# Salmon River Capital

> Salmon River Capital is a VC fund in New York backing SaaS and EdTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2014
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.salmonrivercapital.com

Salmon River Capital is a specialized private equity and venture capital firm. They are both entrepreneurs and experienced venture capital/private equity investors. They focus their energy and capital on a limited number of entrepreneurial teams committed to building exceptional, technology-enabled businesses in a select set of industriesthey know well. These verticals include education/training, health care information technology, financial services technologies, online games and information utilities. They leverage a broad set of capabilities, an unusually flexible capital base, and a long time horizon.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| EdTech | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile | 1 | 33% |
| Big Data | 1 | 33% |
| Gambling | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |
| Series D | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bonnie Lewis | Director of Operations | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bonnie-lewis |
| Janel Maki | Office Administrator | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/janel-maki |
| Joshua Lewis | Founder and Managing Principal | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joshua-lewis |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Parchment | Parchment is an education technology company allowing learners, educators, and employers to request, verify, and share credentials through the most advanced academic credentials management system. The system has helped millions of people and thousands of schools and universities to exchange more than 15 million credentials globally. Founded in2003, Parchment Inc. is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, with offices in Roseville, CA, Denver, CO, Grand Rapids, MI, Toronto, ON and Washington, DC. | $35M | Series D | Mar 19, 2014 |  |
| Parchment | Parchment is an education technology company allowing learners, educators, and employers to request, verify, and share credentials through the most advanced academic credentials management system. The system has helped millions of people and thousands of schools and universities to exchange more than 15 million credentials globally. Founded in2003, Parchment Inc. is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, with offices in Roseville, CA, Denver, CO, Grand Rapids, MI, Toronto, ON and Washington, DC. | $6M | Series C | Dec 11, 2011 |  |
| Big Fish Games | Big Fish Games is a game development studio and a game distribution platform for third party developers.Founded in 2002, Big Fish is the world's largest producer and distributor of casual games, delivering fun to millions of people around the world. Through its mobile and online distribution platforms, Big Fish has distributed more than 2.5billion games to customers in 150 countries from a growing catalog of 450+ unique mobile games and 3,500+ unique PC games.After successfully transitioning from a PC-centric to a mobile-centric company, Big Fish has emerged as a top grossing mobile publisher worldwide with a portfolio that includes the #1 mobile social casino game, Big Fish Casino. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA, with a regional office in Oakland, CA. | $83.3M |  | Sep 12, 2008 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Novak Biddle Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/novak-biddle-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SuRo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/suro-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Raine Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/therainegroup) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Salmon River Capital invest in?

Salmon River Capital invests primarily in SaaS, EdTech and Mobile startups, most often at Series C and Series D stage. Most of the 3 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 Salmon River Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Salmon River Capital?

The team at Salmon River Capital includes Bonnie Lewis (Director of Operations), Janel Maki (Office Administrator) and Joshua Lewis (Founder and Managing Principal). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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