About Four Rivers Group
Four Rivers Group is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Jun 2026, Four Rivers Group is an active investor, having invested in 65 companies, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series C round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Enterprise Infrastructure and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series D round of Factorial Overall, Four Rivers Group portfolio has seen 5 unicorns, 3 IPOs and 26 acquisitions including key companies like Intuit, Factorial and New Relic. A lot of funds co-invest with Four Rivers Group, with names like SVB sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Four Rivers Group has team of 6 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series C, Series D & 5 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Four Rivers Group's List of Top Investments
Four Rivers Group has a portfolio of 65 companies, including 5 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Blues and D2L.Their portfolio spans across United States, Germany, United Kingdom and 4 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Series C, Series D and 5 more. Here is the list of top investments by Four Rivers Group:1. Intuit
Provider of financial, accounting, tax preparation, and marketing automation software. It develops and distributes software and online services for individuals, small businesses, and accounting professionals. The company offers tools for tax preparation, financial management, payroll processing, online payments, invoicing, time tracking, and marketing campaigns. It also provides access to credit scores, credit cards, and loans. The company connects small businesses with bookkeepers and tax experts.
Key facts about Intuit
- Founded Year: 1983
- Location: Mountain View (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Jul 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 17,813 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Alcor Fund, Shasta Ventures and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Nov 01, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Factorial
Provider of business management software for human resources and finance. The software automates repetitive tasks related to time management, talent acquisition, and payroll. It offers tools for employee performance tracking, onboarding, and training. The platform provides features for expense management, project oversight, and electronic signatures.
Key facts about Factorial
3. Instawork
Cloud-based on-demand staffing platform for multi-industry. Candidates can search for jobs using keywords and location. Employers can use it to list positions, screen applicants, and schedule interviews. Food and beverage, warehouses, and event management are among the industries served. The platform offers solutions to a variety of businesses, including food, hospitality, warehouses, and restaurants.
Key facts about Instawork
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $160M
- Employee Count: 2,434 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: TCV, Google Ventures and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, May 18, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. New Relic
Cloud and AI based platform offering enterprise observability solutions. It offers features such as web application monitoring, ruby monitoring, web performance monitoring, PHP monitoring, infrastructure monitoring, Kubernetes monitoring, container monitoring, docker monitoring, and digital customer experience management. It enables user access to a subscription based pricing module.
Key facts about New Relic
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $196M
- Employee Count: 3,053 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: JANA Partners, T. Rowe Price and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. ResearchGate
ResearchGate is an online community for scientists and researchers to share papers, ask and answer questions, and find collaborators. It has a blogging feature for users to write short reviews on peer-reviewed articles. It also has private chat rooms where scientists can share data, edit shared documents, and discuss confidential topics. The application is available for iOS devices.
Key facts about ResearchGate
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $87.6M
- Employee Count: 352 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Dragoneer Investment Group, Accel and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Dec 18, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Four Rivers Group's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Four Rivers Group has invested in 65 companies over the last 19 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 5 investments, while as of Jun 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Factorial and most recent follow-on round was in Findem.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2022 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Four Rivers Group's Investments by Stage
Four Rivers Group is primarily an Late Stage Investor investor majorly investing in Series C (13) rounds where average round size is $402M, Series D (10) rounds where average round size is $611M and Series B (8) rounds where average round size is $290M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series C | 13 |
Series D | 10 |
Series B | 8 |
Seed | 5 |
Series A | 5 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Four Rivers Group's Investments by Sector
Four Rivers Group has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Vertical SaaS, High Tech and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 59 Tech companies, 56 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 51 Software companies and at least 44 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 36 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 18 |
Vertical SaaS | 11 |
