Riverwood Capital
Growth equityMenlo Park · Growth–Late Stage · 43 people tracked
Also known as RIVERWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P.
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.
Team · 43 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 63 of 167 portfolio companiesSaaS ×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 companiesFounding 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
3 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 27 with degree data)
Investments · 167 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 32024 · 12023 · 22022 · 12021 · 22020 · 32019 · 32018 · 22016 · 12015 · 22014 · 225 dated
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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)
Atlanta, US
James A. Stratigos, Jr.(Director)Stephen Robb(Executive Officer)David Blau(Director)Peter Kight(Director)Sanjoy Malik(Director)
Cox Automotive is an automotive services provider that unites twelve brands—including Autotrader, Manheim, Dealertrack, vAuto, VinSolutions, and NextGear Capital—offering solutions for wholesale vehicle buying and selling, dealership management, digital marketing, inventory management, financing, vehicle transport, and EV battery support.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationSaaS
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)in
Co-investorsValor Capital Group
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
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(CEO)inDavid Wiley(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardChris McCarthy(Director)Brandon Tidwell(Director)in
Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcBYU Cougar CapitalContour Venture PartnersElevate Innovation PartnersETS Strategic CapitalFounders Circle Capital+11 more
Ride-hailing and mobility platform (testimonial from founder Will Cheng).
Co-investorsBeyond VenturesGSR VenturesNewView CapitalSilver Lake Partners
Digital House offers online courses and certifications in programming, AI, data, and marketing, delivered through a subscription platform for individuals, companies, and educational institutions.
AI & Machine LearningEdTech
Co-investorsKaszek VenturesEndeavor CatalystOmidyar NetworkThe Rise Fund
Dock is a revenue enablement platform that lets sales teams create shared client workspaces, deal rooms, and client portals, manage sales content, and build AI agents that draft proposals, follow-up emails, and mutual action plans from live CRM data.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsFjor FoundersOperator CollectiveRecall CapitalHearst VenturesLightbankLinse Capital+3 more
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(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorHearst VenturesLightbankLinse CapitalMatter Venture PartnersSozo Ventures+1 more
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(Director)Jaspreet Singh(Founder & CEO)inMahesh Patel(Executive Officer)Eugenia Buzogly(Executive Officer)
BoardShailendra Jit Singh(Director)Jishnu Bhattacharjee(Director)in
PartnerHarish Belur· quoted
Co-investorsArbor Ventures UKFounders Circle CapitalHercules Capital, Inc.Orios Venture PartnersPeak XV PartnersTenaya Capital+6 more
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(Director)Lasse Andresen(Director)Michael Ellis(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Ferris(Director, Promoter)
BoardWarren Weiss(Director)Alex Ott(Director)
Co-investorsAccelAnsa Capitalcoreteq venturesMeritech Capital Partners
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
Co-investorsAmador HoldingsKayyak VenturesGoHub Ventures
Frontline Education provides connected software for K-12 school districts, covering HR and people management (hiring, onboarding, payroll, absences, professional development), student services (special education and health documentation, compliance, reporting), and business operations (finance, purchasing, analytics, asset management).
EdTechGovTechSaaS
Co-investorsLumos Capital GroupMultiplier Capital
Fullpath offers a Customer Data Platform and CRM for car dealerships, unifying fragmented data sources into a single shopper identity and running AI-driven marketing automation, follow-up, and analytics.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Aharon Horwitz(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlephHilltop Venture PartnersTarget Global
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))Dirk Kessler(Co-Founder; Principal Engineer (per Greylock portfolio page))inCharlie Besecker(Chief Executive Officer)Andy D'Amato(Chief Revenue Officer)Todd Rakow(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Glynn Capital ManagementGreycroftJetBlue VenturesNewView CapitalNotable Capital+4 more
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)Philip A. Odeen(Director)Juan Ignacio Urthiague(Executive Officer)Mario Eduardo Vazquez(Director)Yanina Conti(Executive Officer)Patricia Pomies(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsFTV CapitalGlobant Ventures
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
Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, Sp
Paulo Caputo(Director)Mariana Ramos Dias(Executive Officer, Director)Bruna Guimaraes da Silva(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Nicklas(Director)
HammerTech provides an operations and safety platform for construction teams to onboard workers, coordinate field operations, and document site activities for quality and safety compliance.
