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Riverwood Capital

Growth equity

Menlo Park · Growth–Late Stage · 43 people tracked

Also known as 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 Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Growth–Late Stage
Check
$25M – $250M
HQ
Menlo Park, CA, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2008
Last 12 months
5 investments
AUM
$6.2B
Tracked investments
167

Team · 43 people

from the firm's website & public directories

What they invest in

from 63 of 167 portfolio companies

SaaS ×36AI & Machine Learning ×31Enterprise Software ×24Cybersecurity ×9Marketing Tech ×8Data & Infrastructure ×7Fintech ×7PropTech ×6

HQs:United States×37Brazil×8Argentina×1Chile×1Colombia×1United Kingdom×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 31 portfolio companies
48%
solo founders
15 of 31 mapped founding teams
62%
repeat founders
of 26 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×152 founders×73 founders×44+ founders×5

Where their founders studiedfrom 27 founders with education data

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile ×4Harvard Business School ×3Stanford University ×3Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ×2The University of Texas at Austin ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 26 founders with career history

Greylock Partners ×3Adobe ×2Apple ×2Benchmark ×2Consorcio ×2Oracle Corporation ×2Shopping.com ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×4Y Combinator ×2

3 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 27 with degree data)

Investments · 167 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 32025 · 32024 · 12023 · 22022 · 12021 · 22020 · 32019 · 32018 · 22016 · 12015 · 22014 · 225 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 & Co-CEO)inGeraldo do Carmo Thomaz Junior(Executive Officer, Director)Geraldo Thomaz(Founder & Co-CEO)Alexandre 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 Group

Ambarellaambarella.comin𝕏NASDAQ: AMBA

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

AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTSemiconductors

Co-investorsCoalitionDag VenturesMatrix

Cylanceblackberry.cominNYSE: BB

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

Patrick Heim(Director)Mark Hatfield(Director)William Fallon(Director)Jeffrey Ishmael(Executive Officer)Alex Doll(Director)Alexander Weiss(Director)

Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalKhosla VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Omega Venture PartnersRembrandt Venture PartnersBlumberg Capital+1 more

Global PaymentsNYSE: GPN
GoProNASDAQ: GPRO
Netstreitnetstreit.cominNYSE: NTSTJan 2020

NETSTREIT is a real estate investment trust that acquires and manages single-tenant net lease retail properties leased to high-quality tenants across diverse industries.

PropTechRetail TechDallas, US

Jeff Fuge(Senior Vice President of the Issuer)Kirk Klatt(Senior Vice President of the Issuer)Andrew Blocker(Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer)Mark Manheimer(Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer)

BoardMatthew Troxell(Director of the Issuer)Al Bhakta(Director of the Issuer)

Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021)nextdoor.comin𝕏NYSE: NXDR

Neighborhood social network; IPO 2021

AdTechSan Francisco, US

Nirav Tolia(Co-Founder, CEO, President & Chairperson of the Board)inSarah Leary(Co-Founder, Chief of Marketing, Community & Business Operations)inPrakash Janakiraman(Co-Founder & Chief Architect)inDavid Wiesen(Co-Founder (Engineering))inIndrajit Ponnambalam(Chief Financial Officer)Sarah Friar(Former CEO, President & Chairperson)in

Co-investorsAxel Springer Digital VenturesCoatue ManagementComcast VenturesCota CapitalDag VenturesDragoneer Investment Group+18 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(Executive Officer, Director)inRajiv Mirani(Executive Officer)Howard Ting(Executive Officer)Duston M. Williams(Executive Officer)Sunil Potti(Executive Officer)David Sangster(Executive Officer)

Co-investors137 VenturesAccelerator VenturesBattery VenturesBlumberg CapitalEMERGENT VENTURESInventus Capital Partners+9 more

ON SemiconductorNASDAQ: ON
SOFINASDAQ: SOFI
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(Co-Founder & CEO)Kunal Verma(Co-Founder & CTO)inGaurav Agrawalin

Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersRedpoint Ventures500 GlobalCoatue ManagementEvolution VC PartnersFundersClub+4 more

Insideruseinsider.comin𝕏✓ verified

Insider offers InStory, a website feature that adds Instagram/TikTok-style story experiences to ecommerce and marketing sites to drive product discovery, engagement, and conversions.

