure that lets companies offer digital accounts, branded (white label) cards, Pix, acquiring, and anti-fraud/identity verification services.

Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS

Co-investorsConfraparLightrockViking GlobalViking Global Investors

Docktrydock.ai𝕏May 2022

Dock is a collaborative workspace where users create teams of specialized AI agents that coordinate with one another to carry out departmental work.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Govind Kavaturi(Co-Founder)inMike Molinet(CEO)inAntonio Soares(Founder)Diogo Frenkel(Founder)

Co-investorsPioneerVela PartnersWSSY CombinatorAmino CapitalBlast.Club+8 more

Druvadruva.comin𝕏Jun 2019

Druva provides a cloud-native SaaS platform for data backup, protection, recovery, and AI-driven data insights across enterprise data and workloads.

Cloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaSSunnyvale, US

Milind Borate(Founder)inJaspreet Singh(Founder)inMahesh Patel(Executive Officer)inEugenia Buzogly(Executive Officer)Ramani Kothandaraman(Founder)

BoardShailendra Jit Singh(Director)in

PartnerHarish Belur· quoted

Co-investorsArbor Ventures UKDell Technologies CapitalFounders Circle CapitalHercules Capital, Inc.IAN GroupLightspeed India Partners+12 more

Enjoy Technologyenjoy.comAug 2019 · $150M

Menlo Park, US

Ron Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardBrook Byers(Director)inFred Harman(Director)Peter Bell(Director)Jesse Rogers(Director)Peter Stamos(Director)

Co-investorsG SquaredOak Investment PartnersHighland Capital PartnersKleiner PerkinsL CattertonSCP Venture

Forgerockforgerock.comin𝕏

ForgeRock (now part of Ping Identity) provides identity and access management software, offering secure and scalable digital identity solutions for enterprises.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jonathan Scudder(Founder)inLasse Andresen(Founder)inSteven Ferris(Director, Promoter)Michael Ellis(Executive Officer, Director)inFran Rosch (CEO)(Founder)Hermann Svoren(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelAnsa Capitalcoreteq venturesFoundation CapitalMeritech Capital Partners

Fracttalfracttal.comin𝕏Jan 2026 · $35M

Fracttal offers an AI-powered CMMS/maintenance management platform (GMAO) that uses IoT monitoring and predictive AI to reduce equipment downtime, track technician performance, and manage assets across industries.

AI & Machine LearningIoTSaaS

Christian S.(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmador HoldingsKayyak VenturesAmadorGoHub Ventures

Frontline Educationfrontlineeducation.comin𝕏

Frontline Education provides software solutions for K-12 school administration and operations.

Cloud ComputingEdTechEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaS

Matt Strazza(President & Chief Executive Officer)inChris Collins(Chief Customer Officer)inJon Kost(Chief Strategy Officer)inStacy Moscow(Chief Transformation Officer)inHope Needham(Chief People & Culture)inBill O'Shea(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsLumos Capital GroupMultiplier Capital

fullpathfullpath.comin𝕏

Fullpath provides a customer data platform (CDP) and agentic CRM for car dealerships, unifying data from sources like the website, CRM, and DMS into a single customer profile.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaS

Aharon Horwitz(Founder)inEliav(Co-founder & Chief Product Officer)Yishai(CTO & Co-founder)Eliav Moshe(Founder)Yishai Goldstein(Founder)

Co-investorsAlephCox EnterprisesHilltop Venture PartnersTarget GlobalPICO Venture Partners

Geopagosgeopagos.comAug 2022 · $35M

Buenos Aires, AR

Sebastián Núñez Castro(Founder)

Gladlygladly.comin𝕏Dec 2022 · $55M

Gladly is a customer service platform that combines AI and human support to deliver personalized, efficient customer experiences at scale.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Joseph Ansanelli(Co-Founder and Executive Chairman (formerly CEO))inMichael Wolfe(Co-Founder; VP Products (per Greylock portfolio page))inDirk Kessler(Co-Founder; Principal Engineer (per Greylock portfolio page))inCharlie Besecker(Chief Executive Officer)inAndy D'Amato(Chief Revenue Officer)inTodd Rakow(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Glynn Capital ManagementGreycroftJetBlue VenturesNewView CapitalNotable Capital+6 more

