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    WestRiver Group

    Seattle, Washington, United StatesFounded 2002

    WestRiver Group is a thematically-driven investment platform that manages funds and builds companies in the global innovation economy. The firm invests across four sectors: Technology, Experience, Decarbonization, and Life Sciences.

    Average disclosed round size is $22.6M (across 17 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    16

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Series B

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    AV

    Aaron Vaccaro

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    AB

    Anthony Bontrager

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    CL

    Craig Lange

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    AR

    Alex Robart

    PARTNER, DISRUPTIVE GROWTH FUND

    AL

    Arika Lobe

    VP OF FINANCE

    HE

    Harper Ellison

    VICE PRESIDENT

    DF

    Dana Fink

    SENIOR ASSOCIATE

    BH

    Brian Huang

    ASSOCIATE

    RT

    Robert Thomas

    CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

    RT

    Robert Thomas

    CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

    CN

    Cheyenne Nolze

    ACCOUNTING MANAGER

    EA

    Erik Anderson

    FOUNDER & CEO

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    21 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Colossal logoColossalSeries B—Dec 2025
    Lumen Bioscience logoLumen BioscienceSeries C$30MJul 2025
    Groopit logoGroopitSeed—May 2023
    Groopit logoGroopitSeed$3.5MMay 2023
    Groopit logoGroopitSeed$2MOct 2021
    TOCA Football logoTOCA FootballSeries E—Jun 2021
    Design Therapeutics logoDesign TherapeuticsSeries B$125MJan 2021
    Design Therapeutics logoDesign TherapeuticsSeries A$45MJan 2020
    Tectonic Audio Labs logoTectonic Audio LabsSeries B$6MFeb 2019
    Pro.com logoPro.comSeries B$33MJan 2019
    Wicket logoWicketUnknown$2.8MJul 2018
    IIgneousSeries C$25MJan 2018
    22torSeries D$26MApr 2012
    22torSeries D$26MJan 2012
    PTO Exchange logoPTO ExchangeSeed$5.4M—
    Singularity University logoSingularity UniversitySeries B——
    CHEQ logoCHEQSeed$8M—
    QorusDocs logoQorusDocsUnknown$10M—
    Wicket logoWicketUnknown$2.8M—
    Lumen Bioscience logoLumen BioscienceSeries B$16M—
    CCorus PharmaSeries A$18.5M—

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    Last updated: 20 October 2026