Francisco Alvarez-Demalde
InvestorCo-Founder, Managing Partner at Riverwood Capital · Board director at VTEX · Board director at Shiphero · Board director at Globant
Miami, Florida, United States
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About
Francisco Alvarez-Demalde is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Riverwood Capital, which he co-heads and helped build since its founding in 2008. Before Riverwood, he worked as an investment executive at KKR focusing on technology private equity, and also at Eton Park and Goldman Sachs & Co. He holds a Licentiate (Honors) in Economics from San Andres University in Argentina, with an exchange program at the Wharton School.
Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Board director at VTEX
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Board director at Shiphero
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Board director at Globant
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Experience
- Riverwood CapitalCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2008 — present
- AppZenBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- BigIDBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- JobintBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- ShipHeroBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Greenhouse SoftwareBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- VTEX - the True Cloud Commerce PlatformBoard Membercurrent2015 — present
- GlobantBoard Membercurrent2007 — present
- GOintegroBoard Member2012 — 2022
- IndustriousBoard Member2016 — 2021Greater New York City Area
- BilltrustBoard Member2017 — 2020
- NaventBoard Member2012 — 2019
- SUMA SaaSBoard Member2016 — 2019UK
- KKR & Co. Inc.Investment Executive2005 — 2007
- Goldman, Sachs & Co.Investment Banking2001 — 2005
Skills & more
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Due DiligenceLatin AmericaFinancial AnalysisAsset ManagmentStrategic PlanningEntrepreneurshipPortfolio ManagementEquitiesM&A experienceStart-upsLBOLanguages English · French · Spanish
From Francisco's professional profile.
Deals · 5
Gather Parent, LLCBoard seat
via Riverwood Capital · filed Mar 2021 · $271.6M raise
VTEXBoard seat
via Riverwood Capital · filed Oct 2020 · $156.7M raise
Greenhouse SoftwareBoard seat
via Riverwood Capital · filed Jul 2018 · $50M raise
IndustriousBoard seat
via Riverwood Capital · filed Feb 2018 · $85M raise
Netshoes (Cayman)Board seat
via Riverwood Capital · filed Apr 2015 · $45M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.
Colleagues at Riverwood Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Francisco Alvarez-Demalde?
- Francisco Alvarez-Demalde is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Riverwood Capital, which he co-heads and helped build since its founding in 2008. Before Riverwood, he worked as an investment executive at KKR focusing on technology private equity, and also at Eton Park and Goldman Sachs & Co. He holds a Licentiate (Honors) in Economics from San Andres University in Argentina, with an exchange program at the Wharton School.
- Where does Francisco Alvarez-Demalde work?
- Francisco Alvarez-Demalde is Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Riverwood Capital and Board director at VTEX and Board director at Shiphero and Board director at Globant.
- What does Francisco Alvarez-Demalde invest in?
- Francisco Alvarez-Demalde invests in Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What boards does Francisco Alvarez-Demalde sit on?
- Francisco Alvarez-Demalde holds tracked board seats at Gather Parent, LLC, Greenhouse Software, Industrious, Netshoes (Cayman), Shiphero, VTEX.
- What companies has Francisco Alvarez-Demalde invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Alog Data Centers do Brasil, BigID, Billtrust, Cloudblue, Cognosos, CRM&Bonus, Dock, Globant, Greenhouse Software, Industrious, Insider, Invgate, and 8 more.
- Where did Francisco Alvarez-Demalde go to school?
- Francisco Alvarez-Demalde studied at Universidad de 'San Andrés' (Bs in Economics, Economics); Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires; The Wharton School (Exchange Program).
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Also worked at AppZen7
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Also worked at Greenhouse Software10
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Also worked at VTEX - the True Cloud Commerce Platform9
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