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Riverside Partners

Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

1988

AUM

$14 000 M

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 14 August, 2025

Profile

Founded in 1989, Riverside Partners is a Boston-based middle market private equity firm currently investing Riverside Fund VI, L.P. The fund focuses on growth-oriented companies primarily in the healthcare and technology industries. Riverside Partners is particularly experienced at partnering with founders, owners and management teams and it brings substantial domain expertise and operating experience to its portfolio companies.

Riverside typically invests in North American companies with $3-15M of EBITDA that operate across a wide spectrum of the healthcare and technology industries.

As entrepreneurs ourselves, we appreciate the challenges of growing businesses and understand the goals and perspectives of business owners and managers. We are more than just financial investors; we are business builders, applying our deep industry expertise, as well as our operating, consulting and investing experience to understanding the fundamentals of businesses and to identifying opportunities for further value creation.

Industry

Financial Services Fintech Healthcare Services Media and Entertainment SaaS Software LegalTech HealthTech Technology

Riverside Partners Funds

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Riverside Fund IV Offshore LP
Private Equity (PE)
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
Media and Entertainment
Technology
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$5-10 m
$406 M
January 2010
Riverside Partners Continuation Fund
Private Equity (PE)
Financial Services
Fintech
Media and Entertainment
SaaS
Software
LegalTech
HealthTech
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$5-10 m
$532 M
March 2021

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FAQs about Riverside Partners

Riverside Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Riverside Partners is located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Riverside Partners was founded in 1988.
Riverside Partners invests in companies and startups in Financial Services, Fintech, Healthcare Services, Media and Entertainment, SaaS, Software, LegalTech, HealthTech, Technology.
Riverside Partners invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Riverside Partners invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage (Series C+).
Riverside Partners usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Riverside Partners has around $14 000m assets under management.
Riverside Partners last fund was created/launched in 2021-03-15
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