Construction TechPropTechSaaS
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
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
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 LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Mehmet Sinan Toktay(Founder)Hande Cilingir(Founder)inSerhat Soyuerel(Founder)in
Co-investorse2vcPeak XV Partners
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
KIND makes snack products, including healthy grains energy bars in a range of flavors.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsSWaN & Legend Venture Partners
Liquid Robotics builds the Wave Glider, an autonomous wave- and solar-powered uncrewed surface vehicle that collects and transmits real-time ocean data and maritime intelligence for missions lasting up to a year.
Defense TechHardwareRoboticsJessup, US
Roger Hine(Executive Officer, Director)Pablo Luther(Executive Officer)Doug Carlen(Executive Officer)Gary Gysin(Executive Officer, Director)Dan Middleton(Executive Officer)
BoardJoseph D. Rizzi(Director)
Co-investorsVantagePoint Capital Partners
Co-investorsAlexia VenturesInvest Tech
LogRhythm is a Boulder-based SIEM, log management and security analytics vendor that merged with Exabeam in July 2024.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareBoulder, US
Chris Petersen(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew S Grolnick(Executive Officer, Director)Mark C Vellequette(Executive Officer)John R Diana(Executive Officer)William J Smith(Executive Officer)Robert Lentz(Director)
Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersDelta-v Capital
MotionPoint provides website localization and translation technology that detects and translates new or updated content to keep multilingual websites current.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSCoconut Creek, US
Peter Chung(Director)Adam Rubenstein(Director)Enrique Travieso(Executive Officer)William S Fleming(Director)
BoardChris Varelas(Director)Francisco Alvarez-Demalde(Director)
Nium operates a payments infrastructure with APIs, licenses, and a global network that lets businesses send and receive money across countries and currencies in real time.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Prajit Nanu(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsGSR VenturesVertex GrowthVertex VenturesAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Beacon VCInformed Ventures Advisors, Llc+5 more
Omie provides a cloud-based ERP system for small and medium-sized businesses in Brazil, offering business management tools with customer support and online subscription.
Cloud ComputingFintechSaaS
Marcelo Lombardo(Founder)in
Co-investorsAstellaSoftbank Latin America FundBrasil CapitalPartners GroupSoftBank Group
Expense and corporate travel management; enterprise/fintech software
Co-investorsParceiro Ventures
Picus operates a security validation platform that uses AI agents to combine automated penetration testing, exposure validation, and breach and attack simulation, testing whether real exploit chains would succeed against a customer's EDR, SIEM, firewall, and WAF controls.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Volkan Erturk(Founder)inH. Alper Memis(Founder)in
Co-investorsACT Venture PartnersScaleX Ventures
An affiliate-style guide site reviewing and comparing online casinos not connected to Germany's OASIS self-exclusion database, aimed at German-speaking players seeking operators licensed under MGA, Curaçao, or Kahnawake.
Media & EntertainmentPropTechBrooklyn, US
David Young(Executive Officer)David Mandell(Executive Officer, Director)Rebecca Savage(Executive Officer)Jason Mendelson(Director)
BoardDavid Cohen(Director)
Co-investorsTechstars
Quicklizard offers an AI-based pricing platform that automates pricing decisions for retailers and brands across products, channels, and markets.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsCockpit Innovation
QuintoAndar is an online real estate marketplace for renting and buying residential properties across Brazilian cities including São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, and Porto Alegre.
MarketplacesPropTechCampinas, BR
Andre Gustavo Gontijo Penha(Executive Officer, Director)Gabriel Braga Vieira(Executive Officer, Director)Gabriel Braga(Founder)inAndre Penha(Founder)in
BoardNicolas Szekasy(Director)in
Co-investorsKaszek VenturesQED InvestorsQualcomm Ventures
Grand Cayman
Eric Nilson De Castro Santos(Executive Officer, Director)Bruno Cavaler Ghisi(Director)Angel Uribe(Director)Patrick Arippol(Director)Guilherme Figueiredo Lopes(Director)
BoardManoel Lemos(Director)in
Co-investorsAstellaRedpoint eventures
Sauce Labs offers an AI-driven software testing and release assurance platform that authors, runs, and analyzes tests across web and mobile using autonomous agents with human oversight.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Steven Hazel(Executive Officer, Director)Charles C. Ramsey(Executive Officer, Director)James Cerna(Executive Officer)
BoardTyler Jewell(Director)J. Sanford Miller(Director)Robert Meinhardt(Director)
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersCenterview Capital TechnologyToba Capital
Segura manufactures portable electrochemical sensors for detecting lead, copper, cadmium, and zinc in drinking water at parts-per-billion concentrations in under five minutes, serving water utilities, environmental consultancies, and field teams globally.