Globantglobant.comin𝕏Jul 2020 · $15M

Globant is an IT and software engineering services company that builds AI-native and digital products for enterprise clients across industries including sports, automotive, media, and government.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Martin Migoya(Executive Officer, Director)inGuibert Andres Englebienne(Executive Officer, Director)inMartin Gonzalo Umaran(Executive Officer, Director)inJuan Ignacio Urthiague(Executive Officer)Yanina Conti(Executive Officer)inPatricia Pomies(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsDTA Capital Advisors, LLCFTV CapitalGlobant VenturesL'ATTITUDE Ventures

GOIntegrogointegro.comin

GOintegro is an all-in-one HR platform (part of GOintegro | Edenred) that centralizes internal communication, HR processes such as payroll and leave, recognition and rewards, benefits and wellbeing, and a Latin American discounts network.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaS

German Dyzenchauz(Founder)in

Co-investorsKaszek Ventures

Gupygupy.ioinFeb 2022

Gupy is a Brazilian HR platform that uses AI agents to cover the full employee journey — recruitment, digital onboarding, corporate learning, engagement/climate monitoring, and performance management.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSPinheiros, Sao Paulo, Sp, BR

Paulo Caputo(Director)Mariana Ramos Dias(Executive Officer, Director)Bruna Guimaraes da Silva(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Nicklas(Director)

Co-investorsCapSur CapitalMAYA Capital VenturesSoftbank Latin America FundValor Capital GroupYellow VenturesCanary+3 more

Hammertechhammertech.comin𝕏Jul 2024 · $70M

HammerTech provides an operations platform for construction and site management that offers tools for team onboarding, field operations coordination, and site activity documentation and data capture.

Construction TechEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSChicago, US

Co-investorsArrowroot Capital

HG Insightshginsights.comin

HG Insights provides AI-driven B2B intelligence datasets covering markets, technology adoption, IT spend, and buyer intent, along with analytics, copilots, and AI agents that automate go-to-market execution.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech

Rohini Kasturi(Chief Executive Officer)inSatish Grandhi(Chief Technology Officer)inVibhu Pratap(Chief Development Officer)inScott Gordon(Chief Marketing Officer)in

Co-investorsBenhamou Global VenturesBonfire VenturesCounterpart VenturesEPIC VENTURESScOp Venture CapitalUpdata Partners

Hyperproofhyperproof.ioin𝕏

Hyperproof is a governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform that automates compliance management and audit workflows for organizations.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBellevue, US

Craig Unger(Founder)

Co-investorsForgePoint CapitalStorm VenturesToba Capital

Industriousindustrious.vcJan 2025 · $80M

Lanyon AI builds AI agents that autonomously generate physics simulations and simultaneously produce formal mathematical proofs verifying the simulations' correctness, targeting engineering and scientific computing applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools

Jonathan Gorard(CEO)Ammar Hakim(CTO)James Juno(CSO)

Co-investorsBeyond Earth VenturesFifth WallSchechter Private CapitalWells Fargo Strategic Capital

Intelipostintelipost.com.brin𝕏

Intelipost provides a transportation management system (TMS) for managing freight and deliveries, offering automated shipping-rate rules, carrier integrations, delivery tracking with WhatsApp/email/SMS notifications, analytics, and freight invoice auditing.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Daniel Frantzin

Co-investorsProject A Ventures

Invgateinvgate.comin

InvGate provides IT management software with two solutions for IT service management (ITSM) and IT asset management (ITAM), including a no-code workflow builder, service catalog, and AI tools for service operations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Ariel Gestoin

Kind Snackskindsnacks.com

KIND makes snack products such as nut bars, granola, and clusters, including a Minis line of smaller bars with 100 calories or less each.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Daniel Lubetzky(Founder)in

