Investments
239Portfolio Exits
69Funds
7About Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California. The firm prefers to make investments in the seed and Series A rounds. It seeks to invest in the technology, enterprise, and consumer market sectors. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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Latest Ridge Ventures News
Aug 22, 2023
Cerby , an Alameda, CA-based provider of an access management platform for nonstandard applications, raised $17M in Series A funding. The round, which brought the total amount to to $32.5M, was led by Two Sigma Ventures with participation from Outpost Ventures, an investment platform of Neuberger Berman, Ridge Ventures, Founders Fund, Bowery Capital, AV8, Salesforce Ventures, Tau Ventures, Okta Ventures, Incubate Fund, and Ben Johnson, co-founder of Obsidian Security and Carbon Black. The company intends to use the funds to scale its go-to-market efforts, including expanding sales and marketing efforts, accelerate innovation of its access management solution for nonstandard applications, continue investing in The company intends to use the funds to scale go-to-market efforts, including expanding sales and marketing efforts; accelerating innovation of its access management solution for nonstandard applications; further building on customer momentum and industry research; continue investing in generative AI to enhance development speed and maintenance of integrations; and enhance international teams and customers with additional support. Founded in 2020 by Belsasar (Bel) Lepe, CEO, Cerby provides identity teams with the comprehensive access management platform for nonstandard applications. It works to remove manual tools and compensating controls (like enterprise password managers) by automating human security tasks based on single sign-on and lifecycle management cues from upstream identity providers. This allows Cerby to protect any application independent of standards support. Its patent-pending access orchestration engine makes passwordless authentication an immediate reality for nonstandard applications. With it, identity teams can extend access, minimize risk, and lower costs. Since 2022, the platform has enabled clients like L’Oréal, Fox, Colgate-Palmolive, Dentsu, and Televisa to detect nonstandard apps and guide business users to more secure alternatives. FinSMEs 22/08/2023
Ridge Ventures Investments
239 Investments
Ridge Ventures has made 239 investments. Their latest investment was in Cerby as part of their Series A on August 8, 2023.

Ridge Ventures Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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8/22/2023 | Series A | Cerby | $17M | No | 3 | |
6/22/2023 | Seed VC | Kibsi | $5.3M | Yes | 8 | |
5/24/2023 | Seed VC | WireMock | $6.5M | Yes | First Rays Venture Partners, Ridge Ventures, Scribble Ventures, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 8 |
12/20/2022 | Seed VC | |||||
11/2/2022 | Seed VC |
Date | 8/22/2023 | 6/22/2023 | 5/24/2023 | 12/20/2022 | 11/2/2022 |
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Round | Series A | Seed VC | Seed VC | Seed VC | Seed VC |
Company | Cerby | Kibsi | WireMock | ||
Amount | $17M | $5.3M | $6.5M | ||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | First Rays Venture Partners, Ridge Ventures, Scribble Ventures, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | ||||
Sources | 3 | 8 | 8 |
Ridge Ventures Portfolio Exits
69 Portfolio Exits
Ridge Ventures has 69 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Spectrum Labs on September 07, 2023.
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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9/7/2023 | Acquired | 4 | |||
7/27/2023 | Acquired | 1 | |||
11/7/2022 | Acquired | 2 | |||
Date | 9/7/2023 | 7/27/2023 | 11/7/2022 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Ridge Ventures Fund History
7 Fund Histories
Ridge Ventures has 7 funds, including Ridge Ventures V.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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4/24/2023 | Ridge Ventures V | $180M | 2 | ||
7/20/2018 | Ridge Ventures IV | ||||
9/1/2015 | IDG Ventures USA III | ||||
1/1/2007 | IDG Ventures SF | ||||
Ridge Ventures Continuation Fund |
Closing Date | 4/24/2023 | 7/20/2018 | 9/1/2015 | 1/1/2007 | |
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Fund | Ridge Ventures V | Ridge Ventures IV | IDG Ventures USA III | IDG Ventures SF | Ridge Ventures Continuation Fund |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $180M | ||||
Sources | 2 |
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 |
Name | Alexander Rosen | ||
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Work History | Sprout Group, General Atlantic, and Credit Suisse | ||
Title | Founder, Managing Partner | ||
Status | Current |
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