CleantechClimate TechLondon, GB
Co-investorsTechstarsAndreessen Horowitz
Segura provides AI-powered infrastructure that connects insurance brokers with insurers, helping brokers manage sales and operations more efficiently.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaSSão Paulo, BR
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzKaszek Venturesbig_bets
Sensor Tower provides digital intelligence and analytics on mobile apps, games, web, and digital advertising, giving companies visibility into consumer behavior, usage, engagement, and competitor strategies.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsAccel-KKRAngelPadBaroda VenturesCamber PartnersChamaeleonMerus Capital+1 more
Wilsonville, US
Seth Combs(Executive Officer)Kevin Lee(Executive Officer, Director)Jim Fredrickson(Executive Officer)Douglas Denney(Executive Officer)Katrina Garnett(Director)David Tognotti(Director)
Austin, US
Tim Barker(Executive Officer)Chris Harrington(Director)Jay Harry(Executive Officer)Satya Patel(Director)Kenneth Cho(Director)Favaron Rod(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAllegro Venture PartnersElsewhere PartnersFTV CapitalOpenView Venture PartnersShasta VenturesSilverton Partners
Grand Duchy
Diego Serebrisky(Director)Thomas Smach(Director)Miguel Santos(Executive Officer, Director)German Pugliese Bassi(Director)Adrian Marcelo Iglesias(Director)
BoardAlex Porto(Director)
Co-investorsKaszek Ventures
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersFounders Circle CapitalPrimary Venture PartnersSapphire Ventures
TOTVS is a Brazilian technology company providing management software including ERPs, HR platforms, and cloud computing, plus specialized systems for 12 economic sectors such as agribusiness, logistics, manufacturing, retail, education, healthcare, and financial services.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
UBITS is a modular AI-powered HR platform that helps organizations recruit, train, and develop their teams across Latin America.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSBogotá, CO
Julián Melo(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmador HoldingsCapria VenturesMagma PartnersOwl VenturesRoble VenturesSalkantay Ventures+2 more
Urban SDK provides geospatial AI technology for public sector organizations, particularly city governments and transportation agencies, to support data-driven decision-making for urban planning and traffic analytics.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGovTechMobility & TransportationAtlantic Beach, US
Andrew T. Messer(Executive Officer, Director)Justin J. Dennis(Executive Officer, Director)Drew Messer(Founder)inMeredith Pelton(Director)
BoardMitchel Laskey(Director)Jonathan Kilman(Director)
Co-investorsCreativeCoGOVO Venture PartnersTechstars
Vacasa is a full-service vacation rental management company that provides property care, booking distribution, and revenue management for owners of more than 40,000 vacation homes across North America.
MarketplacesPropTechTravel & Hospitality
Eric Breon(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirstMark CapitalGrand VenturesLevel EquityPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)Silver Lake Partners+1 more
Vexcel Imaging develops aerial camera systems (UltraCam) and photogrammetry software (UltraMap) for professional aerial mapping and data acquisition, including imagery and LiDAR capture.
Deep TechHardware
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 portfolioVTEXNYSE: VTEXAmbarellaNASDAQ: AMBACylanceNYSE: BBGlobal PaymentsNYSE: GPNGoProNASDAQ: GPRONetstreitNYSE: NTSTNextdoor (NYSE: 2021)NYSE: NXDRNutanixNASDAQ: NTNXON SemiconductorNASDAQ: ONSOFINASDAQ: SOFILogrhythmacq. by Exabeam
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Omie · valor.globo.com · Aug 19, 2026
Insider · simplywall.st · Aug 19, 2026
TOTVS · seekingalpha.com · Aug 7, 2026
Netstreit · investing.com · Jul 29, 2026
Bregal Sagemount · finsmes.com · Jul 24, 2026
Nium · paymentsdive.com · Jul 23, 2026
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 3
as of Jun 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverwood Capital Partners IVLPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System | 2023 | — | 16.7% | 1.12x | — |
| Riverwood Capital Partners IIILPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System | 2020 | — | 15.8% | 1.58x | 0.29x |
| Riverwood Capital Partners (Parallel - A) L.P.LPs: California Public Employees' Retirement System | 2010 | — | 22.7% | 1.96x | 1.71x |
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.
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