Co-investorsCamino PartnersSWaN & Legend Venture Partners

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Blue Planet TrainingGather Parent, LLCNetshoes (Cayman)Vexcel Holdings99AegionALOGAMBAAmbac Financial GroupAmigo TechAptinaBTRSBumeranby Aegion; Baird Capitalby Avayaby BlackBerryby Boeingby CBREby Claranetby Edenredby Equinixby HoMedicsby KSLby NASDAQ: SOFIby ONby Pandoraby QuintoAndarby Tivitby TOTVSby VelaConductorConfidential AcquirerCortexCRM BônusEdenredEnjoyFiles ComForecast5FORGForgepoint CapitalGigaredGLOBGood TechnologyGPROGrupo NetshoesHG DataiFLYJobintKINDKIND (NYSE: KIND)LeapxpertLegionLighting ScienceLighting Science GroupLogcomexMandicMetrotelMingaNASDAQ: BTRSNaventNetlexNETSNetshoesNTNXNYSE: KINDNYSE: NETSPandoraPaytrackPegasus CapitalPicusSintecMediaSOL RepublicSpokenStewart TitleSumaSUMA SaaSSupply Chain Resources GroupSynapsisThe MeltTicketflyUnderground SolutionsVCSAVCSA (NASDAQ: VCSA)Vimeo

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 · 16

11 IPOs · 5 acquisitions · showing 13

VTEXNYSE: VTEXAmbarellaNASDAQ: AMBACylanceNYSE: BBGlobal PaymentsNYSE: GPNGoProNASDAQ: GPRONetstreitNYSE: NTSTNextdoorNYSE: NXDRNutanixNASDAQ: NTNXON SemiconductorNASDAQ: ONSoFiNASDAQ: SOFILogrhythmacq. by ExabeamTechnisysacq. by SoFi Technologies, Inc.VCSAacq. by Casago

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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 3

as of Jun 2025
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
Riverwood Capital Partners IVLPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System2023—16.7%1.12x—
Riverwood Capital Partners IIILPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System2020—15.8%1.58x0.29x
Riverwood Capital Partners (Parallel - A) L.P.LPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System2010—22.7%1.96x1.71x

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Riverwood Capital made?
Riverwood Capital has 174 tracked investments, 16 of which have exited, including 12 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Riverwood Capital invest at?
Riverwood Capital invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
What is Riverwood Capital's typical check size?
Riverwood Capital typically writes checks of $25M – $250M.
What sectors does Riverwood Capital focus on?
Riverwood Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Riverwood Capital located?
Riverwood Capital is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
Does Riverwood Capital lead rounds?
Yes, Riverwood Capital leads investment rounds.
Who does Riverwood Capital co-invest with?
Riverwood Capital most often shares deals with Softbank Latin America Fund, Dell Technologies Capital, Khosla Ventures, among 286 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 10

Endeavor Catalyst

Endeavor is a global nonprofit network supporting high-impact entrepreneurs across 45+ markets, and operates Endeavor Catalyst, a rules-based co-investment fund that invests in the same entrepreneurs Endeavor supports.

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.

Both backed · 2
$1M – $5M
Redpoint Ventures

Since 1999, Redpoint Ventures has partnered with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. The firm invests early in startups building category-defining companies, from AI and infrastructure to security. Redpoint has backed hundreds of companies, including Netflix, Snowflake, Stripe, Ramp, Twilio, Ramp, and Hims, and today backs the next generation of AI leaders like OpenAI, Legora, Modal, Abridge and Physical Intelligence. Redpoint is based in San Francisco and has offices in New York City and Woodside. For more information visit: http://www.redpoint.com/

Both backed · 2
$100K – $10M
Peak XV Partners

Peak XV Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm investing across seed, venture, growth and later stages, backing companies across borders in India, Southeast Asia and beyond. It also runs the Surge program.

Both backed · 2
$100K – $10M
Bloomberg Beta

Bloomberg Beta is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments and is backed by Bloomberg L.P. The firm invests in technology companies across various sectors.

Both backed · 2
$25K – $1M
Bek Ventures

Bek Ventures is a venture capital firm that concentrates its attention on a small number of founders, offering hands-on support and advice as companies scale from emerging to established.

Both backed · 2
Javelin Venture Partners

Javelin Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in unique ideas, people and business models across companies it would personally want to join.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $4M
Evolution Equity Partners

Evolution Equity Partners is an international venture capital firm led by technology entrepreneurs, focused on backing software and cybersecurity companies from seed through growth stages.

Both backed · 1
$20M – $150M
Sony Ventures Corporation

Sony Innovation Fund is the corporate venture capital arm operated by Sony Ventures Corporation, investing in technology and entertainment startups worldwide.

Both backed · 1

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