About Riverside Ventures
Riverside Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Feb 2025, Riverside Ventures has invested in 14 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Tofu Overall, Riverside Ventures portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely Dipsea and Ohza. A lot of funds co-invest with Riverside Ventures, with names like Gaingels sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Riverside Ventures has team of 6 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio Soonicorns
Riverside Ventures' List of Top Investments
Riverside Ventures has a portfolio of 14 companies. Their most notable investments are in Broomees and Betr.Their portfolio spans across United States and India. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 8 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Riverside Ventures:
1. Betr
Operator of a platform for fantasy sports, sportsbook, and arcade. The platform provides options for users to make picks on player statistics. It also provides a social sportsbook and arcade games for cash prizes. The platform offers resources such as a help center and responsible gaming information.
Key facts about Betr
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Miami (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $102M
- Employee Count: 146 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Harmony Partners, Harmony Venture Partners and 39 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 05, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Futwork
Provider of AI-powered contact center solutions. It offers human and AI-driven contact center services for various industries, including logistics, fintech, education, and banking. The company provides full-stack customer communication solutions, integrating APIs with leading CRMs and utilizing proprietary interactive scripts. Real-time data collection and communication flows (WhatsApp, IVR, SMS) are key features. AI agents handle complex calls, while AI-driven training and quality assurance tools enhance agent performance. The company also offers a hybrid model with trained specialists for increased conversions and customer support.
Key facts about Futwork
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Mumbai (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹10 - ₹50 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $4.03M
- Employee Count: 109 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: 3F Ventures, Blume Venture and 48 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 12, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. micro1
Provider of human data and intelligence platform for AI development. It offers a data engine for creating and delivering complex datasets. The company provides a recruitment engine that identifies and qualifies talent. It also delivers real-world environments to improve model reasoning and accelerate model capability.
Key facts about micro1
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $41.6M
- Employee Count: 6,615 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Companyon Ventures, LG Technology Ventures and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 29, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Anyplace
Online hotel booking platform for long-term stays. It enables users to search, and book hotel rooms through the platform by providing traveler details, payment details, preferred dates, and more.
Key facts about Anyplace
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $33.9M
- Employee Count: 528 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: SVB, East Ventures and 32 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 13, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Dipsea
Key facts about Dipsea
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $15.1M
- Employee Count: 26 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Thrive Capital, Powerhouse Capital and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 29, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Riverside Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Riverside Ventures has invested in 14 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Tofu and most recent follow-on round was in Efficient Capital Labs.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2023 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Riverside Ventures' Investments by Stage
Riverside Ventures has made 6 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.83M, 5 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.2M, 1 investment in Angel stage with an average round size of $1M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $10M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 6 |
Series A | 5 |
Angel | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Riverside Ventures' Investments by Sector
Riverside Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail, Consumer Goods and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 13 Tech companies, 9 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 7 Software companies and at least 5 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 7 |
Consumer | 6 |
Retail | 4 |
Consumer Goods | 2 |
FinTech | 2 |
Others | 13 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Riverside Ventures' Investments by Geography
Riverside Ventures has made most investments in United States (10), followed by India where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 10 |
India | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Riverside Ventures' recent investments
Riverside Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Riverside Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 13, 2025 | United States | Series A | 9927 | [+9] | |
May 31, 2024 | India | Series A | 7733 | [+4] | |
Oct 18, 2023 | United States | Series B | 4714 | [+6] | |
Aug 06, 2023 | United States | Seed | 1746 | [+3] | |
Jun 27, 2023 | United States | Series B | 3896 | [+13] |
Acquired companies in Riverside Ventures' Portfolio
2 companies from Riverside Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Dipsea in Sep 2024 by RevenueCat for $*****.Here are Riverside Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 26, 2024 | - | - | 6476 | |
Sep 25, 2024 | Jun 15, 2021 | Series A | 2785 |
Team profile of Riverside Ventures
Riverside Ventures has a team of 6 members including 5 Partners and 1 Venture Partner located in United States and United Arab Emirates. Riverside Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Riverside Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | United Arab Emirates | - | - | |
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Venture Partner | New York City | - | - |
Co-investors of Riverside Ventures
Over the past 5 years, 223 investors have co-invested in Riverside Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Riverside Ventures: Florida Funders, Blume Venture and 84 others have invested in rounds before Riverside Ventures. There is 1 company where Florida Funders has invested before Riverside Ventures and 1 company where Blume Venture has invested before Riverside Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Riverside Ventures: 105 investors entered a company along with Riverside Ventures. These include investors like Gaingels (3 companies).
- Invested after Riverside Ventures: A total of 32 investors have invested in Riverside Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Eberg Capital (1 company), Joey Levy (1 company) and Harmony Partners (1 company).
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Efficient Capital Labs has secured USD 7 Million in a pre-Series A funding round led by QED InvestorsEnablers•Jul 14, 2023•Efficient Capital Labs, QED Investors, 645 Ventures, The Fund and 3 others
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E-commerce startup Appbrew bags $2 million in seed funding to scale its mobile app platformRetail Technology Innovation Hub•Mar 23, 2023•Appbrew, Accel, Riverside Ventures
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