High Tech | 7 |
Consumer | 5 |
Others | 26 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Four Rivers Group's Investments by Geography
Four Rivers Group has made most investments in United States (38), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 38 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Brazil | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
China | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Four Rivers Group's recent investments
Four Rivers Group has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Factorial.Here are the most recent investments by Four Rivers Group:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 03, 2026 | Spain | Series D | 1471 | [+1] | |
Nov 12, 2025 | United States | Series C | 3522 | [+10] | |
Oct 21, 2025 | United States | Series C | 3846 | [+2] | |
Sep 25, 2025 | Brazil | Series A | 8372 | [+2] | |
Sep 16, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 1007 | [+3] |
Unicorns in Four Rivers Group's Portfolio
Four Rivers Group has 5 unicorns in its portfolio - Factorial, Salsify, YugabyteDB and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Factorial. It became a unicorn in 2022, 3 years before Four Rivers Group first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Four Rivers Group's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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81 | Provider of business management software for human resources and finance | 2016 | Barcelona | Series D | emwqa{d | ||
61 | Product content management and syndication platform for businesses | 2012 | Boston | Series F | ydsqfns | ||
71 | Open source cloud native database for enterprises | 2016 | Sunnyvale | Series C | wvjyohb | ||
74 | Provider of an AI revenue workflow platform for sales teams | 2014 | Seattle | Series G | prche{i | ||
73 | Cloud based open source platform offering docker suite | 2008 | Palo Alto | Series E | if{imvn |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Four Rivers Group's Portfolio
3 of Four Rivers Group's portfolio companies have become public. BillionToOne got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Nov 2025 at marketcap of $2.41B and D2L got listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) at marketcap of undefined.Here are Four Rivers Group's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Nov 06, 2025 | Jun 14, 2021 | Series B | 9050 | |
Nov 03, 2021 | Aug 14, 2014 | Series B | 8290 | |
Mar 12, 1993 | - | - | 1137 |
Acquired companies in Four Rivers Group's Portfolio
26 companies from Four Rivers Group's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Contentful in Jun 2026 by Salesforce for $*****.Here are Four Rivers Group's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 01, 2026 | - | - | 4871 | |
May 26, 2026 | 2018 | Series C | 4376 | |
Aug 05, 2025 | Jan 24, 2024 | Seed | 1810 | |
Apr 17, 2025 | Aug 09, 2022 | Series C | 2426 | |
Jun 21, 2024 | Aug 29, 2023 | Series B | 8497 |
Team profile of Four Rivers Group
Four Rivers Group has a team of 6 members including 3 Partners located in United States. Four Rivers Group's team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of all team members in Four Rivers Group:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | San Francisco | New Relic and Ambassador | ||
Partner | Marble Falls | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - |
Co-investors of Four Rivers Group
Over the past 19 years, 322 investors have co-invested in Four Rivers Group's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Four Rivers Group: Sequoia Capital, Tenaya Capital and 153 others have invested in rounds before Four Rivers Group. There are 12 companies where Sequoia Capital has invested before Four Rivers Group and 6 companies where Tenaya Capital has invested before Four Rivers Group.
- Top Co-investors of Four Rivers Group: 87 investors entered a company along with Four Rivers Group. These include investors like SVB (4 companies).
- Invested after Four Rivers Group: A total of 80 investors have invested in Four Rivers Group's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Sequoia Capital (2 companies), Neuberger Berman (2 companies) and ST Telemedia (2 companies).
Recent News related to Four Rivers Group
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Factorial Secures $150 Million Series D Funding at $2.5 Billion Valuation, Among Europe's Top AI Scale-upsEuropa Press•Jun 03, 2026•General Catalyst, Factorial, Atomico, Four Rivers Group and 2 others
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BoomPop Raises $41M in FundingFinSMEs•Nov 12, 2025•Thayer Investment Partners, BoomPop, Atomic Fund, ACME and 4 others
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Findem Secures $51 Million to Advance Talent AI and Data-Driven RecruitingHrtechfeed•Oct 21, 2025•Findem, J P Morgan, Harmony Capital, Four Rivers Group and 5 others
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BotCity Secures $12 Million Series A Funding for Automation GovernanceGlobeNewswire•Sep 26, 2025•BotCity, New Relic, Astella, Firestreak Ventures and 4 others
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Robot babysitter', Brazilian startup raises R$ 65 million from global investorsExame•Sep 25, 2025•BotCity, Astellas Pharma, Y Combinator, Four Rivers Group and 4 others
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EdgeRunner AI Secures $12M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•May 01, 2025•EdgeRunner AI, Madrona, Four Rivers Group, HP Tech Ventures and 1 other
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Embeddable Raises €6m Seed For Advanced Embedded Analytics PlatformTech.eu•Dec 12, 2024•Embeddable, Four Rivers Group, OpenOcean, TechStar Group and 1 other
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EdgeRunner AI Closes $5.5 Million In Seed FundingPulse 2.0•Jul 30, 2024•EdgeRunner AI, Four Rivers Group, Madrona
