About Crescent Ridge
Crescent Ridge is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of Solana Beach, United States. As of Aug 2025, Crescent Ridge has invested in 42 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to HealthTech and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Onrise Overall, Crescent Ridge portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 6 acquisitions including key companies like Illumina, Chatmeter and Uqora. A lot of funds co-invest with Crescent Ridge, with names like Peterson Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Crescent Ridge has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Soonicorns
Crescent Ridge's List of Top Investments
Crescent Ridge has a portfolio of 42 companies. Their most notable investments are in kegg and Onrise.Their portfolio spans across United States, India, Poland and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, HealthTech, High Tech and 18 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Crescent Ridge:1. Illumina
Developer of technologies for analysis of genetic variation and function. The company provides laboratory instruments, kits, and reagents for research, drug development, and the development of molecular tests. The product categories include gene panel and array finder, microarray kits, clinical research, and IVD products.
Key facts about Illumina
- Founded Year: 1993
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $28M
- Employee Count: 9,688 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Gershon Capital, Quan Funds and 32 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jan 01, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. CloudBeds
Provider of a platform for hospitality operations, distribution, and marketing. The platform offers property management, payment processing, and channel management. It also provides tools for guest communication, digital check-in, and revenue intelligence. The platform integrates with various partners and offers customer support resources.
Key facts about CloudBeds
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $253M
- Employee Count: 783 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Pittco, SoftBank Vision Fund and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Nov 03, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Needed
Provider of nutritional supplements for prenatal care. The company products include prenatal multi-powder, omega-3 capsules, vitamin D, and more. Also, it offers tests for home-based vitamin and omega-3 tests.
Key facts about Needed
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $22.6M
- Employee Count: 147 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Able Partners, Short List Capital and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 15, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Kadence
SaaS-driven space management solution for commercial spaces. It offers features that include desk scheduling, room booking, people coordination, multiple active users management, space analytics, space utilization metrics, interactive floor plan management, employee management, floor management, parking space management, booking history management, customer experience manager, and more. Their apps are available on Android & iOS devices.
Key facts about Kadence
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $30.2M
- Employee Count: 108 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Kickstart Fund, Hewlett Packard Pathfinder and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 22, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Chatmeter
Brand management platform for businesses. The platform includes products review management, social media analytics, local SEO rank tracking, and competitor monitoring. It provides tools for businesses to manage listings and respond to customer reviews. It helps brands manage online presence across various locations by analyzing customer interactions, reviews, and social media sentiments.
Key facts about Chatmeter
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $2.3M
- Employee Count: 63 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Simplexity, Franklin Templeton Investments and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 09, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Crescent Ridge's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Crescent Ridge has invested in 42 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Onrise.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Crescent Ridge's Investments by Stage
Crescent Ridge has made 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.6M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $11M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 4 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Crescent Ridge's Investments by Sector
Crescent Ridge has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Life Sciences, HealthTech, Sustainability Tech, Healthcare and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 36 Tech companies, 26 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 18 Software companies and at least 17 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Life Sciences | 3 |
HealthTech | 2 |
Sustainability Tech | 2 |
Healthcare | 1 |
High Tech | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Crescent Ridge's Investments by Geography
Crescent Ridge has made most investments in United States (5).Crescent Ridge's recent investments
Crescent Ridge has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Crescent Ridge:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 27, 2025 | United States | Seed | 7650 | ||
Apr 23, 2025 | United States | Series A | 9348 | ||
Jan 24, 2024 | United States | Seed | 1524 | [+8] | |
Oct 27, 2021 | United States | Seed | 2650 | [+2] | |
Sep 01, 2021 | United States | Seed | 6457 | [+4] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Crescent Ridge's Portfolio
1 of Crescent Ridge's portfolio company became public - Illumina. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jul 2000 at marketcap of undefinedHere are Crescent Ridge's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 28, 2000 | - | - | 4766 |
Acquired companies in Crescent Ridge's Portfolio
6 companies from Crescent Ridge's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Chatmeter in Sep 2025 by Alchemer for $*****.Here are Crescent Ridge's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 25, 2025 | - | - | 7831 | |
Mar 20, 2025 | - | - | 9241 | |
Jul 01, 2021 | - | - | 3606 | |
Aug 24, 2020 | - | - | 1474 | |
Feb 19, 2019 | - | - | 6721 |
Team profile of Crescent Ridge
Crescent Ridge has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in United States. Crescent Ridge's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Crescent Ridge
Over the past 5 years, 35 investors have co-invested in Crescent Ridge's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Crescent Ridge: Sekhmet Ventures, Ad Astra Ventures and 11 others have invested in rounds before Crescent Ridge. There is 1 company where Sekhmet Ventures has invested before Crescent Ridge and 1 company where Ad Astra Ventures has invested before Crescent Ridge.
- Top Co-investors of Crescent Ridge: 19 investors entered a company along with Crescent Ridge. These include investors like Peterson Partners (1 company).
- Invested after Crescent Ridge: A total of 3 investors have invested in Crescent Ridge's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include The Craftory (1 company), Crescent Ridge Partners (1 company) and Relentless Consumer Partners (1 company).
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