# 3 Rivers Capital

> 3 Rivers Capital is a VC fund backing Manufacturing and Agriculture. See 4 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Pittsburgh, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 25%
- Fund size: $7.8M
- Last fund: Aug 2014
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3-rivers-capital/?originalSubdomain=ph
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/3riverscapital
- Website: http://3riverscap.com/

3 Rivers Capital is a private equity firm that focuses on control positions in small private companies seeking capital for growth. The firm focuses on control buyouts and recapitalizations of small private companies and in acquiring family-owned companies or corporate orphans where the firm can rapidly create value by tactfully removing barriers togrowth.Founded in 2005, 3 Rivers Capital is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 50% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 25% |
| Life Science | 1 | 25% |
| Therapeutics | 1 | 25% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| China | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dale Buckwalter | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dale-buckwalter |
| Robert Carskadden | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-carskadden |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Blue Chip Group | Blue Chip Group is a food production company providing food storage and emergency preparedness | $2.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 26, 2025 |  |
| Blue Chip Group | Blue Chip Group is a food production company providing food storage and emergency preparedness | $7.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 11, 2023 |  |
| Magnum Systems | Magnum Systems manufactures handling and packaging systems for dry bulk materials. The company’s engineering knowledge and application experience are greatly valued by customers that process bulk materials such as grain, seeds, cereals, sugar, flour, plastic pellets, plastic powder, sand, cement, fly ash, fertilizers, and granulate chemicals. |  |  | Feb 15, 2023 |  |
| Anticancer Biosciences | Anticancer Bioscience (ACB) is an international private company, commercialising discoveries emerging from China’s world-leading cancer research at the J. Michael Bishop Institute of Cancer Research. | $10.6M | Seed | Oct 14, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does 3 Rivers Capital invest in?

3 Rivers Capital invests primarily in Manufacturing, Agriculture and Life Science startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact 3 Rivers Capital?

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### Who are the partners at 3 Rivers Capital?

The team at 3 Rivers Capital includes Dale Buckwalter (Co-Founder & Managing Partner) and Robert Carskadden (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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