Investments
92Portfolio Exits
33Funds
10Service Providers
2About Riverwood Capital
Riverwood Capital is a private equity firm comprised of a unique group of investment professionals targeting middle market technology firms in need of financial and intellectual capital to achieve superior growth and profitability on a global scale. We believe mid-size technology companies represent the best investment opportunities to achieve outsized returns, particularly in today's challenged financial environment. The most attractive of these opportunities tend to have a disruptive product satisfying a large market need but usually not the skill sets needed to successfully grow and operate a global business.

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Latest Riverwood Capital News
Dec 19, 2022
Gladly, the only customer service platform built around people, not tickets, announced it has secured $55 million in funding from Riverwood Capital, a global investor in high-growth technology companies, with participation from existing investors including Greylock, GGV, NEA and Glynn Partners. The investment will be used to further support innovation of Gladly's people-centered customer service platform, used to assist commerce brands in moving from the transaction era to the loyalty era. (c)2011-2020 by Massinvestor, Inc. For contact info, please check out our about page.
Riverwood Capital Investments
92 Investments
Riverwood Capital has made 92 investments. Their latest investment was in Gladly as part of their Private Equity on December 12, 2022.

Riverwood Capital Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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12/15/2022 | Private Equity | Gladly | $55M | Yes | 1 | |
11/7/2022 | Series C | AutoLeadStar | $40M | Yes | 3 | |
11/2/2022 | Series E | Alation | $123M | No | 13 | |
9/30/2022 | Series C | |||||
8/4/2022 | Unattributed VC |
Date | 12/15/2022 | 11/7/2022 | 11/2/2022 | 9/30/2022 | 8/4/2022 |
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Round | Private Equity | Series C | Series E | Series C | Unattributed VC |
Company | Gladly | AutoLeadStar | Alation | ||
Amount | $55M | $40M | $123M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 3 | 13 |
Riverwood Capital Portfolio Exits
33 Portfolio Exits
Riverwood Capital has 33 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Tradesy on March 15, 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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3/15/2022 | Acquired | 6 | |||
2/22/2022 | Acquired | 29 | |||
12/7/2021 | Reverse Merger | 11 | |||
Date | 3/15/2022 | 2/22/2022 | 12/7/2021 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Reverse Merger | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 6 | 29 | 11 |
Riverwood Capital Acquisitions
5 Acquisitions
Riverwood Capital acquired 5 companies. Their latest acquisition was Metrotel on December 28, 2017.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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12/28/2017 | Acq - Fin | 1 | ||||
11/19/2014 | Series B | |||||
3/28/2012 | Other Venture Capital | |||||
3/3/2011 | Series C | |||||
6/2/2009 |
Date | 12/28/2017 | 11/19/2014 | 3/28/2012 | 3/3/2011 | 6/2/2009 |
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Investment Stage | Series B | Other Venture Capital | Series C | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Acq - Fin | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Riverwood Capital Fund History
10 Fund Histories
Riverwood Capital has 10 funds, including Riverwood Capital Partners III (Parallel - A).
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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8/21/2020 | Riverwood Capital Partners III (Parallel - A) | $1,314.32M | 1 | ||
3/26/2020 | Riverwood Capital Partners Latam | $1,156.18M | 2 | ||
3/26/2020 | Riverwood Capital Partners III | Expansions & Growth | Open | $1,156.18M | 3 |
1/2/2020 | Riverwood Capital Partners III (Parallel - B) | ||||
1/23/2019 | Riverwood Capital Fund III |
Closing Date | 8/21/2020 | 3/26/2020 | 3/26/2020 | 1/2/2020 | 1/23/2019 |
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Fund | Riverwood Capital Partners III (Parallel - A) | Riverwood Capital Partners Latam | Riverwood Capital Partners III | Riverwood Capital Partners III (Parallel - B) | Riverwood Capital Fund III |
Fund Type | Expansions & Growth | ||||
Status | Open | ||||
Amount | $1,314.32M | $1,156.18M | $1,156.18M | ||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Riverwood Capital Service Providers
2 Service Providers
Riverwood Capital has 2 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Counsel | General Counsel | ||
Service Provider | ||
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Associated Rounds | ||
Provider Type | Counsel | |
Service Type | General Counsel |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Riverwood Capital Team
9 Team Members
Riverwood Capital has 9 team members, including current Founder, Managing Partner, Francisco Alvarez-demalde.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Francisco Alvarez-demalde | KKR, and Goldman Sachs | Founder, Managing Partner | Current |
Name | Francisco Alvarez-demalde | ||||
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Work History | KKR, and Goldman Sachs | ||||
Title | Founder, Managing Partner | ||||
Status | Current |
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