Investments
232Portfolio Exits
65Funds
6About Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures, formerly IDG Ventures USA, was founded in 1996 and is based in San Francisco, California. Ridge Ventures is the venture capital investment arm of International Data Group and invests through its subsidiaries which include IDG Capital Partners; IDG Ventures India; IDG Ventures Korea; IDG Ventures SF; and IDG Ventures Vietnam. Ridge Ventures invests in seed, startup, early stage, and mezzanine investments and invests primarily in information technology and healthcare technologies. Geographically, the firm focuses its investments on the United States, Vietnam, Korea, India, and China.
Ridge Ventures Headquarter Location
One Letterman Drive Building D, Street P100
San Francisco, California, 94129,
United States
415-439-4420
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Jul 30, 2022
5h agoPrivate Equity techcrunchViews: 8 Yousuf KhanContributor Share on Twitter Yousuf Khan is a partner at Ridge Ventures . Prior to joining Ridge, he was the first CIO of Automation Anywhere, CIO and vice president of Customer Success at cloud-based AI platform Moveworks, as well as CIO of Pure Storage, Qualys and Hult International Business School.More posts by this contributor A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece on TechCrunch about how to run a successful board meeting. Since then, I’ve been asked one question over and over: What does a good board update actually look like? It’s a perfectly reasonable question. In the early days of a startup, most founders have very little data to work with. It can be quite difficult to structure a productive and actionable board deck if you don’t have any customer or product information to anchor the update. It’s important to balance two key areas: providing an assessment of the business and establishing trust with your board members. Establish the foundations Though it may seem daunting, the simplest way to ensure you’re providing board members with the information they want to see is to just ask them. Reaching out to your board not only helps provide a sense of direction, it also gives you the opportunity to build your relationship. People appreciate the opportunity to weigh in. Remember that investors are always scrutinizing you as a leader, learning how to work with you and looking for strengths and weaknesses. Many board members are also investors, so be blunt and ask if they had any concerns about making the investment, what these concerns were and how they can be addressed now that the relationship is official. Do your own research, too. Learn who your board members are and find out which other boards they’ve served on. What kinds of companies are they working with? What is their reputation? Their experience with other companies will influence their expectations with your firm. If an investor is new to your board but has been on another for two years, find a way to get insight into how they operate. Additionally, don’t hesitate to reach out to other founders about what works for them. Talk to people within your network to see what they’re doing, what’s resonating with their board, what their investors respond to and what their board’s makeup looks like. Deck production Building an investor deck is (or at least, should be) a heavy lift. Remember that you’re going to do this on a continuous basis, so you need to structure it carefully to produce something of quality.
Ridge Ventures Investments
232 Investments
Ridge Ventures has made 232 investments. Their latest investment was in theom as part of their Unattributed VC on July 7, 2022.
Ridge Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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7/26/2022 | Unattributed VC | theom | $14.52M | Yes | 1 | |
6/23/2022 | Unattributed VC | Asimily | No | 3 | ||
2/2/2022 | Seed VC - II | Cerby | $12M | Yes | 3 | |
12/6/2021 | Series B | |||||
11/16/2021 | Series B |
Date | 7/26/2022 | 6/23/2022 | 2/2/2022 | 12/6/2021 | 11/16/2021 |
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Round | Unattributed VC | Unattributed VC | Seed VC - II | Series B | Series B |
Company | theom | Asimily | Cerby | ||
Amount | $14.52M | $12M | |||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Ridge Ventures Portfolio Exits
65 Portfolio Exits
Ridge Ventures has 65 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was The League on July 12, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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7/12/2022 | Acquired | 1 | |||
6/23/2022 | Acquired | 7 | |||
5/10/2022 | Acq - Talent | 3 | |||
Date | 7/12/2022 | 6/23/2022 | 5/10/2022 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acq - Talent | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Ridge Ventures Fund History
6 Fund Histories
Ridge Ventures has 6 funds, including Ridge Ventures IV.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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7/20/2018 | Ridge Ventures IV | $130.08M | 1 | ||
9/1/2015 | IDG Ventures USA III | ||||
IDGV Affiliates III | |||||
Ridge Ventures IV Affiliates | |||||
Ridge Ventures V |
Closing Date | 7/20/2018 | 9/1/2015 | |||
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Fund | Ridge Ventures IV | IDG Ventures USA III | IDGV Affiliates III | Ridge Ventures IV Affiliates | Ridge Ventures V |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $130.08M | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Ridge Ventures Team
3 Team Members
Ridge Ventures has 3 team members, including current Founder, Managing Partner, Alexander Rosen.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Alexander Rosen | Sprout Group, General Atlantic, and Credit Suisse | Founder, Managing Partner | Current |
Rebecca Messina | Chief Marketing Officer | Current | |
Philip Sanderson | Walden Venture Capital, Robertson Stephens, and Goldman Sachs | Managing Director | Former |
Name | Alexander Rosen | Rebecca Messina | Philip Sanderson |
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Work History | Sprout Group, General Atlantic, and Credit Suisse | Walden Venture Capital, Robertson Stephens, and Goldman Sachs | |
Title | Founder, Managing Partner | Chief Marketing Officer | Managing Director |
Status | Current | Current | Former |
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