# Ed McManus

> Ed McManus is a seed investor at Riverside Company (Melbourne) backing Energy and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Riverside Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riverside)
- Location: Melbourne, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edmcmanus/
- Website: https://x.com/mcmanus_ed

Ed McManus is a seed investor at Riverside Company in Melbourne focused on Energy and Software. Ed McManus is the current Senior Operating Partner of Riverside Company. He previously worked at Cargo Crew as a Chief Executive Officer (interim). Ed McManus attended Trinity College Dublin.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Clean Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Energy Management | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gridcog | Gridcog develops software for modeling and simulating energy projects to support planning, design, and investment analysis across distributed and renewable energy systems. Its platform enables users to evaluate the technical and commercial performance of projects involving solar energy, battery storage, wind power, electric vehicle charging,hydrogen, and other flexible energy assets under different operating and market conditions. The software supports energy developers, utilities, consultants, property owners, and other organizations in assessing project feasibility, comparing design scenarios, and analyzing energy system performance. Gridcog also provides tools for modeling multi-site, multi-asset, and multi-region energy projects, helping users understand the interactions between energy resources, electricity markets, and grid constraints. The company focuses on delivering data-driven simulation capabilities that assist organizations in making informed decisions throughout the planning and development of energy infrastructure. | $2.3M | Seed | Feb 03, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AfterWork Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afterwork-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alberts Impact Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alberts-impact-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Clean Energy Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clean-energy-finance-corp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Riverside Company

VC Fund · New York, United States

Riverside Company is the largest and oldest global private equity firm investing in companies, they prefer to partner with sellers seeking to remain involved in the company and working with them to drive growth.

5 contacts available at Riverside Company.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Antonio Cabral | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antonio-cabral |
| Bela Szigethy | Co-Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bla-szigethy |
| Christopher Shea | Assistant Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-shea-18b0 |
| Jennifer Boyce | General Counsel and CCO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jennifer-boyce |
| Joe Lee | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joe-lee-ddd4 |

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## FAQ

### What does Ed McManus invest in?

Ed McManus invests primarily in Energy, Software and Clean Energy startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ed McManus last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ed McManus closed in Feb 2022. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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