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Ridge Ventures

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Ridge Ventures focuses exclusively on Seed and Series A stage enterprise software companies, typically writing checks in the $2-7M range. They specialize in connecting founders with customers to drive early revenue and product-market fit validation.

Check Size

$2M - $7M

Stages

Seed, Series A

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Investment Thesis

Ridge Ventures is a people-first venture capital firm that prioritizes founder character, alignment, and partnership over deal terms. They believe the best founders, not the best terms, deliver long-term success. The firm is fanatical about ‘substance over hype’ and backs experienced entrepreneurs building revenue-first enterprise software companies with a long-term perspective, knowing that ‘company building is anything but a straight line.’

What Sets Them Apart

  • Revenue-focused approach with a 100+ company-strong 'Ridge Revenue Network' of Fortune 500 CXOs for customer introductions
  • Willing to write customer intro commitments directly into term sheets
  • Experienced team with deep enterprise software expertise and track record (Discord, Fastly, Braze, Krux exits)
  • Flexible, founder-friendly term sheets aligned with founder interests rather than investor control
  • Transparent fundraising process designed to minimize founder distraction
  • 'Ridge Familia' culture emphasizing partnership and long-term relationships over transactional deals

Portfolio Highlights

Braze

Marketing Automation

Discord

Communications

Fastly

Infrastructure

Krux

Data Analytics

MaintainX

Enterprise Operations

Loop

Returns Management

Ontic

Intelligence Security

lightyear

Ai Ml

+ 31 more companies in their portfolio

Investment Team

12 Partners at Ridge Ventures

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