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

Mehmet Sinan Toktay(Founder)inMuharrem Derinkök

BoardArda KoterinHande CilingirinOkan YedibelainSerhat Soyuerelin

Co-investorsGeneral AtlanticWamda Capital212Qatar Investment AuthoritySequoia Capital500 Emerging Europe+3 more

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)David Wilson(Co-Founder, COO)Matthew Wilton(Co-Founder, CTO)

BoardDon Douglas(Director)in

Co-investorsAV8 VenturesGeekdomTechstars

Security Scorecardsecurityscorecard.comin𝕏✓ 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

Aleksandr Yampolskiy(Founder & CEO)inSam Kassoumeh(Co-Founder, Head of Product)Dr. Aleksandr Yampolskiy(Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsboldstart venturesEvolution Equity PartnersIntel CapitalNGP CapitalAXA Venture PartnersAccomplice+6 more

Blue Planet TrainingAug 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

Montclair, US

William Joseph Hoogterp Jr(President and Chief Executive Officer)Cathy Wong(Treasurer)Eddie Leung(Chief Technology Officer)Douglas Melder(Chief Operating Officer)John Nugent(Director)Janina Kugel(Director)

Board seatChris Varelas· per SEC Form D · $6.5M raise · filed Aug 2025

Gather Parent, LLCMar 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

Fort Worth, US

Daniel Chait(Executive Officer, Director)Jon Stross(Executive Officer)Astha Malik(Director)Steve Ellis(Director)

BoardMike Zappert(Director)inAnilu Vazquez-Ubarri(Director)

Board seatFrancisco Alvarez-Demalde· per SEC Form D · $271.6M raise · filed Mar 2021

Co-investorsAdams Street Partners

Greenhouse Softwaregreenhouse.ioinJun 2018SEC filingmedium confidence

Greenhouse is an end-to-end hiring platform for scaling companies that manages talent sourcing, recruitment, candidate evaluation, and employee onboarding through structured workflows and analytics.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSNew York, US

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

BoardMamoon Hamid(Director)in

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

Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsSocial StartsWinklevoss Capital

Industriousindustriousoffice.comin𝕏Feb 2018SEC filingmedium confidence

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

Future of WorkPropTechNew York, US

Jamie Hodari(Executive Officer, Director)Justin Stewart(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Robson(Executive Officer)

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

Board seatFrancisco Alvarez-Demalde· per SEC Form D · $85M raise · filed Feb 2018

Co-investorsReshape

Netshoes (Cayman)Mar 2015AcquiredSEC filingmedium confidence

Brazilian sports and lifestyle online retailer, formerly NYSE-listed as Netshoes (Cayman) Limited, acquired by Magazine Luiza in 2019.

Grand Cayman

Wolfgang Schwerdtle(Director)Lee Fixel(Director)Cassio Casseb(Director)Leonardo Dib(Director)Hagop Chabab(Executive Officer, Director)Flavio Franco(Director)

Board seatFrancisco Alvarez-Demalde· per SEC Form D · $45M raise · filed Apr 2015

Co-investorsKaszek VenturesTiger Global Management

Picus SecuritySep 2024

Wilmington, US

Volkan Erturk(Director, Executive Officer)Hamdi Alper Memis(Director, Executive Officer)Volkan Ert?rk(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSeymur Tari(Director)Cem Sertoglu(Director)

Board seatJoe De Pinho· per SEC Form D

Shipheroshiphero.comin𝕏Nov 2022

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)Maggie Barnett(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan 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)Trevor HilligossPhil Fuster(VP, Federal Sales)Jennifer Parker(Executive Officer)

Board seatHarish BelurVizay Kotikalapudi· per SEC Form D

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

Vexcel HoldingsOct 2019SEC filingmedium confidence

Centennial, US

ERIK JORGENSEN(Executive Officer, Director)SEAN D MCARTHUR(Executive Officer, Director)STEPHEN LAWLER(Director)ALEXANDER WIECHERT(Director)

