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Riverwood Capital

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Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2008

AUM

$5 900 M

Location

Menlo Park, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series B Series A

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 17 April, 2025

Profile

Our People
Experienced investors with deep passion for technology, growth and building long-lasting companies
Culture of hard work, high ethical standards, and collaboration are paramount to our investment strategy
Deep business experience in scaling businesses across different sectors and geographies
Seasoned executives who ran global technology firms and completed hundreds of transactions
Our Approach
Partnering with proven tech & tech-enabled businesses, helping them scale and become world-class organizations
Focus on Scalability, Profitable Growth, Culture, and Teamwork
Ability to structure minority or control deals
Build long-term partnerships with management teams, founders, and other stakeholders
Our Platform
Over $3 billion of capital commitments, raised since Riverwood’s 2008 founding
Senior advisors network and broader ecosystem of top executives from many leading, global technology companies
Strategic partnerships and multiple institutional relationships for the benefit of our portfolio
Domain expertise and Scalability Playbook offering tangible help to our portfolio companies

Industry

Education Edtech Fashion/Beauty Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Gaming Healthcare Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Other Real Estate Robotics Security Software Transportation Travel Energy LegalTech Music HealthTech TravelTech Telecommunications Technology SaaS IT Services

Riverwood Capital Funds

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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
Riverwood Capital Fund I
Private Equity (PE)
Media and Entertainment
Software
Telecommunications
Technology
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
South America
$5-10 m
$780 M
February 2011
Riverwood Capital Partners III LP
Private Equity (PE)
SaaS
Software
Telecommunications
Technology
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
South America
$5-10 m
$1000 M
January 2019
Riverwood Capital Partners IV LP
Private Equity (PE)
IT Services
SaaS
Software
Technology
Series A
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
South America
Europe
Middle East
Africa
Asia
Australia and others
$5-10 m
$1800 M
December 2023

Contacts

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Jeff Parks Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner
Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner
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George Jian Associate
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FAQs about Riverwood Capital

Riverwood Capital is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Seed, Series B and Series A, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
Riverwood Capital is located in Menlo Park, California, United States.
Riverwood Capital was founded in 2008.
Riverwood Capital invests in companies and startups in Education, Edtech, Fashion/Beauty, Financial Services, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Gaming, Healthcare Services, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Other, Real Estate, Robotics, Security, Software, Transportation, Travel, Energy, LegalTech, Music, HealthTech, TravelTech, Telecommunications, Technology, SaaS, IT Services.
Riverwood Capital invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Riverwood Capital invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series B, Series A.
Riverwood Capital usually invests $0-1 m on average.
Riverwood Capital has around $5 900m assets under management.
Riverwood Capital last fund was created/launched in 2023-12-19
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