Gordon Ritter
Founder and General Partner @ Emergence Capital
San Francisco, United States
Gordon Ritter is a Founder and General Partner of Emergence Capital Partners. He was a Vice President at Credit Suisse. He attended Princeton University.
- Total investments:
- 28
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 32%
Last updated:
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Industries Gordon Ritter invests in
Stages Gordon Ritter invests in
Countries Gordon Ritter invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 8 (29%)
- Artificial Intelligence 6 (21%)
- SaaS 4 (14%)
- Machine Learning 3 (11%)
- Enterprise Software 3 (11%)
Stage
- Series A 8 (29%)
- Series B 8 (29%)
- Seed 3 (11%)
- Series C 3 (11%)
- Series D 2 (7%)
Country
- United States 14 (50%)
- Canada 1 (4%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Radical Numerics develops a unified AI model that comprehensively understands and generates biological data, integrating DNA, RNA, proteins, and all molecular components of living systems into a single framework. The company is known for its Evo and Evo 2 models, which are large biological AI models that have been trained on extensive DNAsequences. | $50M / Seed / Jun 15, 2026 | ||
| Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company Certify and insure AI agents to unlocks secure AI adoption for enterprises. | $15M / Seed / Jul 23, 2025 | ||
| Create powerful forms, surveys and quizzes your audience will answer. Store responses directly where you need them. | $1.6M / Seed / Oct 10, 2024 | ||
| Whistic's AI-powered platform gives information security and compliance teams the power to run world-class third-party risk management and customer trust programs with a unified, intuitive experience that streamlines both sides of the vendor risk assessment process.Enable a Custom TPRM Program: Easily manage all aspects of a third-party riskprogram and significantly reduce the potential for a costly data breach. Meet regulatory compliance and audit requirements in a simple, automated process.Manage and Share a Trust Center: Substantially reduce inbound questionnaire response requests and manage all security and compliance information from one platform for a fast and easy solution to search, publish, share, and confidently meet a customer’s assessment requirements.One-of-a-Kind Network: Whistic’s Trust Catalog offers the industry’s most robust network where vendors and their customers can connect and seamlessly exchange on-demand security and compliance information, eliminating the need for a manual assessment. | $35M / Series B / Jun 06, 2022 | ||
| Marley is the insurance industry’s premier intelligent conversation platform.Hi Marley is a conversation platform that simply and easily connects people with their insurance companies. Marley combines intelligent messaging and human touch to make the experience as easy and efficient as possible.It was founded in 2017 and headquartered inBoston, Massachusetts. | $25M / Series B / Mar 11, 2021 | ||
| Whistic's AI-powered platform gives information security and compliance teams the power to run world-class third-party risk management and customer trust programs with a unified, intuitive experience that streamlines both sides of the vendor risk assessment process.Enable a Custom TPRM Program: Easily manage all aspects of a third-party riskprogram and significantly reduce the potential for a costly data breach. Meet regulatory compliance and audit requirements in a simple, automated process.Manage and Share a Trust Center: Substantially reduce inbound questionnaire response requests and manage all security and compliance information from one platform for a fast and easy solution to search, publish, share, and confidently meet a customer’s assessment requirements.One-of-a-Kind Network: Whistic’s Trust Catalog offers the industry’s most robust network where vendors and their customers can connect and seamlessly exchange on-demand security and compliance information, eliminating the need for a manual assessment. | $12M / Series A / Jul 29, 2020 | ||
| Chorus operates a conversation intelligence platform for sales teams. Its platform helps sales people and managers to manage the outcomes of sales conversations. Chorus' dashboard automatically surfaces the key moments in calls for representatives and managers. It serves startups and public companies. | $45M / Series C / Jul 28, 2020 | ||
| Textio helps companies hire and retain diverse teams by eliminating bias in the most critical moments across the talent lifecycle. Textio gives organizations the tools to build high-performing teams by attracting diverse talent and supporting their career growth. | $12M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 30, 2020 | ||
| As a student engagement and interactive teaching platform, Top Hat’s software helps college professors activate classrooms. In a world of digital distractions, countless academic studies have reinforced the reality that students better understand the day’s lesson if they’re asked to engage with peers, interact with complex material and participatein class. In Top Hat, students use their personal devices for quizzes, polls, and difficult simulations, transforming lecture halls from passive to active learning environments. As an advocate for traditional, on-campus education, Top Hat not only modernizes established teaching methods but also facilitates new approaches including the ‘flipped classroom,’ ‘group learning. | $55M / Series D / Feb 04, 2020 | ||
| Chorus operates a conversation intelligence platform for sales teams. Its platform helps sales people and managers to manage the outcomes of sales conversations. Chorus' dashboard automatically surfaces the key moments in calls for representatives and managers. It serves startups and public companies. | $33M / Series B / Dec 13, 2018 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Emergence Capital
Emergence Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on investing in early-stage enterprise SaaS companies. The firm emphasizes long-term partnerships with founders, providing strategic support and expertise throughout the growth of their businesses.
Emergence Capital Contacts
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Brian Jacobs
Founder and General Partner
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David Singer
Chief Financial Officer
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Doug Landis
Growth Partner
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Everett Cox
Venture Partner
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Gordon Ritter
Founder and General Partner
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What does Gordon Ritter invest in?
Gordon Ritter invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 28 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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