Board seatTom Smach· per SEC Form D · $7.5M raise · filed Oct 2019

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Accellionin

Palo Alto, US

Jonathan Yaron(Executive Officer, Director)Glen Segal(Executive Officer)S Mohan(Director)Jean Eric Salata(Director)Yorgen H Edholm(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardS. Mohan(Director)

Aegion
AgendaProagendapro.comin𝕏Aug 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 CombinatorSoftbank Latin America Fund

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)Dr. Venky Ganti(Founder)Dr. Feng Niu(Founder)Aaron Kalb(Founder)in

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Foundation CapitalHarmony PartnersIcon VenturesIsaiISAI Gestion+8 more

Alegraalegra.comin𝕏

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

FintechSaaS

ALOG
AMBA
Ambac Financial Group
Amigo Tech
Aptina
BigIDbigid.comin𝕏

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(Secretary, Director)inDimitri Sirota(President, Treasurer, Chief Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardGil Beyda(Director)inEd Sim(Director)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partnersboldstart venturesCisco InvestmentsClearSkyComcast VenturesGaia Ventures+8 more

Billtrustbilltrust.comin𝕏

Billtrust provides an accounts receivable platform covering invoicing, payments, credit, collections, and cash application to help B2B suppliers collect earned revenue faster.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Co-investorsW Capital Partners

Bregal Sagemountsagemount.comin

Sage Mount is a private equity firm that provides flexible capital and value-creation services to entrepreneurs and their companies.

Fintech

Co-investorsArdianBregal Sagemount

BrightSource Energybrightsourceenergy.comin

BrightSource Energy develops OASES, a cloud-based energy management and optimization platform that uses AI and physics-based modeling to optimize renewable energy and storage portfolios including photovoltaics, battery storage, microgrids, wind turbines, and EV charging.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyOakland, US

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

BTRS
Bumeran
by Aegion; Baird Capital
by Argosy Capital
by Avaya
by BlackBerry
by Boeing
by CBRE
by Claranet
by Edenred
by Equinix
by Francisco Partners
by HoMedics
by KSL
by NASDAQ: SOFI
by ON
by Pandora
by QuintoAndar
by Tivit
by TOTVS
by Vela
by Vista Equity Partners

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 11

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

VTEXNYSE: VTEXAmbarellaNASDAQ: AMBACylanceNYSE: BBGlobal PaymentsNYSE: GPNGoProNASDAQ: GPRONetstreitNYSE: NTSTNextdoor (NYSE: 2021)NYSE: NXDRNutanixNASDAQ: NTNXON SemiconductorNASDAQ: ONSOFINASDAQ: SOFILogrhythmacq. by Exabeam

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 3

as of Jun 2025
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
Riverwood Capital Partners IVLPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System202316.7%1.12x
Riverwood Capital Partners IIILPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System202015.8%1.58x0.29x
Riverwood Capital Partners (Parallel - A) L.P.LPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System201022.7%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 154 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 5 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 Kaszek Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Techstars, among 174 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Jeff Parks of Riverwood Capital

New York Stock Exchange · Jeff Parks

Francisco Alvarez-Demalde, Co-Founder + Managing Partner of Riverwood Capital joins NYSE Floor Talk

New York Stock Exchange · Francisco Alvarez-Demalde

Co-investors · 10

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.

Both backed · 2
$1.7M – $87M
Redpoint Ventures

Redpoint Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 1999 by former partners from leading venture firms, focusing on early-stage technology companies across multiple sectors. The firm leverages its partners' technology investment experience and an extensive network of entrepreneurs and industry contacts to support portfolio company growth.

$100K – $10M
Peak XV Partners

Peak XV Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders from seed through venture and growth stages.

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
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.

Both backed · 2
$5.5M – $200M
Evolution Equity Partners

Evolution Equity Partners is an international venture capital firm led by technology entrepreneurs, backing companies across stages from seed to growth with a focus on cybersecurity and software.

Both backed · 1
$20M – $150M
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.

$500K – $4M
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.

Sony Ventures Corporation

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

Firms observed investing alongside Riverwood Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Riverwood Capital's recorded portfolio.

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