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    Riverwood Capital

    Menlo Park, California, United StatesFounded 2008
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    Riverwood Capital is a private equity firm focused on high-growth technology and technology-enabled companies in need of capital and expertise to scale on a global basis. Founded in 2008, the firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California with additional offices in New York, Miami, and São Paulo.

    Deal activity increased 300% year-over-year (4 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $64.7M (across 84 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    66

    Fund Size

    $1.8B

    Top Stage

    Growth

    Last 12 Mo

    4

    Team

    CV

    Chris Varelas

    Co-founding Partner

    FA

    Francisco Alvarez-Demalde

    Co-Founder, Managing Partner

    JP

    Jeff Parks

    Co-Founder, Managing Partner

    TS

    Tom Smach

    Co-founding Partner

    KJ

    Keith Janosky

    Chief Financial Officer; Managing Director, Investor Relations

    MH

    Mac Hofeditz

    Managing Director, Capital Formation

    AP

    Alex Porto

    Partner

    HB

    Harish Belur

    Partner

    JL

    Joaquim Lima

    Partner

    JD

    Joe De Pinho

    Partner

    RV

    Ramesh Venugopal

    Partner

    SR

    Scott Ransenberg

    Co-Head of Riverwood Growth Credit, Partner

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    90 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    UrbanSDK logoUrbanSDKGrowth$65MFeb 2026
    Fracttal logoFracttalSeries B$35MJan 2026
    DealHub logoDealHubGrowth$100MJan 2026
    Appzen logoAppzenSeries D$180MSep 2025
    Appzen logoAppzenSeries A$13MJan 2025
    Picus Security logoPicus SecuritySeries C$45MSep 2024
    Netlex logoNetlexGrowth$24MJul 2024
    Nium logoNiumSeries E$50MJun 2024
    Bigid logoBigidGrowth$60MMar 2024
    PPicusSeries C$45MJan 2024
    Picus Security logoPicus SecuritySeries C$45MJan 2024
    Hyperproof logoHyperproofUnknown$40MAug 2023
    SpyCloud logoSpyCloudGrowth$110MAug 2023
    One Model logoOne ModelSeries C$41MAug 2023
    Invgate logoInvgateGrowth$35MJul 2023
    Alation logoAlationSeries E$123MNov 2022
    Geopagos logoGeopagosSeries B$35MAug 2022
    Dock logoDockGrowth$110MMay 2022
    Aument logoAumentPre-Seed$1.5MMar 2022
    Ubits logoUbitsSeries A$5MJan 2022
    Gupy logoGupyUnknown$93MJan 2022
    Alation logoAlationSeries E$123MJan 2022
    AAlation IncSeries E$123MJan 2022
    Geopagos logoGeopagosGrowth$35MJan 2022
    Insider One logoInsider OneSeries D$121MJan 2022
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    Top Co-Investors

    Endeavor15 shared
    Sapphire Ventures7 shared
    Costanoa Ventures6 shared
    Union Grove Venture Partners6 shared
    Sanabil Investments6 shared
    Salesforce Ventures6 shared
    Icon Ventures6 shared
    Dell Technologies Capital6 shared
    Sequoia Capital5 shared
    Silver Lake5 shared
    Bek Ventures4 shared
    NewSpring4 shared
    Wamda Capital3 shared
    GV3 shared
    BOND3 shared
    Intel Capital3 shared
    Evolution Equity Partners3 shared
    Thoma Bravo3 shared
    Queensland Investment Corporation3 shared
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise3 shared

    Last updated: 7 October 2026