Riverwood Capital

Growth equity investor for technology and technology-enabled companies.

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Company facts

Official name
Riverwood Capital Management L.P.
Entity type
COMPANY
Founded
2008
Headquarters
70 Willow Road, Suite 100, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Company size
10–49
Official website
riverwoodcapital.com

What Riverwood Capital does

Riverwood pools capital from institutional investors into private investment funds and deploys that capital into technology and technology-enabled companies through growth equity, private equity and selected control or strategic transactions. It creates value by sourcing deals, underwriting company growth potential, providing capital and board-level or operational support, and then realising returns through exits, recapitalisations or secondary transactions. The firm’s business scales through fundraising, disciplined deployment, portfolio performance and repeat LP relationships.

Category differentiation

Riverwood Capital is a private equity and growth investment firm, not an operating software vendor or a consumer financial brand. It should be distinguished from portfolio companies it owns or backs.

Strategic context

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Riverwood Capital Management L.P. is a private investment firm focused on growth equity and private equity investments in technology and technology-enabled businesses. It is headquartered in the United States and operates from offices in Menlo Park, New York, Miami and São Paulo. The firm states that it was founded in 2008 and had $6.1 billion in assets under management as of 31 March 2024. Its investment activity includes software, payments infrastructure, media technology and semiconductor-related businesses. Riverwood generates revenue through fund management economics: management fees on committed or managed capital and carried interest on realised investment gains. Its direct commercial stakeholders are institutional limited partners allocating capital to Riverwood-managed funds, while its operating counterparties are founders and management teams of technology companies seeking growth capital, buyout capital and operational support. The firm typically leads investments in the $25 million to $250+ million range, positioning it as a scaled specialist investor rather than an operating software vendor.

Business model & monetisation

Riverwood monetises through private fund economics. Its primary revenue stream is recurring management fees charged on committed or managed capital across its funds. A secondary revenue stream is carried interest tied to realised investment profits from portfolio exits. Additional economics can arise from co-investment structures and related fund participation arrangements, but the core model is asset management fees plus performance-based upside.

Fund management fees
Recurring fees on committed or managed capital
Carried interest
Performance participation on realised investment gains
Co-investment and related fund economics
Participation and fee economics tied to specific deals

Products & capabilities

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Subsidiaries & acquisitions

  • Quicklizard

    B2B SaaS platform for AI-driven dynamic pricing optimisation.

  • Sensor Tower

    Digital intelligence SaaS for apps, ads, web and gaming.

  • VTEX

    Enterprise commerce platform with integrated retail media capabilities.

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Questions about Riverwood Capital

What is Riverwood Capital?

Riverwood Capital is a private equity and growth investment firm focused on technology and technology-enabled businesses.

Who uses Riverwood Capital?

Its funds are backed by institutional investors, while its investment capital and operational support are used by technology company founders, executives and shareholders.

How does Riverwood Capital make money?

It earns management fees on fund capital and carried interest from profitable investment exits.

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