Ridge Ventures

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2007

AUM

-

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Series A Seed Series B

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 13 August, 2026

Profile

Ridge Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, founded with a focus on supporting experienced entrepreneurs in building enterprise software companies. The team is led by managing partner Alexander Rosen, along with partners Gil Penchina, Peter Zatloukal, Eliyahou Amsellem, Pat Kenealy, Yousuf Khan, Wendy Phillips, Robert Simon, and Akriti Dokania. Ridge Ventures prides itself on a deep connection with founders, emphasizing character and partnership in its investments.

The firm primarily invests in Seed and Series A stages, focusing on revenue-first enterprise software companies. Check sizes typically range from $2-7 million. They maintain a network called Ridge Revenue Network, consisting of over 100 companies and CXOs from Fortune 500 companies to aid portfolio firms in market fit and early revenue generation. Ridge often backs companies in the software, IT services, and enterprise sectors.

Notable investments include companies such as Braze - a customer engagement platform, Discord - a communication platform, Fastly - an edge cloud platform, Krux - a data management platform, and MaintainX - a maintenance management software. They prioritize companies with a strong product-market fit and the potential to scale revenue systems efficiently.

Industry

IT Services Consumer Products Software

Contacts

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Alexander Rosen Managing Partner
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Peter Zatloukal Operating Partner
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FAQs about Ridge Ventures

Ridge Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Series A, Seed and Series B, writing tickets of $1-5 m.
Ridge Ventures is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
Ridge Ventures was founded in 2007.
Ridge Ventures invests in companies and startups in IT Services, Consumer Products, Software.
Ridge Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America.
Ridge Ventures invests in companies and startups at Series A, Seed, Series B.
Ridge Ventures usually invests $1-5 m on average.
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