Ridgeline Ventures
VC Fund
Boulder, United States
Ridgeline Ventures (formerly Range Light) is a venture investment firm in natural foods and active lifestyle companies. They invest in founders and companies who are looking for more than just capital. They help healthy living brands map out their strategic vision and bring that vision to life.As former operators, they understand what it’s liketo be in the trenches and they use their experience to provide strategic guidance, operating expertise, and a vast network of contacts for teams seeking a collaborative partner.They look for natural foods and active lifestyle brands with awesome teams and products they love. They are drawn to companies that are dedicated to making a difference and helping people live healthier lives.Because they invest their own capital, they have extraordinary flexibility in the size and type of investments they make, as well as the stage of the company in which they invest. They are comfortable leading investment rounds and also like to collaborate with like-minded partners."
- Total investments:
- 16
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
- Fund size:
- $52M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Ridgeline Ventures invests in
Stages Ridgeline Ventures invests in
Countries Ridgeline Ventures invests in
Contacts
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Erich Tengelsen
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Luke Vernon
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Analytics 3 (19%)
- E-Commerce 3 (19%)
- Food and Beverage 3 (19%)
- Information Technology 3 (19%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (19%)
Stage
- Series A 4 (25%)
- Funding Round 4 (25%)
- Seed 3 (19%)
- Series B 3 (19%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (6%)
Country
- United States 10 (63%)
- United Kingdom 1 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Erich Tengelsen
Founding Partner
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Founding Partner | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
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Luke Vernon
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Tao Huang
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 5 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Composabl
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Composabl is a platform that assembles intelligent autonomous agents using building blocks that can be composed together.Composabl serves as a platform to construct intelligent autonomous agents, which enhance automation by incorporating human-like decision-making into specific tasks through the combination of diverse algorithms as individualskills. | $5.7M / Seed / May 07, 2024 | |
Sahajan
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Sahajan develops skincare products based on the 5,000 year-old ancient Indian health care tradition called Ayurveda. Sahajan skincare products are purely made from natural and organic ingredients. It was founded in 2015 by Lisa Mattam and is based in Manhattan, New York. | Seed / Nov 08, 2023 | |
Lifeforce
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Lifeforce operates as a clinically integrated health optimization platform. | $12M / Series A / May 23, 2023 | |
Multiscale AI
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Multiscale Technologies developed an AI platform that accelerates R&D and the discovery of new materials by 100X. The platform digitizes all forms of data (tabular, pdf, simulations etc.) and uses its own unique knowledge fusion platform to connect experiments, simulations, and materials domain expertise to provide predictive analyses andrecommendations for any manufacturing company that does R&D for new materials in their current/future products. | $7.4M / Seed / Oct 04, 2022 | |
SatVu
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Satellite Vu will monitor the temperature of every building on the planet in near real time to determine valuable insights into economic activity, energy efficiency and carbon footprint. We are passionate about supporting decision making around the world related to: the Energy industry, investors monitoring economic activity, sustainable finance.Natural Disaster responders, building operators & Plastics Cleanup. | $20.7M / Series A / Oct 19, 2021 | |
The Pro's Closet
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The Pro's Closet is a re-Commerce company that specializes in the sales of premium pre-owned bicycles and bike manufacturer/distributor overstock. The Pro’s Closet caters to clients wishing to buy and sell both locally and nationwide and offers pickups, consultations, expert advice, and more. The company provides an avenue for anyone(athletes, teams, shops, reps, companies, you) to free up space and put new and used premium products in the hands of people who will give it a second life.The Pro's Closet was founded in 2006 by Nick Martin and is based in Boulder, Colorado. | $40M / Series B / May 26, 2021 | |
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The Pro's Closet
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The Pro's Closet is a re-Commerce company that specializes in the sales of premium pre-owned bicycles and bike manufacturer/distributor overstock. The Pro’s Closet caters to clients wishing to buy and sell both locally and nationwide and offers pickups, consultations, expert advice, and more. The company provides an avenue for anyone(athletes, teams, shops, reps, companies, you) to free up space and put new and used premium products in the hands of people who will give it a second life.The Pro's Closet was founded in 2006 by Nick Martin and is based in Boulder, Colorado. | $12M / Series A / Sep 09, 2020 | |
Auxon
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Auxon is the maker of Modality, a software test platform which provides automated root-cause and risk analysis for autonomous systems of systems. The company’s mission is to provide engineers with automation to help them deliver complex software systems on predictable timelines with predictable results. Auxon serves organizations in thetransportation, robotics, and defense industries. | $250K / Jul 24, 2020 | |
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Auxon
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Auxon is the maker of Modality, a software test platform which provides automated root-cause and risk analysis for autonomous systems of systems. The company’s mission is to provide engineers with automation to help them deliver complex software systems on predictable timelines with predictable results. Auxon serves organizations in thetransportation, robotics, and defense industries. | $250K / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 24, 2020 | |
Bobo’s Oat Bars
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On a rainy afternoon in 2003, Beryl Stafford and her daughter “Bobo” baked oat bars that soon became a Boulder, CO cafe favorite. This humble oat bar has since captivated loyal fans nationwide, with no compromise to the original recipe, small-batch baking process, or mother-daughter tradition. | $5.5M / Series B / Jul 22, 2019 | |
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FAQ
What does Ridgeline Ventures invest in?
Ridgeline Ventures invests primarily in Analytics, E-Commerce and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 16 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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Who are the partners at Ridgeline Ventures?
The team at Ridgeline Ventures includes Erich Tengelsen (Founding Partner), Luke Vernon (Managing Partner) and Tao Huang (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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