Ridge Ventures (Formerly known as IDG Ventures USA)
New York, New York
Ridge Ventures funds experienced founders redefining how the world interacts with software. Whether for the cloud or the edge, we look for companies delivering advanced technologies, new distribution models and incredible user experiences to market. While we’re focused on SaaS and infrastructure solutions for the enterprise, we also backstartups in adtech, gaming and ecommerce. We are firm believers in “where there’s a big problem, there’s a big opportunity.” We love Series A deals and helping create something out of chaos.
Founded:2007
Firm Location:New York, New York • San Francisco, California • Mountain View, California • Chapel Hill, North Carolina • Los Gatos, California • San Francisco Bay Area
Investor Firms That Co-Invest with Ridge Ventures (Formerly known as IDG Ventures USA)
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Ridge Ventures (Formerly known as IDG Ventures USA) Team
Brendan Baker
Sweet spot: $4.5M
Range: $2.0M - $7.0M
Investors in Vancouver (WA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in IoT (Series B), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Seattle / Portland (Other Lists), Investors in IoT (Series B), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in IoT (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A)
Mary Boyajian
Sweet spot: $4.5M
Range: $2.0M - $7.0M
Investors in United States, Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Akriti Dokania
Sweet spot: $4.5M
Range: $2.0M - $7.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in ConstructionTech (Series A), Investors in ConstructionTech (Seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Series A), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in ConstructionTech (Seed), Investors in ConstructionTech (Series A), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Series A), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed)
Indranil Guha
Sweet spot: $4.5M
Range: $2.0M - $4.5M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
Pat Kenealy
Sweet spot: $4.5M
Range: $2.0M - $7.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Yousuf Khan
Sweet spot: $5.0M
Range: $3.0M - $7.0M
Investors in Mountain View (CA), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Minn Kim
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $25K - $1M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in Security (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Education (Pre-seed), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Pre-seed), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Seed), Investors in Security (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in Education (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Future of Work (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Michael Marcellin
Sweet spot: $4.5M
Range: $2.0M - $7.0M
Investors in Los Gatos (CA)
Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Gil Penchina
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $100K - $6.0M
Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in LegalTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Lodging/Hospitality (Pre-seed), Investors in LegalTech (Seed), Investors in LegalTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Lodging/Hospitality (Pre-seed), Investors in Lodging/Hospitality (Seed), Investors in Messaging (Pre-seed), Investors in LegalTech (Seed), Investors in Messaging (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Pre-seed), Investors in Robotics (Pre-seed), Investors in Lodging/Hospitality (Seed), Investors in Messaging (Pre-seed), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Messaging (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Pre-seed), Investors in Robotics (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists)
Wendy Phillips
Sweet spot: $4.5M
Range: $2.0M - $7.0M
Investors in Chapel Hill (NC)
Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Raleigh-Durham / Southeast US (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
Zain Rizavi
Sweet spot: $7.0M
Range: $1M - $20.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California, Investors in Miami (FL), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in Utah, Investors in Colorado, Investors in Austin (TX), Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Cybersecurity (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Pre-seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Pre-seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Cybersecurity (Pre-seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Cybersecurity (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Cybersecurity (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Austin (Other Lists), Investors in Raleigh-Durham / Southeast US (Other Lists), Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Alexander Rosen
Sweet spot: $4.0M
Range: $1M - $7.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Advertising (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Series A), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Series A), Investors in Sales & CRM (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)